SALT Workarounds Carry Consequences for Tax Affected Earnings

State and local tax workarounds such as pass-through entity income tax options have received their share of news coverage. But their impact on business valuation is often overlooked, creating traps such as complications in “tax affecting” earnings, says Brady Ware Arpeggio’s Bruce C. Wood.

Once again, necessity is the mother of invention. It is no secret that the $10,000 SALT itemized deduction limit imposed by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act spurred lots of unhappy chatter, particularly for people in states with the highest income tax rates. Topping the charts are California at 13% and Hawaii at 11%. You can hear residents complaining, “Like it wasn’t expensive enough to live there already—now I can’t deduct my state taxes!”

In response to such complaints, many states have implemented SALT “workarounds” by enacting a pass-through entity income tax option, which allows PTEs to pay (and deduct) state income taxes at the entity level, effectively bypassing (working around) the federal individual SALT deduction’s $10,000 limit.
Tax season by Olga DeLawrence is licensed under Unsplash unsplash.com

Help FAIRtax Become The Number One Issue in 2024

Enacting the FAIRtax must be a prominent topic in these times. We did it before, we can do it again, but we need your help!

Help out with a One-Time Contribution

Your gift of $25, $50, $100 – even $1,000 or more if you can possibly spare it – will help FAIRtax.org bring an end to the IRS and promote a FAIRtax. So, I urge you, please give as generously as you can.

Billing information (REQUIRED)

Payment information (REQUIRED)

To donate by check:
Americans for Fair Taxation
PO Box 4929
Clearwater, FL 33758

If you need to make changes to your existing Monthly Re-Occurring Donation with new card or billing address information, then Please call Adam Yomtov our New York State Co-Director. He is assisting with the administration of our donations, technology services, and website.

Please note: Inputting your new information at our website won't update your donation. The only way to update is by calling Adam Yomtov 917-689-3931 mobile.


Americans for Fair Taxation® is a 501(c)(4) non-profit, non-partisan grassroots organization solely dedicated to replacing the current income tax system with a fair, simple and transparent national consumption tax – the FAIRtax® Plan. We rely entirely on contributions from concerned citizens like you who want a tax system that will generate jobs and stimulate the economy. Welcome to the FAIRtax team!

Connect

Share