State and Local Tax 360˚

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My name is Brian Strahle and I hope you find this blog informative and useful. I am a multistate tax consultant who serves clients all across the U.S. regardless of location. For more info, visit my website: www.leveragestateandlocaltax.com

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Because state and local taxes are deceptively simple and endlessly complicated.

Latest posts

Jul

State Taxes and The Compound Effect: Ticking Time-Bomb or Nest-Egg?

Some things change and some things remain the same. Unfortunately, a lot of the time, the things we want to change, remain the same (and vice versa). Hence, what can we do about it? How can we change something, improve, and get the results we desire?

May

Teeter-Totters, Musical Chairs and Tug of Wars: The World of Multistate Income Taxes

Over the past week I have been preparing to deliver a state income tax presentation in Richmond, Virginia and Norfolk, Virginia on May 23th and May 24th. My agenda includes:

May

Are You a "Smart" Tax Professional?

Technology - got to love it. With all of the "smart" technology, it (whatever "it" is), can tell you what you need or when something needs attention before you can. It can tell you when something is wrong when you don't even know

May

Amnesty and VDAs: A Less Painful Method of Removing Uncertain Tax Positions

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May

Passion and Effort: Chicken or Egg?

Mark Cuban wrote a blog post entitled, "Don't Follow Your Passion, Follow Your Effort."

Apr

Should Your Manufacturing Company Make the Virginia Single Sales Factor Election?

Affiliated groups of corporations that file a Virginia consolidated return including retailers and manufacturers along with other non-retailers and non-manufacturers, may still benefit from electing the single sales factor method for

Apr

Vacation, Reflection, Artists and Drones!

I apologize for not posting the last couple of weeks. I was on vacation last week, and the week before that, I was really busy trying to get things done before vacation.

Apr

Unconstitutional State Taxes: In Search of a Remedy

I wrote my thesis on this very topic several years ago. However, the issue remains alive and well today.

Mar

Thriving in the State Tax Lifecycle

Planning, provision, compliance and controversy - all the stages of the Tax Lifecycle. Each stage contains its own trials and tribulations, as well as opportunities. My questions are:

Mar

State Tax Audit Assessments and Burden of Proof: REVERSED and REMANDED!!!

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