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  • April 29, 2025

    NY Court Upholds PL 86-272 Regulations, Bars Retroactivity

    A New York rule allowing state taxation of nonsolicitation business activities over the internet isn't barred by a federal law providing limited protections against state income tax, but the rule cannot apply retroactively, a state Supreme Court ruled.

  • April 29, 2025

    MTC Group To Weigh Updating Airline, Broadcaster Tax Rules

    A Multistate Tax Commission committee gave the green light Tuesday for a work group to consider ways to revise the intergovernmental agency's decades-old sourcing regulations for airlines and broadcasting companies to account for how they generate income from current business practices.

  • April 29, 2025

    Hochul, Legislators Agree On Budget With Small-Biz Tax Cuts

    New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and lawmakers agreed on a budget plan with payroll mobility tax relief for small businesses and a $1 billion tax cut for middle- and low-income residents, the governor said, despite critics saying the plan leaves the state exposed to federal cuts.

  • April 29, 2025

    Kansas To Require Single Sales Factor For Multistate Cos.

    Kansas will require multistate corporations to switch from the three-factor apportionment method for income to a single-sales-factor apportionment method and to market-based sourcing of receipts under a bill signed by the governor.

  • April 29, 2025

    Kan. Creates Sales Tax Exemption For Data Center Developers

    Kansas established a sales tax exemption for businesses that build and make purchases for the development of data centers in the state under a bill signed by the governor.

  • April 28, 2025

    Court Urged To Reconsider Jurisdiction In Tribal Tariff Row

    Blackfeet Nation members are asking a Montana federal judge to reconsider an order to transfer their challenge against President Donald Trump's tariffs on imports from Canada and abroad to the U.S. Court of International Trade, saying the decision is based on the constitutional question of the Indian commerce clause.

  • April 28, 2025

    Mich. Justices Won't Hear Cos.' Bid To Adjust Asset Basis

    Michigan's highest court declined Monday to review an appeals court's decision that two companies may not account for depreciation they didn't receive credit for under Michigan law to increase the basis of assets they sold when determining their state tax liabilities.

  • April 28, 2025

    Colo. House OKs Tax Break For Employee-Owned Businesses

    Colorado would offer a $1 million state tax deduction and other tax benefits for conversions of businesses into worker-owned cooperatives under a bill approved Monday by the state House of Representatives.

  • April 28, 2025

    Reds, Bengals Stadiums' Land Tax Upheld By Ohio Board

    The land on which the stadiums for the Cincinnati Bengals and Cincinnati Reds reside are subject to property tax, but parking facilities near the sports complexes are tax-exempt because they are used for public purposes, the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals ruled.

  • April 28, 2025

    Maine Revenue Surpasses Forecast By $8M Through March

    Maine's general revenue collection from July through March outperformed a forecast by $8 million, according to a report by the state Department of Administrative and Financial Services.

  • April 28, 2025

    Mo. Proposed Rule Outlines SALT Cap Workaround

    The Missouri Department of Revenue would carry out a law that allows members of pass-through entities to opt out of the state's entity-level tax that bypasses the $10,000 federal cap on state and local tax deductions under a proposed regulation.

  • April 28, 2025

    Ore. Tax Court Allows Partial Deduction For Timber Biz Owner

    The owner of an Oregon timber business can make a partial deduction from gross income for contract labor expenses, but the rest of his claimed deductions were properly recalculated by a state Department of Revenue auditor, the Oregon Tax Court ruled.

  • April 28, 2025

    Ark. Will Exempt Groceries From State Sales Tax

    Arkansas will exempt groceries from state sales and use tax starting in 2026 under a bill signed into law by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

  • April 28, 2025

    Colo. House Panel OKs Axing Deduction For Free Sports Bets

    Colorado would eliminate a tax deduction for sports betting operators for free bets placed by players under a bill approved by the state House Appropriations Committee.

  • April 28, 2025

    Ala. Couple Failed To Abandon Domicile, Tribunal Says

    A couple who left Alabama for work in other states owe income tax for the 2014 and 2019 tax years because they failed to abandon their domicile, the state's Tax Tribunal ruled.

  • April 28, 2025

    Colo. Ends Tax Reimbursement For Destroyed Property

    Colorado will no longer provide reimbursements for property taxes when real or business property is destroyed by natural causes under legislation signed by Gov. Jared Polis.

  • April 28, 2025

    Md. Expands Tax Break For Biz-Owned Child Care Property

    Maryland expanded eligibility for a property tax credit for Anne Arundel County businesses that dedicate a portion of their property to child care services under a bill signed by the governor.

  • April 25, 2025

    Feds Say Tariff Fight Belongs In International Trade Court

    The Trump administration wants to litigate a challenge to its tariffs in a federal trade court, not the D.C. district court, arguing that the U.S. Court of International Trade is the only venue with jurisdiction to hear the case.

  • April 25, 2025

    Detroit Man Gets 5 Years For Tax Refund Laundering

    A Detroit man was sentenced Friday in Maryland federal court to five years in prison for his role in laundering money stolen from federal and North Carolina state tax refunds and was ordered to pay $604,000 in restitution.

  • April 25, 2025

    Colo. House Panel OKs Upgrade Of Sales Tax Search Engine

    Colorado would enhance its online search engine for sales and use tax license information under legislation approved unanimously Friday by a House panel.

