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State and Local Tax (SALT)

Multistate income and franchise tax: nexus, apportionment, state modifications, pass-through entity tax, and residency.

Theory + practical training + case studies + activities + simulations + software

Level
Seniors
Subject
Specialist Tax
Format
5-day program

Day by day

  1. Day 1

    State income tax nexus

    • Economic nexus for income tax
    • P.L. 86-272
    • Franchise and gross receipts taxes

    Practice: Map filing obligations for a company operating in several states.

  2. Day 2

    Apportionment

    • Single sales factor
    • Market-based sourcing
    • Throwback and throwout rules

    Practice: Build an apportionment workpaper across five states.

  3. Day 3

    State taxable income

    • Federal conformity
    • Common additions and subtractions
    • State net operating losses

    Practice: Convert federal taxable income to state taxable income.

  4. Day 4

    Filing methods and pass-throughs

    • Separate, combined, and consolidated filing
    • Pass-through entity tax elections
    • Composite returns and nonresident withholding

    Practice: Compare PTET election outcomes for a multistate partnership.

  5. Day 5

    Individuals, audits, and capstone

    • Domicile and statutory residency
    • State notices and audits
    • Voluntary disclosure

    Practice: Complete a multistate case study and defend your filing positions.

More than theory

We don't just teach the rules. This program includes practical training, case studies, activities, simulations, and hands-on software training.

Software covered

Hands-on sessions run in the platforms your team uses. See all software

Tax preparation

Professional software for individual, business, trust, and estate returns.

  • CCH Axcess Tax
  • CCH ProSystem fx Tax
  • GoSystem Tax RS
  • ONESOURCE Income Tax
  • UltraTax CS
  • Lacerte
  • ProConnect Tax
  • ProSeries
  • Drake Tax
  • ATX
  • TaxWise
  • TaxAct Professional
  • TaxSlayer Pro
  • CrossLink

Sales and use tax

Tax determination, returns, and exemption certificate management.

  • Avalara AvaTax
  • Vertex
  • ONESOURCE Indirect Tax
  • Sovos
  • TaxJar

Tax research

Finding, reading, and documenting authority for a tax position.

  • Checkpoint
  • CCH AnswerConnect
  • Bloomberg Tax
  • Tax Notes
  • Blue J

Your trainer

Portrait of Vijay Narayandas

Vijay Narayandas

Two decades training tax teams and building US tax practices

Vijay Narayandas has spent over two decades training tax teams and building US tax practices that deliver. He has hired hundreds of professionals, interviewed thousands, and coached them into reviewers and leaders.

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