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  • May 29, 2025

    DC Court Blocks Trump's Tariffs As Overreach Of Power

    The International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not empower the president to impose tariffs, the D.C. federal district court said Thursday, ruling that President Donald Trump's global levies are unlawful and barring his administration from enforcing them on two toymakers who challenged the policies.

  • May 29, 2025

    Ore. Extends Tax Breaks For Affordable Housing Development

    Oregon will delay the expiration of three property tax breaks intended to help the development of affordable housing under legislation signed by Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek.

  • May 29, 2025

    Texas To Exempt All Intangible Personal Property From Tax

    Texas will exempt all intangible personal property from property tax under a bill signed by Gov. Greg Abbott.

  • May 29, 2025

    Ind. Man Doesn't Owe Use Tax On Vehicle Title Transfer

    An Indiana man does not owe use tax on a change in title of a vehicle from his business to himself, the state Department of Revenue ruled.

  • May 29, 2025

    Texas Bars Some Property Tax Hikes Above Voter-OK'd Rates

    Texas will prohibit school districts from adopting property tax rates above voter-approved thresholds in response to a natural disaster if voters previously rejected a similar proposed rate increase, under a bill signed by Gov. Greg Abbott.

  • May 29, 2025

    NY Says Fulfillment Service Buyer Not Liable For Sales Tax

    An out-of-state online retailer's use of a third party to conduct fulfillment services on its behalf doesn't render it a vendor for New York state sales and use tax purposes, the New York Department of Taxation and Finance said.

  • May 29, 2025

    NY Says Marketing Co.'s Charges For App Access Are Taxable

    A multilevel marketing company must collect sales tax on monthly charges to distributors for access to its mobile application software and a bundle of online products, the New York Department of Taxation and Finance said.

  • May 29, 2025

    NY Sales Tax Applies To Firm's Investment Systems Sales

    New York sales tax applies to a financial services firm's sales of investment and risk management systems because the systems constitute prewritten computer software, the state Department of Taxation and Finance said.

  • May 29, 2025

    NY Tax Doesn't Apply To Job Search Platform

    New York sales tax does not apply to a company's web-based job search and posting platform because the service is not considered a sale of tangible property or information services, the state Department of Taxation and Finance said.

  • May 29, 2025

    Indiana Tax Department Reverses Financial Co.'s NOL Denial

    An Indiana-based financial institution was wrongly denied its net operating loss carryforward, which resulted in an additional tax assessment, the Department of State Revenue said in a letter of finding.

  • May 29, 2025

    Oregon Allows Associations Standing In State Tax Court

    Oregon associations and organizations will be able to seek declaratory relief in state tax court on behalf of their aggrieved members under legislation signed by the governor.

  • May 29, 2025

    Del. Delays Start Of Tax Agency Trade Name Filing Process

    Delaware delayed the effective date of legislation allowing companies doing business in the state under trade names that don't disclose their legal names to register their trade names by filing a certificate with the state Division of Revenue under a bill signed by the governor.

  • May 28, 2025

    Judge Shields NY Congestion Pricing From Feds' Threats

    New York's congestion pricing program can keep running at least through the fall, after a federal judge on Wednesday signaled that the U.S. Department of Transportation likely overstepped its authority by purportedly terminating a federal agreement that gave congestion pricing the green light.

  • May 28, 2025

    4 Big Questions Raised By International Retaliatory Tax In GOP Bill

    Republicans' evolving international retaliatory tax proposal has been viewed as an effort to influence foreign tax regimes and as a possible tool in global tax and trade talks, but it has sparked concerns that it could escalate a trade war or otherwise hurt the U.S. economy. Here, Law360 explores four questions raised by the proposal.

  • May 28, 2025

    $3.9 Trillion Price Tag On House Budget Bill's Tax Provisions

    Tax provisions included in the House-passed budget reconciliation bill that would extend and make permanent many provisions in the 2017 tax overhaul would cost $3.9 trillion over the next decade, according to a report released Wednesday by the Joint Committee on Taxation.

  • May 28, 2025

    Exec Asks Mass. Justices To Review $4.7M Stock Tax Case

    A couple who moved out of Massachusetts should not owe state tax on a $4.7 million capital gain from sales of stock in a company one of the pair co-founded in the state, they told the state's highest court.

  • May 28, 2025

    South Carolina Clarifies New Jobs Tax Credit

    The amount of a new jobs tax credit that a South Carolina taxpayer claims cannot be more than 50% of that taxpayer's liability, the state Department of Revenue clarified in draft ruling released Wednesday. 

  • May 28, 2025

    Mo. Gov. Seeks Tax Break For Home Insurance Deductibles

    Missouri's governor called a special session for state lawmakers to pass legislation allowing a tax deduction for insurance policy deductibles incurred when homes are damaged by severe weather.

  • May 28, 2025

    Texas Voters To Decide On Raising Homestead Tax Exemption

    Texas voters will decide if the state should amend its constitution to increase the state's homestead property tax exemption from $100,000 to $140,000 under a Senate joint resolution approved by state lawmakers and filed with the Texas secretary of state.

  • May 28, 2025

    Hawaii Raises Transient Lodging Tax To Fight Climate Change

    Hawaii will increase its transient accommodation tax in 2026 and use the additional revenue to fund climate change mitigation efforts in the state under a bill signed by the governor.

