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Sam’s Club Eyeing Appeal of Hefty Local Tobacco Tax Assessment

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In June, the Appellate Court of Illinois upheld an assessment of over $314 million against Sam’s Club for unpaid county cigarette excise taxes, including a 10% late fee, a 25% penalty, and accrued interest. The assessment...more

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Washington State Budget Triggers Higher Business, Capital Gains and Estate Taxes in 2025

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Thanks to three primary revenue bills that were signed into law earlier this year, taxes are going up in the state of Washington, in particular for large service businesses, estates and individuals earning capital gains. ...more

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What to know about Illinois’s 2025 amnesty programs

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On May 31, 2025, the Illinois General Assembly passed House Bill 2755, which contains three amnesty programs the state estimates will substantially increase its coffers. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the bill into law...more

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New Jersey Weighs in on Sales Tax Impact of US Tariffs

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The current US administration has added tariffs to a variety of goods sold by US retailers but imported from foreign sellers. In other cases, foreign retailers subject to tariffs, may sell their products directly to US...more

Pullman & Comley - For What It May Be Worth

Appraisal Techniques in Cannabis Zoning

Adult-use/recreational cannabis is a new frontier for Connecticut towns.  After recreational/adult use cannabis was passed by the State legislature and became effective July 1, 2021, towns were left to decide how to zone...more

Akerman LLP - SALT Insights

In Search of Revenue – Chicago Issues Bulletin on Economic Nexus For Streaming and Cloud Services

On January 21, 2021, the City of Chicago’s Department of Finance issued an informational bulletin clarifying its position regarding economic nexus for Chicago’s amusement tax as applied to streamed amusements and Chicago’s...more

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The CAT Is Clearly Ruling the Roost in Oregon – It Is Occupying a Large Amount of Time for Tax Practitioners This Busy Season

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Temporary Rules Keep Rolling in - The Oregon Department of Revenue (the “Department”) recently issued four new temporary rules relative to the Oregon Corporate Activity Tax (the “CAT”). The new rules went into effect on...more

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REIT Issues for Retail Leasing Professionals

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As retail leasing continues to evolve, real estate investment trust (REIT) landlords, retail tenants and the business / advisory teams on both sides will want to ensure that REIT issues are surfaced and negotiated before the...more

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Do I Owe Sales Tax to Maine?

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Do you know if your business must register as a retailer with the Maine Revenue Services requiring you to collect and remit Maine sales taxes and file Maine sales tax returns? Failure to comply with Maine’s mandatory...more

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Illinois Department of Revenue Issues Post-Wayfair Guidance Implementing October 1 Economic Nexus Law

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In June 2018, just before the US Supreme Court ruling in Wayfair, Illinois enacted an economic nexus standard modeled after South Dakota’s law. The new Illinois standard takes effect on October 1, 2018. On September 11, the...more

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Am I My Brother’s Keeper? New California Law Says If You Do Business With a Port Trucking Company Then, “Yes You Are!”

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On September 22, Governor Brown signed SB 1402, a bill that establishes joint and several liability for customers who contract with or use port drayage motor carriers who have unpaid wage, tax and workers’ compensation...more

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South Carolina Department of Revenue Provides Guidance on Differences Between State Sales and Use Taxes

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South Carolina imposes a sales tax on the retail sale of tangible personal property in the state. South Carolina also charges a separate and related “use tax” on retail purchases of tangible personal property outside of South...more

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South Carolina Tax Litigation Update: First Quarter 2018

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There were several notable state tax opinions issued by the South Carolina Administrative Law Court, Court of Appeals, and Supreme Court in the 1st quarter of 2018. A number of tax cases are also pending before the Court of...more

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Vermont Proposes Colorado-style Use Tax Reporting Law

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As we discussed in February, the Tenth Circuit upheld the constitutionality of Colorado’s use tax notification law with its decision in Direct Marketing Association v. Brohl (DMA II). In his concurrence to the decision, Judge...more

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