KPMG's This Week in State Tax (TWIST): Recent Episodes

KPMG LLP (U.S.)

Introducing KPMG's TWIST This Week in State Tax, a new tool from KPMG's State and Local Tax practice to help keep you up to date on the latest in state and local tax. TWIST features a series of short podcasts hosted by our Washington National Tax professionals who will cover state and local tax developments dating from the previous week.

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Summary of state tax developments in the District of Columbia, Ohio, Oregon, and Multistate responses to COVID-19 and other important state legislation.

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Summary of state tax developments in California, Illinois, and two Multistate updates.

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Summary of state tax developments in Alabama, Arkansas, California, and Multistate responses to COVID-19 and legislative updates.

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Summary of state tax developments in Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, South Carolina and a Multistate response to COVID-19.

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Summary of state tax developments in Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Tennessee, and a Multistate response to COVID-19.

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Summary of state tax developments in Idaho, Michigan, Oregon, South Carolina, and a Multistate response to COVID-19.

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Summary of state tax developments in California, Mississippi, and a Multistate response to COVID-19.

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Summary of state tax developments in New York, Oregon, Texas, Virginia, and a Multistate response to COVID-19.

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Summary of state tax developments in Illinois, New York, South Carolina, and a Multistate response to COVID-19.

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Summary of state tax developments in Arkansas, South Carolina, Texas, Multistate responses to COVID-19, and a Multistate update on Public Law 86-272

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Summary of state tax developments in Arkansas, Colorado, Virginia, and Multistate responses to COVID-19.

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Summary of state tax developments in New York, Texas, Utah and Multistate responses to COVID-19.

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Summary of state tax developments in New York, South Carolina, Tennessee, Washington, and Multistate responses to COVID-19.

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Summary of state tax developments in Florida, Missouri, and including local and state legislature responses to COVID-19.

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Summary of state tax developments in Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, and a Multistate response to COVID-19.

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Summary of state tax developments in Maryland, New York and Wisconsin.

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Summary of state tax developments in California, Indiana, North Carolina, Texas and Utah.

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Summary of state tax developments in Florida, Louisiana, New Jersey, and Washington State.

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Summary of state tax developments in Colorado, Florida, New Jersey, and Ohio.

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Summary of state tax developments in Michigan, Ohio and Washington State.

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Summary of state tax developments in Arizona, Colorado, Louisiana, Massachusetts, and a Multistate update on Wayfair.

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Summary of state tax developments in Kansas, Utah, Washington State, and a Multistate update.

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Summary of state tax developments in Arkansas, Massachusetts, New York, and a Multistate Wayfair update.

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Summary of state tax developments in California, New Jersey, Virginia, Washington State, and a Multistate legislative update.

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Summary of state tax developments in Colorado, Michigan, Missouri, and a Multistate update on Wayfair.

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New Jersey requires combined reporting for privilege periods ending on and after July 31, 2019.

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The California Office of Tax Appeals or OTA has concluded that shareholders in an S Corporation must apportion their pro-rata share of the gain on the S corporation's sale of a goodwill using the S corporation's factors.

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The Michigan Department of Treasury recently issued a Notice and FAQs addressing the sales and use tax obligations of marketplace facilitators.

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The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue addressed the vendor sales tax absorption statute and the use of direct payment permits.

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The Nebraska Department of Revenue issued guidance addressing the state tax treatment of GILTI and FDII.

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A Washington State appeals court addressed whether manufacturers owed sales tax on leases of wooden pallets.

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A Texas appeals court addressed non-exemption on purchases of coin-operated gaming equipment .

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For tax years beginning on or after 1/1/2019, IA conforms to the federal Internal Revenue Code in effect on 3/24/2018, adopting many of the TCJA changes.

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Under recently issued Notice 2019-07, taxpayers will receive an extension to the 15th day of the 11th month following the close of the taxable year.

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Under recently issued Notice 2019-07, taxpayers will receive an extension to the 15th day of the 11th month following the close of the taxable year.

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WA Department of Revenue issued a special notice discussing the surcharge that applies to select businesses engaged in advanced computing activities.

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The Illinois Independent Tax Tribunal has agreed to review two notices of deficiency issued to a global payment business as a result of the Department applying the throwout rule excluding certain of the taxpayer's receipts from the sales factor denominator.

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A recent decision from the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals addressing whether an individual was a responsible party that could be held liable for unpaid sales tax liabilities illustrates that taxpayers need to take note of what they say during the course of an audit.

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Life Sciences companies creating net new jobs in Massachusetts in 2020 may be eligible for tax incentive through the Massachusetts Life Science Center ("MLSC") Tax Incentive Program.

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The California Office of Tax Appeals recently held that, for the tax year at issue, VAT imposed on the provision of services was included in the sales factor.

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IN Department of Revenue partially denied a taxpayer's claim for refund of sales tax paid on various purchases of computer software maintained on servers outside the state.

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CA Office of Tax Appeals (OTA) recently dismissed an assessment of tax on income earned by an individual that was a Texas resident.

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AR Department of Revenue recently issued a legal opinion addressing the "transactions" threshold in the state's sales tax economic nexus law.

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In a recent letter ruling, the TN Department of Revenue addressed the taxability of a motor vehicle subscription service.

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The Indiana Department of Revenue recently addressed the taxability of various healthcare-related information management services.

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Virginia conforms to the IRC section 163(j) limitations on the deductibility of business interest expense effective for tax years beginning January 1, 2018.

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A New Mexico Hearing Officer concluded the special industry apportionment regulation for trucking companies did not fairly represent its business in the state.

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The Wisconsin Tax Appeals Commission recently held that the sale of on-demand seminars for CLE credits was a nontaxable educational service.

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The Florida Department of Revenue has issued a bulletin reminding taxpayers that effective January 1, 2020, the sales tax rate imposed on renting, leasing, letting, or granting a license to use real property is decreased from 5.7 percent to 5.5 percent.

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The Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board recently addressed how receipts derived from federal patent infringement litigation should be sourced.

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In a pair of letter rulings, the Illinois Department of Revenue recently addressed how receipts from advisory services performed for investment funds should be sourced.

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The Wisconsin Court of Appeals recently affirmed a circuit court decision holding that, for the 2006-2009 tax years at issue, receipts from licensing the right to install and replicate proprietary software were not attributed to Wisconsin.

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The Maryland Tax Court recently upheld the denial of a refund claim for county transfer taxes, state recordation taxes, and state transfer taxes paid by a SMLLC that purchased real estate in Maryland.