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In the latest but likely not final chapter of Professor Zelinsky’s ongoing challenge to New York’s convenience of the employer rule, a New York Administrative Law Judge ("ALJ") upheld application of the rule, counting days...more
History is replete with examples of leaders who chose to battle, or who were forced into defending against, enemies on two fronts. Rarely did it end well for the combatant that occupied the middle ground. In a sense, New...more
LOS ANGELES — Waymo Says It’s Bringing Robotaxis to L.A. Driverless car company Waymo, owned by Google parent Alphabet, said October 19 that it plans to add autonomous taxi fleet operations to Los Angeles. “L.A. is in the top...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of July 11, 2022 – July 15, 2022. Additionally, for continuing updates on the tax impact of COVID-19,...more
The North Carolina General Assembly ended its 2022 short session on July 1. While the legislature is scheduled to reconvene on July 26, no additional tax legislation is expected to be considered....more
Retirements Galore - Following last week’s release of new election maps, many more legislators have announced that they will not seek re-election. The repercussions are most notable in the Senate. For example, six of the ten...more
We have been living with the pandemic for nearly two years. During these two years, much has changed in the workplace and how companies conduct business. Teleworking is certainly one aspect of our “new normal,” however, many...more
HB 1291 (Harmon) – Illinois Congressional Redistricting Act of 2021 Bill Summary - After releasing their fourth and final U.S. Congressional map proposal on the morning of October 28, the General Assembly passed HB 1291...more
On July 15, 2021, the Ohio Supreme Court reversed the Board of Tax Appeals (“BTA”) and held that two taxpayers had timely filed appeals from final determinations of the Tax Commissioner (“Commissioner”) as a result of tolling...more
On August 3, 2021, the New Jersey Division of Taxation released guidance on its website informing taxpayers that as of October 1, 2021, the state is ending its temporary waiver of certain corporation business tax (CBT) and...more
Former Congressman Mike Ferguson, leader of BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team, and former Congressman Heath Shuler, a Senior Advisor on the Federal Policy team host bipartisan leaders from the House and Senate to discuss...more
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as work-from-home became the norm, many states provided safe harbors such that remote workers teleworking in the state would not create nexus for corporate income tax and sales / use tax...more
On June 30, 2021, Maine Revenue Services (MRS) published a Tax Alert describing changes to COVID-19 tax relief programs following the end of Maine’s state of civil emergency, also on June 30. Below is a summary of the key...more
NH vs MA- Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court denied New Hampshire’s request that the Court exercise its original jurisdiction under the Constitution[i] to hear and resolve a conflict involving the taxation by Massachusetts...more
On June 24, 2021, the United States Supreme Court held a conference to review New Hampshire’s motion for leave that challenged Massachusetts’ taxation of wages earned by nonresident remote workers during the Covid-19 period....more
This week was a major week in the General Assembly as legislative leaders announced an agreement on a total spending number. Now the hard work begins as the legislature debates how to reach that number. The budget was not the...more
Business - The unemployment bill formerly known as S.10 – Business owners had their most challenging year in memory. Many hoped that the legislature, knowing this, would have sought to offset their challenges....more
Governor Baker announced on Monday, May 17 that Massachusetts will end the COVID-19 state of emergency on June 15, 2021. Given this news, the Massachusetts Pandemic-related Temporary withholding tax rules will expire...more
A Budget Deal! As expected, Minnesota’s regular legislative session ended on Monday without passage of the state’s next biennial budget. However, Governor Tim Walz and legislative leaders announced that day that they had...more
For the second year in a row, the due date for the filing of income tax returns and the payment of taxes was extended. For most taxpayers, the extended deadline brought glee. For the tax return preparation community, however,...more
On May 5, 2021, the Texas Governor signed into law House Bill 1195, which excludes federal PPP loans forgiveness as revenue for Texas Margin Tax (the “Margin Tax”). In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Congress...more
As the COVID-19 vaccine has become readily available, and many employers contemplate employees returning to the office to work, both employers and employees have accelerated demands for new and permanent remote work location...more
The Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance (“DUA”) has announced a significant raise in the solvency rate, which distributes the costs of benefits across employers, from 0.58% in 2020 to 9.23% in 2021. This...more
Senate passes budget - On Friday, the Senate gave final approval to the $7.17 billion FY 2022 budget, H.439. Senate Appropriations Chair Jane Kitchel, D-Caledonia, called it “as complicated a budget as I’ve ever had to put...more
This week’s Update features a number of stories on the largest online distributors as well as a story on an interesting new player that focuses exclusively on hoteliers’ “beyond bed” ancillaries and experiences. Enjoy....more