State & Local
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May 19, 2025
Tax Pact Panel Advances Plan On Sourcing Code Purchases
A Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board panel advanced a proposal Monday to specify that the sales tax treatment of authorization codes would match the tax rules for the products or services that they can be redeemed for by consumers.
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May 19, 2025
Professor Living In Conn. Subject To NY Teleworker Tax
A tax professor who lives in Connecticut but teaches in New York falls under the jurisdiction of New York's policy of taxing nonresidents and is not entitled to a refund for days worked at home, the state's Tax Appeals Tribunal said.
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May 19, 2025
Texas Voters To Decide On Barring Tax On Estate Transfers
Texas voters will 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 joint resolution approved by state lawmakers.
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May 19, 2025
States Weighing Tax Updates To Account For Penny's End
State tax administrators have begun internal discussions about how to tackle President Donald Trump's intent to eliminate the penny, including whether statutes on rounding would require updating and how to handle sales without discriminating against transactions with cashless payments.
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May 19, 2025
Broadband Group Backs Charter In $7.8M NY Tax Case
A New York tribunal's ruling that Charter is ineligible for a tax break allowed for certain technology companies and is liable for a $7.8 million tax assessment should be reversed, a broadband trade group told a state appeals court.
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May 19, 2025
La. Museum's Hotel Exempt From Property Tax, Board Says
A Louisiana hotel operated by the nonprofit National World War II museum is exempt from property taxes because most of its revenue is dedicated to the museum's charitable purpose, the state Board of Tax Appeals said.
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May 19, 2025
Ala. Decoupled From TCJA For Research Expense Deduction
Alabama taxpayers can deduct research expenses from their income now that the state has decoupled from a portion of the聽Tax Cuts and Jobs Act under a bill signed by the governor.
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May 19, 2025
Virginia General Revenue Collection Through April Up $1.4B
Virginia's total general fund revenue from July through April outpaced last year's for that period by $1.4 billion, according to the state Department of Accounts.
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May 19, 2025
Ga. Updates Tax Law Conformity With Internal Revenue Code
Georgia updated the conformity of its tax laws with the Internal Revenue Code under a bill signed by Gov. Brian Kemp.
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May 19, 2025
Miss. Tax Collection Through April Falls $31M From Last Year
Mississippi's total tax collection from July through April lagged $31 million behind the amount for the same period last fiscal year, according to a report by the state Department of Revenue.
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May 19, 2025
NY Tax Collection In April Rises $2B From Last Year
New York's total tax collection in April outpaced last year's total for the month by $2.26 billion, according to a report by the state Department of Taxation and Finance.
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May 19, 2025
Ala. To Hike Tax Exemption For Biz Tangible Personal Property
Alabama will increase its property tax exemption for tangible personal property owned by businesses under a bill signed by the governor.
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May 16, 2025
Ala. Doubles Tax Tribunal Assessment Appeal Time
Alabama doubled the amount of time it gives taxpayers to appeal assessments to the state tax tribunal or a circuit court under a bill signed by the governor.
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May 16, 2025
Full Pa. Court OKs Panel's Nix Of Tax On Real Estate Transfer
A panel of Pennsylvania appellate judges properly ruled that a state board wrongfully imposed a real estate transfer tax on the transfer of a partnership interest in a real estate company from one trust to another, the court ruled en banc.聽
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May 16, 2025
Key House Panel Advances Budget With $3.8T Tax Overhaul
The House Budget Committee voted late Sunday to approve the chamber's budget reconciliation package, including a $3.8 trillion tax bill that would renew and make permanent large parts of the GOP's 2017 tax overhaul law.
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May 16, 2025
The Tax Angle: Year-End Extenders, IRS Direct File
From a look at the possibility of Congress passing a year-end budget and tax extenders bill to efforts to keep the IRS Direct File program afloat, here's a peek into a reporter's notebook on a few of the week's developing tax stories.
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May 16, 2025
Skechers Must Foot $155K Tax Bill, Mass. Board Says
Skechers' income must be apportioned to Massachusetts under the state's rule for manufacturers, a Massachusetts tax board ruled in an opinion released Friday, upholding a $155,000 tax assessment, plus penalties and interest, against the footwear company.
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May 16, 2025
Oregon Lowers Revenue Forecast For Biennium By $162M
The forecast of Oregon's general fund revenue for the 2023-2025 biennium was lowered by $162 million, according to a report released by the state Office of Economic Analysis.
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May 16, 2025
Mich. Farm Gets Only Partial Exemption, Court Says
A Michigan property that has farmland, an apple orchard and an area used for tourism activities is eligible for only a partial agricultural exemption, the state appeals court ruled.
