The Louisiana Department of Revenue recently published detailed guidance on the sales and use taxes imposed on digital products and services as a result of legislation passed during the Third Extraordinary Legislative Session in in November of 2024. The Department
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MN Rewrote the MinnesotaCare Tax Rules — But Tax Committees Never Saw It Coming
Minnesota has quietly rewritten the rules — without ever publicly vetting the changes in the House or Senate tax committees. Language that undermines the taxpayer-friendly Dakota Drug win at the Minnesota Supreme Court was never publicly vetted in the tax committees.
That
Tax Breaks vs. Grid Strain: Minnesota’s Balancing Act for Data Center Growth
As states compete to attract data infrastructure investment, Minnesota has used its sales tax exemption for data centers as a key incentive tool. The exemption was enacted in 2011 and codified in Minn. Stat. §297A.68, subd. 42, offering a 20-year refund-based exemption for
Texas Floods Emergency Response: A Review of Intergovernmental Emergency Coordination
The devastating floods that struck Texas in July provide an example of how emergency management and intergovernmental coordination operate under extreme conditions. As torrential rainfall triggered catastrophic flooding across multiple counties beginning on July 2, the response highlighted disaster response
UPDATE: Louisiana Assessor’s Association Proposes Revisions to Regulations of the Louisiana Tax Commission
In response to the LAA’s proposals, a handful of industry groups and individual taxpayers filed rebuttals objecting to the LAA’s proposals. The filed rebuttals can be found here. A hearing on the rebuttals is scheduled for August 20th. The Commission has
Join JW SALT Partners at the COST Property Tax Workshop August 26-28 in Dallas, TX
Join Jones Walker SALT Partners Jay Adams, Bill Backstrom, and French Brown at the 2025 COST Property Tax Workshop, August 26-28, 2025 in Dallas, TX.
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
“The National Front Part II – Property Tax
GILTI Is No Longer GILTI. How Will That Affect States?
Alysse McLoughlin and Katie Quinn authored a recent installment of SALTy Thoughts in Tax Notes on July 31, 2025.
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After a suspenseful few months, on July Fourth President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA, P.L. 119-21
Jones Walker Welcomes State and Local Tax Attorney Kyle Brehm and Expands Into Minnesota
Jones Walker LLP is pleased to welcome Kyle Brehm as a partner in the Tax Practice Group and a member of the firm’s state and local tax team based in Minneapolis. Kyle’s addition to the firm expands the firm’s reach into
SAVE THE DATE for Jones Walker’s Annual State & Local Tax Seminar
WHEN: Thursday, October 23, 2025
WHERE: Hotel ZaZa Museum District
Please Save the Date for Jones Walker’s Annual State & Local Tax Seminar!
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DANGER, DANGER: LOUISIANA ASSESSOR’S ASSOCIATION PROPOSES REVISIONS TO REGULATIONS OF THE LOUISIANA TAX COMMISSION
The Louisiana Assessor’s Association (LAA) has proposed revisions to the Regulations promulgated by the Louisiana Tax Commission (LTC) that will be applicable to all property tax assessments and procedures beginning for the Tax Year 2026. There are a number of