Multistate Tax Guide To Financial Institutions

The Multistate Tax Guide to Financial Institutions (the Guide) was developed to provide a quick reference to assist tax professionals in finding answers to various financial institution-specific income and franchise tax questions for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The Guide is meant to be just that, a guide. It is not meant as a substitute for original research; it is not meant to be authoritative; nor is it intended to provide tax advice; and it cannot be relied on as a basis to avoid the imposition of penalties.

An indispensable resource for professionals who work with multiple state tax jurisdictions, this reference offers return preparation guidance for use by taxpayers subject to corporate income or income-based taxes in more than one state.

This exclusive insider's guide helps you handle state corporate tax questions quickly and effectively. It provides quick access to each state's statement of its position on key issues in corporate and sales and use taxation. A compilation of easy-to-access charts that summarize each state's answers to key issues in income, sales, and use taxation from the top state officials who interpret and apply the rules, the Guide puts vital state tax guidelines at your fingertips.

Since its Company Tax Communication of 2001, the European Commission has been promoting a comprehensive harmonization of corporation taxes within the Internal Market on the basis of consolidation and formulary apportionment of the profits of cross-border enterprises, both in the form of a Home State Taxation (HST) and of the Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base. This study assesses whether this approach represents a viable alternative to the arm's length standard currently applied in international tax law. The study comprises four parts. First, a theoretical concept of formulary apportionment is presented, followed by an evaluation of the practical experiences of four jurisdictions (United States, Canada, Switzerland and Germany) with formulary apportionment at the subnational level. Next, a proposal for harmonization on the basis of consolidation and apportionment is developed, and the book concludes with an overall analysis of the merits and drawbacks of the proposed model for harmonization.

This publication contains the following four parts: A model Competent Authority Agreement (CAA) for the automatic exchange of CRS information; the Common Reporting Standard; the Commentaries on the CAA and the CRS; and the CRS XML Schema User Guide.