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STEVEN TOSCHER, MICHEL STEIN and JONATHAN KALINSKI to speak on Taxation of Cannabis: Overcoming Tax Challenges in Marijuana Business Operations, Key Planning Techniques

We are pleased to announce that three of our principals Steven Toscher, Michel Stein and Jonathan Kalinski will be speaking at the upcoming Strafford webinar on Taxation of Cannabis: Overcoming Tax Challenges in Marijuana Business Operations, Key Planning Techniques, Thursday, June 18, 2020, 1:00 pm-2:30 pm EST, 10:00 am-11:30 am PST.

This CLE/CPE webinar will provide tax counsel and advisers guidance on tax and related issues for businesses engaged in the cannabis industry. The panel will discuss critical federal and select state tax rules impacting cannabis businesses, recent tax court decisions, Section 280E, forfeiture, and banking.

The sale and distribution of cannabis for recreational or medical use have become a powerful economic engine generating billions in annual revenue with 33 states and the District of Columbia having some form of legalization of the substance. Despite state relaxation of marijuana prohibition laws, without careful planning, the taxation of regulated cannabis businesses can result in hefty tax assessments and penalties.

Cannabis businesses are accounting for and reporting the results of their operations with gross receipts, cost of goods sold (COGS), and other deductions just like other for-profit businesses. However, as long as marijuana remains a Schedule 1 controlled substance under federal law, these businesses must navigate the pitfalls of complex federal and state tax rules.

Under Section 61, all gross income must be reported from whatever source it is derived. However, under Section 280E, cannabis businesses cannot deduct rent, wages, and other expenses unless it is for COGS, resulting in a substantially higher tax rate than other companies on their income. This dilemma has been the subject of recent tax court cases and appeals.

Listen as our panel discusses federal and select tax rules impacting the cannabis industry, recent tax court cases, Section 280E, forfeiture, banking, and other related issues.

For full programming details Click Here.

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