State & Local
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August 01, 2025
Va. Commissioner Says Ad Co. Not Liable For Sales Tax
An out-of-state advertising and direct mail company using third-party vendors is not liable for Virginia sales and use tax on advertising services, including those provided by third-party vendors, the state's tax commissioner said.
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August 01, 2025
Ind. Dept. Wrongly Denied Refund To Nonresident
A woman was wrongly denied an Indiana income tax refund and assessed additional tax after proving she neither lived nor worked in the state, the Department of State Revenue said.
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August 01, 2025
Ind. Tax Dept. Agrees Remote Worker Abandoned Domicile
A couple who previously lived in Indiana were wrongly denied their full Indiana income tax refund, the Department of State Revenue said, reversing its earlier decision, because evidence was presented showing they had left the state.
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August 01, 2025
Va. Quarry Gear Not Subject To Tools Tax, Ruling Says
Certain property owned by a Virginia limestone quarry operator was not directly used in mining or manufacturing and was therefore not subject to the local property tax on machinery and tools, the state tax commissioner said.
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August 01, 2025
Va. Contractor Can Get Credit For Mistaken Sales Tax
A Virginia business that sells and installs garage doors is entitled to a tax credit for sales tax erroneously remitted on its installation contracts, the state's tax commissioner ruled.
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August 01, 2025
No Va. Sales Tax For Out-Of-State Publisher, Ruling Says
A magazine publisher located outside Virginia does not owe sales and use taxes on its products shipped into the state or on related advertising services, the state tax commissioner said.
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August 01, 2025
Ogletree Launches Employment Tax Practice Group
Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC announced the launch of a dedicated practice group focused on handling employment tax matters in areas such as compliance, audits and transactions related to payroll obligations.
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August 01, 2025
Virginia Hotel Denied Tax Break For Long Stays
A Virginia hotel wrongly sought sales tax exemptions allowed for stays of 90 days or longer before those thresholds had actually been reached by guests, the state's tax commissioner said, rejecting the taxpayer's effort to correct an assessment.
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August 01, 2025
Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Wachtell, Latham
In this week's Taxation With Representation, Union Pacific Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp. announce megamerger plans, Palo Alto Networks acquires identity security company CyberArk, Brookfield buys British life insurer Just Group, and Duke Energy sells its Piedmont Natural Gas Tennessee local distribution business to Spire Inc.
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August 01, 2025
Del. Net Receipts Rise $345M From Prior Year
Delaware's net receipts from July 2024 through June exceeded the previous fiscal year's collection by $345 million, the state Finance Department reported.
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August 01, 2025
NY Tax Bill Settled By Partner Who Alleged Double Taxation
A New York resident who is the partner of a Connecticut-based asset management company has chosen to settle her case over the resident income tax credit she was denied in New York.
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July 31, 2025
Uber's Allies Say Georgia Tax Violates Separation Of Powers
Georgia's highest court should review and reverse an appellate panel's decision that Uber was required to collect and remit millions in sales taxes on behalf of drivers and customers who used its app before the Wayfair decision, a professor and business groups told the Georgia Supreme Court.
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July 31, 2025
Tax Court OKs IRS Penalties On Captive Insurance Deductions
A Florida business must pay penalties for underreporting six years of income, the U.S. Tax Court ruled Thursday, finding it couldn't take deductions for payments to a microcaptive insurance arrangement that didn't actually qualify as insurance.
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July 31, 2025
La. Board Allows Oil Co.'s Late Appraisal In Assessment Fight
A Phillips 66 oil refinery can submit an appraisal of its property ordered before its assessment challenge was filed even though the company didn't receive the appraisal until after the deadline for evidence, the Louisiana Board of Tax Appeals ruled, reversing the state Tax Commission.
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July 31, 2025
Chevron's $14.8M Apportionment Claim Rejected In Oregon
Chevron may not include commodity hedging receipts in apportionment calculations for its Oregon corporation excise taxes, the state's tax court said, rejecting the company's claim for a $14.8 million refund.
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July 31, 2025
Co. Pitches $33B Data Center Hub In Ariz. Opportunity Zone
One of the largest private landowners in Arizona on Thursday pitched a $33 billion project to build the biggest data center industrial park in the state on a 3,300-acre site in a federal opportunity zone.
