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State-mandated closures and other governmental regulations issued to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 are drastically impacting the business world. Day Pitney continues to evaluate the rapidly changing legal landscape in order to provide the most up-to-date information together with practical business counsel to our clients, advisors and partners.
On April 27, 2020, Florida Department of Revenue Executive Director Jim Zingale issued an emergency order to extend filing deadlines for certain Florida corporate income tax (CIT) payments and returns. Order of Emergency Waiver/Deviation #20-52-DOR-003 extends the due dates noted below.
For entities with a fiscal year ending December 31, 2019:
For entities with a fiscal year ending January 31, 2020:
For entities with a fiscal year ending February 29, 2020:
For taxpayers who have additional questions, the department has established a dedicated team to address tax-related issues pertaining to COVID-19; e-mail the team at COVID19TAXHELP@floridarevenue.com. Visit the department's webpage for COVID-19 updates, for more information or to sign up for e-mail updates from the Department of Revenue.
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COVID-19 DISCLAIMER: As you are aware, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, things are changing quickly and the effect, enforceability and interpretation of laws may be affected by future events. The material set forth in this document is not an unequivocal statement of law, but instead represents our best interpretation of where things stand as of the date of first publication. We have not attempted to address the potential impacts of all local, state and federal orders that may have been issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The ABA recently published the 25th Edition of The Property Tax Deskbook.
Day Pitney Partner Dina Kapur Sanna was a panelist on the session, "Where Should I Locate My Structures?," at the Transcontinental Trusts International Virtual Conference.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's annual Day Pitney Palm Beach Family Office Forum, which had originally been scheduled for April 28 and 29, has been postponed to hopefully be rescheduled for later this year.
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Glenn Rybacki gives an in-depth summary on what domicile is and the preparations necessary for a potential audit in "Domicile Changes and Audits Increase in Connecticut," his latest entry in State Tax Notes.
On May 8, Amy Lonergan was a panelist on a webinar, "COVID-19 and Election Year Wealth Transfer Strategies," hosted by the Family Wealth Alliance.
Day Pitney LLP represented Pula Capital Management LP (Pula), a newly formed investment manager based in Virginia, in connection with (i) the acquisition of a minority ownership interest in Pula by Felton Group, LLC (Felton Group), and (ii) an investment by Felton Group in Pula Capital Fund, LP, a newly formed fund managed by Pula that intends to employ novel mathematical techniques and a proprietary, systematic predictive model to trade a diversified long-short portfolio of liquid U.S. equities.