State & Local

  • October 18, 2024

    Fla. Delays Tax Deadlines In More Counties Due To Milton

    Florida is extending tax due dates for businesses in seven additional counties affected by Hurricane Milton, the state Department of Revenue said, bringing the relief to a total of 24 of the state's 67 counties.

  • October 18, 2024

    Taxation With Representation: Baker, Simpson, Ropes

    In this week's Taxation With Representation, Lundbeck inks a $2.6 billion cash deal for Longboard, Silver Lake agrees to buy Zuora for $1.7 billion, and PPG and American Industrial Partners reach a $550 million deal.

  • October 18, 2024

    Mass. Tax Dept. Floats Limits On Amnesty For Nonfilers

    Massachusetts taxpayers seeking amnesty under a coming program would not be eligible for the program's three-year look-back limit for nonfilers if the state tax department had certain contacts with them, according to a draft notice on the program.

  • October 17, 2024

    Wash. Justices Say No Addresses Needed For Tax Ballot Items

    Washington's secretary of state didn't need to check addresses when validating signatures for five voter initiatives slated for the November ballot, including measures to repeal the state's capital gains tax and to bar income taxes, the state Supreme Court said Thursday.

  • October 17, 2024

    Illinois Ballot Measure May Reinvigorate Graduated Tax Talks

    An Illinois ballot measure that will gauge public interest in imposing a higher tax rate on millionaires to fund property tax relief appears primed to rekindle debates over whether the state's constitutional requirement for a flat income tax should be repealed.

  • October 17, 2024

    NY Hotel Biz Stuck With $15M Tax Bill After Deductions Denied

    A corporation that refurbishes hotels in New York is liable for about $15 million in taxes, a state tribunal said in a decision released Thursday, affirming a ruling that the state's tax agency correctly denied deductions sought by the company.

  • October 17, 2024

    Mont. Tax Board Upholds Assessment On Storage Facility

    The owner of a Montana commercial property used to house storage units was unable to lower its value because the state Tax Appeal Board gave more weight to the state Department of Revenue's valuation using an income analysis. 

  • October 17, 2024

    Ill. Revenue Collection Through Sept. Lags Forecasts By $12M

    Illinois' general fund revenue collection from July through September came in below forecasts by $12 million, according to a report by the Governor's Office of Management and Budget.

  • October 17, 2024

    Idaho Revenue Through Sept. Exceeds Forecast By $66M

    Idaho's general fund revenue from July through September beat an estimate by $66 million, the state Division of Financial Management said.

  • October 17, 2024

    Ore. Tax Dept. Not Bound By IRS Errors, Court Says

    Oregon's tax department is not bound by erroneous adjustments made by the Internal Revenue Service to a couple's income tax return, the state's tax court said, saying state law allows the department to adjust state returns.

  • October 17, 2024

    Conn. Net Revenue Through Sept. Beats Last Year By $123M

    Connecticut's net revenue collection from July through September was $123 million higher than it was during the same period last year, according to the state Department of Revenue Services.

  • October 17, 2024

    Polsinelli Hires McDermott Tax Counsel In DC

    Polsinelli PC has hired an attorney who joined the firm's tax group as a shareholder after 12 and a half years with McDermott Will & Emery LLP.

  • October 16, 2024

    Utah Groups Can't Scrap Corporate Transparency, US Says

    A Utah federal court hasn't seen sufficient evidence to block the Corporate Transparency Act's disclosure requirements in presentations by an off-the-grid community, an online meat market and a trade group for cattle producers that have sued over the statute, the federal government said.

  • October 16, 2024

    Ex-Alderman Can't End Supervised Release For Tax Crime

    A former Chicago alderman and attorney who was convicted of tax evasion cannot terminate his court-ordered supervised release, an Illinois federal judge said Wednesday.

  • October 16, 2024

    Minn. Urges State High Court To Bless $9M DuPont Tax Bill

    Minnesota treated DuPont's foreign currency hedging activities correctly in determining apportionment, the state's revenue commissioner told the state Supreme Court, urging it to uphold a $9 million tax court judgment against the company.

  • October 16, 2024

    NY Tax Collections Through Sept. Up $3B From Last Year

    New York's net tax collection from July through September outpaced last year during the same period by $3.1 billion, according to a report by the state Department of Taxation and Finance.

  • October 16, 2024

    Ky. Revenue Through Sept. Up $50M From Last Year

    Kentucky general fund revenue from July through September totaled $50 million more than it did during the same period last year, according to the Office of State Budget Director.

  • October 16, 2024

    NC Revenue Through Aug. Up $101M From Last Year

    North Carolina's total revenue for July and August was $101 million higher than during the same period last fiscal year, according to the Office of State Controller.

  • October 16, 2024

    Mich. Tribunal OKs Wells Fargo Tax Credit Requested By Mail

    Michigan's tax department must allow Wells Fargo Rail Co.'s mailed claim for a property tax credit for maintenance of its railcars, a state tax panel ruled, ordering a $172,000 refund for the company.

  • October 15, 2024

    Microsoft's Cost-Share Tax Arguments 'Deficient,' Mich. Says

    Microsoft failed to adequately flesh out its arguments that cost-sharing agreement receipts from affiliates should be included in its Michigan apportionment formula as licenses of intellectual property, the state's tax agency argued in asking the Michigan Tax Tribunal to toss the company's case.