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July 31, 2025
Ohio Bill Seeks To Allow County Pot Taxes Via Referendum
Ohio would authorize counties to impose an excise tax on the sale of adult-use marijuana if the tax is approved by a majority of voters via a ballot measure in a general or special election under a bill introduced in the state Senate.
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July 31, 2025
La. Co.'s Tobacco Wraps Not Subject To Higher Excise Rate
Louisiana's increased tobacco excise tax rate doesn't apply to a tobacco wholesaler's sales of wraps because the wraps are considered nonsmoking tobacco products, the state Board of Tax Appeals found, overruling the state Department of Revenue.
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July 31, 2025
Ore. Farm Tax Break Wrongly Denied, Court Says
An Oregon property was wrongly disqualified from a tax break for farm use, the state's tax court said, agreeing with the owners that the county assessor failed to take the required steps for its decision, including a site visit.
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July 31, 2025
Ind. Meat Co. Can Have Use Exemption, Dept. Says In Reversal
An Indiana meat packing company should be allowed a use tax exemption for cooler and freezer equipment because the equipment qualifies for a predominant use exemption, the Department of State Revenue said, reversing its earlier determination.
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July 30, 2025
Tax Overhaul Is Mixed Bag For Interest Expense Deductions
Companies that are eager to increase their interest expense deductions under the new federal tax overhaul may end up with a smaller tax break than expected due to how the law factors their foreign income into the deduction calculation.
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July 30, 2025
Groups Warn IRS Policy Shift Could Beget Dark Money Deluge
Leaders of national nonprofit organizations said Wednesday that the IRS' efforts to weaken a 71-year-old tax law banning churches from endorsing political candidates would lead to unlimited amounts of untraceable campaign contributions flowing through the nonprofit sector.
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July 30, 2025
Dechert Adds Tax Pro From PwC In DC
Dechert LLP has continued to grow its financial services platform in Washington, D.C., with the hire of a partner from PwC.
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July 30, 2025
Ore. Clarifies Info Disclosure For Enterprise Zone Tax Breaks
Oregon specified which of a business's records are exempt from disclosure when applying for an enterprise zone property tax exemption and clarified eligibility requirements under a bill signed by the governor.
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July 30, 2025
Car Dealer Seeks Oral Arguments In Ohio High Court Tax Fight
A West Virginia car dealer should be able to present its case in its Ohio commercial activity tax fight to the Ohio Supreme Court in oral arguments, the dealer told the justices Wednesday.
Mich. Supporters Say High Earner Ballot Initiative Moves On
Supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment in Michigan that would levy an additional 5% tax on income over $500,000 are prepared to move forward in their efforts to put the initiative on the ballot despite a split vote Thursday from an advisory board.
Peacock Says Maryland's Digital Ad Tax Violates ITFA
Maryland's digital advertising tax violates the federal Internet Tax Freedom Act by applying only to electronic commerce, Peacock TV told the state tax court Wednesday, providing witnesses who highlighted similarities between digital and traditional advertising methods.
DC Council Rejects Capital Gains Tax Boost In Budget
Washington, D.C., council members narrowly rejected a proposal to impose a capital gains surcharge on high-income earners, passing a funding package that would block the district's earned income tax credit and expand gambling.
Mich. Supporters Say High Earner Ballot Initiative Moves On
Supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment in Michigan that would levy an additional 5% tax on income over $500,000 are prepared to move forward in their efforts to put the initiative on the ballot despite a split vote Thursday from an advisory board.
Peacock Says Maryland's Digital Ad Tax Violates ITFA
Maryland's digital advertising tax violates the federal Internet Tax Freedom Act by applying only to electronic commerce, Peacock TV told the state tax court Wednesday, providing witnesses who highlighted similarities between digital and traditional advertising methods.
DC Council Rejects Capital Gains Tax Boost In Budget
Washington, D.C., council members narrowly rejected a proposal to impose a capital gains surcharge on high-income earners, passing a funding package that would block the district's earned income tax credit and expand gambling.
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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.
Featured Stories
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Tax Overhaul Is Mixed Bag For Interest Expense Deductions
Companies that are eager to increase their interest expense deductions under the new federal tax overhaul may end up with a smaller tax break than expected due to how the law factors their foreign income into the deduction calculation.
