State & Local
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May 01, 2025
Va. Delays Tax Deadlines For Those Hit By Feb. Flooding
Virginia will allow taxpayers who were affected by winter storms and severe flooding in February until the end of this year to file state tax returns and payments, the Department of Taxation said Thursday.
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May 01, 2025
Colo. House OKs Eliminating Deduction For Free Sports Bets
Colorado would reduce and then eliminate a tax deduction for sports betting operators for free bets placed by players under a bill passed by the state House of Representatives and referred to the state Senate's Finance Committee.
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May 01, 2025
Ind. Co. May Get OK For GILTI, Foreign Dividends Deduction
A company in Indiana that was originally assessed additional corporate income tax after being denied a $17 million deduction for dividends from foreign subsidiaries may be able to claim another deduction, the Department of State Revenue said in a letter of findings.
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May 01, 2025
Ore. Tax Court Retains Nix Of Microsoft Foreign Income Relief
The Oregon Tax Court is adhering to its finding on the treatment of Microsoft's repatriated foreign income when calculating its state income, making only minor changes to an earlier order and rejecting the company's arguments for further relief.
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May 01, 2025
Ind. Sales Tax Applies To Car Service's Rentals
An Indiana company providing car transportation services properly paid sales tax on its rentals of vehicles, the state Department of Revenue determined, finding that the company failed to prove it was entitled to a refund.
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May 01, 2025
Wis. Senate Bill Seeks Film Tax Credit For Wages, Expenses
Wisconsin would allow film and television production companies to claim an income and franchise tax credit for wages and expenses paid to make a movie or broadcast in the state under a bill introduced in the Senate.
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May 01, 2025
Texas Senate Bill Aims To Bar Green Energy Tax Exemption
Texas would prohibit municipalities from exempting renewable energy facilities from property tax under a bill passed by the state Senate.
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April 30, 2025
Tribes Join Push For High Court To Review Ariz. Tax On Plant
Arizona misinterpreted federal law and threatened the sovereignty of a Native American tribe with its taxation of a natural-gas-powered plant that sits on a reservation, the tribe told the U.S. Supreme Court in a brief Wednesday.
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April 30, 2025
Sheppard Mullin Brings On Kirkland Tax Ace In Houston
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP announced Wednesday that it expanded its tax, employee benefits and trusts and estates practice with a new partner most recently with Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
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April 30, 2025
NY Sales Tax Applies To Co.'s Document Services, ALJ Rules
New York state sales tax applies to a Utah company's sales of document management products because the products are considered prewritten software, a New York administrative law judge ruled Wednesday.
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April 30, 2025
Texas Voters To Decide On Financial Transactions Tax Ban
Texas voters will decide whether to prevent the state from taxing securities transactions under a joint resolution passed by the state Senate.
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April 30, 2025
Fried Frank Taps Sidley's UK Tax Head
The former head of Sidley Austin LLP's U.K. tax practice has joined Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP's London office, where he will advise on U.K. and international tax structuring, the firm announced.
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April 30, 2025
Mont. To Cut Top Individual Income Tax Rate, Adjust Brackets
Montana will lower its top individual income tax rate, adjust tax brackets so that more income is subject to a lower tax rate and double the state's earned income tax credit under a bill signed by the governor.
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April 30, 2025
Texas House OKs Ballot Question On Banning Inheritance Tax
Texas would have voters decide if the state should create a constitutional amendment prohibiting taxes on a decedent's property or the transfer of an estate, inheritance, legacy, succession or gift under a resolution passed by the state House of Representatives.
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April 30, 2025
Colo. House OKs Extending Advanced Industry Tax Credit
Colorado's tax credit for investment in certain advanced industries would extend for five years beyond its current sunset under legislation approved Wednesday by the state House of Representatives.
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April 30, 2025
Mich. Revenues Through March Surge $466M From Last Year
Michigan's general revenue collection from October through March exceeded the same period in the previous year by $466 million, according to a report by the state Budget Office released Wednesday.
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April 30, 2025
NJ Panel Declines To Revive Tobacco Co.'s Tax Refund Claim
A tobacco company cannot revive its claim for a tax refund, a New Jersey appeals court found, agreeing with the state's tax court that 2020 amendments to a regulation limiting a royalty add-back deduction must be applied retroactively.
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April 30, 2025
Bipartisan House Members Pitch Expanded Paid Family Leave
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers unveiled legislation Wednesday that they said would expand access to paid family leave by incentivizing states to establish their own programs and facilitating the exchange of information between state and federal officials.
