With the rise in the annual inflation rate, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 into law on August 16, 2022. This legislation provides an array of methods to combat inflation, including the expansion of the Research and Development (“R&D”) Tax Credit.
Bennett Thrasher and Morris, Manning & Martin recently hosted their “New Tax Considerations for the Technology Industry” webinar. During the event, a variety of financial topics relevant to technology companies were discussed, including federal tax proposals, executive compensation tax proposals, international considerations and state and local tax considerations.
Entrepreneurs are no strangers to the challenges of getting a business off the ground. Still, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic presents an extreme – even, existential – challenge. As the situation continues to evolve, many startup companies face a very uncertain future.
In last summer’s landmark decision of South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. (“Wayfair”), the US Supreme Court upheld South Dakota’s economic nexus law, which requires companies to collect sales tax when their sales or number of transactions with that state exceed certain thresholds.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 has many provisions that will impact technology companies, particularly R&D credits and expenses.