State & Local

  • October 30, 2024

    Pa. Authorizes Settlement Process To Resolve Tax Disputes

    Pennsylvania empowered the state Board of Finance and Revenue to oversee a formal settlement process to resolve taxpayer disputes and extended the deadline for taxpayers to appeal personal income tax assessments from the state Department of Revenue under a bill signed by Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro.

  • October 30, 2024

    Va. Amusement Park Wins Property Tax Refund For Rides

    A Virginia amusement park owner is owed refunds of business property tax payments, the state's tax commissioner said, agreeing with the owner that rides and other assets at the park were fixed to real property and not subject to the tax.

  • October 30, 2024

    NJ Cannabis Commission Delays Increasing Excise Fee

    The New Jersey commission that regulates cannabis will not immediately increase the state's social equity excise fee and will instead decide at a later meeting whether to increase the fee, the commission voted on Wednesday. 

  • October 30, 2024

    Real Estate Tax Ballot Initiatives To Watch

    Next week, voters in seven states will be weighing in on a variety of real estate tax ballot initiatives, including various measures that would provide additional property tax relief to veterans.

  • October 30, 2024

    Ohio Justices Say Attorney In Prison Should Not Be Disbarred

    The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that an attorney in federal prison for his participation in a tax fraud scheme should not be disbarred, and should have a chance to reapply for his law license in the future

  • October 30, 2024

    Va. Tax Boss Orders 2nd Look At Co.'s Bank Card Tax Break

    Virginia auditors must take a closer look at a company's sales of debit and credit cards to better evaluate whether the cards were exempt from tax as property to be resold to final customers, the state's tax commissioner said.

  • October 30, 2024

    Va. Biz Wrongly Collected Sales Tax, Commissioner Rules

    A Virginia fabricator of products for construction erroneously collected and remitted sales tax on property it installed in real estate and may seek a credit, but it owes sales tax on its purchases from vendors, the Virginia tax commissioner said.

  • October 29, 2024

    NJ Panel Rejects Man's Ability To Contest Newark Tax Break

    A New Jersey resident doesn't have standing to challenge Newark's tax abatement awarded to a property developer because he doesn't live or own property in the city, a state appeals panel ruled Tuesday.

  • October 29, 2024

    Investments In Energy Tax Credit Boom Could Draw IRS' Eye

    The 2022 climate law's green energy tax incentives sparked a surge of big-ticket development projects nationwide, and tax practitioners expect that the investments could be subject to intense scrutiny from the IRS amid a crackdown on abusive schemes in other areas.

  • October 29, 2024

    Ex-Cleveland Councilman Can't Cut 6-Year Fraud Sentence

    An Ohio federal judge will not allow a former Cleveland city councilman to get out of jail on compassionate release, ruling the ex-politician "has never demonstrated any remorse for his criminal conduct" and should serve the remainder of his six-year fraud sentence.

  • October 29, 2024

    Issues Raised In Wayfair Still Top Targets For Litigation

    Though Wayfair was decided more than six years ago by the U.S. Supreme Court, challenges centered on key issues of the case involving the taxation of remote sellers are still going strong, panelists said Tuesday.

  • October 29, 2024

    Rimon Adds International Tax Expert In Philadelphia

    Rimon PC has added an expert in international tax and trusts and estates who joined the firm's Philadelphia office after working for his own practice.  

  • October 29, 2024

    States Should Cede Profit-Shifting Fight To OECD, Atty Says

    States should shy away from using mandatory worldwide combined reporting to address profit shifting and instead allow the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development to police tax avoidance from multinational corporations, a business trade group attorney said Tuesday.

  • October 29, 2024

    Vt. Revenue Through Sept. Rises $53M From Last Year

    Vermont's total general fund revenue from July through September beat last year's total for that period by $53 million, according to a report by the state Agency of Administration.

  • October 29, 2024

    Maine Revenue Through Sept. Up $132M From Estimate

    Maine's general revenue collection through the first three months of its fiscal year outpaced an estimate by $132 million, according to a report by the state Department of Administrative Financial Services.

  • October 28, 2024

    No COVID Property Tax Break For Hotels, Wash. Court Told

    Hotels in Washington state should not get property tax breaks for COVID-19 because the pandemic was not a natural disaster that allows relief, the assessor of the state's most populous county told a state court.

  • October 28, 2024

    La. Special Session To Address Gov.'s Tax Overhaul Proposals

    Louisiana's governor called for the state Legislature to meet for a special session to overhaul the state's tax code, asking legislators on Monday to consider a series of proposals that include ending the corporate franchise tax and adopting a flat corporate income tax.

  • October 28, 2024

    Ind. Tax Board Cuts Target Store's Assessment By $500K

    An Indiana Target's property tax assessment should be lowered by roughly $500,000 for three tax years, the state Board of Tax Review said, finding the retailer's income capitalization approach to the valuation persuasive.

  • October 28, 2024

    Ind. Tax Board Denies Exemption For Undeveloped Property

    A religious organization in Indiana cannot claim a property exemption for a property to be developed because it was unable to show substantial progress toward the completion of the building, the state Board of Tax Review said.

  • October 28, 2024

    Ind. Tax Board Orders Vacant Land Be Reassessed

    An Indiana property valued as vacant land should be reassessed, the state Board of Tax Review said, and the property should be considered nontillable agricultural land.

