State & Local
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March 03, 2025
Minn. Bill Would Tax Products With 'Forever Chemicals'
Minnesota would impose a tax on manufacturers' and retailers' sales of products that contain a group of chemicals called PFAs, commonly referred to as forever chemicals, under a bill introduced Monday in the state Senate.
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March 03, 2025
Treasury Halts Enforcement Of Corporate Transparency Act
The U.S. Treasury Department won't enforce the Corporate Transparency Act on U.S. businesses and will change regulations so it only applies to foreign companies registered stateside, according to an announcement that activists said invites criminals into the U.S. and lawyers said could provoke judicial scrutiny.
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March 03, 2025
Holwell Shuster Atty Fights NJ Tax On Insurance Contribution
A Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP attorney asked the New Jersey Tax Court to cancel an income tax assessment from the state Division of Taxation that he argued erroneously included contributions to a former employer's healthcare plan in his taxable income.
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March 03, 2025
Ohio Church Property Can't Claim Exemption, Board Says
An Ohio church association owes property tax on one of its properties, because it was not used solely for charitable purposes, the state Board of Tax Appeals ruled.
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March 03, 2025
Colo. Says 1933 Dictionary Supports Netflix Subscription Tax
The plain meaning of tangible personal property has long encompassed Netflix streaming video subscriptions, Colorado's tax department told a state appeals court, urging it to allow a sales tax on the company's products.
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March 03, 2025
Miss. To Impose Tax On Winemakers' Direct Sales, Shipments
Mississippi will impose a tax on winemakers who sell and ship wine directly to residents as part of a bill signed by the governor.
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March 03, 2025
RI Bill Aims To Pause Tax On Utility Company Earnings
Rhode Island would suspend the state's gross earnings tax on electric and gas companies as part of a bill introduced in the state House of Representatives.
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March 03, 2025
Texas Bill Seeks To Bar Tax Breaks For Some Solar Facilities
Texas would prohibit political jurisdictions from creating property tax exemptions for high-capacity solar energy generating and storing facilities or their equipment under a bill filed Monday in the state House of Representatives.
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March 03, 2025
Minn. Bill Seeks EV Charging Tax, Repeal Of Surcharge
Minnesota would impose a tax on electricity for electric vehicles obtained at public charging stations and end the state's current surcharge on the vehicles under legislation introduced Monday in the state Senate.
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March 03, 2025
Ark. House Bill Would Gradually End Tax On Soft Drinks
Arkansas would phase out its tax on soft drinks if revenue thresholds are met under a bill introduced Monday in the state House of Representatives.
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March 03, 2025
Eversheds Lands 12 Chamberlain Hrdlicka Tax Attys In Atlanta
Eversheds Sutherland has grown its Atlanta office by bringing on a dozen tax controversy attorneys from Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Aughtry PC, the firm announced Monday.
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February 28, 2025
Mich. Justices Reject Credit Suisse's NOL Carryforward Bid
The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday denied Credit Suisse's bid to appeal a lower court's decision that barred the bank from straying from the federal method of determining taxable income to carry forward $21.3 million in losses on its state returns.
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February 28, 2025
Biz Groups Pan Md. Plan For Corp. Combined Tax Reporting
Combined water's-edge corporate tax reporting in Maryland would hurt the state's economy, destabilize revenue and impose significant burdens on taxpayers and the state, business groups told a legislative panel considering the governor's tax and budget proposal Friday.
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February 28, 2025
Miss. House Passes Exemption For Certain Farm Machinery
Mississippi would exempt farm equipment and vehicles held by dealers as merchandise from the state's inventory tax under a bill passed by the state House of Representatives.
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February 28, 2025
NY Tribunal Reverses Securities Co.'s Tax Sourcing Win
The New York Tax Appeals Tribunal rejected an investment company's claims that sourcing receipts to locations of institutional intermediaries, such as hedge funds, instead of to investors unconstitutionally distorted its share of New York taxable income, partially reversing an administrative law judge's determination.
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February 28, 2025
W.Va. Updates Corp. Tax Law To Conform With Federal Code
West Virginia has updated its conformity with the Internal Revenue Code for state corporate income tax purposes under a bill signed by the governor.
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February 28, 2025
Minn. Justices Send Golf Course Dispute Back To Tax Court
The Minnesota Supreme Court booted a county's property tax fight with the former owner of a golf course back to the state's tax court, saying the lower court's decision to keep the case alive was not a final order subject to review by the justices.
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February 28, 2025
Minn. Gov. Taps Bank Atty As Tax Court Judge
Minnesota's governor appointed a vice president of tax planning at U.S. Bank to serve on the state's tax court.
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February 28, 2025
Key State And Local Tax Takeaways From February
February saw the near-conclusion of California's long process to amend market-based sourcing regulations for intangibles and a recommendation by a city commission that Philadelphia do away with its business tax, marking a short but newsy month in state and local tax. Here, Law360 presents these and other state and local tax developments to know from the past month.
