(Podcast) The Briefing: Trademark Smoked: The Fall of General Cigar’s COHIBA Registration
The Briefing: Trademark Smoked: The Fall of General Cigar’s COHIBA Registration
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The Briefing: Trademark Mayhem – Lady Gaga Gets Sued for Trademark Infringement
5 Key Takeaways | State Sales Tax in 2024: What Every Retailer Needs to Know
Supply Chain Disruptions with Special Guest Chris Mills, CEO of Lion Brand Yarn
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Matt Silverman on Export Compliance
Navigating Section 889 of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act
SO VERY HARD TO GO (NOT)! In Pursuit of Puerto Rican Tax Incentives
Prohibitions on Use of Chinese Telecommunications Equipment and Services, Complying with the NDAA
Williams Mullen's COVID-19 Comeback Plan: Part I – Doing Business With the Commonwealth of Virginia
Williams Mullen's COVID-19 Comeback Plan: Selling Products and Services to the Federal Government
Podcast: State Taxation of Digital Health Products
Jones Day Presents: Advantages of Blockchain in Trade Finance
In this new trade landscape, it is more important than ever to coordinate customs and operational planning with income taxes and transfer pricing....more
As the Trump Administration’s tariffs are now in effect, owners, developers, and contractors managing pending construction projects face questions about who is ultimately responsible for impacts (both time and cost) resulting...more
Digital goods are currently taxed in 31 states. The large market states where such products and services are generally not subject to tax, include California, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York and Virginia....more
On April 24, 2024, the Executive Branch introduced Complementary Bill of Law No. 68/2024 ("PLP 68" or the “Bill”), which creates the Tax and the Contribution on Goods and Services ("IBS" and "CBS") as well as the Selective...more
Prezados e prezadas, O “Brasília em Pauta” é um boletim semanal preparado pela equipe de Contencioso de Brasília, contendo os principais casos a serem julgados pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), Superior Tribunal de...more
After more than two decades of discussions, the National Congress approved, and the President of the Republic enacted the final text of the Constitutional Amendment n. 132/2023, known as the Brazilian Tax Reform on...more
In early November, we issued an alert on the filing of information returns by payment settlement entities, such as PayPal or Venmo, when sellers of goods or services use them to carryout payments with buyers (see 1099-K...more
In the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Congress lowered the minimum reporting threshold from $20,000 to $600 for filing information returns relating to reportable payment transactions that are facilitated by payment...more
In July 2023, the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) released GST/HST Notice 325 (the “Notice”) with respect to services provided by certain insurance intermediaries. The Notice essentially makes official the 180-degree turn the...more
On June 8, 2023, the Federal Court of Appeal upheld a Tax Court of Canada decision that, by allowing a supplier of Automated Teller Machines (“ATMs”) to place and operate ATMs throughout its casino resort, a casino operator...more
One of the thorniest issues in Texas sales and use tax is the distinction between the rental of tangible personal property (which is subject to tax) and the provision of a service (which is only taxable if the service is...more
In 1964, the Mexican government introduced Maquiladoras as a strategy to attract foreign investment and increase industrialization on the Mexican border. Maquiladora’s process, produce, transform, or repair goods owned by...more
On March 25, the Texas Supreme Court issued a highly-anticipated decision concerning the proper test to source receipts from services for purposes of Texas franchise tax. By statute, receipts from a “service performed in this...more
In mid-January, the Texas Comptroller issued controversial amendments to its franchise (margin) tax apportionment sourcing rules. Are the rules an administrative drift towards market-based sourcing? Matt Hunsaker breaks down...more
On June 30, 2020, the Tennessee legislature passed SB 2932 which reduces the economic nexus sales threshold for remote sellers from $500,000 to $100,000 in the past 12-month period. It also makes the same reduction in the...more
With the approval of Law 27 December 2019, no. 160 (the Budget Law), the Italian digital services tax (the DST), initially provided by Law 30 December 2018, no. 145, has finally come into force, being effective as of 1...more
In an important decision, the South Carolina Administrative Law Court (ALC) recently ruled that a bartending service was not liable for sales tax on separately-stated service charges. See A Southern Bartender v. South...more