  • October 28, 2024

    Tenn. ALJ Boosts Home's Tax Value By A Third

    A Tennessee administrative law judge boosted a home's tax value by more than one-third after siding with a local assessor's office that brought a counterclaim against an appeal by the home's owners, who sought a lower figure.

  • October 25, 2024

    Hawkins Delafield Career Atty Moves To Nixon Peabody In SF

    Nixon Peabody LLP hired a Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP partner who has spent his entire legal career with that firm working on public finance tax matters and a range of other tax-related matters, the firm has announced.

  • October 25, 2024

    Pa. House Advances State Bill To Protect Crypto Payments

    Pennsylvania's House of Representatives advanced a bill that would codify businesses' and individuals' ability to accept digital assets as payment, maintain personal control over their digital assets and protect them from additional taxes when paying in crypto.

  • October 25, 2024

    NJ Bill Seeks Sales Tax Break For Energy-Saving Products

    New Jersey would exempt retail sales of energy-saving products and services from sales and use tax under a bill introduced in the state Assembly.

  • October 25, 2024

    Wis. Tax Commission Rules Income Refund Appeal Untimely

    A Wisconsin resident was correctly denied an income tax refund as it was filed outside the state's four-year statute of limitations, the state Tax Appeals Commission said in an order released Friday.

Expert Analysis

  • Congress Can And Must Enact A Supreme Court Ethics Code

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    As public confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court dips to historic lows following reports raising conflict of interest concerns, Congress must exercise its constitutional power to enact a mandatory and enforceable code of ethics for the high court, says Muhammad Faridi, president of the New York City Bar Association.

  • Pop Culture Docket: Justice Lebovits On Gilbert And Sullivan

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    Characters in the 19th century comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan break the rules of good lawyering by shamelessly throwing responsible critical thought to the wind, providing hilarious lessons for lawyers and judges on how to avoid a surfeit of traps and tribulations, say acting New York Supreme Court Justice Gerald Lebovits and law student Tara Scown.

  • State Of The States' AI Legal Ethics Landscape

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    Over the past year, several state bar associations, as well as the American Bar Association, have released guidance on the ethical use of artificial intelligence in legal practice, all of which share overarching themes and some nuanced differences, say Eric Pacifici and Kevin Henderson at SMB Law Group.

  • 8 Childhood Lessons That Can Help You Be A Better Attorney

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    A new school year is underway, marking a fitting time for attorneys to reflect on some fundamental life lessons from early childhood that offer a framework for problems that no legal textbook can solve, say Chris Gismondi and Chris Campbell at DLA Piper.

  • This Election, We Need To Talk About Court Process

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    In recent decades, the U.S. Supreme Court has markedly transformed judicial processes — from summary judgment standards to notice pleadings — which has, in turn, affected individuals’ substantive rights, and we need to consider how the upcoming presidential election may continue this pattern, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.

  • Letting The People Decide: SALT In Review

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    RSM's David Brunori offers a look at tax-related ballot questions before the voters in 16 states this fall.

  • Mental Health First Aid: A Brief Primer For Attorneys

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    Amid a growing body of research finding that attorneys face higher rates of mental illness than the general population, firms should consider setting up mental health first aid training programs to help lawyers assess mental health challenges in their colleagues and intervene with compassion, say psychologists Shawn Healy and Tracey Meyers.

  • Colorado Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q3

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    In the third quarter of 2024, Colorado's banking and financial services sector faced both regulatory updates and changes to state law due to recent federal court decisions — with consequences for local governments, mortgage lenders, state-chartered trust companies and federally chartered lenders serving Colorado consumers, says Sarah Auchterlonie at Brownstein Hyatt.

  • Litigation Inspiration: Honoring Your Learned Profession

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    About 30,000 people who took the bar exam in July will learn they passed this fall, marking a fitting time for all attorneys to remember that they are members in a specialty club of learned professionals — and the more they can keep this in mind, the more benefits they will see, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.

  • AI May Limit Key Learning Opportunities For Young Attorneys

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    The thing that’s so powerful about artificial intelligence is also what’s most scary about it — its ability to detect patterns may curtail young attorneys’ chance to practice the lower-level work of managing cases, preventing them from ever honing the pattern recognition skills that undergird creative lawyering, says Sarah Murray at Trialcraft.

  • Why Now Is The Time For Law Firms To Hire Lateral Partners

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    Partner and associate mobility data from the second quarter of this year suggest that there's never been a better time in recent years for law firms to hire lateral candidates, particularly experienced partners — though this necessitates an understanding of potential red flags, say Julie Henson and Greg Hamman at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.

  • Considering Possible PR Risks Of Certain Legal Tactics

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    Disney and American Airlines recently abandoned certain litigation tactics in two lawsuits after fierce public backlash, illustrating why corporate counsel should consider the reputational implications of any legal strategy and partner with their communications teams to preempt public relations concerns, says Chris Gidez at G7 Reputation Advisory.

  • It's No Longer Enough For Firms To Be Trusted Advisers

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    Amid fierce competition for business, the transactional “trusted adviser” paradigm from which most firms operate is no longer sufficient — they should instead aim to become trusted partners with their most valuable clients, says Stuart Maister at Strategic Narrative.

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