State & Local
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May 20, 2025
Michigan To Pay Comerica $3.2M In Tax Credit Settlement
Michigan will pay Comerica $3.2 million in interest as part of its business tax refund, according to a state tax tribunal filing, which came after the state Supreme Court upheld the bank's tax credit transfers during a merger.
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May 20, 2025
NJ Tax Agency Says Tariff Price Hikes Subject To Sales Tax
When sellers pass tariff costs on to consumers, those costs become part of the products' sales price and are subject to sales tax, the New Jersey Division of Taxation said in a notice Tuesday.
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May 20, 2025
Ohio Bill Would Allow Tax Credit For Family Caregivers
Ohio would allow family caregivers to claim an income tax credit of up to $2,000 for their caregiving expenses under a bill introduced in the state House.
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May 20, 2025
Hawaii Pass-Through Taxpayers Required To Adjust Income
Hawaii taxpayers who claim a pass-through entity tax credit must adjust their taxable income to include their share of taxes paid by the electing entity under a bill signed by the governor.
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May 20, 2025
Utah General Revenue Collection Through April Up $594M
Utah's general fund revenue collection from April through July outpaced last year during that time frame by $594 million, according to the State Tax Commission in a report released Tuesday.
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May 20, 2025
NC Tax Revenue Collection Through April Up $884M
North Carolina's general fund revenue from July through April outpaced last year's total during the same period by $884 million, according to a report by the state controller.
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May 20, 2025
Colo. Extends Advanced Industry Tax Credit By 5 Years
Colorado will extend its tax credit for investment in certain advanced industries by five years and lower its statewide cap under legislation signed by Gov. Jared Polis.
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May 20, 2025
Colorado To Keep State Tax On Overtime Income
Overtime income will continue to be taxed in Colorado, even if exempted from federal taxation, under legislation signed by Democratic Gov. Jared Polis that also limits the state's enterprise zone tax credit.
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May 19, 2025
Tax Pact Panel Advances Plan On Sourcing Code Purchases
A Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board panel advanced a proposal Monday to specify that the sales tax treatment of authorization codes would match the tax rules for the products or services that they can be redeemed for by consumers.
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May 19, 2025
Professor Living In Conn. Subject To NY Teleworker Tax
A tax professor who lives in Connecticut but teaches in New York falls under the jurisdiction of New York's policy of taxing nonresidents and is not entitled to a refund for days worked at home, the state's Tax Appeals Tribunal said.
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May 19, 2025
Texas Voters To Decide On Barring Tax On Estate Transfers
Texas voters will decide if the state should create a constitutional amendment prohibiting taxes on a decedent's property or the transfer of an estate, inheritance, legacy, succession or gift under a joint resolution approved by state lawmakers.
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May 19, 2025
States Weighing Tax Updates To Account For Penny's End
State tax administrators have begun internal discussions about how to tackle President Donald Trump's intent to eliminate the penny, including whether statutes on rounding would require updating and how to handle sales without discriminating against transactions with cashless payments.
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May 19, 2025
Broadband Group Backs Charter In $7.8M NY Tax Case
A New York tribunal's ruling that Charter is ineligible for a tax break allowed for certain technology companies and is liable for a $7.8 million tax assessment should be reversed, a broadband trade group told a state appeals court.
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May 19, 2025
La. Museum's Hotel Exempt From Property Tax, Board Says
A Louisiana hotel operated by the nonprofit National World War II museum is exempt from property taxes because most of its revenue is dedicated to the museum's charitable purpose, the state Board of Tax Appeals said.
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May 19, 2025
Ala. Decoupled From TCJA For Research Expense Deduction
Alabama taxpayers can deduct research expenses from their income now that the state has decoupled from a portion of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act under a bill signed by the governor.
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May 19, 2025
Virginia General Revenue Collection Through April Up $1.4B
Virginia's total general fund revenue from July through April outpaced last year's for that period by $1.4 billion, according to the state Department of Accounts.
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May 19, 2025
Ga. Updates Tax Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Conformity With Internal Revenue Code
Georgia updated the conformity of its tax laws with the Internal Revenue Code under a bill signed by Gov. Brian Kemp.
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May 19, 2025
Miss. Tax Collection Through April Falls $31M From Last Year
Mississippi's total tax collection from July through April lagged $31 million behind the amount for the same period last fiscal year, according to a report by the state Department of Revenue.
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May 19, 2025
NY Tax Collection In April Rises $2B From Last Year
New York's total tax collection in April outpaced last year's total for the month by $2.26 billion, according to a report by the state Department of Taxation and Finance.
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May 19, 2025
Ala. To Hike Tax Exemption For Biz Tangible Personal Property
Alabama will increase its property tax exemption for tangible personal property owned by businesses under a bill signed by the governor.
