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- SALT Pet of the Month: Gracie
Meet Gracie, the 15-week-old Australian Shepherd/Golden Retriever mix belonging to Eversheds Sutherland SALT Of Counsel Doug Mo and his wife Marcia. - South Dakota v. Wayfair – Insights and Analysis
On April 17, the US Supreme Court heard arguments in South Dakota v. Wayfair, a case involving the states’ authority to tax online purchases. This is the first sales tax jurisdiction case heard by the US Supreme Court in 25 years and may have a significant impact on online sales across the country. - Georgia Legislature Enacts Significant Income, Sales, and Property Tax Legislation
The Georgia legislative session concluded on March 29, 2018. In addition to two major bills relating to federal tax reform, Georgia enacted several other pieces of notable tax legislation. - Maryland Enacts Legislation Adopting Single Sales Factor Apportionment
On April 24, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan signed Senate Bill 1090 and House Bill 1794, which adds Maryland to the growing list of states that are moving towards a single sales factor formula to apportion corporate net income. - New Mexico Finds No Obstacle to Inclusion of Foreign Dividends and Subpart F Income in Consolidated Return Base
The New Mexico Administrative Hearings Office affirmed the Taxation and Revenue Department’s assessment based on General Electric’s exclusion of foreign dividend and Subpart F income from its base income in its New Mexico consolidated return. - New York State Budget Adopts Substantial Changes in Response to Federal TCJA
The New York Legislature passed its 2018-2019 Fiscal Year budget on March 30, 2018, which is expected to be signed into law by Governor Cuomo. - Oregon Legislature Passes IRC Conformity Legislation, But Decouples from Certain Federal Tax Reform Provisions
On April 10, 2018, and April 13, 2018, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed into law S.B. 1529 and S.B. 1528 (the Bills), respectively, which provide a series of changes to Oregon’s income tax laws in response to recent federal tax changes as part of the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. - Pennsylvania Court Finds Wholesaler of Electricity Subject to Gross Receipts Tax
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania affirmed a decision by the Board of Finance and Revenue that found American Electric Power Service Corporation (“Taxpayer”) was subject to Pennsylvania’s gross receipts tax as a wholesale seller of electricity. - What are the State Tax Implications of International Tax Reform?
What are the State Tax Implications of International Tax Reform? Jeff Friedman and others outline the key points at the COST 2018 Spring Audit Session/Income Tax Conference in snowy Boston, Massachusetts.
FEATURED PUBLICATIONS
Eversheds Sutherland SALT Scoreboard Publication–First Quarter 2018
Eversheds Sutherland SALT releases the ninth edition of its SALT Scoreboard, and the first of 2018. Each quarter, we tally the results of what we deem to be significant taxpayer wins and losses and analyze those results. This edition of the SALT Scoreboard includes insights regarding New Jersey’s attempted taxation of foreign source income, Virginia’s corporate income tax addbacks, and Detroit’s sales factor numerator. View our Eversheds Sutherland SALT Scoreboard results from the first quarter of 2018!
FEATURED EVENTS
- TEI’s Audits and Appeals Seminar
Eversheds Sutherland is delighted to sponsor and lead the two days of the seminar focused on State and Local Tax Controversy (May 2-3, 2018) during TEI’s 2018 Audits & Appeals Seminar. - Georgetown Law’s 2018 Advanced State and Local Tax Institute
Eversheds Sutherland is a proud sponsor of the Georgetown Law 2018 Advanced State and Local Tax Institute taking place May 31–June 1, 2018, in Washington DC. Eversheds Sutherland Tax hosts and sponsors a welcome reception at our DC office from 6:00–7:30 p.m. Eastern standard time, on May 30, 2018. - TEI’s 2018 Region II Forum
Eversheds Sutherland is a proud co-sponsor of the 2018 TEI Region II Tax Forum taking place June 4-5, 2018, at the Borgata Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The Tax Forum will include four plenary and ten breakout sessions offering a wide selection of federal, international, and state and local topics.