State & Local
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September 02, 2025
Del. Tax Receipts Start Fiscal Year $219M Higher
Delaware's total receipts in July outpaced last year's total by $219 million, the state Department of Finance said.
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September 02, 2025
Calif. Senate Committee OKs Reversing Cannabis Tax Hike
California would reverse a cannabis excise tax increase from July and return to a 15% rate under a bill advanced by the state Senate's Appropriations Committee.
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September 02, 2025
Maine General Revenues Up $34M In July
Maine's general fund revenue during the first month of the 2026 fiscal year outperformed budget forecasts by $34 million, according to the state Department of Administrative and Financial Services.
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August 29, 2025
State And Local Tax Takeaways From August
From the Fourth Circuit ruling that a provision in Maryland's digital advertising tax is unconstitutional to new combined reporting rules coming for the District of Columbia, August didn't slow down in the state and local tax arena. Here, Law360 looks at these and other state and local tax highlights from the past month.
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August 29, 2025
Colo. Man Has Extra Time To Redeem Property, Court Says
A Colorado man whose property was subject to a tax auction is allowed to redeem the property outside the three-year statute of limitations, a state appeals court said, finding he had a disability that qualified him for an extended, nine-year time period.
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August 29, 2025
Ore. GOP Starts Session With Calls For Broader Budget Look
Oregon legislators contemplating a $5.8 billion, 10-year transportation funding package should take a broader look at the state's budget in light of a recent report predicting a drop in revenues, Republican lawmakers said Friday.
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August 29, 2025
NY Tenants Claim Cos. Hiked Rents, Abused Tax Exemption
A multifamily real estate company and a property owner were accused by a proposed class in New York state court of illegally raising rents for Long Island City residential tenants by taking advantage of the state's 421-a tax-exemption program.
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August 29, 2025
Wis. Revenues Through Fiscal Year $88M Over Estimate
Wisconsin's general fund revenue collection from June 2024 through July beat estimates by $88 million, according to the state Department of Revenue.
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August 29, 2025
Taxation With Representation: White & Case, Paul Weiss
In this week's Taxation With Representation, private equity firm Sycamore Partners completes its $24 billion acquisition of Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., telecommunications company EchoStar sells wireless spectrum licenses to AT&T and Keurig Dr Pepper acquires JDE Peet's in a deal that aims to create a "global coffee champion."
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August 29, 2025
Mich. General Revenue Jumps $851M From Last Year
Michigan's general fund revenue from October through July outpaced the same period last year by $851 million, according to the state Budget Office.
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August 28, 2025
Colo. Plugs Budget Gaps, Creates Rules For Future Shortfalls
Colorado enacted a series of tax changes and ordered a halt to certain services Thursday to fill holes that state leaders said were left in the state's budget by this summer's federal tax law, while also adopting requirements for how the governor can address future budget shortfalls.
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August 28, 2025
COST Asks Calif. High Court To Review Utility Tax Case
The California Supreme Court should decide whether AT&T unit Pacific Bell and other telecommunication companies can be taxed at a different property tax rate from nonutilities, the Council on State Taxation told the California justices.
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August 28, 2025
Ore. Worker Owes Income Tax On Wages, Court Says
An Oregon woman owes income tax on wages she earned in the state, the state tax court ruled, rejecting her argument that the tax didn't apply to her because she wasn't an employee of the state.
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August 28, 2025
Hawaii Transient Tax Is Unconstitutional, Cruise Cos. Say
The extension of Hawaii's 11% transient accommodation tax to cruise ship passengers under a new law violates the U.S. Constitution, a group of cruise companies told a U.S. district court.
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August 28, 2025
Ind. Co.'s Software Purchases Tax-Exempt, Dept. Says
A construction company operating in Indiana was wrongly taxed on purchases of computer software, the Department of State Revenue said after the business proved that several of the purchases qualified for the state's software-as-a-service exemption.
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August 28, 2025
Ind. Nonprofit Can't Get Tax Refund On Refreshments
Indiana's tax department correctly denied a nonprofit a tax refund for food, drinks and room rentals purchased for an education conference, the Department of State Revenue ruled, because the refreshments were meant for members of the organizations.
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August 28, 2025
Ind. Farmer Can't Get Tax Break For ATV Purchase
An Indiana farmer was correctly denied a sales tax break for an all-terrain vehicle he said was used to spray crops, the state's tax department said, finding he failed to prove the vehicle was used for an exempt purpose.
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August 28, 2025
Texas House OKs Lower Voter-Approval Property Tax Rate
Texas would lower its maximum property tax rate permitted by law without voter approval for larger taxing jurisdictions under a bill passed by the state House of Representatives.
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August 27, 2025
Ga. Justices Back Income Approach For Low-Income Housing
County tax assessors in Georgia may use a method known as the income approach to determine the fair market value of properties that qualify for federal low-income housing tax credits, the state Supreme Court ruled, reversing an appeals court finding.
