State & Local
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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April 23, 2025
Ariz. Bars Property Values Above Local Assessor Valuations
Arizona barred county board rulings in property valuation disputes from exceeding the valuation determined by a local assessor under a bill signed by Gov. Katie Hobbs.
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April 23, 2025
Minn. Tax Court Slashes $5.5M From Warehouse Value
A Minnesota warehouse property was overvalued by about $5.5 million, according to the state tax court, which used sales and income approaches and rounded downward to reflect its recent purchase price.
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April 23, 2025
La. Panel OKs Expanding Marketplace Facilitator Definition
Louisiana would add accommodations intermediaries to its definition of marketplace facilitators for sales and use tax purposes under a bill advanced by the state House Ways and Means Committee.
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April 23, 2025
Ore. Court Denies $21K Deduction For Church Donation
An Oregon couple who made a $21,000 donation to a church cannot claim a deduction from their 2020 taxable income because they didn't obtain proper documentation to support their claim, the state tax court said.
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April 23, 2025
Mo. Counties, State Argue For Cannabis Tax At High Court
A county is a local government and should be allowed to impose a 3% additional sales tax on adult-use cannabis, two counties and the Missouri revenue director told the state Supreme Court.
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April 23, 2025
Mich. House Bills Would Exclude Device Trade-Ins From Tax
Michigan would exclude from sales and use tax the credit amount given to customers who trade in portable electronic devices under bills introduced in the state House of Representatives.
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April 23, 2025
Conn. Net Revenue Through March Up $848 Million
Connecticut's net general revenue collection from July through March outpaced last year's collection for the same time frame by $848 million, according to a report by the state's Department of Revenue Services.
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April 23, 2025
Wis. Revenues Through March Grow By $654M
Wisconsin general revenues from July through March beat last fiscal year's collection for that period by $654 million, according to a report by the state Department of Revenue.
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April 23, 2025
Arizona Revenues Through March Beat Forecast By $15M
Arizona's general revenue collection from July through March beat forecasts by $15 million, according to a report by the state's Joint Legislative Budget Committee.
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April 23, 2025
Minn. Bills Seek 2% Biz-To-Biz Services Tax
Minnesota would impose a 2% gross receipts tax on many business-to-business services under legislation introduced in the state House and Senate.
Expert Analysis
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E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Hyperlinked Documents
Recent rulings show that counsel should engage in early discussions with clients regarding the potential of hyperlinked documents in electronically stored information, which will allow for more deliberate negotiation of any agreements regarding the scope of discovery, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Loper Bright Limits Federal Agencies' Ability To Alter Course
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision to dismantle Chevron deference also effectively overrules its 2005 decision in National Cable & Telecommunications Association v. Brand X, greatly diminishing agencies' ability to change regulatory course from one administration to the next, says Steven Gordon at Holland & Knight.
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Maryland 'Rain Tax' Ruling May Offer Hope For Tax Credits
A Maryland state appellate court's recent decision in Ben Porto v. Montgomery County echoes earlier case law upholding controversial stormwater charges as a valid excise tax, but it also suggests that potential credits to reduce property owners' liability could get broader in scope, says Alyssa Domzal at Ballard Spahr.
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Lawyers Can Take Action To Honor The Voting Rights Act
As the Voting Rights Act reaches its 59th anniversary Tuesday, it must urgently be reinforced against recent efforts to dismantle voter protections, and lawyers can pitch in immediately by volunteering and taking on pro bono work to directly help safeguard the right to vote, says Anna Chu at We The Action.
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How To Grow Marketing, Biz Dev Teams In A Tight Market
Faced with fierce competition and rising operating costs, firms are feeling the pressure to build a well-oiled marketing and business development team that supports strategic priorities, but they’ll need to be flexible and creative given a tight talent market, says Ben Curle at Ambition.
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Rock Climbing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Rock climbing requires problem-solving, focus, risk management and resilience, skills that are also invaluable assets in my role as a finance lawyer, says Mei Zhang at Haynes and Boone.
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Think Like A Lawyer: Dance The Legal Standard Two-Step
From rookie brief writers to Chief Justice John Roberts, lawyers should master the legal standard two-step — framing the governing standard at the outset, and clarifying why they meet that standard — which has benefits for both the drafter and reader, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.
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Shake-Ups For Courts In Different Fields: SALT In Review
From the end of Chevron deference in the courts to the planned sale of the NBA's reigning champion, RSM's David Brunori offers his thoughts on noteworthy state and local tax news.
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Kentucky Tax Talk: Appeals Court Revisits Leases' Tax Effects
With better facts and greater emphasis on the Kentucky Constitution, Walgreen Co. may succeed in its latest Kentucky Court of Appeals challenge to a tax assessor's method of valuing leaseholds on real property for purposes of determining ad valorem tax, say Mark Sommer and Elizabeth Ethington at Frost Brown Todd.
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Lead Like 'Ted Lasso' By Embracing Cognitive Diversity
The Apple TV+ series “Ted Lasso” aptly illustrates how embracing cognitive diversity can be a winning strategy for teams, providing a useful lesson for law firms, which can benefit significantly from fresh, diverse perspectives and collaborative problem-solving, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.
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Now More Than Ever, Lawyers Must Exhibit Professionalism
As society becomes increasingly fractured and workplace incivility is on the rise, attorneys must champion professionalism and lead by example, demonstrating how lawyers can respectfully disagree without being disagreeable, says Edward Casmere at Norton Rose.
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Reading Between The Lines Of Justices' Moore Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent Moore v. U.S. decision, that the Internal Revenue Code Section 965 did not violate the 16th Amendment, was narrowly tailored to minimally disrupt existing tax regimes, but the justices' various opinions leave the door open to future tax challenges and provide clues for what the battles may look like, say Caroline Ngo and Le Chen at McDermott.
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A Midyear Forecast: Tailwinds Expected For Atty Hourly Rates
Hourly rates for partners, associates and support staff continued to rise in the first half of this year, and this growth shows no signs of slowing for the rest of 2024 and into next year, driven in part by the return of mergers and acquisitions and the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence, says Chuck Chandler at Valeo Partners.