On January 25, 2017, Governor Charlie Baker released his proposals for the Commonwealth’s fiscal year 2018 budget. Among the proposed tax/revenue changes in the proposal are the following: Extending sales tax collection responsibilities to online retailers who do not have a physical location in Massachusetts but who have sales in Massachusetts that exceed $500,000 annually. … Continue Reading
With oral argument and briefing complete, the Massachusetts Department of Revenue’s authority to increase the net worth component of a taxpayer’s corporate excise using its “true debt” analysis is under review by the Appeals Court in National Grid Holdings, Inc. et. al. v. Commissioner. The appeal should be of particular interest to taxpayers because, in … Continue Reading
Yesterday, the Massachusetts Legislature’s Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight heard testimony on Senate Bill 1710, a bill that would prohibit the use of contingent fee auditors by state agencies, including the Massachusetts Department of Revenue (the “Department”). As the name suggests, such auditors get paid a fee which is contingent on the … Continue Reading
Monday, the Massachusetts House adopted several tax related amendments to their version of the fiscal year 2015 (July 1, 2014- June 30, 2015) budget. If the House’s budget is adopted, one recently-adopted amendment, would create a two-month tax amnesty program for delinquent sales and use tax, pass-through entity withholding, meals tax, and other taxes. The … Continue Reading
