State & Local

  • February 19, 2025

    NY Vows To Fight Trump's Bid To Kill Congestion Pricing

    New York officials vowed to continue implementing congestion pricing after the Trump administration moved to kill the program Wednesday, teeing up an intense legal battle by swiftly launching a counterattack in federal court to preserve the tolls on all vehicles entering Manhattan's busiest corridor.

  • February 19, 2025

    Mo. Senate Panel Advances Plan For Scrapping Income Tax

    A Missouri Senate committee advanced a proposal Wednesday that would ask voters to approve eliminating the state's personal income tax and phasing out its corporate income tax in exchange for an expanded sales tax base with a lower general rate.

  • February 19, 2025

    Wis. Gov. Unveils Budget With Property Tax Freeze Option

    Wisconsin's governor unveiled a proposed 2025-2027 budget, including $2 billion in property tax relief, a new tax bracket for income over $1 million and the elimination of income tax on tips.

  • February 19, 2025

    Ariz. House OKs Sales Tax Location Clarification

    Arizona would clarify the location of online transactions for sales tax purposes and specify that the site of computer servers used in a transaction does not determine its location under legislation passed by the state House.

  • February 19, 2025

    Pa. Justices Say Sales Tax Isn't Commerce Under State Law

    Collecting sales tax is not part of a commercial transaction even if it occurs at the same time as that transaction, according to a Wednesday ruling from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in a suit accusing American Eagle and other retailers of charging wrongful taxes on face masks.

  • February 19, 2025

    Maine Biz Income Sourcing Proposal Ambiguous, Groups Say

    Maine Revenue Services' proposed amendment of its corporate income tax sourcing rules to clarify that receipts from services are sourced to where they are acquired or experienced instead of where they are received would increase ambiguity in the tax code, critics said Wednesday.

  • February 19, 2025

    La. Court Orders New Trial In Museum's Hotel Tax Break Case

    A Louisiana board that allowed a property tax exemption for a hotel operated by the nonprofit National World War II Museum should have held a new trial after evidence surfaced that the hotel was more profitable than previously disclosed, a state appeals court ruled.

  • February 19, 2025

    Minn. Bill Seeks Vote For Property Owners On Local Taxes

    Certain Minnesota residents could vote on local ballot measures affecting the taxation of properties they own regardless of whether they live in the taxing district involved if state voters approve a constitutional amendment proposed in legislation in the House.

  • February 19, 2025

    Ky. Bill Seeks To Replace Tax Appeals Board With Tribunal

    Kentucky would create a tribunal with authority over all state and local tax disputes, replacing the state's Board of Tax Appeals, under a bill introduced in the state House of Representatives.

  • February 19, 2025

    Ill. Dept. OKs Quantum Computing Building Tax Credit Regs

    Illinois individual and corporate taxpayers may claim income tax credits for a portion of wages paid to workers employed in the construction of quantum computing campus facilities, the state Department of Revenue said in adopted regulatory amendments.

  • February 19, 2025

    Minn. Bill Seeks Bank Tax Break For Commercial Loans

    Minnesota would allow financial institutions to take a tax subtraction for their income from certain commercial loans under legislation introduced in the state House.

  • February 19, 2025

    Minn. Senate Panel OKs Repealing Tax On Illegal Drugs

    Minnesota would repeal its rarely paid tax on illegal sales of cannabis and other drugs under legislation passed Wednesday by a state Senate committee.

  • February 19, 2025

    Minn. House Bill Seeks Corporate Tax Break On GILTI

    Minnesota would eliminate state corporate taxation of global intangible low-taxed income and boost corporate tax deductions under legislation introduced in the state House.

  • February 18, 2025

    Residents Seek To Block La. Tax Overhaul Ballot Question

    A group of Louisiana residents is seeking in a state trial court to halt a referendum that, if approved, would allow for a state constitutional change to implement an overhaul of Louisiana's tax regime.

  • February 18, 2025

    NJ Floats Rules To Follow MTC Stance On Internet Activities

    New Jersey proposed regulations Tuesday that would adopt portions of the Multistate Tax Commission's guidelines on when a company's internet activities exceed a federal law's protection against state income taxes, taking a step to formalize a position the state's tax agency previously released in guidance.

  • February 18, 2025

    NY Broadens Tax Break Guidelines For Development Projects

    New York state broadened guidelines for determining whether some economic development projects may be eligible for property and sales tax exemptions based on the level of a project's on-site child care services under clarifying legislation signed by Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul.

  • February 18, 2025

    NC House Bill Would Restore Solar Tax Credit

    North Carolina would bring back a state tax credit for solar energy equipment under a bill introduced Tuesday in the state House of Representatives.

  • February 18, 2025

    NJ Tax Collection Through Jan. Up $672M From Last Year

    New Jersey's total major revenue collection from July through January beat last year for the same time frame by $672 million, according to a report by the state Department of the Treasury.

  • February 18, 2025

    NY Tax Collections Through Jan. Up $6.6B, Dept. Says

    New York's tax collection from April through January outpaced last year during the same period by roughly $6.6 billion, according to the state Department of Taxation and Finance.