  • May 28, 2025

    Alabama Sales Tax Applies To LLC's Plane Lease

    An Alabama limited liability company that bought an airplane and leased it to the company's single member must pay sales tax on the transaction because it was not a wholesale transaction, the state's Tax Tribunal ruled.

  • May 28, 2025

    Oregon Panel OKs Biz Tax Break On Wildfire Settlements

    Oregon companies would be allowed state tax subtractions for funds gained from civil judgments arising from wildfires under legislation approved Wednesday by a state Senate panel.

  • May 28, 2025

    Fried Frank Adds KPMG International Tax Ace In NY

    Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP has hired a KPMG international tax group principal as a tax partner in New York.

  • May 28, 2025

    Neb. Tax Board Backs $1M Home Assessment

    The owner of a Nebraska home assessed at nearly $1 million failed to show that her property was overvalued, the state's tax board ruled, saying an appraisal report she submitted failed to account for differences between the homes used as comparables.

  • May 28, 2025

    La. Lawmakers OK Broader Marketplace Facilitator Definition

    Louisiana would add accommodations intermediaries to its definition of marketplace facilitators for state and local sales and use tax purposes under a bill approved by the state Legislature.

Expert Analysis

  • Neb. Justices Should Weigh IRC Terms In Dividend Tax Case

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    Nebraska’s highest court, which will hear oral arguments in Precision CastParts v. Department of Revenue on April 1, should recognize that the Internal Revenue Code provides key clues to defining “dividends received or deemed to be received,” and therefore limits Nebraska’s tax on foreign-sourced corporate income, says Joseph Schmidt at Ryan.

  • Strange But True, Here And There: SALT In Review

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    From a confusing proposal to relocate the Louisiana Tax Commission to a perplexing legislative vote on a citizen initiative in Washington state, RSM's David Brunori offers his thoughts on noteworthy state and local tax news.

  • Judicial Independence Is Imperative This Election Year

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    As the next election nears, the judges involved in the upcoming trials against former President Donald Trump increasingly face political pressures and threats of violence — revealing the urgent need to safeguard judicial independence and uphold the rule of law, says Benes Aldana at the National Judicial College.

  • Spartan Arbitration Tactics Against Well-Funded Opponents

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    Like the ancient Spartans who held off a numerically superior Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae, trial attorneys and clients faced with arbitration against an opponent with a bigger war chest can take a strategic approach to create a pass to victory, say Kostas Katsiris and Benjamin Argyle at Venable.

  • What Recent Study Shows About AI's Promise For Legal Tasks

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    Amid both skepticism and excitement about the promise of generative artificial intelligence in legal contexts, the first randomized controlled trial studying its impact on basic lawyering tasks shows mixed but promising results, and underscores the need for attorneys to proactively engage with AI, says Daniel Schwarcz at University of Minnesota Law School.

  • Gonna Fly Now From California: SALT In Review

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    From an actor's impending relocation to two more defeats of efforts to tax streaming services, RSM's David Brunori offers his thoughts on noteworthy state and local tax news.

  • Litigation Inspiration: A Source Of Untapped Fulfillment

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    As increasing numbers of attorneys struggle with stress and mental health issues, business litigators can find protection against burnout by remembering their important role in society — because fulfillment in one’s work isn’t just reserved for public interest lawyers, say Bennett Rawicki and Peter Bigelow at Hilgers Graben.

  • Think Like A Lawyer: Forget Everything You Know About IRAC

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    The mode of legal reasoning most students learn in law school, often called “Issue, Rule, Application, Conclusion,” or IRAC, erroneously frames analysis as a separate, discrete step, resulting in disorganized briefs and untold obfuscation — but the fix is pretty simple, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

  • How New EU Tax And Transfer Pricing Rules May Affect M&A

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    Companies involved in mergers and acquisitions may need to adjust fiscal due diligence procedures to ensure they consider potential far-reaching effects of newly implemented transfer pricing measures, such as newly implemented global minimum tax and European Union anti-tax avoidance directives and proposals, says Patrick Tijhuis at BDO.

  • How Firms Can Ensure Associate Gender Parity Lasts

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    Among associates, women now outnumber men for the first time, but progress toward gender equality at the top of the legal profession remains glacially slow, and firms must implement time-tested solutions to ensure associates’ gender parity lasts throughout their careers, say Kelly Culhane and Nicole Joseph at Culhane Meadows.

  • NY Shouldn't Pair 421-a Restoration And Good Cause Eviction

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    The good cause eviction system of rent control should not be imposed in New York, nor should its legislation be tied to renewal of the 421-a tax abatement program, which New York City desperately needs, says Alexander Lycoyannis at Holland & Knight.

  • 7 Common Myths About Lateral Partner Moves

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    As lateral recruiting remains a key factor for law firm growth, partners considering a lateral move should be aware of a few commonly held myths — some of which contain a kernel of truth, and some of which are flat out wrong, says Dave Maurer at Major Lindsey.

  • DC's Housing Tax Break Proposal: What's In It, What's Missing

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    Proposed Washington, D.C., rules implementing the Housing in Downtown Tax Abatement program — for commercial property owners who convert properties into residential housing — thoroughly explain the process for submitting an application, but do not provide sufficient detail regarding the actual dollar value of the abatements, says Daniel Miktus at Akerman.

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