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July 24, 2026
Ala. Court Upholds Denial Of Film Production Tax Breaks
The denial of Alabama tax incentives claimed by a film production was not subject to judicial review under the state's law on administrative procedures, a state appeals court said Friday, affirming the actions of the state's film office.
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July 24, 2026
Forced Labor Tariffs Another Illegal Global Regime, Cos. Say
President Donald Trump's latest tariff covering most imports to the U.S. is yet another instance of the president attempting to establish an illegal global tariff regime, a pair of companies told the U.S. Court of International Trade on Friday.
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July 24, 2026
Taxation With Representation: Kleinberg Kaplan, Baker Botts
In this week's Taxation With Representation, Brookfield Asset Management acquires Aypa Power from funds managed by Blackstone Energy Transition Partners, Brookfield and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board buy LXP Industrial Trust, and Novagold Resources Inc. and Paulson Advisers LLC agree to give Novagold full ownership of Donlin Gold LLC.
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July 24, 2026
Mich. To Offer Tax Credits For Affordable Housing Projects
Michigan will offer up to $42 million in annual tax credits for affordable housing developments under a package of bills the governor signed.
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July 24, 2026
Ind. Tax Dept. Says Co.'s Tobacco-Free Products Not Taxable
A company's smokeable products that don't contain tobacco or nicotine aren't subject to Indiana's tobacco or cigarette tax, the state's tax department said.
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July 24, 2026
Mass. To Vote On State Tax Revenue Limit Reduction
Massachusetts would change the way it calculates its annual revenue limit, potentially increasing the frequency and amount of taxpayer rebates, under a measure approved for the November ballot.
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July 23, 2026
Kate Hudson Activewear Customer Drops Tariff Refund Claim
A customer of Kate Hudson's activewear business Fabletics has dropped her claim for refunds of global tariffs she alleged the actress's company passed on to customers before the U.S. Supreme Court found them illegal.
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July 23, 2026
NY Panel Rejects Paychex Challenge To Apportionment Rules
Paychex can't proceed in state court with claims against New York tax rules that pertain to certain expense reimbursements to professional employer organizations, an appeals court ruled Thursday, saying it must exhaust its administrative remedies first.
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July 23, 2026
Texas Gov. Seeks Repeal Of Data Center Tax Breaks
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will seek legislation to eliminate a sales tax exemption and other "outdated or unnecessary" incentives for data centers, he said Thursday.
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July 22, 2026
State Corp. Tax Revenue Cooling After Years Of Growth
State corporate income tax revenue is declining in a majority of states this year, signaling that collections are softening after having reached record highs following federal tax changes in 2017 and an infusion of federal aid to businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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July 22, 2026
Mass. Court Affirms License Loss In Lotto Ticket Scheme
An intermediate appellate court in Massachusetts on Wednesday affirmed the permanent revocation of lottery sales licenses for two convenience store owners who allegedly played significant roles in a scheme to buy winning lottery tickets from customers seeking to avoid taxes or other obligations.
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July 22, 2026
Illinois Crypto Tax Unfairly Targets Traders, Suit Says
Illinois' new tax on cryptocurrency, the first in the nation, discriminates against those who trade in crypto and is illegal, a trade group argued in a complaint in a state court.
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July 22, 2026
Mo. Historic Tax Credits Aren't Earned Income, Court Affirms
Historic tax credits received for rehabilitating a Missouri building are not considered income subject to St. Louis' earned income tax, a state appeals court affirmed.
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July 22, 2026
Neb. Justices Say Airport's Fee Not Unconstitutional Tax
Nebraska justices said that a fee levied by the political subdivision managing Omaha's airport on a company that operates surface parking for the airport isn't an unconstitutional tax, reversing a lower court decision.
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July 22, 2026
Trump's Expiring Global Tariff Is Valid, US Tells Fed. Circ.
President Donald Trump's temporary global tariff is lawfully authorized under a statute allowing the executive branch to address serious balance-of-payment deficits, a term that can easily be construed to include the economic conditions referenced in the implementing order, the government told the Federal Circuit.
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July 22, 2026
House Panel Advances DC Tax Congressional Review Plan
Most tax and fee increases in Washington, D.C., would be subject to congressional approval before they could take effect under legislation advanced by a House of Representatives panel Wednesday over the objections of district officials.