  • February 18, 2025

    Wis. Assembly Bill Proposes No Tax On Tips

    Wisconsin wouldn't tax tips earned by employees under a bill introduced in the state Assembly.

  • February 14, 2025

    8 Things Attys Should Know About Conn.'s $55B Budget

    Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont's two-year budget for the years 2026 and 2027 includes drug price limits, an expansion of the state's unfair trade practices act, key changes to hospital ownership laws and slots for 13 new judges.

  • February 14, 2025

    State Lawmakers Eye Tighter Restrictions On Hemp Products

    Legislators in multiple states have introduced legislation aimed at regulating or restricting the manufacture and sale of products containing intoxicating cannabinoids derived or synthesized from federally lawful hemp.

  • February 14, 2025

    Miss. House Bill Would Exclude Tips From Income Tax

    Mississippi would exclude workers' tips from the state income tax under a bill introduced in the state House of Representatives.

  • February 14, 2025

    Ark. Bill Would Exempt Broadband Equipment From Sales Tax

    Arkansas would exempt machinery and equipment used to produce broadband service from sales and use tax under a bill introduced in the state House of Representatives.

  • February 14, 2025

    NYC Transfer Tax Applies To Sale Of College Property

    The sale of a college property held by an LLC cannot avoid New York City's real property transfer tax, the city's Department of Finance said in a letter ruling, concluding that the deal structure prevented exemption from the tax.

Expert Analysis

  • A Midyear Forecast: Tailwinds Expected For Atty Hourly Rates

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    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.

  • Another Crack In The Shield: SALT In Review

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    From the latest assault on a federal shield against taxing out-of-state businesses to an update on beer taxes, RSM's David Brunori offers his thoughts on noteworthy state and local tax news.

  • States Should Loosen Law Firm Ownership Restrictions

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    Despite growing buzz, normalized nonlawyer ownership of law firms is a distant prospect, so the legal community should focus first on liberalizing state restrictions on attorney and firm purchases of practices, which would bolster succession planning and improve access to justice, says Michael Di Gennaro at The Law Practice Exchange.

  • Texas Ethics Opinion Flags Hazards Of Unauthorized Practice

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    The Texas Professional Ethics Committee's recently issued proposed opinion finding that in-house counsel providing legal services to the company's clients constitutes the unauthorized practice of law is a valuable clarification given that a UPL violation — a misdemeanor in most states — carries high stakes, say Hilary Gerzhoy and Julienne Pasichow at HWG.

  • How To Clean Up Your Generative AI-Produced Legal Drafts

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    As law firms increasingly rely on generative artificial intelligence tools to produce legal text, attorneys should be on guard for the overuse of cohesive devices in initial drafts, and consider a few editing pointers to clean up AI’s repetitive and choppy outputs, says Ivy Grey at WordRake.

  • A Tale Of 2 Trump Cases: The Rule Of Law Is A Live Issue

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    The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision this week in Trump v. U.S., holding that former President Donald Trump has broad immunity from prosecution, undercuts the rule of law, while the former president’s New York hush money conviction vindicates it in eight key ways, says David Postel at Henein Hutchison.

  • Industry Self-Regulation Will Shine Post-Chevron

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's Loper decision will shape the contours of industry self-regulation in the years to come, providing opportunities for this often-misunderstood practice, says Eric Reicin at BBB National Programs.

  • 3 Ways Agencies Will Keep Making Law After Chevron

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    The U.S. Supreme Court clearly thinks it has done something big in overturning the Chevron precedent that had given deference to agencies' statutory interpretations, but regulated parties have to consider how agencies retain significant power to shape the law and its meaning, say attorneys at K&L Gates.

  • Atty Well-Being Efforts Ignore Root Causes Of The Problem

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    The legal industry is engaged in a critical conversation about lawyers' mental health, but current attorney well-being programs primarily focus on helping lawyers cope with the stress of excessive workloads, instead of examining whether this work culture is even fundamentally compatible with lawyer well-being, says Jonathan Baum at Avenir Guild.

  • Less Power To The People: SALT In Review

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    Starting with a measure that won't appear on the California ballot in November, RSM's David Brunori offers his thoughts on noteworthy state and local tax news.

  • Unpacking The Circuit Split Over A Federal Atty Fee Rule

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    Federal circuit courts that have addressed Rule 41(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are split as to whether attorney fees are included as part of the costs of a previously dismissed action, so practitioners aiming to recover or avoid fees should tailor arguments to the appropriate court, says Joseph Myles and Lionel Lavenue at Finnegan.

  • 6 Tips For Maximizing After-Tax Returns In Private M&A Deals

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    With potential tax legislation likely to spur a surge in private business sales, sellers can make the most of after-tax proceeds with strategies that include price allocation and qualified investment options, say Isaac Grossman and Daniel Studin at Morrison Cohen.

  • After A Brief Hiccup, The 'Rocket Docket' Soars Back To No. 1

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    The Eastern District of Virginia’s precipitous 2022 fall from its storied rocket docket status appears to have been a temporary aberration, as recent statistics reveal that the court is once again back on top as the fastest federal civil trial court in the nation, says Robert Tata at Hunton.

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