One of the latest trends in state and local corporate income tax has been the adoption of market-based sourcing for the sales of services. In 2018, new state legislation made significant changes to the New Jersey Corporation Business Tax Act, including the implementation of market-based sourcing for services beginning in 2019.
The New Jersey Corporation Business Tax Act imposes tax on domestic and foreign corporations having a taxable status in New Jersey based on the portion of net income allocable to New Jersey. In order to properly determine the net income allocable to New Jersey, corporate taxpayers doing business both within and outside New Jersey must source their revenue to the appropriate state.
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Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) are one of the best retirement and investment tools for various reasons. A HSA is a savings account set up for the sole purpose of paying the qualified medical expenses of the account’s beneficiary or the beneficiary’s dependents or spouse. The HSA can be funded with before-tax employer contributions and/or employee contributions. Employee contributions are tax deductible. The contributions may be invested and grow-tax free in the account. Qualified distributions from the HSA to pay medical expenses are not taxable income. 
How do you determine if an individual who is hired to do household work is considered a household employee or an independent contractor? Per the IRS guidelines, an individual who works around your home is considered a household employee if you can control the type of work they do and how they do it. This applies to babysitters, cooks, maids, nannies, caregivers, gardeners, etc. unless the worker is customarily engaged in an independently established trade or business.
Employee parking expenses – how much can your business deduct? 
I was giving a talk a few years ago to a group preparing to retire and they told me about a tax I had never heard of; the New Jersey “Exit Tax”.
There are reports all over the news that some taxpayers are disappointed with the size of their federal tax refunds. Since we have a pay as you go tax system, each year we estimate the taxes we are going to owe on our income and either pay estimated taxes or have withheld the appropriate amount of taxes so that when we file our returns, we’ve come close to the tax liability. If we overestimate what will be owed, we get a refund; if we underestimate we get a bill for the remaining taxes due and possibly interest and penalty on the deficiency. 
Every year some of our clients go through a mad rush getting the information needed to file 1099s timely and correctly. How does one stop this madness? A Form W-9 should be obtained from the vendor BEFORE any payments are issued. W-9s can be more easily obtained while the vendor is awaiting approval, when the vendor has more incentive to cooperate than after payment has been made. 
Get Ready for Taxes!
The best Christmas present for your accountant is organized records. Follow these simple steps and you’ll feel the love all the way through 2019. Use Quickbooks to help: 
Nonprofit organizations are subject to numerous federal and state tax filing requirements, including annual tax returns. Most nonprofit organizations are required to file an annual federal tax return (Form 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, or 990-N); however, state filing requirements are different and vary from state to state. The State of New Jersey (NJ) requires a nonprofit organization to file an annual tax return (initial registration and renewal registration) if it has 501(c)3 tax exempt status, is domiciled in NJ, or solicits NJ residents for a charitable cause.