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A “Source” of Consternation? The Taxation of Telecommunications Companies in Florida

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Like many states, Florida’s corporate income tax regime has special rules applicable to telecommunications companies. The tricky part about taxing the telecommunications industry is how to source receipts earned from...more

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Kentucky Court Issues Permanent Injunction of Law Discriminating Against Interstate Commerce

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A U.S. District Court ruled that a Kentucky statute that requires the State’s Public Service Commission (“PSC”) to compute the reasonableness of the rates that utilities charge consumers by reducing fuel costs by any...more

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Following Maryland’s Lead? We Guess Everyone Wants to Go to Court. Icy Challenges to Nebraska’s Advertising Services Tax Act Start...

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Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen’s ambitious plan to provide $2 billion in property tax relief via an increase in the sales tax rate and an expansion of the sales tax base is stirring significant debate. Part of his proposal is...more

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The Wayfair Decision: How Technology is Changing State Tax Laws

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The U.S. Supreme Court decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. 138 S. Ct. 2080 (2018) upended how businesses think about state tax compliance. In Wayfair, the Court upheld a South Dakota sales tax law that taxed...more

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Two Lawsuits Are Better Than One – A Second Lawsuit Was Filed to Strike Down the New Washington State Capital Gains Tax

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As I previously reported, on May 4, 2021, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill 5096 ("SB 5096") into law, creating the state's first capital gains tax. It is set to go into effect on January 1, 2022....more

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BREAKING NEWS: Maryland Proposes (French) Tax on Advertising – Digital Platforms and Advertisers Beware!

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On January 8, SB 2 was introduced to establish a new digital advertising gross revenue tax of up to 10% on “annual gross revenues of a person derived from digital advertising services in the state.” This uncharted new tax...more

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North Carolina Supreme Court Rules Tax on Trust Unconstitutional

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On Friday, the North Carolina Supreme Court issued its opinion in a closely watched state tax case, holding the state’s taxation of a trust unconstitutional. In The Kimberley Rice Kaestner 1992 Family Trust v. North Carolina...more

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Mississippi Supreme Court Finally Disconnects The Line On Dividend Exclusion Statute In The AT&T Case

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In a previous article, we summarized AT&T’s 16-year effort, in two separate lawsuits, to have declared unconstitutional two Mississippi income tax statutes on the alleged basis that they placed a greater tax burden on AT&T...more

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