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April 29, 2025
MTC Digital Work Group Backs Tax Pact's Bundling Rules
The Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board's model for how to tax products sold in a bundle generally works well and more states should consider it, a Multistate Tax Commission work group studying how to harmonize state rules for taxing digital products said Tuesday.
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April 29, 2025
MTC Group Finalizing Work On Sourcing Partners' Payments
The Multistate Tax Commission group working on the state taxation of partnerships said Tuesday it is preparing for the final stages of one of its major fields of research, the state sourcing of partnership income.
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April 29, 2025
New MTC Form Would Assure Sellers On Sales Tax Collection
Fifteen states have so far approved, on an optional basis, a new form that a marketplace facilitator can use to certify to its marketplace sellers that it will be taking over the collection and remittance of sales tax, relieving the sellers of that responsibility, a Multistate Tax Commission official said Tuesday.
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April 29, 2025
NY Court Upholds PL 86-272 Regulations, Bars Retroactivity
A New York rule allowing state taxation of nonsolicitation business activities over the internet isn't barred by a federal law providing limited protections against state income tax, but the rule cannot apply retroactively, a state Supreme Court ruled.
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April 29, 2025
MTC Group To Weigh Updating Airline, Broadcaster Tax Rules
A Multistate Tax Commission committee gave the green light Tuesday for a work group to consider ways to revise the intergovernmental agency's decades-old sourcing regulations for airlines and broadcasting companies to account for how they generate income from current business practices.
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April 29, 2025
Hochul, Legislators Agree On Budget With Small-Biz Tax Cuts
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and lawmakers agreed on a budget plan with payroll mobility tax relief for small businesses and a $1 billion tax cut for middle- and low-income residents, the governor said, despite critics saying the plan leaves the state exposed to federal cuts.
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April 29, 2025
Kansas To Require Single Sales Factor For Multistate Cos.
Kansas will require multistate corporations to switch from the three-factor apportionment method for income to a single-sales-factor apportionment method and to market-based sourcing of receipts under a bill signed by the governor.
Uber Needed To Collect Tax Pre-Wayfair, Ga. Panel Affirms
Uber was required to collect and remit millions in sales taxes on behalf of drivers and customers who used its app before the Wayfair decision, a Georgia appellate panel held Thursday, ruling against the ride-hailing company and upholding a trial court decision.
Colo. Fees Don't Violate TABOR, Appeals Panel Says
The enterprise fees in Colorado's state transportation package passed in 2021 do not violate the state's Taxpayer Bill of Rights, a state appeals court said Thursday, upholding a district court ruling and rejecting a challenge from a conservative group.
House Judiciary Panel OKs Broadening PL 86-272 Protections
The U.S. House Judiciary Committee advanced legislation on Wednesday that would impose more restrictions on state tax authorities to levy income taxes on out-of-state businesses, approving changes to P.L. 86-272 in the panel's portion of the federal budget reconciliation bill.
Uber Needed To Collect Tax Pre-Wayfair, Ga. Panel Affirms
Uber was required to collect and remit millions in sales taxes on behalf of drivers and customers who used its app before the Wayfair decision, a Georgia appellate panel held Thursday, ruling against the ride-hailing company and upholding a trial court decision.
Colo. Fees Don't Violate TABOR, Appeals Panel Says
The enterprise fees in Colorado's state transportation package passed in 2021 do not violate the state's Taxpayer Bill of Rights, a state appeals court said Thursday, upholding a district court ruling and rejecting a challenge from a conservative group.
House Judiciary Panel OKs Broadening PL 86-272 Protections
The U.S. House Judiciary Committee advanced legislation on Wednesday that would impose more restrictions on state tax authorities to levy income taxes on out-of-state businesses, approving changes to P.L. 86-272 in the panel's portion of the federal budget reconciliation bill.
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Law360 Will Track 2024 Ballot Measures On Real-Time Map
As citizens across the country weigh in on federal, state and local elections this November, Law360's 2024 ballot measure map will track election results for tax-related ballot measures in real time. Here, Law360 dives into what's on the ballots in Georgia, Nevada, Wyoming and Denver.
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Law360 Revenue Report Map Tracks Health Of State Coffers
As state coffers fluctuate because of federal pandemic aid drying up, demographics shifting and remote work becoming commonplace, Law360 Tax Authority is providing up-to-date coverage on state tax revenue with the launch of its Revenue Report Map.
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State Coffers, Businesses Brace For Tariffs' SALT Impacts
President Donald Trump's new tariffs could impose further pressures on state coffers that were already experiencing a slowdown in tax collections while underscoring the need for businesses to ensure they are complying with state sales tax obligations on the charges.
