Members of our SALT team will participate in four conferences this week, covering emerging state tax controversies and key developments affecting the hospitality, communications and broader business landscape.
HOTEC Hospitality Tax Conference
SALT Partners Ted Friedman and Charlie Kearns will
Calling all trivia fans! Don’t miss out on a chance to show off your SALT knowledge!
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This week’s question: Subject to budget approval, the MTC agreed to reduce the
In this episode of the SALT Shaker Podcast, Partners Jeremy Gove and Chelsea Marmor break down two noteworthy Texas franchise tax decisions that provide important guidance on sourcing and federal preemption.
The hosts first discuss NuStar Energy LP v. Hancock
The taxpayer, a designer, marketer, and wholesaler of apparel and other fashion accessories, shipped products to its customer’s Ohio distribution center. The taxpayer argued that most of its products were subsequently shipped by its customer outside of Ohio after being
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ruled that the National Bank Act (NBA) does not preempt Illinois’ Interchange Fee Prohibition Act (IFPA), which prohibits credit card and debit card transaction processors from charging interchange fees on
Calling all trivia fans! Don’t miss out on a chance to show off your SALT knowledge!
We will award a prize for the smartest (and fastest) participant.
This week’s question: An appellate court of which state recently held that COVID-19
The Indiana Tax Court addressed whether cell phones qualify for Indiana’s telecommunications equipment exemption from sales and use tax. New Cingular purchased certain cell phones that were later used to fulfill contractual obligations by either providing them free to customers
Bundled and mixed transactions continue to play an ever‑increasing role in New York sales tax determinations, particularly where nontaxable services are sold with software or other taxable property for one nonitemized price.
In this installment of “A Pinch of SALT,”
On April 2, 2026, the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine ruled that a liquor supplier was subject to Maine income tax and owed nearly $750,000 in state income tax, penalties, and interest for the 2011-2017 tax years.The liquor supplier argued
In Det. No. 23-0004, 45 WTD 013 (2026), the Washington Department of Revenue (DOR) concluded that professional implementation services and associated travel reimbursements are subject to retail sales tax when provided exclusively in connection with a Digital Automated Service