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SALT Cap Complexity Could Rewrite Tax Planning Strategies
The new $40,000 cap on state and local tax deductibility in the GOP's 2025 tax overhaul will likely prompt a new wave of strategic tax planning activity among wealthy business owners and individuals seeking to maximize their deductions and make use of state-level workarounds before the temporary relief expires.
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6 Things To Know About Illinois' New Tax Landscape
Illinois' latest budget has altered the state's tax system for 2025 and beyond, including by offering three tax amnesty programs, making significant changes to corporate tax law and implementing a relatively new concept for the sourcing of pass-through entity sales. Here, Law360 looks at aspects that state tax practitioners say are crucial to their clients.
Expert Analysis
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Playing Soccer Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Soccer has become a key contributor to how I approach my work, and the lessons I’ve learned on the pitch about leadership, adaptability, resilience and communication make me better at what I do every day in my legal career, says Whitney O’Byrne at MoFo.
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Adapting To Private Practice: From ATF Director To BigLaw
As a two-time boomerang partner, returning to BigLaw after stints as a U.S. attorney and the director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, people ask me how I know when to move on, but there’s no single answer — just clearly set your priorities, says Steven Dettelbach at BakerHostetler.
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Playing Baseball Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Playing baseball in college, and now Wiffle ball in a local league, has taught me that teamwork, mental endurance and emotional intelligence are not only important to success in the sport, but also to success as a trial attorney, says Kevan Dorsey at Swift Currie.
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Ohio Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2
Ohio's financial services sector saw several significant developments in the second quarter of 2025, including a case that confirmed credit unions' setoff rights, another that established contract rights between banks and cardholders, and the House passage of a digital asset bill, say attorneys at Frost Brown.
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The People Will Not Have Their Say: SALT In Review
From Maine's failed proposal to let the people decide on tax hikes to California's doubling of its film tax credit, RSM's David Brunori offers his thoughts on noteworthy state and local tax news.
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4 Former Justices Would Likely Frown On Litigation Funding
As courts increasingly confront cases involving hidden litigation finance contracts, the jurisprudence of four former U.S. Supreme Court justices establishes a constitutional framework that risks erosion by undisclosed financial interests, says Roland Eisenhuth at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association.
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How Attys Can Use AI To Surface Narratives In E-Discovery
E-discovery has reached a turning point where document review is no longer just about procedural tasks like identifying relevance and redacting privilege — rather, generative artificial intelligence tools now allow attorneys to draw connections, extract meaning and tell a coherent story, says Rose Jones at Hilgers Graben.
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Georgia Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2
The second quarter brought a number of significant legislative and regulatory changes for Georgia banking, including an extension of the intangibles tax exemption for short-term notes, modernization of routine regulatory practices, and new guardrails against mortgage trigger leads, says Walter Jones at Balch & Bingham.
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ABA Opinion Makes It A Bit Easier To Drop A 'Hot Potato'
The American Bar Association's recent ethics opinion clarifies when attorneys may terminate clients without good cause, though courts may still disqualify a lawyer who drops a client like a hot potato, so sending a closeout letter is always a best practice, say attorneys at Thompson Hine.
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Can Companies Add Tariffs Back To Earnings Calculations?
With the recent and continually evolving tariffs announced by the Trump administration, John Ryan at King & Spalding takes a detailed look at whether those new tariffs can be added back in calculating earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization — an important question that may greatly affect a company's compliance with its financial covenants.
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Driving The Wrong Way: SALT In Review
From Arizona's move to ban mileage taxes to interstate disputes over the taxing of remote workers, RSM's David Brunori offers his thoughts on noteworthy state and local tax news.
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8 Ways Lawyers Can Protect The Rule Of Law In Their Work
Whether they are concerned with judicial independence, regulatory predictability or client confidence, lawyers can take specific meaningful actions on their own when traditional structures are too slow or too compromised to respond, says Angeli Patel at the Berkeley Center of Law and Business.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Communicating With Clients
Law school curricula often overlook client communication procedures, and those who actively teach this crucial facet of the practice can create exceptional client satisfaction and success, says Patrick Hanson at Wiggam Law.