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May 16, 2025
Nebraska Net Receipts Through April Level With Estimates
Nebraska's net general fund receipts from July through April were in line with budget forecasts, according to a report by the state Department of Revenue, but trailed last year's collection by $1 billion.
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May 16, 2025
Ark. Co.'s Campus Food Services Tax-Exempt, Court Affirms
Arkansas' sales tax doesn't apply to a company's food sales on a college campus, the state appeals court affirmed, because the meal plans were sales for resale and exempt from tax.
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May 16, 2025
Taxation With Representation: Blakes, Davies, Goodmans
In this week's Taxation With Representation, Charter Communications Inc. merges with Cox Communications, Hub International Ltd. boosts its valuation after securing an investment, Pan American Silver Corp. acquires Mag Silver Corp. and Robinhood buys WonderFi.
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May 16, 2025
Minn. Senate Bill Would End Tax On Some Health Services
Minnesota would exempt several health services from the state's 1.8% health provider tax under legislation introduced Friday in the state Senate.
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May 16, 2025
Massachusetts Board Won't Lower Greenhouse Tax Value
The owner of a Boston property with a greenhouse failed to show evidence that it was overvalued, the state Appellate Tax Board said in an opinion released Friday, rejecting the owner's comparable-assessment analysis and other arguments.
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May 16, 2025
Colorado Ending Tax Deduction For Free Sports Bets
The tax deduction now available to Colorado sports betting operators for free bets by players will decrease and then disappear under legislation signed by Gov. Jared Polis.
Expert Analysis
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5 Ways To Create Effective Mock Assignments For Associates
In order to effectively develop associates鈥� critical thinking skills, firms should design mock assignments that contain a few key ingredients, from messy fact patterns to actionable feedback, says Abdi Shayesteh at AltaClaro.
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Mentorship Resolutions For The New Year
Attorneys tend to focus on personal achievements or career milestones when they set yearly goals, but one important area often gets overlooked in this process 鈥� mentoring relationships, which are some of the most effective tools for professional growth, say Kelly Galligan at Rutan & Tucker and Andra Greene at Phillips ADR.
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5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2025
Lawyers and their clients must be prepared to navigate an evolving litigation funding market in 2025, made more complicated by a new administration and the increasing overall cost of litigation, says Jeffery Lula at GLS Capital.
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Rethinking Litigation Risk And What It Really Means To Win
Attorneys have a tendency to overestimate litigation risk before summary judgment and underestimate risk after it, but an eight-stage litigation framework can clarify risk at different points and help litigators reassess what true success looks like in any particular case, says Joshua Libling at Arcadia Finance.
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Bad Ideas From Coast To Coast: SALT In Review
From calls for higher taxes in Washington state to New Jersey's tax credits for Netflix, RSM's David Brunori offers his thoughts on noteworthy state and local tax news.
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No, Litigation Funders Are Not 'Fleeing' The District Of Del.
A recent study claimed that litigation funders have 鈥渇led鈥� Delaware federal court due to a standing order requiring disclosure of third-party financing, but responsible funders have no problem litigating in this jurisdiction, and many other factors could explain the decline in filings, say Will Freeman and Sarah Tsou at Omni Bridgeway.
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5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2025 And Beyond
In the year to come, e-discovery will be shaped by new and emerging trends, from the adoption of artificial intelligence provisions in protective orders, to the proliferation of emojis as a source of evidence in contemporary litigation, say attorneys at Littler.
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Illinois Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q4
While the last quarter of 2024 didn't bring any notable state financial legislation, Illinois banks did see developments in the challenge to the Interchange Fee Prohibition Act, and received some awaited guidance on credit line disclosures and bank-fintech relationships, say attorneys at Dykema.
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7 Ways 2nd Trump Administration May Affect Partner Hiring
President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House will likely have a number of downstream effects on partner hiring in the legal industry, from accelerated hiring timelines to increased vetting of prospective employees, say recruiters at Macrae.
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E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Custodian Selection
Several recent rulings make clear that the proportionality of additional proposed custodians will depend on whether the custodians have unique relevant documents, and producing parties should consider whether information already in the record will show that they have relevant documents that otherwise might not be produced, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Exploring Venue Strategy For Trump-Era Regulatory Litigation
Litigation will likely play a prominent role in shaping policy outcomes during the second Trump administration, and stakeholders have several tools at their disposal to steer regulatory litigation toward more favorable venues, say attorneys at Covington.
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Tops In Their Field: SALT In Review
RSM's David Brunori begins 2025 with a second annual roundup of the nation's best state tax agencies.
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How Changes In State Gift Card Laws May Affect Cos. In 2025
2024 state legislative movements around the escheatment of unused gift card balances and consumer fraud protections should prompt issuers to consider whether changes in company domicile or blanket cash-back policies are needed in the new year, say attorneys at Alston & Bird.