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The Ohio Budget Bill for FY 2026-27 (H.B. 96) was agreed to by the Ohio House and Senate in Conference Committee and now awaits Governor DeWine’s signature. Consistent with the direction commenced a few years ago, the Budget...more
In May 2025, Washington Governor Bob Ferguson signed into law several bills that will impact both individual and business taxpayers. Although the changes are likely to increase many taxpayers’ Washington tax bills, some...more
Faced with a projected $16 billion deficit over the next four years, Washington Governor Bob Ferguson formally signed into law on May 20, 2025, a $78 billion 2025-2027 state biennial operating budget and a final tax package...more
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
Facing a projected budget deficit of $12 to $16 billion, Governor Bob Ferguson signed several bills into law this week which will significantly increase taxes in Washington State. An overview of the increases to Business and...more
Sweeping legislative changes are reshaping Washington state’s tax landscape. On May 20, 2025, Washington’s governor signed legislation significantly increasing the Business and Occupation (B&O) tax, sales tax, and more,...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
On April 20, 2024, 19 days after the April 1 deadline, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law several bills, including A8809 / S8309 and A8806 / S8306 (collectively, the “Budget”), which enact into law New York...more
Howdy folks, and welcome back to another edition of the Texas Tax Roundup, where we gab about all things Texas tax and perhaps even some things Texas tax adjacent. As ole T.S. once put it, “April is the cruelest...more
State and local taxes impact almost every taxpayer, and developments in any one jurisdiction can be frequent and sometimes confusing. In this newsletter edition, we will briefly summarize certain SALT developments in several...more
During the 2022 legislative session, the Georgia General Assembly passed significant tax legislation, including authorizing affiliated groups to file consolidated corporate income tax returns without prior approval from the...more
This Saturday, July 31st, the Back-to-School tax holiday begins in Florida. The extended version of the long-standing tax-free weekend will run through August 9th, allowing Floridians 10 full days to save on supplies in...more
It was a Green Wave on election night, with every cannabis-related legalization measure on the ballot passing, some by surprisingly large margins of victory. As a result of the November 2020 election, the number of states...more
In 2020, state and local tax practitioners have witnessed the emergence of a new trend: the proposed taxation of advertising services and data usage. In this Bottom Line videocast, Charles Capouet and Samantha Trencs discuss:...more
If I Had a Dollar . . . How many times have you sat with a client who wants to leave N.Y. for a jurisdiction with a more pleasant “tax climate?” A place where the combined state and local personal income tax rate does not...more
• On May 31, 2019, the Illinois General Assembly adopted the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (the Act) – legalizing the sale, possession and use of marijuana for recreational purposes by adults over age 21 starting Jan. 1,...more
2019-20 NYS BUDGET ENACTED, INCLUDING REAL ESTATE TRANSFER TAX INCREASES - On April 12, 2019, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed into law the New York State Budget Bill for the State’s 2019-20 fiscal year, which began on April...more
Just before Christmas, the influential Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama (PARCA), the nonpartisan think tank headquartered at Samford University, released its annual report, How Alabama Taxes Compare. The contents...more
No one knows which provisions in the House tax bill, released on November 2, 2017, will change before enactment or if any major tax bill will actually be enacted. To offset lower rates and higher standard deductions, many...more
The 2017 Legislative Session is in the final stretch. However, one of the most important votes this Session has already occurred with the passage of the Governor's legislative initiative to assist in funding State and local...more
The Tennessee Department of Revenue (the Department) is in the process of proposing a wide range of regulations addressing current state tax laws. The purpose of this project is to promulgate new regulations to clarify and...more