State & Local
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July 30, 2025
Ore. Clarifies Info Disclosure For Enterprise Zone Tax Breaks
Oregon specified which of a business's records are exempt from disclosure when applying for an enterprise zone property tax exemption and clarified eligibility requirements under a bill signed by the governor.
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July 30, 2025
Car Dealer Seeks Oral Arguments In Ohio High Court Tax Fight
A West Virginia car dealer should be able to present its case in its Ohio commercial activity tax fight to the Ohio Supreme Court in oral arguments, the dealer told the justices Wednesday.
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July 30, 2025
Michigan General Revenue Through June Up $901M
Michigan's general revenue fund revenue from October through June outpaced last year's collection by $901 million, according to the State Budget Office in a report released Wednesday.
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July 29, 2025
Conn. Resident Asks NY Panel To Negate Tax On Remote Work
A Connecticut resident who teaches at a New York university asked a New York state appeals court to grant him a tax refund for days he worked from home, arguing the state unconstitutionally stretched its taxing authority into Connecticut, according to a petition made public Tuesday.
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July 29, 2025
Mass. Couple's Push For Lower Home Value Falls Short
A Massachusetts couple's claim that their home was dated and overvalued by a local assessor was rejected by a state board, which found shortcomings in their sales comparison analysis.
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July 29, 2025
DC Council Rejects Capital Gains Tax Boost In Budget
Washington, D.C., council members narrowly rejected a proposal to impose a capital gains surcharge on high-income earners, passing a funding package that would block the district's earned income tax credit and expand gambling.
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July 29, 2025
State & Local Tax Atty Rejoins Pillsbury In San Francisco
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP continues expanding its tax team, welcoming a state and local tax expert who worked several years as a solo practitioner back to the firm as a partner in its San Francisco office.
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July 29, 2025
Colo. Conservative Group Says New OT Law Violates TABOR
Colorado's new overtime law, which requires overtime deducted from federal gross income to be added back to a taxpayer's federal taxable income for state income tax, violates the state's Taxpayer's Bill of Rights, a conservative advocacy group told a state district court.
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July 29, 2025
Calif. Allows Retroactive Tax Exclusion For Solar Property
California will allow the purchaser of a new property a three-year window to apply for a property tax exclusion for solar energy systems under a bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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July 29, 2025
Utah Justices Back Tax On Spouse Of University Student
The husband of a Utah resident is on the hook to pay income tax despite having resided in another state, the Utah Supreme Court said, ruling that because his wife was attending college in the state, he also qualified as a domiciled resident.
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July 29, 2025
NJ Offers Penalty, Interest Waivers For Nonresident Partners
Partnerships with nonresident partners that owe New Jersey tax can request relief from late filing penalties and interest on underpayments of estimated taxes if they have calculated tax based on a former method that was altered in 2024, the state tax agency said.
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July 29, 2025
Calif. Extends Filing Allowance For Taxpayers Without SSNs
California indefinitely extended provisions of a preexisting law allowing nonresidents without a Social Security number or individual taxpayer identification number to file state income tax returns or be included on group returns under a bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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July 28, 2025
Trade Group Asks NY Appeals Court To Void PL 86-272 Rules
A business trade group asked a New York state appeals court to negate a state regulation that outlines when out-of-state businesses' online activities exceed P.L. 86-272's state income tax protections, arguing that a lower court incorrectly found the rule wasn't preempted by the federal statute.
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July 28, 2025
NY Tax On Verizon Services Is Barred, Tribunal Affirms
New York's imposition of gross receipts tax on certain Verizon services is preempted by the federal Internet Tax Freedom Act, and the company is not liable for about $12 million in additional tax, the state's Tax Appeals Tribunal affirmed in a decision obtained Monday by Law360.
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July 28, 2025
SALT Cap Complexity Could Rewrite Tax Planning Strategies
The new $40,000 cap on state and local tax deductibility in the GOP's 2025 tax overhaul will likely prompt a new wave of strategic tax planning activity among wealthy business owners and individuals seeking to maximize their deductions and make use of state-level workarounds before the temporary relief expires.
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July 28, 2025
Jones Walker Launches In Minnesota With Tax Partner Hire
Jones Walker LLP announced its first expansion into the state of Minnesota with the hire of an experienced tax partner from Fredrikson & Byron PA who also spent nearly a decade with PwC.
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July 28, 2025
10th Circ. Says Carbon Group Can't Appeal Tax Assessment
An entity that owns interest in a carbon producer can't appeal a $2 million tax assessment made by a Colorado county on a carbon unit operator that the entity owns interest in because the federal court doesn't have jurisdiction, the Tenth Circuit said Monday.
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July 28, 2025
Neb. Tax Board Backs Assessment Of Vacant Commercial Lots
A Nebraska county correctly valued three vacant commercial lots at a combined $540,000, despite the owners' claim that the parcels were purchased for a fraction of that amount, the state Tax Equalization and Review Commission said.
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July 28, 2025
NM Revenues Through Feb. Up $272M From Forecasts
New Mexico's general fund revenue from July 2024 through February outpaced forecasts by $272 million, according to a report by the state's Legislative Finance Committee.