  • April 25, 2025

    Colo. House Panel OKs Employee Ownership Tax Break

    Worker-owned cooperatives in Colorado could deduct $1 million from their state taxable income and enjoy other tax breaks under legislation approved Friday by a state House panel.

  • April 25, 2025

    State Coffers, Businesses Brace For Tariffs' SALT Impacts

    President Donald Trump's new tariffs could impose further pressures on state coffers that were already experiencing a slowdown in tax collections while underscoring the need for businesses to ensure they are complying with state sales tax obligations on the charges.

  • April 25, 2025

    For Now, Calif. Won't Extend False Claims Act To Tax Matters

    California's latest attempt to expand the state's False Claims Act to tax matters, a bill that had the support of the state attorney general, has failed for now after dying in committee.

  • April 25, 2025

    Remote Workers Get 2nd Shot At Cleveland Tax Interest Case

    Two Ohio taxpayers can move forward with their proposed class suit claiming that the city of Cleveland owes interest on income tax refund payments to nonresidents and that it improperly withheld tax on some income, a state appeals court ruled.

  • April 25, 2025

    Red Light Program Contractor Loses Ohio Sales Tax Protest

    A contractor operating a red light enforcement program for the city of Cleveland is liable for sales tax on purchases of utility poles related to that operation, the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals said Friday.

Expert Analysis

  • 6 Tips For Maximizing After-Tax Returns In Private M&A Deals

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    With potential tax legislation likely to spur a surge in private business sales, sellers can make the most of after-tax proceeds with strategies that include price allocation and qualified investment options, say Isaac Grossman and Daniel Studin at Morrison Cohen.

  • After A Brief Hiccup, The 'Rocket Docket' Soars Back To No. 1

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    The Eastern District of Virginia’s precipitous 2022 fall from its storied rocket docket status appears to have been a temporary aberration, as recent statistics reveal that the court is once again back on top as the fastest federal civil trial court in the nation, says Robert Tata at Hunton.

  • Recruitment Trends In Emerging Law Firm Frontiers

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    BigLaw firms are facing local recruitment challenges as they increasingly establish offices in cities outside of the major legal hubs, requiring them to weigh various strategies for attracting talent that present different risks and benefits, says Tom Hanlon at Buchanan Law.

  • Money, Money, Money: Limiting White Collar Wealth Evidence

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    As courts increasingly recognize that allowing unfettered evidence of wealth could prejudice a jury against a defendant, white collar defense counsel should consider several avenues for excluding visual evidence of a lavish lifestyle at trial, says Jonathan Porter at Husch Blackwell.

  • How Associates Can Build A Professional Image

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    As hybrid work arrangements become the norm in the legal industry, early-career attorneys must be proactive in building and maintaining a professional presence in both physical and digital settings, ensuring that their image aligns with their long-term career goals, say Lana Manganiello at Equinox Strategy Partners and Estelle Winsett at Estelle Winsett Professional Image Consulting.

  • Firms Must Rethink How They Train New Lawyers In AI Age

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    As law firms begin to use generative artificial intelligence to complete lower-level legal tasks, they’ll need to consider new ways to train summer associates and early-career attorneys, keeping in mind the five stages of skill acquisition, says Liisa Thomas at Sheppard Mullin.

  • Think Like A Lawyer: Always Be Closing

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    When a lawyer presents their case with the right propulsive structure throughout trial, there is little need for further argument after the close of evidence — and in fact, rehashing it all may test jurors’ patience — so attorneys should consider other strategies for closing arguments, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

  • Credit Cards And Trading Cards: SALT In Review

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    From Mastercard's loss in a South Carolina court case to the taxability of trading cards imported to California, RSM's David Brunori offers his thoughts on noteworthy state and local tax news.

  • Calif. Budget Will Likely Have Unexpected Tax Consequences

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    A temporary suspension of net operating loss deductions and business incentive tax credits, likely to be approved on June 15 as part of California’s next budget, may create unanticipated tax liabilities for businesses that modeled recently completed transactions on current law, says Myra Sutanto Shen at Wilson Sonsini.

  • Litigation Inspiration: Attys Can Be Heroic Like Olympians

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    Although litigation won’t earn anyone an Olympic medal in Paris this summer, it can be worthy of the same lasting honor if attorneys exercise focused restraint — seeking both their clients’ interests and those of the court — instead of merely pursuing every advantage short of sanctionable conduct, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.

  • Lean Into The 'Great Restoration' To Retain Legal Talent

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    As the “great resignation,” in which employees voluntarily left their jobs in droves, has largely dissipated, legal employers should now work toward the idea of a “great restoration,” adopting strategies to effectively hire, onboard and retain top legal talent, says Molly McGrath at Hiring & Empowering Solutions.

  • How Cannabis Rescheduling May Alter Paraphernalia Imports

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    The Biden administration's recent proposal to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana use raises questions about how U.S. Customs and Border Protection enforcement policies may shift when it comes to enforcing a separate federal ban on marijuana accessory imports, says R. Kevin Williams at Clark Hill.

  • Fishing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Atop the list of ways fishing makes me a better lawyer is the relief it offers from the chronic stress of a demanding caseload, but it has also improved my listening skills and patience, and has served as an exceptional setting for building earnest relationships, says Steven DeGeorge​​​​​​​ at Robinson Bradshaw.

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