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February 28, 2025
Ore. Bill Seeks To End Limit On Carryforward Of Some NOLs
Oregon would no longer limit the carryforward of net operating losses for corporations that pay excise tax, ending the current 15-year limit under a bill introduced in the state House of Representatives.
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February 28, 2025
Taxation With Representation: Gibson Dunn, Skadden
In this week's Taxation With Representation, Blackstone acquires Safe Harbor Marinas, National Grid sells its green subsidiary in the U.S. to Brookfield, Apollo Global Management buys Bridge Investment Group Holdings Inc., and Teleflex splits into two publicly traded companies.
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February 28, 2025
RI Revenue Collection Down $26M from Budget Estimates
Rhode Island's general revenue collection from July through January lagged behind estimates by $26 million, according to the state Department of Revenue.
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February 28, 2025
Mich. General Revenues Through Jan. Down $95M
Michigan's revenue collection from October through January dropped $95 million compared with the same period in the previous year, according to a report by the state Budget Office released Friday.
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February 27, 2025
Neb. Expands Confidentiality Rules For Sales Tax Records
Nebraska expanded the applicability of confidentiality requirements for the disclosure of sales tax records under a bill signed by the governor.
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February 27, 2025
Philly Commission Says City Must End Business Tax
Philadelphia, after losing more than 50,000 residents between 2020 and 2023, should eliminate its business income and receipts tax and reduce its wage tax, the city Tax Reform Commission said in a report.
Expert Analysis
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How Associates Can Build A Professional Image
As hybrid work arrangements become the norm in the legal industry, early-career attorneys must be proactive in building and maintaining a professional presence in both physical and digital settings, ensuring that their image aligns with their long-term career goals, say Lana Manganiello at Equinox Strategy Partners and Estelle Winsett at Estelle Winsett Professional Image Consulting.
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Firms Must Rethink How They Train New Lawyers In AI Age
As law firms begin to use generative artificial intelligence to complete lower-level legal tasks, they’ll need to consider new ways to train summer associates and early-career attorneys, keeping in mind the five stages of skill acquisition, says Liisa Thomas at Sheppard Mullin.
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Think Like A Lawyer: Always Be Closing
When a lawyer presents their case with the right propulsive structure throughout trial, there is little need for further argument after the close of evidence — and in fact, rehashing it all may test jurors’ patience — so attorneys should consider other strategies for closing arguments, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.
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Credit Cards And Trading Cards: SALT In Review
From Mastercard's loss in a South Carolina court case to the taxability of trading cards imported to California, RSM's David Brunori offers his thoughts on noteworthy state and local tax news.
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Calif. Budget Will Likely Have Unexpected Tax Consequences
A temporary suspension of net operating loss deductions and business incentive tax credits, likely to be approved on June 15 as part of California’s next budget, may create unanticipated tax liabilities for businesses that modeled recently completed transactions on current law, says Myra Sutanto Shen at Wilson Sonsini.
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Litigation Inspiration: Attys Can Be Heroic Like Olympians
Although litigation won’t earn anyone an Olympic medal in Paris this summer, it can be worthy of the same lasting honor if attorneys exercise focused restraint — seeking both their clients’ interests and those of the court — instead of merely pursuing every advantage short of sanctionable conduct, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.
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Lean Into The 'Great Restoration' To Retain Legal Talent
As the “great resignation,” in which employees voluntarily left their jobs in droves, has largely dissipated, legal employers should now work toward the idea of a “great restoration,” adopting strategies to effectively hire, onboard and retain top legal talent, says Molly McGrath at Hiring & Empowering Solutions.
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How Cannabis Rescheduling May Alter Paraphernalia Imports
The Biden administration's recent proposal to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana use raises questions about how U.S. Customs and Border Protection enforcement policies may shift when it comes to enforcing a separate federal ban on marijuana accessory imports, says R. Kevin Williams at Clark Hill.
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Fishing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Atop the list of ways fishing makes me a better lawyer is the relief it offers from the chronic stress of a demanding caseload, but it has also improved my listening skills and patience, and has served as an exceptional setting for building earnest relationships, says Steven DeGeorge at Robinson Bradshaw.
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A Healthier Legal Industry Starts With Emotional Intelligence
The legal profession has long been plagued by high rates of mental health issues, in part due to attorneys’ early training and broader societal stereotypes — but developing one’s emotional intelligence is one way to foster positive change, collectively and individually, says attorney Esperanza Franco.
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To Make Your Legal Writing Clear, Emulate A Master Chef
To deliver clear and effective written advocacy, lawyers should follow the model of a fine dining chef — seasoning a foundation of pure facts with punchy descriptors, spicing it up with analogies, refining the recipe and trimming the fat — thus catering to a sophisticated audience of decision-makers, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.
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Circuit Judge Writes An Opinion, AI Helps: What Now?
Last week's Eleventh Circuit opinion in Snell v. United Specialty Insurance, notable for a concurrence outlining the use of artificial intelligence to evaluate a term's common meaning, is hopefully the first step toward developing a coherent basis for the judiciary's generative AI use, says David Zaslowsky at Baker McKenzie.
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Ohio Tax Talk: The Legislative Push For Property Tax Relief
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.