State & Local
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October 24, 2025
NJ Panel Tosses Sprawling Legal Malpractice, Fraud Suit
A New Jersey state appellate court has backed the permanent dismissal of a developer's legal malpractice and fraud suit against Cooper Levenson April Niedelman & Wagenheim PA and other parties, ruling that the state's entire controversy doctrine, which requires litigants to put all their relevant allegations in a single suit, bars his claims.
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October 24, 2025
Avalara Investors Fight Stay In $8.4B Buyout Dispute
Shareholders of tax software company Avalara are fighting a motion by the company in Washington federal court to stay litigation accusing it of misleading investors ahead of an $8.4 billion deal to take the company private.
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October 24, 2025
Calif. Groups Push Billionaire Tax To Offset Federal Cuts
A tax on the wealthiest Californians is once again on the table in the nation's largest state, this time via a proposal for a voter referendum.
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October 24, 2025
Bank Director Owes NY Tax On Pa. Remote Work In Pandemic
A managing director at the Bank of Montreal's New York office who worked remotely from Pennsylvania in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic was still subject to New York tax, the state's Tax Appeals Tribunal ruled.
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October 24, 2025
Md. Office Building Valuation Cut In Half By Tax Court
A Maryland office building was overvalued at roughly $40 million in tax years 2023 and 2024, the state tax court found, agreeing with an income analysis presented by the property owner that its value should be reduced by half.
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October 24, 2025
Minn. Justices Urged To Uphold Indirect Audit Of Liquor Seller
An indirect audit of a liquor retailer correctly determined its taxable sales, the Minnesota revenue commissioner told the state Supreme Court, urging it to uphold a state tax court decision and a $639,000 assessment spanning six years.
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October 24, 2025
Trump Ends Canada Trade Talks Over Ontario's Reagan Ad
President Donald Trump said he ended trade negotiations with Canada because of an advertisement by Ontario's provincial government featuring critical remarks about tariffs by President Ronald Reagan.
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October 24, 2025
Pa. Court Nixes Property Owner's Additional Refund Request
The Pennsylvania Commonweath Court cannot grant a property owner an additional property tax refund after a school district was required to recalculate one county's tax burden because issues of material fact remain in the case, the court said.
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October 24, 2025
Taxation With Representation: Latham, Wachtell, Gibson Dunn
In this week's Taxation With Representation, Meta announces a joint venture with Blue Owl Capital to fund the development of a data center campus in Louisiana, private equity giants acquire medical technology company Hologic Inc., and National Fuel Gas Co. buys CenterPoint Energy Inc.'s Ohio natural gas utility business.
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October 24, 2025
Mass. Appeals Court Finds No Evidence To Drop Home's Value
A Massachusetts homeowner failed to show that a local assessor overvalued his property and made procedural errors, the state appeals court ruled Friday, upholding his property's value.
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October 23, 2025
Ex-Mich. Speaker Aide Cops To Embezzlement, Will Testify
A former top staffer for former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield pled guilty to embezzling from a political nonprofit while working for the state and, as part of a plea deal, has agreed to provide "truthful testimony in future hearings," according to an announcement made Thursday.
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October 23, 2025
Mass. Tax Break Bill For Urban Farms Advances
Massachusetts would allow municipalities to create an agricultural property tax break for small urban farm plots under a bill reported favorably by a state legislative panel.
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October 23, 2025
Mass. Panel Advances Limit On Tax Break For Green Energy
Massachusetts would clarify and limit a property tax exemption for renewable energy facilities providing on-site power under a bill endorsed by a legislative panel.
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October 23, 2025
Ill.'s Pritzker Skewers Chicago Mayor's 'Head Tax' Revival Plan
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker slammed the Chicago mayor's proposal to revive a so-called head tax that's based on the number of workers a company employs, saying the levy would punish businesses that invest in the city.
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October 23, 2025
La. Revenue Dept. Outlines Tax Rules For Transportation Fees
Transportation charges typically incur Louisiana state sales and use tax if they are applied to transactions involving goods or digital products that are taxable, the state Department of Revenue said in a bulletin.
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October 23, 2025
Ill. House Measure Seeks Tax On Incomes Over $1M
Illinois would propose an amendment to the state constitution to impose an additional income tax equal to 3% of a person's net income above $1 million under a joint resolution filed in the state House of Representatives.
