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In a recent case before the Appellate Court of Connecticut, Judge Jose A. Suarez penned an opinion holding that owners of income-producing real property bear the burden of updating municipalities of a change in their address,...more
The Ohio Supreme Court issued a decision on June 18 that Ohio Commercial Activity Tax (CAT) taxpayers should consult for insights that may strengthen their ability to claim the exclusion from the CAT for money or revenue...more
Taxpayer disputes involving Los Angeles’s Measure ULA, the Homelessness and Housing Solutions Tax—commonly referred to as the “mansion tax”—are progressing through the city’s administrative review process. Property owners...more
On June 6, 2025, in a decision authored by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the Supreme Court unanimously overturned a ruling of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which denied Catholic Charities Bureau an exemption from the state’s...more
For over 65 years, Public Law 86-272 has dictated a state’s ability to assert income tax on an out-of-state business. While the 1959 federal law predated the emergence of e-commerce and digital services and could not have...more
Kilpatrick’s David Hughes recently moderated a panel discussion at the ABA Tax Section May 2025 Meeting in Washington, D.C. on the topic of “Retroactive Taxation: Legal Framework, State Applications, and Policy Implications.”...more
Kilpatrick’s David Hughes recently participated in a panel titled - “The Top 10 Sales Tax and Income Tax Cases” - at the Council on State Taxation (COST) Annual Spring Meeting in New Orleans. David and his fellow thought...more
On April 24th, Kilpatrick tax partner Jeff Reed presented during a New York City Bar SALT Committee meeting. Jeff discussed the recent Jefferies Group LLC & Subsidiaries New York Tax Appeals Tribunal decision....more
The South Carolina Court of Appeals determined that Duke Energy Corporation (“Duke”) was entitled to claim nearly $25 million in investment tax credits on its 1996 to 2014 South Carolina income tax returns, as the investment...more
Consistent with the decisions in several other states interpreting the Uniform Division of Income for Tax Purposes Act’s (“UDIPTA”) definition of nonbusiness income, an Arkansas Circuit Court concluded that gains from the...more
In a Decision and Order rendered March 4, 2025, Albany County Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional Section 575-b of the Real Property Tax Law, in the matter of Airey, et al. v. State of New York, et al. (Index No....more
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
In a realignment of judicial review standards, the Kentucky General Assembly overrode Governor Andy Beshear’s (D-KY) veto of Senate Bill (SB) 84, effectively abolishing judicial deference to all agency interpretations of...more
Income received by a multistate business is either “business income” or “non-business income.” Although this labeling appears innocuous, the distinction between these two categories of income matters greatly to taxpayers and...more
In a victory for taxpayers across the nutmeg state, the Connecticut Supreme Court recently held in 7 Germantown Rd., LLC v. City of Danbury, No. 21024, 2025 WL 309848 (Conn. Jan. 28, 2025) (“Germantown”) that the appraisal...more
On June 28, 2024, in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Secretary of Commerce, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled to overturn its four-decade-old decision in Chevron USA Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Counsel. While the...more
The tech explosion in West Coast cosmopolitan areas has exacerbated homelessness in the region, prompting state and local governments to enact or at least propose new taxes on large metropolitan businesses....more
On May 20, 2019, the US Supreme Court denied United Parcel Service Inc.’s (UPS) petition in a case which implicates the amount of deference that courts should provide to governmental agencies. Given the importance of...more
Judicial deference to state tax agencies puts taxpayers at a steep disadvantage and wastes time and resources on costly tax disputes. A united advocacy effort can help promote passage of state-level legislation that takes the...more