September 13, 2020 U.S. Tax This Week for September 11 Ernst & Young's U.S. Tax This Week newsletter for the week ending September 11 is now available. Prepared by Ernst & Young's National Tax Department in Washington, D.C., this weekly update summarizes important news, cases, and other developments in U.S. taxation.
————————————————————————— EY's 2019-20 Worldwide Transfer Pricing Guide now available ————————————————————————— Work from anywhere: How to manage implications of workforce transformation (September 15) International tax talk quarterly series with the EY Global Tax Desk Network (September 15) Supporting a Safe Return to Work with EY ServiceNow (September 15) Tax Tech Power Platform webcast series: Getting started with data and calculations (September 16) Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs): A popular alternative path to the public markets (September 23) Accounting for income taxes: A quarterly perspective (September 29) Tax Tech Power Platform webcast series: Ensuring productivity through workflow and task management (September 29) Tax Tech Power Platform webcast series: Conducting comprehensive reporting and data analytics to streamline the workflow review process (October 14) Tax Tech Power Platform webcast series: Process optimization through forms/document automation and tax system integration (October 28) ————————————————————————— Internal Revenue Service — Sep 09: IRS attorneys respond to questions about the employee Social Security tax deferral (Tax Alert 2020-2204) — Sep 09: IRS final regulations clarify deductions related to trust funds for decommissioning nuclear power plants (Tax Alert 2020-2203) — Sep 09: IRS releases draft 2020 Form 990-T and draft Schedule A (Form 990-T), inviting comments (Tax Alert 2020-2201) — Sep 09: IRS issues advance copy of final IRC Section 807(f) regulations on computing life insurance reserves (Tax Alert 2020-2195) — Sep 09: IRS issues revenue ruling illustrating when change in basis occurs under IRC Section 807(f) (Tax Alert 2020-2193) — Sep 08: Notice 2020-69 provides rules on entity treatment election for certain S corporations for purposes of GILTI in AAA inclusions (Tax Alert 2020-2190) — Sep 08: Executive summary on the employee Social Security tax deferral (Tax Alert 2020-2182) — Sep 03: LB&I accepting new applicants for 2021 CAP program (Tax Alert 2020-2180) — Sep 03: IRS issues guidance on designating issues for litigation (Tax Alert 2020-2179) — Sep 03: Congressional Budget Office releases new federal deficit and debt projects (Tax Alert 2020-2178) — Sep 03: IRS's new BBA partnership website gathers information and resources on centralized audit regime (Tax Alert 2020-2177) — Sep 03: IRS releases guidance on 2020 pension plan funding relief and related tax deduction issues (Tax Alert 2020-2176) — Sep 08: IRS issues final regulations providing nuclear decommissioning trust guidance (Tax Alert 2020-2170) — Sep 01: IRS to issue regulations addressing S corporations with accumulated E&P (Tax Alert 2020-2161) — Sep 01: IRS launches website for BBA centralized partnership audit regime (Tax Alert 2020-2160) — Sep 01: Treasury and the IRS propose complex, taxpayer-favorable regulations to reduce possibility of double taxation caused by anti-abuse rules on GILTI gap period (Tax Alert 2020-2157) — Sep 01: IRS issues guidance on employee deferral of Social Security tax (Tax Alert 2020-2149) — Aug 28: IRS announces temporary deviation from handwritten signature requirement (Tax Alert 2020-2148) — Aug 28: IRS issues guidance implementing Social Security tax withholding under Presidential Memorandum (Tax Alert 2020-2147) — Sep 01: Treasury and IRS finalize DRD anti-abuse regulations with few changes (Tax Alert 2020-2142) International — Sep 10: EY Canada's Tax Matters @ EY for September 2020 (Tax Alert 2020-2211) — Sep 10: PE Watch: Latest developments and trends, September 2020 (Tax Alert 2020-2210) — Sep 09: Chile enacts new COVID-19 tax incentives package (Tax Alert 2020-2202) — Sep 09: Cyprus' Tax Authority issues clarification note regarding bilateral CAA with US (Tax Alert 2020-2199) — Sep 09: Cyprus and Russia sign the Protocol to amend double tax treaty (Tax Alert 2020-2198) — Sep 09: Poland announces amendments to withholding tax reform (Tax Alert 2020-2197) — Sep 09: Poland announces bill to amend corporate income tax rules (Tax Alert 2020-2196) — Sep 08: Ecuador requires certain taxpayers to pay all estimated income taxes for tax year 2020 by September 11, 2020 (Tax Alert 2020-2186) — Sep 08: UAE updates Economic Substance Regulations (Tax Alert 2020-2185) — Sep 08: UK releases new technical guidance for manufacturers (Tax Alert 2020-2184) — Sep 02: French Tax Authorities release new guidelines on dividend withholding tax exemption for foreign collective investment vehicles (Tax Alert 2020-2167) — Sep 01: Japan's immigration information as of September 1 provided (Tax Alert 2020-2162) — Aug 31: Dutch State Secretary of Finance publishes Decree on Brazilian "Interest on Net Equity" qualification (Tax Alert 2020-2156) — Aug 31: Colombian Government issues regulations on the mega-investment special tax regime (Tax Alert 2020-2154) — Aug 31: Kenya revises list of dutiable goods that may be warehoused in a bonded facility (Tax Alert 2020-2153) — Aug 31: Canada announces transition plan from the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) (Tax Alert 2020-2151) — Aug 28: Tanzania Revenue Authority introduces e-system for tax return filings (Tax Alert 2020-2144) — Aug 28: Cyprus amends VAT law to improve tax collection and address VAT fraud (Tax Alert 2020-2143) Legislation — Sep 11: What to expect in Washington (September 11) (Tax Alert 2020-2218) — Sep 10: Republicans 'targeted' pandemic relief bill fails to advance in Senate, 52-47 (Tax Alert 2020-2209) — Sep 08: Senate Republicans plan vote on targeted COVID-19 relief (Tax Alert 2020-2189) States — Sep 10: Arkansas issues legal opinion on state income taxation of teleworkers (Tax Alert 2020-2207) — Sep 09: EY survey results: Are employers participating in the employee Social Security tax deferral program? (Tax Alert 2020-2200) — Sep 03: US unemployment rate continues to fall; more states take federal loans to fund UI benefit payouts (Tax Alert 2020-2174) — Sep 02: Iowa extends withholding tax deadline for certain businesses and cities (Tax Alert 2020-2166) — Sep 01: New guidance on deferring employees' FICA share raises issues for employers (Tax Alert 2020-2163) — Sep 01: In response to COVID-19, U.S. Department of Labor explains importance of tracking work hours of teleworkers (Tax Alert 2020-2159) — Aug 28: Ohio Appellate Court allows corporation to include all affiliated corporations in its city net profits tax consolidated return (Tax Alert 2020-2145) — Aug 28: Michigan SUI taxable wage base expected to increase for 2021 due to COVID-19's depletion of UI trust fund (Tax Alert 2020-2141) — Aug 28: Immediate action recommended for companies receiving letters from Delaware on voluntary disclosure agreements for unclaimed property (Tax Alert 2020-2140) ————————————————————————— State and Local Tax Weekly
ITS/Washington Dispatch Treasury and IRS news
Tax treaty news
Digital Taxation
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Internal Revenue Bulletin
Because the matters covered herein are complicated, U.S. Tax This Week should not be regarded as offering a complete explanation and should not be used for making decisions. Any decision concerning matters covered herein should be reviewed with a qualified tax advisor. | |||||||||||||||||||