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Multnomah County Reviewing Two Tuition-Free Preschool Measures for November Ballot – Both Seek to Tax High-Earners
Multnomah County has two tuition-free preschool measures that may go to the ballot this November. The first campaign, Universal Preschool Now, has received enough signatures to be considered by the…
Read MoreSeattle’s City Council Passes ‘JumpStart Seattle’ Payroll Tax on Big Businesses – Mayor Returns Bill Unsigned with New Proposals
Seattle’s City Council recently passed a 20-year tiered payroll tax on businesses with payrolls greater than $7 million. Mayor Jenny Durkan returned the bill to the City Council on July…
Read MoreOregon Legislature Makes Changes to Corporate Activity Tax (CAT); Second Payment Deadline on July 31, 2020 Remains for Taxpayers
The Oregon Corporate Activity Tax (CAT) is imposed on taxpayers that have commercial activity of more than $1 million. Although many Oregon taxpayers have asked for significant changes to the CAT…
Read MoreUPDATE: Portland Metro Council Votes to Refer Payroll Tax to November Ballot
On July 16, 2020, the Portland Metro Council unanimously voted to send a $7 billion transportation plan to the November ballot. This tax will impose a payroll tax on employers…
Read MoreThe State of Wayfair in 2020: State and Local Income Tax Implications Two Years After the Wayfair Decision
In 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the long-standing physical presence standard for sales-and-use tax nexus in South Dakota v. Wayfair (“Wayfair”). Since then, nearly all states that impose sales…
Read MoreThe Future of International Taxation: BEPS 2.0, DSTs, or What?
Even as regulatory guidance is still being issued by the U.S. Treasury, nearly 2-1/2 years after the enactment of sweeping changes to the international taxation of U.S.-based multinational enterprises (MNEs),…
Read MoreDetermining the Accounting for Loans Under the Payroll Protection Program
The question has arisen regarding how to account for loans received by companies under the Payroll Protection Program (“PPP”) of the CARES Act as there are no accounting standards specific…
Read MoreAdditional Payroll Taxes Looming for Portland Metro Area Businesses
The Metro Council has recently outlined its plan to raise the necessary funds for the $7 billion “Get Moving 2020” transportation initiative that will be voted on this November. An…
Read MoreTreasury Provides Welcome Grace Period and Transition Relief from Repeal of the “338 Approach” to Recognition of Built-in Gains (but the clock is ticking)
On January 14, 2020, the IRS and Treasury provided partial relief from their earlier announcement of the repeal of a highly favorable method of increasing the Section 382 limitation on…
Read MoreTreasury Releases Final Section 385 Regulations without Substantive Changes to the 2016 Proposed Regulations.
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section (§) 385(a) provides that the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to prescribe regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to determine whether an interest…
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