Monthly Archives: June 2011

California FTB Hearing on Sales Factor Scheduled

The Franchise Tax Board (FTB) has announced that a public hearing to discuss proposed amendments to Regulation 25136 ( Cal. Code Regs. 18 § 25136 ), Sales factor. Sales other than sales of tangible personal property in this state, has … Continue reading

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Colorado — Corporate Income Tax — Combined report—financial institutions and non-financial institutions.

The Department of Revenue has issued a Private Letter Ruling, concluding that a taxpayer’s combined report must include both entities that are financial institutions (FIs) and affiliated entities that are not financial institutions (non-FIs), even though the entities use different … Continue reading

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Clifton Douglas Client Files S-1 Registration

Clifton Douglas Client Files S-1 Registration San Jose, CA — June 20, 2011 — Clifton Douglas announced today that its client, Imperva Inc., successfully filed an S-1 Registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of … Continue reading

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Hawaii updates IRC conformity

Hawaii has amended its income tax laws to conform to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended as of December 31, 2010, effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010 L. 2011, H1089 (Act 91), effective 06/09/2011 and … Continue reading

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Foreign Bank Account Reports due June 30th

FBAR’s must be received by June 30th, not simply mailed by this date.

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Alabama double-weights sales factor, provides sourcing rules for sales other than sales of tangible property

Alabama has enacted legislation that increases the weight given the sales factor in the apportionment formula for business income and provides sourcing rules for sales other than sales of tangible personal property. L. 2011, H434, effective for tax years beginning … Continue reading

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North Carolina Governor vetoes budget bill with new IRC starting point for computation of personal income tax among other changes

On June 12, 2011, North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue vetoed the budget bill, H200, which would have adopted federal adjusted gross income rather than federal taxable income as the starting point for the calculation of North Carolina personal income tax … Continue reading

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Temp regs remove duplicate Form 5472 filing requirement

IRS has issued temporary regs that remove the duplicate filing requirement for Form 5472, Information Return of a 25% Foreign-Owned U.S. Corporation or a Foreign Corporation Engaged in a U.S. Trade or Business, effective for tax years ending on or … Continue reading

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Final regs issued on how to elect and calculate the alternative simplified research credit (T.D. 9528, 06/09/2011 ; Reg. § 1.41-6 , Reg. § 1.41-8 , Reg. § 1.41-9)

IRS has issued final regs relating to the election and calculation of the alternative simplified credit under Code Sec. 41(c)(5) . The final regs generally adopt the proposed regs issued in 2008, with minor revisions.

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CORPORATE INCOME TAX—Research and development credit.

The Franchise Tax Board has issued an informal guidance on the state research and development credit. The guidance explains that the state does not fully conform to federal provisions ( IRC §41(c)(6) ) defining gross receipts for purposes of the … Continue reading

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