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May 16, 2025
Ala. Doubles Tax Tribunal Assessment Appeal Time
Alabama doubled the amount of time it gives taxpayers to appeal assessments to the state tax tribunal or a circuit court under a bill signed by the governor.
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May 16, 2025
Full Pa. Court OKs Panel's Nix Of Tax On Real Estate Transfer
A panel of Pennsylvania appellate judges properly ruled that a state board wrongfully imposed a real estate transfer tax on the transfer of a partnership interest in a real estate company from one trust to another, the court ruled en banc.Â
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May 16, 2025
Key House Panel Advances Budget With $3.8T Tax Overhaul
The House Budget Committee voted late Sunday to approve the chamber's budget reconciliation package, including a $3.8 trillion tax bill that would renew and make permanent large parts of the GOP's 2017 tax overhaul law.
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May 16, 2025
The Tax Angle: Year-End Extenders, IRS Direct File
From a look at the possibility of Congress passing a year-end budget and tax extenders bill to efforts to keep the IRS Direct File program afloat, here's a peek into a reporter's notebook on a few of the week's developing tax stories.
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May 16, 2025
Skechers Must Foot $155K Tax Bill, Mass. Board Says
Skechers' income must be apportioned to Massachusetts under the state's rule for manufacturers, a Massachusetts tax board ruled in an opinion released Friday, upholding a $155,000 tax assessment, plus penalties and interest, against the footwear company.
Expert Analysis
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How Judiciary Can Minimize AI Risks In Secondary Sources
Because courts’ standing orders on generative artificial intelligence and other safeguards do not address the risk of hallucinations in secondary source materials, the judiciary should consider enlisting legal publishers and database hosts to protect against AI-generated inaccuracies, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.
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NY Tax Talk: Questions In Corporate Franchise Tax Regs Case
In the first challenge to New York's Corporate Franchise Tax regulations — Paychex v. Department of Taxation and Finance — the court has an important opportunity to provide clarity on a major retroactive application issue, say attorneys at Eversheds Sutherland.
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How Attorneys Can Break Free From Career Enmeshment
Ambitious attorneys can sometimes experience career enmeshment — when your sense of self-worth becomes unhealthily tangled up in your legal vocation — but taking the time to discover and realign with your core personal values can help you recover your identity, says Janna Koretz at Azimuth Psychological.
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Âé¶¹´«Ã½yers With Disabilities Are Seeking Equity, Not Pity
Attorneys living with disabilities face extra challenges — including the need for special accommodations, the fear of stigmatization and the risk of being tokenized — but if given equitable opportunities, they can still rise to the top of their field, says Kate Reder Sheikh, a former attorney and legal recruiter at Major Lindsey & Africa.
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Judicial Committee Best Venue For Litigation Funding Rules
The Advisory Committee on Civil Rules' recent decision to consider developing a rule for litigation funding disclosure is a welcome development, ensuring that the result will be the product of a thorough, inclusive and deliberative process that appropriately balances all interests, says Stewart Ackerly at Statera Capital.
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The Strategic Advantages Of Appointing A Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Firm CEO
The impact on law firms of the recent CrowdStrike outage underscores that the business of law is no longer merely about providing supplemental support for legal practice — and helps explain why some law firms are appointing dedicated, full-time CEOs to navigate the challenges of the modern legal landscape, says Jennifer Johnson at Calibrate Strategies.
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How Cos. Can Build A Strong In-House Pro Bono Program
During this year’s pro bono celebration week, companies should consider some key pointers to grow and maintain a vibrant in-house program for attorneys to provide free legal services for the public good, says Mary Benton at Alston & Bird.
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Home Canning Makes Me A Better Âé¶¹´«Ã½yer
Making my own pickles and jams requires seeing a process through from start to finish, as does representing clients from the start of a dispute at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board through any appeals to the Federal Circuit, says attorney Kevin McNish.
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Sound Ideas And An Ill-Advised Gamble: SALT In Review
From potential reforms in Louisiana to tax incentives for a gambling company in Colorado, RSM's David Brunori offers his thoughts on noteworthy state and local tax news.
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Use The Right Kind Of Feedback To Help Gen Z Attorneys
Generation Z associates bring unique perspectives and expectations to the workplace, so it’s imperative that supervising attorneys adapt their feedback approach in order to help young lawyers learn and grow — which is good for law firms, too, says Rachael Bosch at Fringe Professional Development.
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Congress Can And Must Enact A Supreme Court Ethics Code
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.
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The Pop Culture Docket: Justice Lebovits On Gilbert And Sullivan
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.
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State Of The States' AI Legal Ethics Landscape
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 Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Group.