  • October 15, 2024

    Pa. Dept. Clarifies Taxation Of Software Sales

    Pennsylvania sales tax applies to sales of software that is "canned," or prewritten, because such software is considered tangible personal property, the state Department of Revenue said in guidance.

  • October 15, 2024

    Texas Overreaches In Data Processing Tax Plan, COST Says

    Amending Texas' tax rules to clarify that some data processing services are subject to the state's sales tax represents an expansion of the Texas sales tax base without legislative backing, the Council on State Taxation said in comments on a proposed state amendment.

  • October 15, 2024

    Colo. Panel Advances Sales Tax Search Engine Plan

    Colorado's online sales and use tax license and exemption certificate search engine would expand to allow searches using a retailer's and federal identification number under a proposed bill advanced to next year's legislature by an oversight panel Tuesday.

  • October 15, 2024

    New ABA Tax Chair Wants To Revamp Practice's Dry Image

    The new chair of the American Bar Association Section of Taxation told Law360 she wants to boost the section's recent efforts to revamp the tax practice's image as a boring, numbers-intensive profession with limited opportunities to improve society and inspire more students to enter tax law. Here, she shares her background and goals for the tax section.

  • October 15, 2024

    V&E Adds Energy Tax Pro From Bracewell In Houston

    Vinson & Elkins LLP has bolstered its energy transition and tax practices with a partner in Houston who came aboard from Bracewell LLP and whose background includes substantial in-house experience advising on renewable projects.

Expert Analysis

  • Ohio Tax Talk: The Legislative Push For Property Tax Relief

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    As Ohio legislators attempt to alleviate the increasing property tax burden, four recent bills that could significantly affect homeowners propose to eliminate replacement property tax levies, freeze property taxes for longtime homeowners, adjust homestead exemptions annually for inflation, and temporarily expand the homestead exemption, say Raghav Agnihotri and Rachael Chamberlain at Frost Brown.

  • Looking South With A Smile: SALT In Review

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    From Mississippi's long walk toward repealing its personal income tax to a welcome stroke for open government in Kentucky, RSM's David Brunori offers his thoughts on noteworthy state and local tax news.

  • Trauma-Informed Legal Approaches For Pro Bono Attorneys

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    As National Trauma Awareness Month ends, pro bono attorneys should nevertheless continue to acknowledge the mental and physical effects of trauma, allowing them to better represent clients, and protect themselves from compassion fatigue and burnout, say Katherine Cronin at Stinson and Katharine Manning at Blackbird.

  • How Attys Can Avoid Pitfalls When Withdrawing From A Case

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    The Trump campaign's recent scuffle over its bid to replace its counsel in a pregnancy retaliation suit offers a chance to remind attorneys that many troubles inherent in withdrawing from a case can be mitigated or entirely avoided by communicating with clients openly and frequently, says Christopher Konneker at Orsinger Nelson.

  • Using A Children's Book Approach In Firm Marketing Content

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    From “The Giving Tree” to “Where the Wild Things Are,” most children’s books are easy to remember because they use simple words and numbers to tell stories with a human impact — a formula law firms should emulate in their marketing content to stay front of mind for potential clients, says Seema Desai Maglio at The Found Word.

  • Tax Assessment: Recapping Georgia's Legislative Session

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    Jonathan Feldman and Alla Raykin at Eversheds Sutherland examine tax-related changes from Georgia’s General Assembly — such as the governor’s successful push to accelerate income tax cuts — and suggest steps to take before certain tax incentives are challenged in the state's next legislative session.

  • Geothermal Energy Has Growing Potential In The US

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    Bipartisan support for the geothermal industry shows that geothermal energy can be an elegant solution toward global decarbonization efforts because of its small footprint, low supply chain risk, and potential to draw on the skills of existing highly specialized oil and gas workers and renewable specialists, say attorneys at Weil.

  • Bad Ideas That Won't Go Away: SALT In Review

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    From California's latest move toward a digital ad tax to Kansas' proposed tax credits for film production, RSM's David Brunori offers his thoughts on noteworthy state and local tax news.

  • Exploring An Alternative Model Of Litigation Finance

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    A new model of litigation finance, most aptly described as insurance-backed litigation funding, differs from traditional funding in two key ways, and the process of securing it involves three primary steps, say Bob Koneck, Christopher Le Neve Foster and Richard Butters at Atlantic Global Risk LLC.

  • Trump Hush Money Case Offers Master Class In Trial Strategy

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    The New York criminal hush money trial of former President Donald Trump typifies some of the greatest challenges that lawyers face in crafting persuasive presentations, providing lessons on how to handle bad facts, craft a simple story that withstands attack, and cross-examine with that story in mind, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

  • A Vision For Economic Clerkships In The Legal System

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    As courts handle increasingly complex damages analyses involving vast amounts of data, an economic clerkship program — integrating early-career economists into the judicial system — could improve legal outcomes and provide essential training to clerks, say Mona Birjandi at Data for Decisions and Matt Farber at Secretariat.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On Text Message Data

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    Electronically stored information on cellphones, and in particular text messages, can present unique litigation challenges, and recent court decisions demonstrate that counsel must carefully balance what data should be preserved, collected, reviewed and produced, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Kentucky Tax Talk: Budget Focus Cools Tax Reform Efforts

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    There were some noteworthy tax developments during Kentucky’s legislative session — like the revival of local tax reform and enactment of another tax amnesty program — but major tax initiatives, like those seen in recent years, were largely tabled as legislators focused on establishing the state’s two-year budget, say attorneys at Frost Brown.

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