State & Local
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March 20, 2025
Frost Brown Adds Former Houston City Atty To Finance Team
Frost Brown Todd LLP announced that it has hired an attorney from the ranks of Houston's city government to strengthen its public finance group, adding his expertise in state and local government operations, taxation and economic development.
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March 20, 2025
Mich. House Approves 6-Fold Rate Hike To Old Biz Tax Regime
Michigan would impose a roughly six-fold increase to the tax rate that applies to businesses that elect to continue filing under a former corporate tax system, under legislation the state House approved as part of a package to increase transportation funding.
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March 20, 2025
Former Ore. Doctor's Deduction For Insurance Premiums OK'd
A former Oregon doctor's payments of $2.5 million to a captive insurer are deductible from his state taxable income, the Oregon Tax Court ruled, saying an agreement the taxpayer reached with the Internal Revenue Service did not bar the deductions.
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March 20, 2025
NY Biz Wrongly Denied Sales Tax Certificate, ALJ Says
A New York business was wrongly denied a sales tax certificate by the state's tax agency, an administrative law judge said in a ruling released Thursday, finding the agency failed to provide proof that the company's owner had outstanding tax debt.
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March 20, 2025
Minn. Bill Seeks Tax Credit For Corp. HQ Investments
Minnesota would create a refundable corporate franchise tax credit for large companies that have headquarters or similar facilities in the state and make certain investments under legislation introduced Thursday in the state Senate.
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March 20, 2025
Miss. Revenue Collection Through February Up $4M
Mississippi's general fund revenue from July through February outpaced collections made during the same period last year by $4 million, according to a report by the state Department of Revenue.
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March 20, 2025
Minn. Bill Seeks Millionaire Tax To Offset Medicaid Cuts
Minnesota would create a new tax bracket for individual income above $1 million and set the tax rate at a level to offset estimated changes in federal Medicaid funding under legislation introduced Thursday in the state Senate.
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March 20, 2025
Minn. Senate Bill Would Require Franchise Tax Info Disclosure
Minnesota would require disclosure of corporate franchise tax information for certain large companies under legislation introduced Thursday in the state Senate.
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March 20, 2025
ND Directs Lawmakers To Consider Tribal Land Tax Study
North Dakota directed state lawmakers to consider studying issues related to the taxation of land owned by enrolled tribal members who reside on Native American reservations under a bill signed by the governor.
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March 19, 2025
La. Top Court Tosses Lawsuit Seeking To Block Tax Overhaul
The Louisiana Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit from a group of state residents to halt a referendum that, if approved, would allow for a state constitutional change to carry out an overhaul of the state's tax regime.
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March 19, 2025
Comerica Awarded Interest On $11M Mich. Tax Credit Win
Comerica is entitled to interest on a nearly $11 million business tax refund it received following the Michigan Supreme Court's upholding of transfers of tax credits that occurred during a merger, the state Tax Tribunal ruled.
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March 19, 2025
NC Gov. Wants To Freeze Some Tax Cuts, Institute Others
North Carolina would maintain its current corporate income tax rate of 2.25%, the lowest among the 44 states with such a tax, rather than continuing to phase it out, under a Wednesday biennium budget proposal from new Gov. Josh Stein.
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March 19, 2025
Ohio Tax Board OKs Regs To Streamline Appeal Resolution
The Ohio Board of Tax Appeals amended regulations to clarify its authority to issue orders in response to several common, rarely contested types of filings and streamline the resolution of tax disputes in such cases, according to a final rule.
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March 19, 2025
Colo. Senate OKs Lowering Family Leave Premium
The premium rate for Colorado's paid family medical leave insurance program would dip and a benefit for parents of newborns in intensive care would increase under a bill passed Wednesday by the state Senate.
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March 19, 2025
Colo. Senate OKs Dropping Some Revenue From TABOR Limit
Revenue received by Colorado from damage awards and certain property sales would be excluded from the revenue limit in the state's Taxpayer's Bill of Rights under legislation passed Wednesday by the state Senate.
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March 19, 2025
Tax On Services In Proposed Minn. Budget Hits Opposition
Minnesota business groups criticized on Wednesday a provision in the governor's budget proposal to expand the state sales tax to certain accounting, banking and legal services, telling a state Senate committee that it would hurt heavily taxed residents even more.
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March 19, 2025
Mo. Auditor Faults State For Lack Of Cannabis Tax Probes
Missouri's state auditor faulted the state Department of Revenue for not auditing any cannabis tax returns since sales of medical cannabis began in 2020, saying the tax agency failed to establish a robust compliance environment for the filings.
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March 19, 2025
Ala. Bill Seeks To Regulate, Tax Cannabinoid Products
Alabama would impose a 6% tax on cannabinoid product sales beginning in 2026 under a bill introduced in the state Senate.
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March 19, 2025
NC Tax Revenue Collection Through February Up $707M
North Carolina's total revenue collection from July through February exceeded last year's collection during the same time period by $707 million, according to a report by the Office of the State Controller.
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March 19, 2025
Law360 Announces The Members Of Its 2025 Editorial Boards
Law360 is pleased to announce the formation of its 2025 Editorial Advisory Boards.
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March 19, 2025
Tenn. Revenues Through February Up $23M From Estimates
Tennessee's total revenue collection from July through February beat budget estimates by $23 million, according to a report from the state Department of Finance and Administration.
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March 19, 2025
Idaho Allows Tax Records Sharing To Combat Benefits Fraud
Idaho authorized the state's tax commission and Department of Health and Welfare to share state individual income tax return records to investigate suspected fraud related to public assistance benefits applications under a bill signed by the governor.
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March 19, 2025
Hawaii Senate Panels OK Tax On Reward Points Bookings
Hawaii would impose a $20-a-night transient accommodations tax on bookings made with reward points under a bill passed by two Senate committees.
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March 19, 2025
Miss. Senate Passes Income Tax Cut With Revenue Triggers
Mississippi's latest tax reform package seeks to tie income tax rate decreases to future revenue surpluses under an amended bill passed by the state Senate, countering the state House of Representative's original proposal to outright eliminate the tax after 10 years.
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March 19, 2025
Wyo. Prescribes Order For Applying Property Tax Breaks
Wyoming established an order in which property tax exemptions should be applied when multiple exemptions apply to the same property under a bill signed by the governor.
Expert Analysis
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Considering Chevron's End Through A State Tax Lens
States took the lead in encouraging Chevron's demise, turning away from Chevron-type deference in state tax administration ahead of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright decision, a trend likely to accelerate as courts take a more active role in interpreting tax laws, say attorneys at Eversheds Sutherland.
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Kentucky Tax Talk: Finally Better Online Records At Revenue?
The Kentucky Department of Revenue has not taken significant visible steps toward complying with legislation requiring it to post administrative guidance on its website starting no later than Nov. 15, and refusal to do so would widen the transparency gap between the state and its more business-friendly neighbors, say attorneys at Frost Brown.
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Striking A Balance Between AI Use And Attorney Well-Being
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As the legal industry increasingly adopts generative artificial intelligence tools to boost efficiency, leaders must note the hidden costs of increased productivity, and work to protect attorneys’ well-being while unlocking AI’s full potential, says Ed Sohn at Factor.
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Overreach In Texas And An Acronym In Peril: SALT In Review
From the Council on State Taxation's take on a proposal in Texas to the potential end of a fundamental truth in Montana, RSM's David Brunori offers his thoughts on noteworthy state and local tax news.
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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
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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
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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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Lawyers 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
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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 Law 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 Lawyer
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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.