Regulatory Analysis
Georgia has released its Employer’s Tax Guide, updated for TY 2020. Additionally it has released TY 2020 updated G-7M, G-1003, GA-V, and G-7Q forms, respectively the Quarterly Return for Monthly Payers, Income Statement Return, Withholding Payment Voucher, and the Georgia Quarterly Return for Quarterly Payers. Employer’s Tax Guide Link Applies tax laws as of January […]
Colorado has released a new publication, the Wage Withholding Tax Guide. With the release of this document, Colorado has incorporated the FYI #5 and FYI #6 into a single unitary tax withholding guide. Directions in the new publication have been edited for clarity and consistency but in terms of processes, thresholds, frequencies and other information, […]
West Virginia has issued a revised publication and form, TSD-436 and IT-103 (Requests For Waiver Of Electronic Filing And Payment Requirements and West Virginia Withholding Year End Reconciliation, respectively). The changes are outlined below. TSD-436 Language updated in the Background section explaining that for returns filed on or after January 1, 2019, any person required to […]
California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) Information Returns filing requirements updated. California no longer strictly following Federal guidelines. New requirements are: You need to file an information return with California if: The recipient is a California resident or part-year resident The source of a 1099 transaction was in California.
Alabama will hold its annual Weather Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday from Friday, February 21, 2020 through Sunday, February 23, 2020, giving shoppers the opportunity to purchase certain severe weather preparedness items free of state and certain local sales tax when the cost per item is $60 or less, or in the case of portable generators […]
As previously reported, the Louisiana legislature passed House Bill 560 this year, which imposed a new tax on certain CBD products effective January 1, 2020. Based on recent guidance released by the Department of Revenue (DOR), it’s now clear that the new tax is not applied at the point of retail sale. Rather, it’s properly […]
The Massachusetts Department of Revenue recently released its W-2 Handbook. This booklet contains instructions and specifications for filing W-2 reports with the state electronically. The most significant change to this booklet and its specifications lies in the RS (State) Record for W-2 reporting: positions 360 – 370 were revised to accommodate Federal Mass Wages, while […]
Michigan recently enacted legislation requiring to collect tax on behalf of marketplace sellers once they meet certain thresholds. Marketplace facilitators must collects tax when they facilitate gross sales of $100,000 or more or when they facilitate 200 or more separate transactions for the sale of tangible personal property to purchasers in Michigan during the previous […]
Changes to 1099/W-2G instructions were confined to the “What’s New” section. These changes explain the changes to the federal 1099-B and 1099-G forms as posted in the IRS’s 1220 Publication. What’s New: Form 1099-B, Proceeds from Broker and Barter Exchange Transactions Payee “B” Record: Field Position 620 – Applicable Checkbox for Qualified Opportunity Fund (QOF) […]
VA released W2 and 1099 specs for TY 2019. This publication contains specifications for reporting W2s and 1099s. There are several updates to this publication which are as follows: P. 4: Amending Data Web Upload does not currently accept the W2C format. If you are correcting a wage amount or amount withheld, fix the incorrect amount in […]
New York has released its 2020 “Withholding Tax Tables and Methods,” which contains withholding tables for 2020. The revised tables go into effect January 1, 2020. To review the tax tables, please follow this link.
The Illinois Department of Revenue recently published Informational Bulletin FY 2020-14 which details a new state filing requirement for Federal Form 1099-K. Federal Form 1099-K reports certain payment card and third party network transactions, and any entities issuing this form to Illinois payees will now be required to file those reports with Illinois. Beginning with […]
The Connecticut Department of Revenue Services recently released updated specifications for information returns which include 1099 and W-2 reports. These publications not only include electronic filing specifications, but also include instructions and information relevant to filing for the upcoming information returns deadline of January 31, 2020. While the specifications remain largely unchanged from the prior […]
The Canada Revenue Agency recently published their TY 2019 (calendar year 2020) specifications for reporting information returns electronically. These specifications are used to transmit information returns like the T5 and T5008 slips to the CRA electronically. There were a number of changes to these specifications from TY 2018, a selection of which are listed below: […]
Under House Bill 560, passed in June of this year, the Louisiana legislature imposed a new excise tax on certain CBD products which takes effect on January 1, 2020. This new tax, which is charged at the point of retail sale, applies at a rate of 3% and applies in addition to existing state and […]
Illinois recently enacted legislation requiring marketplace facilitators that meet certain thresholds to collect tax on behalf of their marketplace sellers. Marketplace facilitators must collect tax when they facilitate gross sales of $100,000 or more or when they facilitate 200 or more separate transactions for the sale of tangible personal property to purchasers in Illinois during […]
Sales of communications services in Florida are taxable, unless specifically exempt. Communications services are defined as voice, data, audio, video, or any other information or signals, transmitted by any medium. The cities of Gulf Breeze (5.82%), Marco Island (2.80%), and Palm Shores (5.82%) have updated their Communications Services Tax rates as indicated, effective January 1, […]
Florida recently enacted legislation which will reduce the sales tax on rentals of real property from 5.7% to 5.5% effective January 1, 2020. Examples of real property rentals subject to this tax include commercial office or retail space, warehouses, and self-storage units or mini-warehouses. The local option discretionary sales surtax imposed by the county where […]