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Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in South Dakota and North Dakota
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Project Catalyst: An Economic Development Podcast | Episode 13: Economic Development in Rural Alabama with Valerie Gray and Lori Huguley of VaLor Strategies
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In a unanimous opinion delivered by Justice O'Brien, the Illinois Supreme Court affirmed that the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) has exclusive jurisdiction over sales tax misallocation disputes between municipalities....more
Lots of folks have been asking of late, “Do I have to show taxes in drink prices?” No. The law gives taxpayers two options....more
The Department of Revenue (the “Department”) recently released two documents containing its “substantive” and “clarifying” requests for legislative changes to North Carolina’s revenue laws. Most of the requests include...more
New Mexico’s gross receipts tax (what the state calls its sales tax) is generally imposed on receipts derived by the seller from performing services in the state; however, a resale of the services is not generally taxable if...more
Last week, the South Carolina Department of Revenue issued what’s widely viewed as a taxpayer-friendly ruling that updates its guidance on the state’s popular textile tax credit program. The ruling offers clarity for...more
As digital products and services continue to proliferate, states have begun to address the sales tax implications of sales of Software as a Service (SaaS) in a variety of ways. While a few states have clearly addressed how...more
Effective January 1, 2025, Arizona property owners will no longer be required to collect and remit city Transaction Privilege Tax (TPT) on residential rental income for long-term stays of 30 consecutive days or more....more
Pennsylvania altered its tax appeal process at its two administrative boards — the Board of Appeals (BOA) and the Board of Finance and Revenue (BF&R) — to make changes favorable to taxpayers. Act No. 123, S.B. 1051, Oct. 29,...more
A case on appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court from the South Dakota Supreme Court should be on your watch list. It involves Ellingson Drainage, Inc., a general contractor headquartered in Minnesota that specializes in installing...more
Broadly speaking, according to the Florida Department of Revenue, each Florida sale, amusement park admission, storage unit and rental is taxable (unless it falls under an exemption, such as nonprofits). More specifically,...more
Since the South Carolina Supreme Court held in Media General Communications, Inc. v. South Carolina Department of Revenue, 694 S.E.2d 525 (S.C. 2010), that the Department of Revenue (“Department”) had the authority to allow...more
If there’s a lesson to be learned from the Washington Court of Appeals’ recent holding in Orthotic Shop Inc. and S&F Corporation v. Department of Revenue, No. 39321-6-III (Jan. 23, 2024), it’s that the use of a marketplace...more
Since its legalization in 2014, Colorado's cannabis industry has experienced unprecedented growth, surpassing $10.5 billion in total sales. The first quarter of 2021 alone saw marijuana sales exceeding $560 million, according...more
In 2021, the Alabama Legislature unanimously enacted an elective pass-through entity tax (PTE Tax) as a workaround to the so-called “SALT Cap,” which was part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. The Alabama Electing...more
On June 16, 2023, the Oregon Department of Revenue (DOR) issued two temporary administrative rules pertaining to the issuance of tax-compliance certificates. OAR 150-305-0304 (the General Rule) is the general...more
Colorado voters approved Proposition 122, the Natural Medicine Health Act (NMHA), in the 2022 general election. On May 2, 2023, the Colorado Legislature passed SB23-290, the formal implementation bill for Proposition 122....more
If you haven’t heard, the patient numbers in Mississippi’s new medical cannabis program are not rising at the pace many hoped they would. This has caused quite a bit of concern across the industry down here. A healthy pool of...more
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has signed into law omnibus tax legislation to implement the Commonwealth’s fiscal year 2022 – 2023 budget. Among other things, the enacted legislation: (1) cuts the corporate net income tax...more
The HSB Economic Development team published their January 2022 news update, highlighting the following topics: 2022 County Tiers Set for JTCs, Fee in Lieu and Tax Moratorium= Each year, South Carolina's 46 counties are...more
The South Carolina Administrative Law Court (“ALC”) recently allowed a challenge to a refund claim denial to proceed, even though a protest had been filed from an assessment for the same set of years, which was paid and no...more
Earlier this year, Alabama became one of 19 or so states to enact a pass-through entity tax as a workaround to the so-called "SALT Cap" enacted as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which limits the deductibility of...more
Although Oregon’s 2021 legislative session turned out to be relatively quiet from a tax perspective, we did experience some changes to Oregon’s Corporate Activity Tax (“CAT”). Those changes were primarily in the form of SB...more
In a recently issued guidance, the Massachusetts Department of Revenue indicated that the emergency telecommuting rules it put in place during the Massachusetts COVID-19 state of emergency would cease to be in effect as of...more
Earlier this year, Alabama became one of 19 or so states to enact a pass-through entity tax as a workaround to the so-called “SALT Cap” enacted as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that limits the deductibility of...more
Yesterday the Illinois Department of Revenue released the final 2020 Cook County equalization factor. The factor (sometimes referred to as the multiplier) for 2020 is 3.2234. The final factor in 2019 was 2.9160, which means...more