/tax-authority/state-local?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Tax Authority State & Local Copyright 2025 ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ. en-US Fri, 16 May 2025 18:34:56 +0000 /tax-authority/state-local/articles/2341624?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /tax-authority/state-local/articles/2341624 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. Fri, 16 May 2025 18:18:16 +0000 /tax-authority/state-local/articles/2341335?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /tax-authority/state-local/articles/2341335 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.  Fri, 16 May 2025 18:09:15 +0000 /tax-authority/state-local/articles/2341302?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /tax-authority/state-local/articles/2341302 The House Budget Committee failed Friday to advance the chamber's budget bill, which includes Republicans' $3.8 trillion tax package, prompting the committee to schedule another vote Sunday to reconsider the bill. Fri, 16 May 2025 18:03:25 +0000 /tax-authority/state-local/articles/2341370?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /tax-authority/state-local/articles/2341370 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. Fri, 16 May 2025 17:07:16 +0000 /tax-authority/state-local/articles/2341410?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /tax-authority/state-local/articles/2341410 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. Fri, 16 May 2025 15:54:11 +0000 /tax-authority/state-local/articles/2341435?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /tax-authority/state-local/articles/2341435 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. Fri, 16 May 2025 15:52:06 +0000 /tax-authority/state-local/articles/2341318?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /tax-authority/state-local/articles/2341318 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. Fri, 16 May 2025 15:15:49 +0000 /tax-authority/state-local/articles/2341497?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /tax-authority/state-local/articles/2341497 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. Fri, 16 May 2025 14:38:10 +0000 /tax-authority/state-local/articles/2341485?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /tax-authority/state-local/articles/2341485 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. Fri, 16 May 2025 14:13:20 +0000 /tax-authority/state-local/articles/2341409?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /tax-authority/state-local/articles/2341409 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. Fri, 16 May 2025 13:56:36 +0000 /tax-authority/state-local/articles/2341346?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /tax-authority/state-local/articles/2341346 Minnesota would exempt several health services from the state's 1.8% health provider tax under legislation introduced Friday in the state Senate. Fri, 16 May 2025 13:45:59 +0000 /tax-authority/state-local/articles/2341399?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /tax-authority/state-local/articles/2341399 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. Fri, 16 May 2025 13:01:14 +0000 /tax-authority/state-local/articles/2341295?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /tax-authority/state-local/articles/2341295 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. Fri, 16 May 2025 13:00:17 +0000 /tax-authority/state-local/articles/2340805?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /tax-authority/state-local/articles/2340805 A new partner has joined Holland & Knight LLP's Philadelphia office and will help lead its state and local tax team, the firm announced. Fri, 16 May 2025 11:22:21 +0000 /tax-authority/state-local/articles/2339525?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /tax-authority/state-local/articles/2339525 A recent settlement of claims against law firm Eckert Seamans for allegedly abetting a Ponzi scheme underscores the continuing threat of clients who seek to exploit their lawyers in perpetrating fraud, and the critical importance of preemptive measures to avoid these clients, say attorneys at Lockton Companies. Thu, 15 May 2025 19:13:05 +0000 /tax-authority/state-local/articles/2340626?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /tax-authority/state-local/articles/2340626 The Louisiana Department of Revenue is interested in assuming audit responsibilities from the state's remote sellers commission, an official suggested Thursday, saying the department's more robust staffing may make it better positioned to enforce sales tax compliance from out-of-state businesses. Thu, 15 May 2025 18:20:01 +0000 /tax-authority/state-local/articles/2340813?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /tax-authority/state-local/articles/2340813 The Ohio tax appeals board didn't err in determining that a couple's home was correctly assessed at $450,000 based on its 2020 sale price, a state appeals court said in an opinion released Thursday. Thu, 15 May 2025 18:09:22 +0000 /tax-authority/state-local/articles/2340670?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /tax-authority/state-local/articles/2340670 Texas will exempt security exchange operators from the state's franchise tax under a bill signed by Gov. Greg Abbott. Thu, 15 May 2025 17:36:11 +0000 /tax-authority/state-local/articles/2340792?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /tax-authority/state-local/articles/2340792 A proposed Colorado ballot measure to reduce the state income tax rate by one-hundredth of a percentage point was assigned an unlawfully confusing title by a state board, the conservative activists behind the initiative charged in a petition to the state Supreme Court. Thu, 15 May 2025 17:33:44 +0000 /tax-authority/state-local/articles/2340604?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /tax-authority/state-local/articles/2340604 Pennsylvania would update an economic development tax credit program to offer incentives to electric-generating and hydrogen facilities, among other energy projects, under a bill passed by the state's House.