State Taxation

CT could withhold driver’s licenses from tax delinquents
April 21, 2025
Faced with a slumping economy and likely big cuts in federal aid, state legislators are once again weighing whether to turn delinquent taxpayers over to collection agencies — and block renewal of their driver’s licenses or vehicle registrations.
CT Senate leaders offer new plan to tax rich to mitigate federal cuts
April 17, 2025
Lamont remains wary about progressive CT tax hikes.
Legislators, Advocates Call For Tax Relief for Middle, Working Class
April 16, 2025
Members of the House of Representative’s Tax Equity Caucus and advocates called on the Connecticut General Assembly and the governor on Tuesday morning to support what they called “economic populism” in the form of tax relief for middle class and working class people.
Tax on Sweetened Beverages Resurfaces in CT Legislative Committee
April 15, 2025
A proposed tax on sweetened beverages returned to the Connecticut legislature on Monday, reviving a years-long debate over the balance between public health policy, small business burdens, and the goal providing free school meals to all students.
Uniform nonresident state income tax, withholding rules get AICPA support
April 11, 2025
Whether you’re a digital nomad or someone who’s worked outside your home state for just one day, you might be aware that states can tax income that out-of-state workers earn within their borders.
7,000 IRS workers ‘reinstated’ — but not yet returning to work
March 19, 2025
The federal government will pay about 7,000 IRS probationary employees, who were laid off less than a month ago, not to work while lawsuits over layoffs wind their way through the court system, the agency said Tuesday in an email.
No dumb questions: What clients are asking this tax season
March 19, 2025
Clients worry about crazy things every tax season, but this year their fears and obsessions and just-plain-odd ideas seem to be taken to a new level.
FML's Bill Claffey quoted in the Hartford Business Journal article, “Proposed R&D tax credit boost 'a huge win' for CT bioscience firms.”
February 28, 2025
“There’s been a big push from BioCT and other legislative action groups” to support the increase, said Bill Claffey, a tax attorney and partner at accounting firm Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP. He participated in a panel discussion during the event.
Top 20 firm CohnReznick executes the latest private-equity deal
February 28, 2025
According to a news release, CohnReznick will operate in an alternative practice structure following the closing of the transaction. CohnReznick LLP, a licensed CPA firm, will provide attest services, and CohnReznick Advisory LLC (which will not be a licensed CPA firm) will provide tax, advisory, and other nonattest services.
UPDATED: DRS Grants All Three of CTCPA's Requested Filing Extensions
February 22, 2025
We asked the DRS to extend three deadlines from March 15, 2025 to April 15, 2025. Based on the DRS Commissioner’s authority to extend, due to statutory limitations, he was only able to extend two of the dates to April 15, 2025 as requested: Form CT-PET, Connecticut Pass-Through Entity Tax Return and Form CT-1065/CT-1120SI, Connecticut Composite Income Tax Return.