Ideas & Insights

The Employee Retention Credit provides liquidity benefits for many businesses and was significantly expanded for 2020 and 2021.

Effective January 1, Oregon businesses and individuals in the Portland area have additional regional and county taxes on income and wages.

Employers impacted by COVID-19 may be eligible for payroll tax credits and deferrals reportable on their quarterly payroll tax returns.

The Employee Retention Tax Credit was significantly expanded by the federal relief and stimulus package finalized Dec. 27, 2020.

Updated emergency regulations and revised guidance explains the duration of COVID-19 nexus and withholding policies.

Tax planning opportunities for consideration in light of COVID-19, the resulting economic crisis, and evolving tax laws and regulations.

The future of state and local incentives in a post-pandemic economy will be highly influenced by remote workforces – states may act soon.

Depleted trust fund balances due to COVID-19 may cause state legislatures to act now to prevent further reductions.

Many employers are transitioning to virtual internship programs due to the COVID-19 crisis. Understand the state and local tax consequences.

State tax cash-flow maximization and risk minimization are available for private equity groups and their portfolio companies.

Employees working remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic may result in income tax consequences to both the employee and the employer.

State and local tax filing and penalty relief guidance in response to COVID-19 has accelerated as deadlines approach.

Businesses facing unemployment claims or layoffs due to COVID-19 should carefully review a number of considerations.

Amnesty programs will run through Nov. 15, 2019, and offer qualifying taxpayers complete waiver of interest and penalties.

San Francisco voters approved Proposition C, the Homelessness Gross Receipts Tax Ordinance, effective Jan. 1, 2019.

Payroll tax aimed at offsetting state and local tax deduction cap for individuals begins to take shape; election required for 2019.

Businesses with multistate employees should understand the reporting and remittance nuances of a complex unemployment taxing regime.

Employer leave-based donation programs let employees forgo personal leave in exchange for cash payments to charities for hurricane relief.

Over the past decade, Congress has seen mobile workforce bills introduced in each session like clockwork. The intent of mobile workforce is to ...

Employers seeking to attract and retain the best employees often turn to creative incentives around vacation and sick leave policies.