By notice published in the Federal Register on November 24, 2025, the United States Postal Service (the “USPS”) added a Section 608.11 (“Section 608.11”) to its Domestic Mail Manual (the “DMM”) effective as of December 25, 2025, to clarify (or
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The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) announced a new electronic filing platform for Form 15620 to make an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Tax Code. 83(b) elections allow a taxpayer who receives equity compensation in a business that is…
The Louisiana Department of Revenue (LDR) recently issued Louisiana Revenue Information Bulletin No. 25-022, 08/08/2025, announcing changes to the sales tax exemption for certain purchases made by construction contractors.
Exemption for certain construction contracts
During the 2025 Regular Session,…
The IRS recently added 21 new chemicals to the List of taxable substances subject to the Superfund Chemical Excise Taxes and corrected a typographical error in guidance on the spelling of sodium nitrilotriacetate monohydrate and prescribed a tax rate of $3.97 per ton for the substance, effective…