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State & Local

  • June 09, 2025

    States Warned Of Budget Bill's Push To Broaden PL 86-272

    States and businesses should closely watch a provision in the budget reconciliation bill H.R. 1, or the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, that would expand the protections of a federal law that provides limited state income tax provisions for businesses, state tax professionals said Monday.

  • June 09, 2025

    Businesses Warn Fed. Circ. Against Pausing Block On Tariffs

    Thousands of businesses will suffer "irreparable harm" if the Federal Circuit halts the U.S. Court of International Trade's order that struck down President Donald Trump's global tariffs, a wine importer told the appellate court, urging against a long-term pause.

  • June 09, 2025

    Neb. Creates Credit For Defense Contractors' Worker Wages

    Nebraska will allow defense contractors to claim a tax credit against their income tax liability for 5% of the compensation paid to employees in the state under a bill signed by the governor.

  • June 09, 2025

    Colo. Excludes Certain Revenue Sources From TABOR Cap

    Colorado broadened the definitions of damages and certain property sales so that additional revenue sources are excluded from a revenue limit in the state's Taxpayer's Bill of Rights under a bill signed by the governor.

  • June 09, 2025

    Hawaii's Governor Will Veto Sunset For Tax Credits

    Hawaii Gov. Josh Green will veto a bill that would have created an automatic five-year sunset date for income tax credits, Green announced.

  • June 09, 2025

    Georgia General Fund Receipts Through May Up $536M

    Georgia's general fund revenue collection for July through May beat last year's collection for the same period by $536 million, according to a report by the governor's office.

  • June 09, 2025

    La. Lawmakers OK Tax Increase For Online Sports Betting

    Louisiana would increase the state's tax rate for online sports wagering to 21.5% from 15% under a bill passed by the Legislature and headed to the governor.

  • June 09, 2025

    La. Lawmakers OK Local Sales Tax Remittance Discount

    Businesses would be allowed to take a vendor's compensation deduction for timely remitted local sales taxes at rates specified in local ordinances under a bill passed by the Louisiana Legislature.

  • June 09, 2025

    La. Expands Marketplace Facilitator Definition For Sales Tax

    Louisiana will add accommodations intermediaries to its definition of marketplace facilitators for state and local sales and use tax purposes under a bill signed by the governor.

  • June 09, 2025

    Iowa Expands Property, Sales Tax Breaks For Data Centers

    Iowa expanded property tax and sales and use tax breaks for data centers to include leased facilities under legislation signed by the governor.

  • June 06, 2025

    Skechers' Licensing Deal Improper, Wis. Appeals Court Agrees

    Skechers USA lacked purpose, other than avoiding taxes, for creating a subsidiary and entering into transactions with it that resulted in the company claiming nearly half a billion dollars in deductions in Wisconsin, a state appeals court held, upholding a decision from the state's tax appeals commission.

  • June 06, 2025

    Minn. Special Session To Take Up Data Center Tax Tweak

    Minnesota would restrict its sales tax break for large data centers while also extending the exemption under an agreement revealed Friday by House Republican and Democratic leaders ahead of a special Legislature session that starts Monday.

  • June 06, 2025

    The Tax Angle: IRS Funding, Budget Markup, Insurance Woes

    From a look at upcoming Senate hearings on President Donald Trump's funding plans for the IRS to a potential markup of Republicans' $3.8 trillion budget reconciliation bill and the continuing crisis in homeowner insurance, here's a peek into a reporter's notebook on a few of the week's developing tax stories.

  • June 06, 2025

    Colo. To Vote On High-Earner Tax Hike For Free School Meals

    Colorado voters will choose whether to raise taxes on high earners to support the state's free school meals program and whether to let the state keep excess revenue already collected under legislation signed by Gov. Jared Polis.

  • June 06, 2025

    Conn. Appeals Court OKs Tax Penalty For Late Rental Form

    The owner of a Connecticut commercial property was correctly charged a tax penalty for failing to submit a form disclosing rental income on time, a state appeals court said Friday.

  • June 06, 2025

    Colo. Allows Sales Tax Searches Using Taxpayer ID Numbers

    Colorado will enhance its online search engine for sales and use tax license information to allow searches using a retailer's name or federal taxpayer identification number under a bill signed by Gov. Jared Polis.

