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On May 22, 2025, the House of Representatives passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). Tax-related proposals contained in the OBBBA would extend or make permanent select corporate, international and individual tax...more
On May 22, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed the House budget reconciliation bill (H.R. 1) (the “House Bill”) by a party-line vote of 215 – 214. The House Bill, which includes significant tax law...more
State and local taxes impact almost every taxpayer, and developments in any one jurisdiction can be frequent and sometimes confusing. ln this newsletter edition, we will briefly summarize selected state and local tax (SALT)...more
Mark your calendars to join us for our year-in-review program that will cover key tax and employee benefits issues affecting the state and local, federal and international legal landscape. We will conclude our program with...more
Because 2022 is an election year, the start date for the Alabama Legislature’s regular session comes early: Tuesday, January 11. As we do annually, here are some unofficial prognostications on the major items of tax...more
Alabama - The Alabama Commissioner of Revenue has issued a series of orders. On March 18, 2020, the commissioner ordered that late payment penalties are waived for small retail businesses whose monthly retail sales during...more
Alabama - The Alabama Commissioner of Revenue has issued a series of orders. On March 18, 2020, the commissioner ordered that late payment penalties are waived for small retail businesses whose monthly retail sales...more
We are taking a break from our multi-post coverage of Opportunity Zones to address a recent, significant piece of Oregon tax legislation. On May 16, 2019, Governor Kate Brown signed into law legislation imposing a new...more
On January 4, 2019, the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue issued Corporation Tax Bulletin 2019-01 taking the position that receipts from hedging transactions, including those of a securities dealer, should be excluded from...more
Maine Revenue Services (MRS) issued guidance late last week responding to the state’s recently-enacted tax conformity legislation. ...more
On June 28, 2018, the Pennsylvania Legislature enacted legislation allowing companies to depreciate bonus depreciation property placed in service after September 27, 2017 pursuant to the normal federal depreciation rules...more
CITY UTILITY TAX NOT APPLICABLE TO FIXED CHARGES RELATED TO LONG-DISTANCE TELEPHONE SERVICES - The New York City Tax Appeals Tribunal upheld an Administrative Law Judge determination that income from fixed charges that...more
On March 30, 2018, the New York Legislature passed the 2018–2019 Budget Bill (SB. 7509-C/A 9509-C) (Budget Bill), which addresses several provisions of the newly enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (P.L. 115-97) (TCJA) and...more
Minnesota has several bills pending that would address the Minnesota state tax implications of various provisions of the federal tax reform legislation (commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act)....more
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) creates the need for tax planning with respect to several major life-changing activities individuals may encounter, including marriage, divorce, home ownership, casualty losses, medical...more
Triple the Risk, Triple the Uncertainty: Tax False Claims Act Suits. - Part one of a two part series - During a single hearing in March 2016, a Cook County Circuit Judge dismissed over 200 False Claims Act (“FCA”) suits...more
The recently released final regulations under Internal Revenue Code Section 385, addressing the circumstances under which related company debt will be classified as equity for federal income tax purposes, will have a...more