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  • May 12, 2025

    Arizona Creates Process To Identify Unclaimed Digital Assets

    Arizona established a process and criteria for determining if digital assets may be deemed abandoned property that must be delivered to the state as part of a bill signed by Gov. Katie Hobbs.

  • May 09, 2025

    Ariz. Cities Required To Give Notice For Local Tax Ordinances

    Arizona municipalities that propose an ordinance to adopt or repeal a provision of the state's code for the administration of local transaction privilege taxes must notify businesses before the proposed ordinance is approved or rejected, under a bill signed by Gov. Katie Hobbs.

  • May 09, 2025

    PL 86-272 Expansion May Face Rocky Path Through Congress

    The fate of an element of a House budget reconciliation bill that would broaden state income tax protections for businesses may rest with the Senate parliamentarian's view on whether the provision passes muster under reconciliation rules.

  • May 09, 2025

    Tariffs And Tax Breaks Offer Risky Lifeline To US Film Industry

    President Donald Trump's call for a 100% tariff on films made outside the U.S. has potential to improve a struggling domestic industry if it is considered in conjunction with new federal tax incentives to restore production, but the idea hasn't yet gathered support in Congress, according to lawyers who spoke to Law360.

  • May 09, 2025

    GOP Unveils Plan To Cement 2017 Tax Cuts, Expand Biz Relief

    House Republicans plan to meet Tuesday to deliberate a sweeping extension of their 2017 tax overhaul that would lock in low individual rates and deduction limits, expand child care and estate tax breaks, and make permanent tax incentives for small pass-through businesses and U.S. multinational corporations.

  • May 09, 2025

    Tax Exemption Case May Bring Sweeping Impact, Attys Say

    A U.S. Supreme Court case considering a religious exemption to unemployment taxes sought by a charity could have implications across a broad swath of organizations, tax practitioners said Friday.

  • May 09, 2025

    Souter's Clerks Remember Him As Humble, Kind And Caring

    Former clerks of retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter are heartbroken over the death of a man many of them remember more for his conscientiousness, humility, kindness and disdain for the spotlight than for his undeniable brilliance as a jurist.

  • May 09, 2025

    Hiker And 'Raconteur': Atty Recalls 50-Year Bond With Souter

    Behind a towering legal legacy was a man who loved to hike mountains, could recall details of things he read decades ago and was always there for those he cared about, a New Hampshire attorney said as he reflected on a lifelong friendship with U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter.

  • May 09, 2025

    A Look At David Souter's Most Significant Opinions

    The retired Justice David Souter defied simple definition, viewed as a staunch conservative until he co-wrote an opinion upholding abortion rights in 1992. He did not hew to partisan lines, but reshaped the civil litigation landscape and took an unexpected stand in an extraordinarily close presidential election.

  • May 09, 2025

    Minn. Court Increases Prior Valuation Of Parking Lot By $900K

    The Minnesota Tax Court increased the market valuation of a parking lot by $900,000 after reopening the record and adjusting the reversion rate to reflect the record, resulting in a slightly higher valuation. 

  • May 09, 2025

    NY Boosts Payroll Tax For Large Biz, Cuts Income Tax Rates

    New York will reduce income taxes on lower- to middle-income taxpayers, increase payroll taxes for big businesses in the New York City metro area and allow tax liabilities to be pushed out to partners under a budget bill that Gov. Kathy Hochul signed Friday.

  • May 09, 2025

    Justice Souter Was An Unexpected Force Of Moderation

    Justice David Souter, who saw the high court as a moderating force apart from the messiness of politics, subverted the expectations of liberals and conservatives alike during his 19 years on the bench.

  • May 09, 2025

    Taxation With Representation: Paul Weiss, Weil, V&E, Torys

    In this week's Taxation With Representation, 3G Capital takes Skechers private, Sunoco LP buys Parkland Corp., and BCE Inc. and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board launch a wholesale network provider called Network FiberCo.

  • May 09, 2025

    NJ Nonprofit Owed Mansion Tax Refund, Court Says

    New Jersey must refund a nonprofit's payment of the state's mansion tax despite the refund request being late, the state's tax court ruled, because the payment was erroneous.

  • May 09, 2025

    Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter Dies At 85

    Retired Justice David H. Souter, who served on the U.S. Supreme Court from 1990 to 2009, has died at 85, the court announced Friday. 

  • May 08, 2025

    Ind. Allows Credit For Taxes Paid On Behalf Of Pass-Throughs

    Indiana authorized electing pass-through entities to claim a credit for taxes paid on their behalf under a bill signed by the governor.

  • May 08, 2025

    Ore. Tax Court Says Extra Out-Of-State Credit Properly Denied

    A couple who are part-time residents in Oregon had an additional amount of out-of-state tax credits they claimed for tax paid in Wisconsin properly denied, the Oregon Tax Court ruled.

  • May 08, 2025

    Ohio Tax Board Limits Public Access To Hearings, Recordings

    The Ohio Board of Tax Appeals carved out an exception to its rule that all hearings are open to the public and barred individuals from recording hearings under adopted regulatory amendments.

  • May 08, 2025

    Colo. TABOR Suit Plan Dies As Legislative Session Ends

    A legislative resolution to force a suit to determine the constitutionality of Colorado's Taxpayers Bill of Rights fell short as the state's General Assembly adjourned without bringing the measure to a vote in the state House of Representatives.

