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State & Local

  • 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.

  • April 25, 2025

    Florida House OKs Cutting Sales Tax Rate

    Florida would reduce the state's sales tax rate as part of a bill passed Friday by the state House of Representatives, but lawmakers voted down an amendment that would have instituted combined reporting for the state's corporate income tax.

  • April 25, 2025

    Taxation With Representation: Dechert, Brown Rudnick

    In this week's Taxation With Representation, Boeing sells parts of its digital aviation solutions business to Thoma Bravo, Baker Tilly and Moss Adams join forces, Mobico sells its U.S. school bus business to I Squared Capital, and Apollo commits to a joint venture with Bullrock Energy Ventures.

  • April 24, 2025

    Tax Bills To Watch As Wash. Lawmakers Wind Down For Year

    Washington state lawmakers, facing a Sunday deadline to wrap up their work for the year, are rushing to get several tax bills to the finish line with the potential to significantly change policy in the state. Here, Law360 looks at key tax bills before the Legislature in the final days of its session.

  • April 24, 2025

    Md. Extends Tax Exemption To All Housing Agency Nonprofits

    Maryland expanded a tax exemption for property owned by nonprofit entities created by public housing authorities in certain jurisdictions to include all such entities in the state under a bill signed by the governor.

  • April 24, 2025

    Md. To Allow Baltimore Tax Hike On Vacant Nonprofit Property

    Baltimore will be able to impose a special property tax rate on nonprofit owned properties that have gone untouched for at least five years under a bill signed by the Maryland governor. 

  • April 24, 2025

    Md. To Allow Counties To Negotiate Payments With Broadband

    Maryland counties will be able to negotiate payments with broadband providers instead of imposing property tax on the providers' real and personal property under bills signed by the governor.

  • April 24, 2025

    Md. Authorizes Property Tax Breaks For Affordable Housing

    Maryland authorized county governments to exempt real property used for rental housing from local property taxes if the owner maintains a portion of the property as affordable housing and enters a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement under legislation signed by the governor.

  • April 24, 2025

    RI Bill Seeks Tax On Commercial Property Sales Over $1.5M

    Rhode Island would create a new conveyance tax on commercial property sales over $1.5 million under a bill introduced in the state House of Representatives.

  • April 24, 2025

    Minn. Gov. Renews Pitch For HMO Tax Hike, Sales Tax Change

    Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz repeated his call for a tax increase on health maintenance organizations and changes to the state sales tax in his annual address to state lawmakers, echoing policies floated in his initial budget proposal in January.

  • April 24, 2025

    Ohio House Bill Seeks Tax Credits For Fixing, Training Dogs

    Ohio would offer an income tax credit for the cost for dog owners of spaying or neutering their pets or enrolling them in training courses under legislation in the state House.

  • April 24, 2025

    Md. Expands Property Tax Breaks For Child Care Facilities

    Maryland expanded a property tax exemption to large family child care homes and increased its maximum annual property tax credit amount for child care facilities under bills signed by the governor.

  • April 24, 2025

    Ohio Senate Bill Would Increase Mining Severance Tax Rates

    Ohio would increase severance tax rates on certain mined products under legislation introduced in the state Senate.

  • April 24, 2025

    RI House Bill Would End Boat Sales Tax Exemption

    Rhode Island would get rid of its sales and use tax exemption for boat sales under a bill introduced in the state House of Representatives.

  • April 24, 2025

    NY Tribunal Says Spouse Who Worked In UK Owes State Tax

    A man who worked in London during an unofficial separation from his New York-based spouse qualified as a New York resident for income tax purposes, the state's Tax Appeals Tribunal said in an opinion released Thursday.

  • April 24, 2025

    ND General Revenue Misses Estimate By $10M

    North Dakota's general revenue collection from July 2023 to March underperformed a forecast by roughly $10 million, according to a report by the state Legislative Council.

  • April 23, 2025

    NY, 11 Other States Sue Trump Administration To Block Tariffs

    A dozen states are seeking to block tariffs the Trump administration imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, claiming in a lawsuit Wednesday the tariffs illegally constitute unprecedented tax hikes on Americans and violate constitutional separations of powers

  • April 23, 2025

    Trump Says 145% Tariffs On China Will Fall Significantly

    The U.S.' tariffs on China will end up nowhere near 145%, the current level for most Chinese goods, but they will not go away entirely, President Donald Trump said in the Oval Office.

  • April 23, 2025

    Ore. Race Car Driver Can't Deduct Biz Losses, Court Says

    An Oregon race car builder and driver cannot deduct $14,000 in losses related to the activity from his state taxable income because it did not qualify as a business, the state's tax court said in a ruling that also made adjustments to his income.

Expert Analysis

  • Speaking Of Ideas Hard To Swallow: SALT In Review

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    From a Pennsylvania bill that would force corporate tax disclosure to a proposed candy tax in California, RSM's David Brunori offers his thoughts on noteworthy state and local tax news.

  • Requiring Leave To File Amicus Briefs Is A Bad Idea

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    A proposal to amend the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure that would require parties to get court permission before filing federal amicus briefs would eliminate the long-standing practice of consent filing and thereby make the process less open and democratic, says Lawrence Ebner at the Atlantic Legal Foundation and DRI Center.

  • 4 Ways To Motivate Junior Attorneys To Bring Their Best

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    As Gen Z and younger millennial attorneys increasingly express dissatisfaction with their work and head for the exits, the lawyers who manage them must understand and attend to their needs and priorities to boost engagement and increase retention, says Stacey Schwartz at Katten.

  • Former Minn. Chief Justice Instructs On Writing Better Briefs

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    Former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea, now at Greenberg Traurig, offers strategies on writing more effective appellate briefs from her time on the bench.

  • Stay Interviews Are Key To Retaining Legal Talent

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    Even as the economy shifts and layoffs continue, law firms still want to retain their top attorneys, and so-called stay interviews — informal conversations with employees to identify potential issues before they lead to turnover — can be a crucial tool for improving retention and morale, say Tina Cohen Nicol and Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey.

  • 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.

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