  • June 06, 2025

    Taxation With Representation: Winston, Stibbe, Weil, Goodwin

    In this week's Taxation With Representation, Chart Industries Inc. and Flowserve Corp. merge, Aedifica NV and Cofinimmo NV unite, Sanofi buys Blueprint Medicines Corp., and Kimberly-Clark Corp. sells a majority stake in its international tissue business to Suzano.

  • June 06, 2025

    Ala. Revenue Through May Grows $262M From Last Year

    Alabama's net general fund revenue for July through May outpaced last fiscal year's collection for that span by $262 million, according to a report by the state Department of Revenue.

  • June 06, 2025

    PE Firms Are Top Opportunity Zone Investors, Report Finds

    A group tracking private equity activity said each of the 15 largest investors in the federal opportunity zone program are private equity firms, with Salt Lake City, Utah-based Bridge Investment Holdings topping the list with $3.7 billion in opportunity zone funds.

  • June 05, 2025

    Mich. Judge Trims Property Owners' Foreclosure Surplus Suit

    A Michigan federal judge trimmed a proposed class action filed by former property owners who accused Wayne County of wrongfully refusing to pay them surplus proceeds from tax foreclosure sales.

  • June 05, 2025

    Tax Judges Call For Fairness In Deference Questions

    Tax law generally gives deference to state government institutions, but good evidence presented by taxpayers can overcome those presumptions and enable judges to exercise discretion, tax court judges said Thursday.

  • June 05, 2025

    Tenn. To Add New Tax To CBD And Delta-8 Products

    Tennessee is set to impose a new wholesale tax structure on hemp-derived THC products, eliminating its 6% retail sales tax at the beginning of 2026, according to a notice published Thursday.

  • June 05, 2025

    Calif. Senate OKs Expansion Of Film Tax Credit

    California would allow animated films and a wider variety of TV shows to claim the state's film and TV tax credit under an expanded version of the credit passed by the state Senate.

  • June 05, 2025

    Mo. Gov. Adds Property Tax Cap To Special Session Agenda

    Missouri's governor announced additional goals for a special session that began this week, including asking lawmakers to put an annual cap on residential property value increases.

  • June 05, 2025

    NH Revenue Misses Forecast By $36M Through May

    New Hampshire's general fund revenue collection from July through May underperformed a forecast by $36 million, according to the state Department of Administrative Services.

Expert Analysis

  • Power To The Paralegals: The Value Of Unified State Licensing

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    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.

  • 10 Soft Skills Every GC Should Master

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    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.

  • An Unrestrained, Bright-Eyed View Of Legal AI's Future

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    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.

  • Tracking The Evolution In Litigation Finance

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    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.

  • Tax Takeaways From Georgia's 2025 Legislative Session

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    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.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: The Perils Of Digital Data Protocols

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    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.

  • Cookies, Cribs, Curiousness: SALT In Review

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    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.

  • A Cold War-Era History Lesson On Due Process

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    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.

  • How BigLaw Executive Orders May Affect Smaller Firms

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    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.

  • Lawsuits Shouldn't Be Shadow Assets For Foreign Capital

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    Third-party litigation financing amplifies inefficiencies from litigation and facilitates national exposure to foreign influence in the U.S. justice system, so full disclosure of financing arrangements should be required as a matter of institutional integrity, says Roland Eisenhuth at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association.

  • How To Accelerate Your Post-Attorney Career Transition

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    Professionals seeking to transition to nonattorney careers may encounter skepticism as nontraditional candidates, but there are opportunities for thought leadership and to leverage speaking and writing to accelerate a post-attorney career transition, say Janet Falk at Falk Communications and Evgeny Efremkin at Toronto Metropolitan University.

  • Measuring And Mitigating Harm From Discriminatory Taxes

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    In response to new tariffs and other recent "America First Trade Policy" pronouncements, corporations should assess and take steps to minimize their potential exposure to discriminatory and reciprocal tax measures that are likely to come, say economists at Charles River Associates.

  • Adapting To Private Practice: From DOJ Leadership To BigLaw

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    The move from government service to private practice can feel like changing one’s identity, but as someone who has left the U.S. Department of Justice twice, I’ve learned that a successful transition requires patience, effort and the realization that the rewards of practicing law don’t come from one particular position, says Richard Donoghue at Pillsbury.

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