On June 16, 2016, the Tennessee Department of Revenue (DOR) submitted a new sales and use tax regulation for publication titled “Out-of-State Dealers” that would administratively create an economic nexus threshold. While the...more
On May 31, 2016, the Washington Department of Revenue (DOR) Appeals Division released a Determination (No. 15-0251, 35 WTD 230) denying a German pharmaceutical company’s business and occupation tax (B&O) protest. The...more
6/17/2016
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B&O Tax ,
Commerce Clause ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Department of Revenue ,
Determination Letter ,
Dormant Commerce Clause ,
Double Taxation ,
Due Process ,
Economic Presence Nexus ,
Foreign Commerce Clause ,
Germany ,
Lack of Authority ,
Non-Discrimination Rules ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Royalties ,
Tax Treaty
Ever since Alabama’s new economic nexus regulation went into effect, litigation over its constitutionality has been expected given that Alabama Commissioner Julie Magee and Governor Bentley said as much when announcing it...more
6/16/2016
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Commerce Clause ,
Department of Revenue ,
Federal Question Jurisdiction ,
Internet Retailers ,
Look-Back Measurement Period ,
Nexus ,
Notice of Appeal ,
Physical Presence Test ,
Remand ,
Removal ,
Sales & Use Tax ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Tax Tribunal
On April 29, 2016, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals handed the Department of Revenue (Department) a significant loss in their continued attempt to tax non-enumerated services and tangible property provided in conjunction...more
Last month, a much-anticipated bill drafted by the Alabama Department of Revenue (Department) was introduced in the Alabama Senate that would have expanded the definition of tangible personal property to include “digital...more