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October 23, 2025
Colo. Revenues In September Rise $30M From Last Year
Colorado's total revenue collection in September outpaced last year by $30 million, according to the state Department of Revenue.
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October 22, 2025
Banks Want Ill. Fee Law Block Extended To Card Networks
Banking industry groups urged an Illinois federal judge Wednesday to permanently block an Illinois law that bans swipe fees on tax and tip portions of payment card transactions, arguing she has already correctly held that national banks are federally preempted from its reach, and that the court should extend that relief to card networks and others involved in the payment process.
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October 22, 2025
Partnership Tax Sourcing Guidelines Unveiled By MTC Group
The Multistate Tax Commission group working on state taxation of partnerships released Wednesday a set of recommendations for sourcing partnership income and said it would use those recommendations as a guide for states to use.
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October 22, 2025
SC Counties Can Fund Works With Future Sales Tax Revenue
South Carolina counties that have begun work on a capital project before imposing a local option sales and use tax to help with funding may pay for it another way and then be reimbursed when the tax is approved by voters, the state tax agency said Wednesday.
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October 22, 2025
Challenge To Calif. Apportionment Change Stalled By Court
Cases brought by two groups challenging a California law that could prevent taxpayer wins, like the decision allowing Microsoft to include all its foreign income in its sales factor denominator, are not ripe for review, a state court said.
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October 22, 2025
Fla. Biz Entitled To Interest On $3.2M Gas Tax Refund
A Florida fuel company is owed interest on its $3.2 million refund of gas tax that was paid twice, the state appeals court ruled Wednesday, because state statute requires interest to be paid.
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October 22, 2025
Calif. Cannabis Excise Tax Covers Purchaser's Entire Bill
Taxable gross receipts from California cannabis sales encompass the entire amount paid by the purchaser, including credit card fees, handling fees and mandatory plastic bag purchases, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration clarified.
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October 22, 2025
COST Urges Ky. Justices To Reject Walgreens' Tax Valuations
Kentucky's Supreme Court should reverse an appeal court's ruling finding that a local assessor correctly took above-market contract rents into consideration when valuing several Walgreen store properties, the Council on State Taxation said, because it unfairly raised their assessed values.
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October 22, 2025
Mich. House OKs Excluding Device Trade-Ins From Tax
Credit given by businesses to Michigan customers for trading in portable electronic devices would be exempt from sales and use tax under bills passed by the state House of Representatives.
Former Judges Tell Justices To Strike Down Trump's Tariffs
Former federal judges and government officials, joined by scholars, economists, businesses and interest groups, told the U.S. Supreme Court this week that President Donald Trump's emergency tariffs should be struck down because the law the president has utilized does not give him power to impose those measures.
NY Couple Fail To Show Domicile Change, Tribunal Affirms
A couple who used to live in New York failed to prove they had fully transitioned their lives to Florida and establish domicile there, the New York Tax Appeals Tribunal said, affirming an administrative law judge's ruling.
Capital One Freed From Fla. Tax On Interest, Swipe Charges
Two Capital One entities don't owe Florida taxes on credit card interest and interchange fees stemming from transactions involving Florida customers because the banks didn't receive the income at issue inside the state, a Florida court ruled in an opinion made public Wednesday.
Former Judges Tell Justices To Strike Down Trump's Tariffs
Former federal judges and government officials, joined by scholars, economists, businesses and interest groups, told the U.S. Supreme Court this week that President Donald Trump's emergency tariffs should be struck down because the law the president has utilized does not give him power to impose those measures.
NY Couple Fail To Show Domicile Change, Tribunal Affirms
A couple who used to live in New York failed to prove they had fully transitioned their lives to Florida and establish domicile there, the New York Tax Appeals Tribunal said, affirming an administrative law judge's ruling.
Capital One Freed From Fla. Tax On Interest, Swipe Charges
Two Capital One entities don't owe Florida taxes on credit card interest and interchange fees stemming from transactions involving Florida customers because the banks didn't receive the income at issue inside the state, a Florida court ruled in an opinion made public Wednesday.
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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.
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Relief Concerns Grow As Sectoral Tariff Actions Build
Importers' hopes for relief from industrywide tariffs are lagging alongside the trade deals President Donald Trump is trying to broker for some goods, while the administration's accelerated rollout of sectoral levies is also stoking concerns the government may be hamstringing its onshoring goals.