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July 28, 2025
Texas Resolution Seeks Vote On Lower Property Value Limits
Texas would ask voters if the state should amend its constitution to authorize lower limits on the maximum appraised value of residence homesteads and of real property other than homesteads for tax purposes under a joint resolution filed in the state House of Representatives during a special session.
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July 25, 2025
Ill. House Bill Would Hike Estimated Tax Payment Threshold
Illinois would raise the threshold for when certain income taxpayers that aren't corporations must pay estimated tax under a bill introduced in the state House of Representatives.
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July 25, 2025
Calif. County Denied Rehearing Over Timeshare Fee
A California county will not get a rehearing over a judgment that an annual fee the county charges to timeshare resort owners to give them each a value of their own properties for property tax purposes was excessive and, in fact, acted as a tax, an appellate panel ruled.
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July 25, 2025
Nationwide Urges Mich. Justices To Let Unitary Tax Win Stand
Entities of Nationwide urged the Michigan Supreme Court to reject the state tax agency's arguments that the insurance company's affiliates are required to file taxes as separate entities instead of as a unitary group that can share credits among its members.
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July 25, 2025
Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Michael Q. Cannon
Michael Q. Cannon of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP has been the lead attorney on several high-profile cases, including playing a key role in advising on the tax aspects of the world's largest merger and acquisition deal in 2023, earning him a spot among the tax law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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July 25, 2025
Ore. Broadens Natural Resource Estate Tax Exemption
Oregon is broadening eligibility for the state's estate tax exemption for inherited natural resource interests under a pair of bills signed into law by the governor.
Expert Analysis
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Striking A Balance Between AI Use And Attorney Well-Being
As the legal industry increasingly adopts generative artificial intelligence tools to boost efficiency, leaders must note the hidden costs of increased productivity, and work to protect attorneys’ well-being while unlocking AI’s full potential, says Ed Sohn at Factor.
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Overreach In Texas And An Acronym In Peril: SALT In Review
From the Council on State Taxation's take on a proposal in Texas to the potential end of a fundamental truth in Montana, RSM's David Brunori offers his thoughts on noteworthy state and local tax news.
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How Judiciary Can Minimize AI Risks In Secondary Sources
Because courts’ standing orders on generative artificial intelligence and other safeguards do not address the risk of hallucinations in secondary source materials, the judiciary should consider enlisting legal publishers and database hosts to protect against AI-generated inaccuracies, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.
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NY Tax Talk: Questions In Corporate Franchise Tax Regs Case
In the first challenge to New York's Corporate Franchise Tax regulations — Paychex v. Department of Taxation and Finance — the court has an important opportunity to provide clarity on a major retroactive application issue, say attorneys at Eversheds Sutherland.
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How Attorneys Can Break Free From Career Enmeshment
Ambitious attorneys can sometimes experience career enmeshment — when your sense of self-worth becomes unhealthily tangled up in your legal vocation — but taking the time to discover and realign with your core personal values can help you recover your identity, says Janna Koretz at Azimuth Psychological.
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Lawyers With Disabilities Are Seeking Equity, Not Pity
Attorneys living with disabilities face extra challenges — including the need for special accommodations, the fear of stigmatization and the risk of being tokenized — but if given equitable opportunities, they can still rise to the top of their field, says Kate Reder Sheikh, a former attorney and legal recruiter at Major Lindsey & Africa.
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Judicial Committee Best Venue For Litigation Funding Rules
The Advisory Committee on Civil Rules' recent decision to consider developing a rule for litigation funding disclosure is a welcome development, ensuring that the result will be the product of a thorough, inclusive and deliberative process that appropriately balances all interests, says Stewart Ackerly at Statera Capital.
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The Strategic Advantages Of Appointing A Law Firm CEO
The impact on law firms of the recent CrowdStrike outage underscores that the business of law is no longer merely about providing supplemental support for legal practice — and helps explain why some law firms are appointing dedicated, full-time CEOs to navigate the challenges of the modern legal landscape, says Jennifer Johnson at Calibrate Strategies.
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How Cos. Can Build A Strong In-House Pro Bono Program
During this year’s pro bono celebration week, companies should consider some key pointers to grow and maintain a vibrant in-house program for attorneys to provide free legal services for the public good, says Mary Benton at Alston & Bird.
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Home Canning Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Making my own pickles and jams requires seeing a process through from start to finish, as does representing clients from the start of a dispute at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board through any appeals to the Federal Circuit, says attorney Kevin McNish.
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Sound Ideas And An Ill-Advised Gamble: SALT In Review
From potential reforms in Louisiana to tax incentives for a gambling company in Colorado, RSM's David Brunori offers his thoughts on noteworthy state and local tax news.
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Use The Right Kind Of Feedback To Help Gen Z Attorneys
Generation Z associates bring unique perspectives and expectations to the workplace, so it’s imperative that supervising attorneys adapt their feedback approach in order to help young lawyers learn and grow — which is good for law firms, too, says Rachael Bosch at Fringe Professional Development.
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Congress Can And Must Enact A Supreme Court Ethics Code
As public confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court dips to historic lows following reports raising conflict of interest concerns, Congress must exercise its constitutional power to enact a mandatory and enforceable code of ethics for the high court, says Muhammad Faridi, president of the New York City Bar Association.