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The Georgia General Assembly kicked off Crossover Week on Monday, intensifying the mad dash for legislators and lobbyists working to ensure their bills pass their origin chamber and live to see Legislative Day 29. Expect...more
Preparing for significant changes to Ohio commercial activity tax for 2024 – Majority of taxpayers will no longer be subject to CAT following increases in annual exclusions. Ohio’s Budget Bill (H.B. 33) significantly...more
For the first time in 5 years, Ohio may initiate a Tax Amnesty program for taxpayers to resolve delinquent tax obligations. Under a bill, signed by Governor DeWine in January 2023, the Director of Budget and Management can...more
The General Assembly marked another day off the legislative calendar on Tuesday, and opossums and raccoons moved one step closer to being knocked off any time of the year in Georgia. HB 1147, allowing year-round hunting of...more
The floors of the House and Senate were busy today as legislators quickly got back to work after the three-day weekend. The Senate took up several weighty measures, including SB 338, which would expand Medicaid coverage for...more
They say Thursday is the new Friday, and the State Senate took the sentiment to heart yesterday, quickly convening, dispensing with procedural business, and adjourning into a three day weekend. The House Rules Chairman...more
Although Wednesday was Mental Health Day at the State Capitol, legislators and lobbyists appeared much more checked out on Thursday. Both chambers convened, and the House debated and passed HB 841 (putting forth a referendum...more
Floridians will now have access to new and extended tax breaks under the recently approved HB 7061. The bill, which is designed to make tax improvements for both families and businesses, was signed into law by Governor...more
On June 14, the Iowa Legislature passed HF2641 which consists of multiple amendments to Iowa tax law. The bill was signed by Governor Reynolds on June 29 and takes effect July 1....more
As skies cleared over the Gold Dome this evening, legislators and lobbyists rode floods of rainwater and legislation out of the building and into a three-day respite from the 2020 Legislative Session....more
Despite the pouring rain (again), lawmakers convened today for Legislative Day 24. Committee meetings began bright and early in an effort to move proposals forward in advance of the looming Crossover Day....more
Today marks Legislative Day 20, the halfway point for the 2020 Legislative Session! Rumors are that the House and Senate are much closer on finalizing their budget plans for the remaining portion of this fiscal year and the...more
As we officially enter the second quarter of the legislative session, the Senate floor saw bipartisan action with the unanimous passage of SB 159. ...more
Major tax legislative updates occurred as part of the 86th Texas Legislature: Sales and Use Taxes - Marketplace providers (HB 1525) - Texas, and several other states, have enacted legislation that requires...more
Act 13 of 2019 (Act 13), signed by Governor Wolf on June 28, 2019, made several changes to Pennsylvania tax laws, including the following significant changes. ...more
Recently passed budget legislation in both Connecticut and Rhode Island included tax increases on sales of digital goods and services. The Connecticut bill has been signed into law. The Rhode Island bill passed late last...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
Legislators in Frankfort added a new “video streaming service” tax to the omnibus tax bill (HB 354) as part of a closed-door conference committee process before the bill was hastily passed in the House and Senate. Notably,...more
Under a new California law signed by Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday, out-of-state online retailers that make more than $500,000 from California sales must collect sales tax from their California customers. Although the...more
On April 25, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 147 into law, modifying use tax nexus thresholds for state and local district taxes, and establishing marketplace collection requirements. These...more
California adopts robust marketplace facilitator regime and responds to threshold limitations in U.S. Supreme Court’s Wayfair decision. New legislation sets California’s sales and use tax economic nexus threshold to...more
Georgia’s 2019 legislative session concluded on April 2, 2019. Several important tax changes passed or were considered this year, and are discussed below. Passed Bills - Unless otherwise indicated, these bills have...more
A relatively quiet Committee Work Day erupted with activity late this afternoon as the Conference Committee on the FY 2020 Budget announced a compromise spending proposal. Details are still limited at our deadline, but it...more
If lawmakers had a case of the Mondays, they certainly did not show it, returning to the Capitol for Legislative Day 21 today with a full slate of substantial business. Legislators started the day by passing the first...more
On June 4, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed into law the state’s fiscal year (FY) 2019 budget implementation bill, Public Act 100-0587 (the Act). The Act makes a significant change to the Illinois sales/use tax nexus...more