Hence we perceive that the clause which declares the supremacy of the laws of the Union, like the one we have just before considered, only declares a truth, which flows immediately and necessarily from the institution of a federal government.
More immediately, taxpayers in high-tax states are rushing to see whether they can seek extra relief ahead of a new cap on the state and local tax deduction that will go into effect on Jan. 1. Taxpayers will get to deduct only up to $10,000 in both property and income or sales taxes going forward, and GOP negotiators specifically banned people from prepaying 2018 income taxes this year for an extra tax break.
Assuming ABC pays Tom his bonus within 2Â½ months after the end of the tax year in which Tom earns the bonus, Sec. 461 governs the timing of ABC âs tax deduction. If ABC were a cash-basis taxpayer, the timing of the deduction would be simple. Regs. Sec. 1.461-1(a)(1) allows the deduction in the year the bonus is paid.