A subsidiary of California-based cannabis retailer Harborside must pay nearly $4.2 million in back taxes and penalties after losing a case in U.S. Tax Court. The Tax Court determined in a decision issued Wednesday that San Jose Wellness, the Harborside…
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IRS puts 280E tax guidance for cannabis companies on back burner
Hoped-for guidance for cannabis companies affected by Section 280E of the federal tax code won’t be published anytime soon, an IRS attorney said recently. According to Bloomberg Tax, the federal agency is more focused on coronavirus-relief issues…
CA cannabis firm seeks US Supreme Court ruling on $1.3 million tax case
A California cannabis business is taking its fight over a $1.3 million tax bill to the U.S. Supreme Court after losing a lower-court ruling based on the company filing its challenge to the U.S. Tax Court one day late. Organic Cannabis Foundation, which…
Denver medical cannabis dispensary takes 280E appeal to Supreme Court
A Colorado medical cannabis dispensary is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lower-court decision that allowed the IRS to obtain business records in order to apply the onerous 280E provision of the tax code. The filing this week is a long shot, …