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July 22, 2026
DC Allows New Appeal Process For Property Transfer Taxes
Washington, D.C., will allow a new way to appeal the fair market value of properties transferred for no or nominal consideration under legislation that took effect after the end of a required congressional review period.
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July 21, 2026
DC Official Pans Proposal For Congressional Tax Control
Federal legislation to require congressional approval of local tax changes in Washington, D.C., would reinsert Congress into the minutiae of the district's affairs, restricting its ability to effectively govern, the chairman of the D.C. Council said.
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July 21, 2026
Nebraska Gov. Halts Data Center Tax Breaks
Nebraska's governor signed an executive order Tuesday to end access to tax incentives provided through the state's business development program for data centers.
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July 21, 2026
Minn. County Urges State Justices Review School Tax Break
A Minnesota childcare center that missed a filing deadline related to a property tax exemption for educational institutions should not have been allowed to appeal the matter to the state tax court, a county told the state Supreme Court, urging it to review the case.
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July 21, 2026
Ariz. Revenues In Fiscal Year 2026 Up $376M From Forecast
Arizona's general fund revenue collection from July 2025 through June exceeded estimates by $376 million, according to the state Joint Legislative Budget Committee.
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July 21, 2026
Budget Bill's FDII Tax Changes Head To OMB Review
The Office of Management and Budget is reviewing the U.S. Treasury Department's proposed regulations for the 2025 federal budget bill's changes to the tax treatment of domestically held intellectual property, including an anti-abuse rule for related-party transactions.
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July 20, 2026
Pa. District Owed Refund For Improper Water Fees, Court Told
The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority has continued to improperly collect stormwater fees even after a recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision found the fees to be illegal taxes, the city's public school district said in a complaint filed Monday, arguing it is entitled to a $1.9 million refund.
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July 20, 2026
Tenn. Revenues Through June Up $764M From Estimate
Tennessee's general revenue from August 2025 through June exceeded projections by $764 million, according to the state Department of Finance and Administration.
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July 20, 2026
Ohio Bill Seeks Tax Break For Aircraft Sales To Nonresidents
Ohio would exempt sales of aircraft to nonresidents from sales tax under a bill introduced in the state House of Representatives.
States' Divergence On Federal Conformity Sows Uncertainty
A broad array of states declined this year to adhere to revenue-losing provisions in the 2025 federal tax law, leaving a patchwork of divergent rules that has created lingering uncertainty for businesses, individuals and states alike.
Neb. Tax Dept. Ordered By Court To Rethink Apple's Tax Bill
The Nebraska Department of Revenue must find another apportionment method when determining Apple's corporate income tax liability because it improperly considered the company's foreign earnings to boost that tax bill, a state court ruled.
Sunoco Stuck With $2.6M NY Tax Bill On 3rd-Party Oil Sales
Sunoco can't include certain oil sales to third parties in calculations of its New York tax liabilities, a state appeals court said Thursday, ruling the transactions were part of inventory exchanges and upholding the state's denial of the company's $2.6 million refund claim.
States' Divergence On Federal Conformity Sows Uncertainty
A broad array of states declined this year to adhere to revenue-losing provisions in the 2025 federal tax law, leaving a patchwork of divergent rules that has created lingering uncertainty for businesses, individuals and states alike.
Neb. Tax Dept. Ordered By Court To Rethink Apple's Tax Bill
The Nebraska Department of Revenue must find another apportionment method when determining Apple's corporate income tax liability because it improperly considered the company's foreign earnings to boost that tax bill, a state court ruled.
Sunoco Stuck With $2.6M NY Tax Bill On 3rd-Party Oil Sales
Sunoco can't include certain oil sales to third parties in calculations of its New York tax liabilities, a state appeals court said Thursday, ruling the transactions were part of inventory exchanges and upholding the state's denial of the company's $2.6 million refund claim.
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Law360 Will Track 2024 Ballot Measures On Real-Time Map
As citizens across the country weigh in on federal, state and local elections this November, Law360's 2024 ballot measure map will track election results for tax-related ballot measures in real time. Here, Law360 dives into what's on the ballots in Georgia, Nevada, Wyoming and Denver.
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Law360 Revenue Report Map Tracks Health Of State Coffers
As state coffers fluctuate because of federal pandemic aid drying up, demographics shifting and remote work becoming commonplace, Law360 Tax Authority is providing up-to-date coverage on state tax revenue with the launch of its Revenue Report Map.
