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Voters in New Jersey and Virginia elected new governors November 7, but experts say the potential impact on tax policy will depend on the incoming administrations’ priorities and whether they follow through on their campaign promises. Those promises...

Maine became the first state to pass Medicaid expansion via referendum November 7, while Washington voters weighed and rejected an advisory measure regarding the state’s new Colorado-style reporting requirements for remote retailers. Voters in other...

Troutman Sanders LLP successfully helped reverse a lower court decision, which ruled against the collection of tolls by the Commonwealth of Virginia and a private contractor at three existing tunnels connecting the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth. The...

As he considers what his version of the Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 might look like, U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chair Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., is examining whether to rework not only the small-seller exemption but also the single-audit requirement...

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Prior to 2012, New York afforded surprisingly favorable tax treatment to life insurance companies that are not licensed to conduct business in New York ("unauthorized life insurers"), but that owned real estate investments in New York. The New...

Posted by Sutherland SALT on September 22, 2014 By Zachary Atkins & Prentiss Willson A California Court of Appeal held that a taxpayer who brought a successful facial challenge against a state taxing scheme met all of the requirements for an award...

The State of Washington is now among the states that have adopted a “click-through” presumption of nexus standard for certain sales by out-of-state retailers. According to the state department of revenue’s website, the presumption of...

by Robert Desiderio * States undertake a myriad of approaches to tax foreign source income, primarily due to the diverse operations of the taxpayers. Non-U.S. corporations may own U.S. entities as separate subsidiary corporations or as branches of...

Notwithstanding improvements in job market statistics in recent months, concerns persist about underemployment and low job market participation. State governments use a variety of tools to improve economic conditions, including job creation tax incentives...

The District of Columbia Council (the 'Council') voted recently, 12 to 1, to approve a motion to override Mayor Gray's veto of the FY 2015 Budget Support Emergency Act (the 'Emergency Act'), which makes signeificant changes to the...

By Stephanie Do and Andrew Appleby The Massachusetts Department of Revenue addressed the possible expiration and subsequent retroactive enactment of the federal Internet Tax Freedom Act (ITFA). The Department advised Internet Service Providers (ISPs)...

An automated sales suppression device falsifies electronic records of sales in electronic cash registers or other point of sale (POS) systems. Known as “zappers” or “tax zappers,” they enable users to evade the levy of sales tax...

The Georgia Tax Tribunal (“the Court”) commenced operations on January 1, 2013. The Court was established in 2012 when Georgia Governor Deal signed the Georgia Tax Tribunal Act of 2012. The Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the Superior...

All compliant taxpayers know that wrestling with tax liabilities involves far more than how to pay for them. Ongoing challenges are manifold – Taxpayers must all plan to control and minimize taxes; divine tax amounts payable; and pay timely. Problems...