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Tax Bills To Watch As Wash. Lawmakers Wind Down For Year
Washington state lawmakers, facing a Sunday deadline to wrap up their work for the year, are rushing to get several tax bills to the finish line with the potential to significantly change policy in the state. Here, Law360 looks at key tax bills before the Legislature in the final days of its session.
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The Tax Angle: TCJA Lobbying, IRS Staff Cuts
From a look at a report on corporate tax lobbyists working to renew the 2017 tax law to another assessing the impact of IRS budget cuts and staff reductions on audit activity, here's a peek into a reporter's notebook on a few of the week's developing tax stories.
Expert Analysis
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Adapting To Private Practice: From DOJ Enviro To Mid-Law
Practitioners leaving a longtime government role for private practice — as when I departed the U.S. Department of Justice’s environmental enforcement division — should prioritize finding a firm that shares their principles, values their experience and will invest in their transition, says John Cruden at Beveridge & Diamond.
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NY Tax Talk: Sourcing, Retroactivity, Information Services
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Attorneys at Eversheds Sutherland examine recent decisions by New York’s Tax Appeals Tribunal, Division of Taxation and Court of Appeals on location sourcing of broker-dealer receipts, a case of first impression on the retroactive application of Corporate Franchise Tax regulations and when fees for information services are excluded from taxation.
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Legal Ethics Considerations For Law Firm Pro Bono Deals
If a law firm enters into a pro bono deal with the Trump administration in exchange for avoiding or removing an executive order, it has an ethical obligation to create a written settlement agreement with specific terms, which would mitigate some potential conflict of interest problems, says Andrew Altschul at Buchanan Angeli.
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Sensible In Maine, Less So On Capitol Hill: SALT In Review
From a move afoot on Capitol Hill toward ending an important corporate tax deduction to a proposal to do away with Maine's film tax credits, RSM's David Brunori offers his thoughts on noteworthy state and local tax news.
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10 Arbitrations And A 5th Circ. Ruling Flag Arb. Clause Risks
The ongoing arbitral saga of Sullivan v. Feldman, which has engendered proceedings before 10 different arbitrators in Texas and Louisiana along with last month's Fifth Circuit opinion, showcases both the risks and limitations of arbitration clauses in retainer agreements for resolving attorney-client disputes, says Christopher Blazejewski at Sherin and Lodgen.
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The Benefits Of Aligning States On Legal Paraprofessionals
Texas' proposal to become the latest state to license paraprofessional providers of limited legal services could help firms expand their reach and improve access to justice, but consumers, attorneys and allied legal professionals would benefit even more if similar programs across the country become more uniform, says Michael Houlberg at the University of Denver.
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10 Soft Skills Every GC Should Master
As businesses face shifting regulatory and technological uncertainty, general counsel will need to strengthen certain soft skills to succeed, from admitting when they make a mistake to maintaining a healthy dose of dispassion, says Douglas Brown at Manatt.
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An Unrestrained, Bright-Eyed View Of Legal AI's Future
Todd Itami at Covington offers a bright-eyed, laughing-all-the-way, skydive look at what the legal industry could look like after an artificial intelligence revolution, which he believes may happen much sooner and more dramatically than we expect.
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Tracking The Evolution In Litigation Finance
Despite continued innovation, litigation finance remains an immature market with borrowers recieving significantly different terms as lenders learn to value cases, which firms need a strong handle on to ensure lending terms do not overwhelm collateral value, says Robert Wilkins at Lightfoot Franklin.
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Tax Takeaways From Georgia's 2025 Legislative Session
Attorneys at Eversheds Sutherland discuss tax-related measures passed by the Georgia Legislature during the session that adjourned on April 4, which included a decrease in income tax rates, an extension of the time in which to a protest tax assessment and cleanup provisions related to launching the state’s new tax court next year.
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E-Discovery Quarterly: The Perils Of Digital Data Protocols
Though stipulated protocols governing the treatment of electronically stored information in litigation are meant to streamline discovery, recent disputes demonstrate that certain missteps in the process can lead to significant inefficiencies, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Cookies, Cribs, Curiousness: SALT In Review
From Massachusetts' cookie-based take on a federal law to Pennsylvania's proposed tax exemption for cribs, RSM's David Brunori offers his thoughts on noteworthy state and local tax news.
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A Cold War-Era History Lesson On Due Process
The landmark Harry Bridges case from the mid-20th century Red Scare offers important insights on why lawyers must be free of government reprisal, no matter who their client is, says Peter Afrasiabi at One LLP.