State & Local
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July 14, 2025
Missouri Net Revenue Rises $2M From Prior Year
Missouri's total net revenue collections from July 2024 through June outperformed the total for the prior fiscal year by roughly $2 million, according to the state Office of Administration.
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July 14, 2025
Ohio Revenue Beats Estimate For Year By $972M
Ohio's general fund revenue from July 2024 through June exceeded a forecast by $972 million, according to the state Office of Budget and Management.
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July 14, 2025
DC Bill Seeks Entity-Level Tax For Pass-Throughs
The District of Columbia would let pass-through entities elect to be taxed at the entity level and would provide a tax credit for members of such entities under a bill referred to a D.C. Council committee Monday.
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July 11, 2025
GOP Budget Bill May Not Be The End For PL 86-272 Revisions
State representatives celebrated the removal of a provision from the federal budget reconciliation bill that sought to broaden state income tax protections for businesses, but they may need to stay on the lookout for future tax preemption proposals from Congress.
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July 11, 2025
PepsiCo Challenges $2.1M Tax Penalty In Ill. Supreme Court
Illinois' justices should overturn lower court decisions allowing $2.1 million in penalties on PepsiCo for categorizing Frito-Lay expatriates' compensation as foreign payroll, a categorization that excluded Frito-Lay's profits from PepsiCo's state income tax calculations, the food and beverage giant said in a petition.
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July 11, 2025
Alaska Shifts Car Rental Tax Collection Liability, Cuts Rate
Alaska changed who must collect and remit an excise tax on rentals of passenger vehicles arranged through certain platform companies and lowered the tax's rate under a bill that became law without the governor's signature.
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July 11, 2025
The Tax Angle: Church Politics, Budget Talk, Disaster Relief
From a look at the IRS' statement relaxing a 71-year-old ban on political endorsements by churches to talk of a second budget reconciliation bill this year and the passage of disaster tax relief legislation, here's a peek into a reporter's notebook on a few developing tax stories.
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July 11, 2025
Colo. Says Modular Home Co.'s Purchases Tax-Exempt
A company is exempt from sales tax on its purchases of materials to build modular homes in Colorado, the state's Department of Revenue said in a ruling released Friday, finding the materials fall under the state's wholesale exemption.
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July 11, 2025
Ky. General Revenue Through June Up $132M
Kentucky's general revenue collection from July 2024 through June was $132 million higher than the same period last year, according to the Office of State Budget Director.
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July 11, 2025
Pa. House OKs State Actions To Combat False Claims
Pennsylvania would allow the state's attorney general to pursue actions against people who make false claims to use state programs under a bill passed by the state House of Representatives.
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July 11, 2025
Pa. Revenue Up $321M From Forecast For Fiscal Year
Pennsylvania collected $321 million more in general fund revenue than expected in fiscal year 2025, according to a report released Friday by the state's Department of Revenue.
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July 11, 2025
Taxation With Representation: Davis Polk, Kirkland, Cassels
In this week's Taxation With Representation, Merck buys U.K. drugmaker Verona Pharma, CoreWeave acquires fellow data center company Core Scientific, Royal Gold acquires Sandstorm Gold and Horizon Copper, and Italian food company Ferrero buys WK Kellogg.
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July 11, 2025
Calif. Revenue Tops Forecast For Year By $3.7B
California's net revenue collection in the fiscal year that ended last month outpaced an estimate by $3.7 billion, the state controller's office reported.
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July 11, 2025
Minn. Revenue Surpasses Estimate By $847M
Minnesota's total revenue from July 2024 through June beat an estimate by $847 million, according to the state's management and budget office.
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July 11, 2025
Minn. Tax Court Boosts Value Of Macy's Property By $6M
The Minnesota Tax Court boosted the tax valuation of a Macy's store by nearly $6 million, adopting elements of the local assessor's cost analysis and finding that that property's highest and best use was its continued operation as an anchor department store.
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July 10, 2025
Pa. Sens. Unveil Bipartisan Plan To Legalize Marijuana
Pennsylvania lawmakers on Thursday unveiled a new bipartisan legislative proposal to legalize and regulate the sale of recreational marijuana in the Keystone State, after a previous proposal to legalize the sale of pot through state-run stores failed in the state Senate.
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July 10, 2025
Missouri Creates Exemptions For Capital Gains, Sales Tax
Missouri will exempt capital gains from the state's income tax and create sales tax exemptions for broadband equipment, feminine hygiene products and diapers under a bill the state's governor signed Thursday.
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July 10, 2025
Cannabis Tax Hike Delay Clears Calif. Senate Committee
California would delay a statutorily required increase to its cannabis excise tax by five years, reinstating a lower rate that was in place before July 1, under a bill advanced by the state Senate's Revenue and Taxation Committee.
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July 10, 2025
Mass. Panel Cuts Shopping Center's Tax Value By $1.5M
A Massachusetts panel lowered the tax valuation of a shopping center by about $1.5 million in an opinion released Thursday, an amount less than what the property's owner sought.
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July 10, 2025
Texas Gov. Calls Special Session To Tackle Local Property Tax
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a proclamation calling the Legislature to a special session later this month, outlining nearly two dozen agenda items including limiting property tax increases by local jurisdictions.
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July 10, 2025
Ga. General Fund Receipts Through June Up $668M
Georgia's general fund receipts in the 2025 fiscal year were $668 million higher than in the last fiscal year, according to the state Department of Revenue.
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July 10, 2025
Mass. Tax Panel Rejects Effort To Cut $1.45M Condo Value
The owner of a Massachusetts condo unit failed to present adequate evidence to lower its assessment of $1.45 million, the state's Appellate Tax Board said in an opinion released Thursday, rejecting the owner's comparable sales analyses.
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July 09, 2025
Pacific Life Calls $11M Florida Income Tax Unconstitutional
Pacific Life Insurance Co. asked a Florida court to void a $10.7 million income tax assessment on its sale of interest in an aircraft financing and leasing group, saying the state's tax agency incorrectly classified the gain as business income.
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July 09, 2025
Colorado Activists Pitch Fee-Limiting Ballot Measures
Colorado would modify its Taxpayer's Bill of Rights to require voter approval of certain fee increases that fund similar purposes under a group of proposed ballot initiatives submitted to the state Legislative Council.
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July 09, 2025
Nashville Owners Must Face The Music As Tax Burden Surges
Property owners in Nashville are facing greater tax burdens in light of a recent jump in property valuations. Burr & Forman partner John F. Rogers Jr., a veteran real estate attorney in the city, spoke recently with Law360 Real Estate Authority about the market's evolution and how he is advising clients on approaching these latest financial developments.
Expert Analysis
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NY Tax Talk: Sourcing, Retroactivity, Information Services
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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Power To The Paralegals: The Value Of Unified State Licensing
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.
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How BigLaw Executive Orders May Affect Smaller Firms
Because of the types of cases they take on, solo practitioners, small law firms and public interest attorneys may find themselves more dramatically affected by the collective impact of recent government action involving the legal industry than even the BigLaw firms named in the executive orders, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.