  • May 08, 2025

    NY Man Not On Hook For Coffee Shop's Taxes

    A New York man was misrepresented as a coffee shop's treasurer on its tax forms and is not responsible for the shop's sales and use tax liability, a state administrative law judge ruled in a determination released Thursday.

  • May 08, 2025

    Minn. Senate Panel OKs Package With Social Media Data Tax

    Minnesota would impose an excise tax on data collection by social media companies, along with other tax increases and policy changes, under legislation approved Thursday by a Senate committee.

  • May 08, 2025

    NY Man Cleared From Co.'s Sales Tax, Due To Incarceration

    A New York man is not liable for a company's sales and use tax because he was incarcerated at the time that the documents showing he was the responsible party were filled out, a state administrative law judge said in a determination released Thursday.

  • May 08, 2025

    Colo. Lawmakers OK End To Deduction For Free Sports Bets

    Colorado would reduce, then end, its deduction for sports betting operators for free bets placed by players under a bill sent to the governor. 

  • May 08, 2025

    Mo. General Revenue Through April Down $88M

    Missouri's general fund revenue from July through April fell $88 million compared with the same period last fiscal year, according to the state Department of Revenue.

  • May 08, 2025

    NH Revenues $42M Lower Than Projected

    New Hampshire's total revenue receipts from July through April were $42 million weaker than expected, according to a report by the state Department of Administrative Services.

Expert Analysis

  • Litigation Inspiration: Honoring Your Learned Profession

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    About 30,000 people who took the bar exam in July will learn they passed this fall, marking a fitting time for all attorneys to remember that they are members in a specialty club of learned professionals — and the more they can keep this in mind, the more benefits they will see, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.

  • AI May Limit Key Learning Opportunities For Young Attorneys

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    The thing that’s so powerful about artificial intelligence is also what’s most scary about it — its ability to detect patterns may curtail young attorneys’ chance to practice the lower-level work of managing cases, preventing them from ever honing the pattern recognition skills that undergird creative lawyering, says Sarah Murray at Trialcraft.

  • Why Now Is The Time For Law Firms To Hire Lateral Partners

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    Partner and associate mobility data from the second quarter of this year suggest that there's never been a better time in recent years for law firms to hire lateral candidates, particularly experienced partners — though this necessitates an understanding of potential red flags, say Julie Henson and Greg Hamman at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.

  • Considering Possible PR Risks Of Certain Legal Tactics

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    Disney and American Airlines recently abandoned certain litigation tactics in two lawsuits after fierce public backlash, illustrating why corporate counsel should consider the reputational implications of any legal strategy and partner with their communications teams to preempt public relations concerns, says Chris Gidez at G7 Reputation Advisory.

  • It's No Longer Enough For Firms To Be Trusted Advisers

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    Amid fierce competition for business, the transactional “trusted adviser” paradigm from which most firms operate is no longer sufficient — they should instead aim to become trusted partners with their most valuable clients, says Stuart Maister at Strategic Narrative.

  • Frames Of Deference: SALT In Review

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    From a challenge to New York state regulations that follows on the end of Chevron deference to a court ruling siding with the Nebraska Revenue Department's view of a tax deduction, RSM's David Brunori offers his thoughts on noteworthy state and local tax news.

  • Navigating A Potpourri Of Possible Transparency Act Pitfalls

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    Despite the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's continued release of guidance for complying with the Corporate Transparency Act, its interpretation remains in flux, making it important for companies to understand potentially problematic areas of ambiguity in the practical application of the law, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • How Methods Are Evolving In Textualist Interpretations

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    Textualists at the U.S. Supreme Court are increasingly considering new methods such as corpus linguistics and surveys to evaluate what a statute's text communicates to an ordinary reader, while lower courts even mull large language models like ChatGPT as supplements, says Kevin Tobia at Georgetown Law.

  • Local Taxes And Repercussions: SALT In Review

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    From a study of local taxes to news that corporations will relocate to tax-friendlier places, RSM's David Brunori offers his thoughts on noteworthy state and local tax news.

  • Financial Incentives May Alleviate Affordable Housing Crisis

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    There is a wide array of financial incentives and assistance that the government can provide to both real estate developers and individuals to chip away at the housing affordability problem from multiple angles, say Eric DeBear and Madeline Williams at Cozen.

  • Why Attorneys Should Consider Community Leadership Roles

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    Volunteering and nonprofit board service are complementary to, but distinct from, traditional pro bono work, and taking on these community leadership roles can produce dividends for lawyers, their firms and the nonprofit causes they support, says Katie Beacham at Kilpatrick.

  • Firms Must Offer A Trifecta Of Services In Post-Chevron World

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    After the U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo decision overturning Chevron deference, law firms will need to integrate litigation, lobbying and communications functions to keep up with the ramifications of the ruling and provide adequate counsel quickly, says Neil Hare at Dentons.

  • 5 Tips To Succeed In A Master Of Laws Program And Beyond

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    As lawyers and recent law school graduates begin their Master of Laws coursework across the country, they should keep a few pointers in mind to get the most out of their programs and kick-start successful careers in their practice areas, says Kelley Miller at Reed Smith.

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