Regulatory Analysis
While official guidance remains difficult to obtain, news from Puerto Rico indicates that the Governor has issued an Executive Order establishing that all donations sent to the island can clear customs free of use tax and any other local tax. According to the information provided by the Secretary of the Treasury, for the exemption to […]
The IRS has released Publication 1220 for Tax Year 2017. There are a number of changes from the previous version. Specifically, several forms now have new field positions or instructions, the list of states that participate in the IRS’ Combined Federal/State Filing Program has been updated, instructions for the FIRE System have been updated, […]
Connecticut recently released an updated version of CT-945, Annual Reconciliation of Withholding for Non-payroll Amounts (for TY 2017). CT-945 is the state-specific reconciliation form that is filed annually to report non-payroll amounts subject to Connecticut income tax withholding. There is one important change to the most recent version of this form, which has to do […]
Due to a VERY high volume of files coming into the IRS, the sending out of File Status Notifications by the IRS will take longer than usual over the next few days.
The IRS released a notice detailing forthcoming changes to Chapter 3 of the Internal Revenue Code ("Code") regarding reporting on Form 1042-S. Specifically, the IRS reported that the amendment will narrow the circumstances in which a Foreign TIN and date of birth ("DOB") will be required. A phase-in period will be adopted for FIs to […]
The IRS released an advance version of Notice 2017-46 which details procedures for FFIs required to report U.S. TINs under FATCA Model 1 IGAs. In this advance notice, the IRS establishes that they will not determine that there is significant non-compliance with reporting obligations under an applicable Model 1 IGA during calendar years 2017, 2018, […]
The Senate announced that the Graham-Cassidy bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act would not be brought forward to a vote. The bill was announced approximately two weeks ago and seemed to have some momentum. However, Senators McCain (R-AZ) and Paul (R-KY) quickly came out against the bill. On Monday, Senator Collins (R-ME) announced that she […]
As posted to the Twitter Feed for the Treasury Department of Puerto Rico (Hacienda), the sales tax exemption for prepared food has been extended until October 8. The information released on Twitter does not make any reference to a regulation or ordinance, likely due to limited infrastructure and capabilities currently available in Puerto Rico in […]
News from Puerto Rico seems to indicate that as result of the devastation created by Hurricane Maria, the Treasury Department of the island (Hacienda) has issued a four-day sales tax holiday for prepared food. This sales tax holiday is would be starting Thursday September 21, and would end Sunday, September 24 2017. This information has not […]
The IRS recently issued a correction to their 2017 Instructions for Form 1042-S, Foreign Person’s U.S. Source Income Subject to Withholding. The 1042-S is generally used to report payments from U.S. sources to foreign persons. The IRS corrections relate to income codes on page 21 of the 2017 Instructions for Form 1042-S. Income Code 54 […]
On September 14, 2017 the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance published the updated lists of companies that qualify for the revised split payment system. The updated lists cover changes to two categories of companies that are subject to the split payment system in Italy: Companies lawfully controlled by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and […]
The Dutch government has released its Tax Plan for 2018, which includes three provisions relating to the VAT law. First is the abolition of the special scheme for agriculture. The government's explanatory memo states that this plan is being abolished because the modernization of farming has led agricultural businesses to more closely resemble other businesses, thus obviating […]
The North Carolina Department of Revenue has released an information bulletin detailing important information about withholding tax as it relates to employers, pension payers, and other relevant parties. Of particular importance are changes relating to the filing of Form NC-3, the Annual Withholding Reconciliation form, and a change to the withholding rate for Tax Year […]
The IRS has recently released Proposed Regulation REG-105004-16, which would allow the use of truncated Taxpayer Identification Numbers (TINs) on Forms W-2 furnished to employees. The main thrust of this proposal would be to aid employers’ efforts to protect employees from identity theft, and these proposed regulations would amend existing regulations to permit employers to […]
Missouri’s Department of Revenue has released electronic guidelines for electronic filings of W-2s and 1099s. This follows a prior announcement that employers filing 250 or more W-2s for tax year 2017 will need to file with the Department electronically by January 31, 2018. The Department will continue to accept W-2s from employers with fewer than […]
Last week, Her Royal Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) announced the opening of a consultation period regarding the current legislation for the “Making Tax Digital” initiative, which is slated to take effect from April 2019. In its announcement, HMRC provided links to summaries regarding the current content of related legislation, and alerted consumers that they have […]
The Croatian Ministry of Finance has issued clarifying guidance related to the VAT exemptions available to non-profit entities under Article 39(1)(m) of the Croatian VAT Act. Section 1(m) of Article 39 states that "services closely related to sport or physical education performed by non-profit legal persons, to persons engaged in sport or participating in physical […]
The Treasury Department of Puerto Rico issued Circular Letter 17-18 announcing another postponement of certain deadlines relating to the payment and filing of taxes – including sales tax. The postponements are intended to give businesses opportunity to recover from the possible effects of Hurricane Maria. By way of a quick summary: The deadline for the […]