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Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen’s ambitious plan to provide $2 billion in property tax relief via an increase in the sales tax rate and an expansion of the sales tax base is stirring significant debate. Part of his proposal is...more
Over seven years after the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in Comptroller of Maryland v. Wynne, 575 U.S. 542 (2015), the Pennsylvania Supreme Court is dealing with a very similar case involving the federal...more
The U.S. Supreme Court decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. 138 S. Ct. 2080 (2018) upended how businesses think about state tax compliance. In Wayfair, the Court upheld a South Dakota sales tax law that taxed...more
In this episode - an update to episode 98 - Matt Hunsaker explains the Washington Supreme Court's decision in Washington Bankers Association v. Wa. Department of Revenue, in which the court concluded that a tax designed to...more
As I previously reported, on May 4, 2021, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill 5096 ("SB 5096") into law, creating the state's first capital gains tax. It is set to go into effect on January 1, 2022....more
Massachusetts is taxing nonresidents who are working outside Massachusetts due to COVID-19. Seems unfair? Well New Hampshire agrees and has asked the US Supreme Court to allow it to bring suit against Massachusetts. Matt...more
For many, Commerce Clause nexus protections seem to be getting porous. In this week's show, Matt Hunsaker reviews Robinson v. Jeopardy Productions Inc. (Louisiana) and reminds taxpayers of the importance of paying attention...more
On January 8, SB 2 was introduced to establish a new digital advertising gross revenue tax of up to 10% on “annual gross revenues of a person derived from digital advertising services in the state.” This uncharted new tax...more
The two primary constitutional weapons used to combat the application of state tax laws are the Due Process Clause and the Commerce Clause. That said, for decades Due Process Clause arguments were often afterthoughts to...more
On Friday, the North Carolina Supreme Court issued its opinion in a closely watched state tax case, holding the state’s taxation of a trust unconstitutional. In The Kimberley Rice Kaestner 1992 Family Trust v. North Carolina...more
On May 5, 2018, the Iowa Legislature passed Senate File 2417. It is the most significant Iowa income tax cut bill in recent memory and substantially lowers individual Iowa income tax rates. It conforms to many provisions of...more
The United States Supreme Court has recently agreed to hear oral argument in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. – a case exploring the boundaries of sales and use tax nexus. The crux of the dispute in Wayfair relates to the...more
The No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2017 (NRWRA) is scheduled for a hearing before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law on Tuesday, July 25 at 10:00 am EDT in 2141...more
On November 17, 2016, the Ohio Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated slip opinions in the three companion cases challenging Ohio’s Commercial Activity Tax (CAT) economic nexus standard. See Crutchfield Corp. v. Testa,...more
In a previous article, we summarized AT&T’s 16-year effort, in two separate lawsuits, to have declared unconstitutional two Mississippi income tax statutes on the alleged basis that they placed a greater tax burden on AT&T...more
On July 5, 2016, the Court of Appeals of North Carolina affirmed the 2015 decision by the superior court in The Kimberley Rice Kaestner 1992 Family Trust v. N.C. Dep’t of Revenue, which held that North Carolina was...more
Oral argument before the Ohio Supreme Court took place on May 3 in the three cases challenging Ohio’s Commercial Activity Tax (CAT) nexus standard. Crutchfield, Inc. v. Testa, Case No. 2015-0386; Mason Cos. Inc. v. Testa,...more
In Comptroller of the Treasury of Maryland v. Wynne, Dkt. No. 13-485 (U.S. May 18, 2015), the U.S. Supreme Court found that Maryland’s system of personal income taxation violated the nondiscrimination prong of the dormant...more
In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court, in the case of Comptroller of the Treasury of Maryland v. Wynne, 575 U.S. ____ (2015), has struck down, under the “dormant” Commerce Clause, an aspect of Maryland’s income tax laws...more
In the ongoing saga over Colorado’s use tax reporting laws in Direct Marketing Association v. Brohl (DMA), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ordered a full briefing on the Comity Doctrine and the Commerce Clause...more