Business Taxes, State and Local Government, Legislative Agendas

4 Key Takeaways | A National State and Local Tax Update

Kilpatrick on 6/9/2025

Kilpatrick’s David Hughes and Jordan Goodman gave a national SALT update at the high-profile AGN International “2025 Americas Regional Meeting” in Toronto on June 3....more

Alabama Legislature Wraps Up Productive Session on Business Tax Bills

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 5/28/2025

The Alabama Legislature adjourned sine die near midnight on May 14, 2025, with the final legislative meeting day bogged down with filibusters by certain senators. Fortunately, a spate of tax bills had already passed both the...more

The worst of the worst: Washington expands its B&O and sales taxes

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 5/23/2025

On May 20, 2025, the last day for bill signing, Washington Governor Ferguson signed two key tax bills that expand the sales tax to include additional services and increase the rates of the (awful) business and occupation...more

Pennsylvania Cuts Corporate Tax Rate, Makes Other Changes to Corporate Tax Law

McDermott Will & Schulte on 7/15/2022

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has signed into law omnibus tax legislation to implement the Commonwealth’s fiscal year 2022 – 2023 budget. Among other things, the enacted legislation: (1) cuts the corporate net income tax...more

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Proposal to Reduce Taxes Introduced in Philadelphia City Council

Cozen O'Connor on 4/14/2021

Philadelphia City Councilmember Allan Domb introduced three bills that would lower certain business taxes in Philadelphia. The bills would make the following changes to the city’s tax structure: Councilmember Domb believes...more

Gross Receipts Taxes Face Policy and Legal Challenges

McDermott Will & Schulte on 9/25/2019

As the economy shifts to a digital one, we are finding that states are turning toward unconventional revenue options. One trend we’re seeing is the surprising comeback of the gross receipts tax (GRT): • Oregon’s new...more

Minnesota Lawmakers Return for Final Stretch

Stinson LLP on 4/24/2019

Legislators return to St. Paul today after their 10-day Easter/Passover break. Legislators left town on Friday, April 12 after meeting the third and final deadline for finance committees to complete their work before heading...more

High-Level Summary of Conference Committee Version of the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” as Filed

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 12/18/2017

Details of a final agreement among House and Senate Republicans emerged last week -- including rate cuts for “C” corporations, individuals and pass-through businesses. Here’s a summary of what the conferees have agreed to,...more

The Oregon Corporate Gross Receipts May Be Dead – at Least for Now

Foster Garvey PC on 6/27/2017

For more than a year, I have been discussing the potential that Oregon lawmakers will pass a corporate gross receipts tax. On May 26, 2017, we discussed recent events that would lead a reasonable person to believe that the...more

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