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States' Divergence On Federal Conformity Sows Uncertainty
A broad array of states declined this year to adhere to revenue-losing provisions in the 2025 federal tax law, leaving a patchwork of divergent rules that has created lingering uncertainty for businesses, individuals and states alike.
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State Corp. Tax Revenue Cooling After Years Of Growth
State corporate income tax revenue is declining in a majority of states this year, signaling that collections are softening after having reached record highs following federal tax changes in 2017 and an infusion of federal aid to businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Meet The Attys Vying For Position 1 On The Wash. High Court
A civil rights litigator who left a top role at the Washington state attorney general's office last fall to step in for a retiring state Supreme Court justice is vying this election season to retain the seat for the next two years, drawing opposition from a Ballard Spahr LLP tax attorney and a longtime family law practitioner.
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Ensuring Eligibility For Data Center Sales Tax Breaks
As states compete to lure data centers, sales tax exemptions are an important component of many incentive packages — but companies must ensure that projects not only qualify for exemptions on paper, but also can preserve and prove their eligibility through the planning, construction and operation phases, says Peter Lowy at Nelson Mullins.
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Fighting The Good Fight Against A Bad Rule: SALT In Review
From a continuing challenge to a New York regulation on interstate commerce to Washington state voters' chance to repeal a tax on millionaires, RSM's David Brunori offers his thoughts on noteworthy state and local tax news.
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Inside Differing State Approaches To Prediction Market Taxes
As states adopt divergent approaches to prediction market platforms through both legislation and litigation, and the landscape is anything but settled, the emerging patchwork of state taxes on prediction markets presents novel questions about characterization, preemption and compliance, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.
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Being A Magician Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The skills I've developed as a lifelong magician have translated directly into tangible benefits in the courtroom because performing magic and trying cases both live at the intersection of psychology, storytelling, timing and disciplined rehearsal, says Mark Dombroff at Fox Rothschild.
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Mich. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2
The second quarter brought several notable financial services law developments to Michigan, including a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on state tax foreclosures, progress on a money transmission modernization bill package, and continued legislative momentum on cryptocurrency and mortgage lending, say attorneys at Dykema.
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A Tax Regulation With A Hole In The Middle: SALT In Review
From Dunkin' Donuts' successful challenge of a New Jersey sales tax regulation to a proposed income tax cut that won't appear on the Massachusetts ballot, RSM's David Brunori offers his thoughts on noteworthy state and local tax news.
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Choral Singing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Singing in the New York City Bar Chorus — a hobby partly inspired by the late U.S. District Judge Richard Owen, who infused my clerkship year with opera music — has improved my legal career by refining my abilities to listen, exude confidence and develop emotional intelligence, says Bonnie Baker at Friedman Kaplan.
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Power To The Paralegals: Burnout As A Structural Problem
Law firm leadership can best retain their paralegals not by encouraging self-care, but by seeking top-down structural solutions for the quiet proliferation of responsibilities and the vicarious exposure to client trauma that particularly drive burnout in this vital role, says Erika Sneeringer at Brockstedt Mandalas.
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A Tax Costly To Everyone, Sooner Or Later: SALT In Review
From Pennsylvania's move toward a gross receipts tax on digital advertisers to news of yet another Fortune 500 company leaving New Jersey, RSM's David Brunori offers his thoughts on noteworthy state and local tax news.
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Economic Questions To Ask Amid Tariff Refund Class Actions
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent holding that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act doesn't authorize the president to impose tariffs has sparked class actions, but determining whether a retailer received a windfall is complex, even if it passed tariff costs into consumer prices before receiving a refund, say economists at Ankura Consulting Group.
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Crazy Little Thing Called Unsound Tax Policy: SALT In Review
From Kentucky's taxing of prediction markets to Iowa's new exemption for bees, RSM's David Brunori offers his thoughts on noteworthy state and local tax news.
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If Upheld, Wash. Millionaire Tax Could Upend State Law
The Washington Supreme Court could open the door to broader income, rental and corporate taxes if it defies precedent and the historically established desires of voters by redefining the state constitution's concepts of “income” and “property” to uphold a new tax on wages over $1 million, says Richard Birmingham at Davis Wright.
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Cow Horse Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Moving an unwilling 800-pound cow while riding a horse at high speed is exhilarating, a little unhinged and, at least for me, a surprisingly effective training ground for litigation — both demand focus, preparation over rigid planning and the willingness to act despite fear, says Ashley Zitrin at Glenn Agre.