State & Local

  • February 21, 2025

    Minn. House Bill Seeks Tax Exemption For Tip Income

    Tip income would be exempt from Minnesota individual income tax under legislation in the state House of Representatives.

  • February 21, 2025

    Colo. House Panel OKs Privacy Rules For Sales Tax Audits

    Colorado would enhance its rules to protect the confidentiality of taxpayer information held by third-party sales tax auditors, with possible misdemeanor charges for violations, under legislation approved by a House panel.

  • February 21, 2025

    SD Updates Tax Law References To Internal Revenue Code

    South Dakota updated references in its tax statutes to the current Internal Revenue Code under a bill signed by the governor.

  • February 20, 2025

    Biz Groups Pan Worldwide Reporting In Md. Tax Package

    Worldwide combined reporting for corporations in Maryland, along with other provisions in a legislative tax proposal, would discourage business investment in the state, business groups told a state House panel Thursday.

  • February 20, 2025

    Miss. Senate Panel Advances Cuts To Income, Grocery Taxes

    Mississippi would cut its flat individual income tax rate by roughly a percentage point over the next five years and reduce the state grocery tax as part of a state Senate tax plan advanced by the chamber's Finance Committee Thursday.

  • February 20, 2025

    NY Deli Owes Sales Tax On Party Platters, Tribunal Says

    A New York deli owes sales tax on its sales of party platters because the platters were considered prepared foods, the state Tax Appeals Tribunal said in a decision released Thursday.

  • February 20, 2025

    NY Expands Local Power To Give Storm Damage Tax Breaks

    New York state expanded municipalities' authority to provide property tax breaks to owners of property damaged by severe storms and other natural disasters by allowing that relief to be granted for small business' property as part of a bill signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul.

  • February 20, 2025

    Colo. House Panel OKs Employee Ownership Tax Breaks

    Colorado would offer tax deductions to businesses that convert to being employee-owned under a bill passed by a committee in the state House of Representatives.

  • February 20, 2025

    Fla. Senate Bill Seeks Study On Eliminating Property Taxes

    A Republican Florida state senator filed legislation that would require a state agency to study the prospects of eliminating property taxes in exchange for levying additional state and local sales taxes.

  • February 20, 2025

    Hawaii Tax Revenues In Jan. Down $171M From Last Year

    Hawaii's total tax revenues in January fell $171 million compared with the same month last year, according to data released Thursday by the state's Department of Taxation.

  • February 20, 2025

    Kan. Senate Bill Seeks Tax Subtraction For Tips

    Kansas would allow taxpayers to subtract up to $25,000 in tips from their taxable income under a bill introduced in the state Senate.

  • February 20, 2025

    Ariz. House Bill Seeks Minimum Corporate Income Tax

    Arizona would impose a minimum corporate income tax for companies that have at least 50 employees under a bill introduced in the state House of Representatives.

  • February 20, 2025

    Tenn. Revenues Through Jan. Beat Budget Forecasts By $6M

    Tennessee's general revenue collection from August through January outpaced budget forecasts by $6 million, according to a report from the state's Department of Finance and Administration.

  • February 20, 2025

    Ark. Senate Bill Would Lower Minimum Corp. Franchise Tax

    Arkansas would reduce its minimum corporate franchise tax rate by $50 under a bill introduced in the state Senate.

  • February 20, 2025

    Ark. House Bill Would Increase Homestead Tax Credit

    Arkansas would increase its homestead tax credit by $100 under a bill introduced in the state House of Representatives.

  • 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.

Expert Analysis

  • Reading Between The Lines Of Justices' Moore Ruling

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    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.

  • 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.

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