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August 27, 2025
Minn. Justices Reject DuPont's Appeal Of $9M Tax Bill
Minnesota's tax department lawfully excluded receipts from currency hedging transactions in its apportionment of the income of chemical company DuPont, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, upholding a state tax court decision and a $9 million assessment against the company.
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August 27, 2025
Calif. Court Affirms Dept. Can Review Co. Sales Before Refund
The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration was within its rights to review a tobacco company's sales documents for excess tax reimbursement before it issued the company an excise tax refund, a state appellate court affirmed.
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August 27, 2025
Baker Botts Adds 2 More Lateral Partners In NY
As it touts the addition of 17 lateral partners this year so far, Baker Botts LLP announced Tuesday that it has gained a former Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP attorney focused on executive compensation and transactional tax strategy and a former McDermott Will & Schulte LLP attorney focused on public company and private equity mergers and acquisitions.
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August 27, 2025
NJ Tax Court Restores Church's Property Tax Exemption
A New Jersey town incorrectly imposed a property tax assessment on a church, the state's tax court ruled in an opinion released Wednesday, rejecting the town assessor's argument that the owner failed to timely file a required form to maintain its tax exemption.
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August 26, 2025
New DC Combined Reporting Rules Coming, Official Says
Updates to Washington, D.C.'s statutes and regulations that would specify how the district's treatment of combined groups will change under a new system in January should start being rolled out over the next few months, an attorney for the district's tax agency said Tuesday.
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August 26, 2025
The Tax Angle: Tariff Troubles, Tipped Income
From a look at the impact of rising tariffs on energy tax credits and issues arising from the deduction for taxes on tips, here's a peek into a reporter's notebook on a few developing tax stories.
Expert Analysis
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Rethinking Litigation Risk And What It Really Means To Win
Attorneys have a tendency to overestimate litigation risk before summary judgment and underestimate risk after it, but an eight-stage litigation framework can clarify risk at different points and help litigators reassess what true success looks like in any particular case, says Joshua Libling at Arcadia Finance.
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Bad Ideas From Coast To Coast: SALT In Review
From calls for higher taxes in Washington state to New Jersey's tax credits for Netflix, RSM's David Brunori offers his thoughts on noteworthy state and local tax news.
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No, Litigation Funders Are Not 'Fleeing' The District Of Del.
A recent study claimed that litigation funders have “fled” Delaware federal court due to a standing order requiring disclosure of third-party financing, but responsible funders have no problem litigating in this jurisdiction, and many other factors could explain the decline in filings, say Will Freeman and Sarah Tsou at Omni Bridgeway.
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5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2025 And Beyond
In the year to come, e-discovery will be shaped by new and emerging trends, from the adoption of artificial intelligence provisions in protective orders, to the proliferation of emojis as a source of evidence in contemporary litigation, say attorneys at Littler.
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Illinois Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q4
While the last quarter of 2024 didn't bring any notable state financial legislation, Illinois banks did see developments in the challenge to the Interchange Fee Prohibition Act, and received some awaited guidance on credit line disclosures and bank-fintech relationships, say attorneys at Dykema.
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7 Ways 2nd Trump Administration May Affect Partner Hiring
President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House will likely have a number of downstream effects on partner hiring in the legal industry, from accelerated hiring timelines to increased vetting of prospective employees, say recruiters at Macrae.
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E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Custodian Selection
Several recent rulings make clear that the proportionality of additional proposed custodians will depend on whether the custodians have unique relevant documents, and producing parties should consider whether information already in the record will show that they have relevant documents that otherwise might not be produced, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Exploring Venue Strategy For Trump-Era Regulatory Litigation
Litigation will likely play a prominent role in shaping policy outcomes during the second Trump administration, and stakeholders have several tools at their disposal to steer regulatory litigation toward more favorable venues, say attorneys at Covington.
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Tops In Their Field: SALT In Review
RSM's David Brunori begins 2025 with a second annual roundup of the nation's best state tax agencies.
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How Changes In State Gift Card Laws May Affect Cos. In 2025
2024 state legislative movements around the escheatment of unused gift card balances and consumer fraud protections should prompt issuers to consider whether changes in company domicile or blanket cash-back policies are needed in the new year, say attorneys at Alston & Bird.
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An Associate's Guide To Career Development In 2025
As the new year begins, associates at all levels should consider establishing career metrics, fostering key relationships and employing other specific strategies to help move through the complexities of the legal profession with confidence and emerge as trailblazers, say EJ Stern and Amanda George at Fractional Law Firm.
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Making The Pitch To Grow Your Company's Legal Team
In a compressed economy, convincing the C-suite to invest in additional legal talent can be a herculean task, but a convincing pitch — supported by metrics and cost analyses — may help in-house counsel justify the growth of their team, say Elizabeth Smith and Roger Garceau at Major Lindsey.
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When US Privilege Law Applies To Docs Made Outside The US
As globalization manifests itself in disputes over foreign-created documents, a California federal court’s recent trademark decision illustrates nuances of both U.S. privilege frameworks and foreign evidentiary protections that attorneys must increasingly bear in mind, say attorneys at Hunton.