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The Tax Angle: IRS Leadership Changes Amid Gov't Shutdown
The federal government shutdown doesn't appear any closer to being resolved on Capitol Hill, but that hasn't stopped the U.S. Treasury Department from pushing ahead with a dizzying amount of changes in the Internal Revenue Service's top leadership. Here's a rundown of changes at the IRS in the past week.
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States' Digital Ad Tax Pursuits Continue Despite Pushback
State lawmakers show no signs of stopping to file bills seeking digital advertising taxes, efforts that are primed to continue even as the states that have adopted such measures are mired in litigation.
Expert Analysis
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Tax Pros Expect No IRS Word Soon On 'Friendly Doctor' Deals
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The tax treatment of private equity investments in medical firms and other professional practices remains unresolved as the Internal Revenue Service delays updates to long-awaited consolidated return regulations and focuses instead on implementing the new 2025 Republican budget law, tax experts said Friday.
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A Potential Attack On Good Sense In Chicago: SALT In Review
From Chicago's possible resurrection of a head tax to an assortment of proposals in Massachusetts, RSM's David Brunori offers his thoughts on noteworthy state and local tax news.
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Rules Of Origin Revamp May Be Next Big Trade Development
The rules of origin for determining what tariff applies to any given import appear to be on the cusp of an important rethink, and it seems likely that the administration will try to align the rule with its overall tariff strategy in one of three ways, says Ted Posner at Baker Botts.
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SDNY OpenAI Order Clarifies Preservation Standards For AI
The Southern District of New York’s recent order in the OpenAI copyright infringement litigation, denying discovery of The New York Times' artificial intelligence technology use, clarifies that traditional preservation benchmarks apply to AI content, relieving organizations from using a “keep everything” approach, says Philip Favro at Favro Law.
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High Court, Not A Single Justice, Should Decide On Recusal
As public trust in the U.S. Supreme Court continues to decline, the court should adopt a collegial framework in which all justices decide questions of recusal together — a reform that respects both judicial independence and due process for litigants, say Michael Broyde at Emory University and Hayden Hall at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
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A Remarkable Scheme Undressed: SALT In Review
From allegations involving strip clubs, bribery and a New York tax auditor to yet another proposed digital advertising tax, RSM's David Brunori offers his thoughts on noteworthy state and local tax news.
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Adapting To Private Practice: 3 Tips On Finding The Right Job
After 23 years as a state and federal prosecutor, when I contemplated moving to a law firm, practicing solo or going in-house, I found there's a critical first step — deep self-reflection on what you truly want to do and where your strengths lie, says Rachael Jones at McKool Smith.
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Painting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Painting trains me to see both the fine detail and the whole composition at once, enabling me to identify friction points while keeping sight of a client's bigger vision, but the most significant lesson I've brought to my legal work has been the value of originality, says Jana Gouchev at Gouchev Law.
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Protecting Sensitive Court Filings After Recent Cyber Breach
In the wake of a recent cyberattack on federal courts' Case Management/Electronic Case Files system, civil litigants should consider seeking enhanced protections for sensitive materials filed under seal to mitigate the risk of unauthorized exposure, say attorneys at Redgrave.
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What Ethics Rules Say On Atty Discipline For Online Speech
Though law firms are free to discipline employees for their online commentary about Charlie Kirk or other social media activity, saying crude or insensitive things on the internet generally doesn’t subject attorneys to professional discipline under the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, says Stacie H. Rosenzweig at Halling & Cayo.
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Junior Attys Must Beware Of 5 Common Legal Brief Mistakes
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Junior law firm associates must be careful to avoid five common pitfalls when drafting legal briefs — from including every possible argument to not developing a theme — to build the reputation of a sought-after litigator, says James Argionis at Cozen O'Connor.
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When A Tax Law Breaks The Law: SALT In Review
From a challenge to Washington state's tax on digital advertising to Hasbro's planned new home in Massachusetts, RSM's David Brunori offers his thoughts on noteworthy state and local tax news.
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Power To The Paralegals: How And Why Training Must Evolve
Empowering paralegals through new models of education that emphasize digital fluency, interdisciplinary collaboration and human-centered lawyering could help solve workforce challenges and the justice gap — if firms, educators and policymakers get on board, say Kristine Custodio Suero and Kelli Radnothy.