Regulatory Analysis

Posted January 12, 2021 by Robert Beck
New Jersey Releases EFW-2 Specifications for 2020

New Jersey recently released the 2020 version of NJ-EFW2, the Specifications for Reporting W-2 Information Via Electronic Filing. Several minor grammatical and formatting changes were made but no changes were made to the specifications themselves. To view the full specifications, please click here.

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Posted January 12, 2021 by Paul Ogawa
Arizona Creates Filing Requirement for Form 1099-S

The Arizona Department of Revenue recently published information creating a new filing requirement for Form 1099-S. This filing requirement is new for tax year 2020 and requires Form 1099-S to be filed if certain criteria are met: specifically, if the form must be filed federally AND if the address or legal description of the property […]

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Posted January 12, 2021 by Bradley Feimer
Afghanistan Postpones VAT Implementation to 2021

Afghanistan has delayed plans to implement Value Added Tax to 21 December 2021. A 10% VAT is expected to replace the country’s current business receipt tax (BRT). The Afghanistan Revenue Department is also contemplating amendments to the proposed VAT system so to create a simplified tax scheme for those businesses below the VAT threshold. Once […]

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Posted January 5, 2021 by Sam Wichman
Austria Ends Temporary VAT Rate Reduction on Journals, Magazines, and Newspapers

Effective January 1, 2021, Austria is ending its temporary VAT rate reduction on journals and magazines. The VAT rate on restaurant food, publications, and several other industries was reduced to 5% for the period from July 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020. Recently, Austria has approved legislation to extend that VAT rate reduction until January […]

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Posted January 5, 2021 by Ramón Frias
Chile Introduces Mandatory Reports of Electronic Payments to Foreign Suppliers of Services

The Chilean tax administration recently released Resolution 167/2020, which mandates financial entities to submit a quarterly report that provides information about payments made by their clients to foreign suppliers of digital services, when such suppliers are paid via credit or debit cards, or similar electronic means managed by banks or financial entities.

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Posted December 31, 2020 by Joanna Hysi
Today the Greek government announced the postponement of the go-live date of myDATA to 1.4.2021

Following requests from market participants and also due to COVID-19 pandemic, it was deemed necessary that the first quarter of 2021 is offered as additional time for training and adaptation of companies to myDATA. Data issued in the 1st quarter of 2021 should also be transmitted to the myDATA platform with a different deadline and […]

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Posted December 28, 2020 by Ramón Frias
SPAIN: Three day postponement of the SII 2021 changes announced

The Spanish tax administration (AEAT) has informed that due to some technical difficulties, the 2021 changes to the SII mandate will be delayed from January 1, 2021, to January 4, 2021. This means that all the changes related to consignment goods in the Ledger of Intra-Community transactions, as well as those related to the Ledgers […]

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Posted December 23, 2020 by Paul Ogawa
Arizona Updates Electronic Filing Guidelines for Information Returns

The Arizona Department of Revenue recently published an update to Publication 701, Submitting Arizona Forms A1-R, A1-APR, and Federal Forms W-2, W-2c, W-2G, and 1099. This publication provides instructions and filing specifications for reporting these forms to the Department of Revenue for the upcoming tax year 2020 filing season. There are several updates to this […]

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Posted December 23, 2020 by Robert Beck
Minnesota Releases Electronic Filing Specifications for 1099 and W-2 Forms

Minnesota recently released its 2020 specifications for both 1099 and W-2/W-2C on Withholding Fact Sheets 2 and 2A. There only change to the specifications was that the years for the form and the revision dates have been updated for tax year 2020 filing in 2021. No changes were made to the specifications themselves. To view […]

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Posted December 23, 2020 by Erik Wallin
Massachusetts Approves 2021 Budget With Accelerated Remittance

Governor Charlie Baker recently signed H. 5164 the Fiscal Year 2021 budget into law. As part of the budget bill, retailers that collected more than $150,000 in sales tax or room occupancy and meals tax in the previous calendar year will need to remit sales taxes for their first three weeks each month in the […]

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Posted December 23, 2020 by Robert Beck
New Jersey Releases Update to NJ-WT Publication

New Jersey recently released new updates to the NJ-WT, the New Jersey Income Tax Withholding Instructions. There were several changes to the document since the previous revision in October of 2020. The most notable of these changes are detailed below. How to Withhold: A notation has been edited to state that the federal W-4 should […]

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Posted December 23, 2020 by Robert Beck
New York Releases Updated Publication NYS-50

New York recently released an updated version of Publication NYS-50, the Employer’s Guide to Unemployment Insurance, Wage Reporting, and Withholding Tax. Several changes were made to the publication this year including updates to websites and department names. The most notable of these changes are detailed below. Highlighted Changes New sections added regarding how changes to […]

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Posted December 23, 2020 by Robert Beck
Missouri Releases 2021 Employer’s Tax Guide

Missouri recently released it’s Employer’s Tax Guide for Tax Year 2021. This guide contains general information regarding filing and payment of withholding taxes for Missouri employers. Additionally, the publication contains the updated tax withholding tables. The most notable change was a revision of the withholding tables to include increased standard deductions. Several other minor changes […]

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Posted December 23, 2020 by Charles Maniace
Indiana Requires Electronic Filing and Adopts New Filing Portal

The Indiana Department of Revenue has updated their filing requirements  for sales and withholding taxes to require electronic filing. Transition from old INTAX system to the new INTIME system is required for all taxpayers before Dec. 31, 2020 as no returns or payments through INTAX will be accepted after the December filing period ends, If […]

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Posted December 23, 2020 by Charles Maniace
Colorado Adopts New Jurisdiction Codes

The Colorado Department of Revenue has updated their jurisdiction codes for .XML sales tax filing. All old jurisdiction codes will still be accepted by the state (at least for now) for any existing locations. However if you will be reporting in a new location as part of your January 1, 2021 filing of the CO […]

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Posted December 23, 2020 by Alex Koral
Colorado Enacts Sales Tax Relief for Restaurants and Bars

Governor Jared Polis recently signed HB 20B-1004, establishing temporary COVID-related sales tax relief for on-premises liquor establishments, restaurants, and other qualifying food sellers, including mobile food trucks. Under this bill, qualifying food retailers are permitted to deduct up to $70,000 in sales per month from their state-level sales tax returns for the November and December, […]

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Posted December 23, 2020 by Robert Beck
Mississippi Updates 1099 Specifications to Include 1099-NEC

Mississippi recently released an update to it’s October release of the 1099 Specifications which includes specific “B” record requirements for filing Forms 1099-NEC with the state Department of Revenue. The specific details are listed below. 1099-NEC E-File Format Section Added MS DOR will follow any IRS file record specification changes for the current year MS […]

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Posted December 23, 2020 by Selin Adler Ring
Saudi Arabia Mandates E-invoicing from 4 December 2021

The initial Saudi E-invoicing Regulation (Regulation) was enacted on 4 December 2020, but the details of the framework are yet to be published. The new framework is set to go live a year from now, on 4 December 2021, and will apply to all resident taxable persons, as well as any third party who issues […]

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