State taxes

The Sunshine State seems to be on the verge of requiring more online merchants to collect sales and use taxes from customers.

The Treasury Secretary said the limitation on state and local tax write-offs causes 'disparate treatment' across taxpayers.

The Biden administration said in a response to concerns raised by Republicans that state governments accepting pandemic-relief money from Washington are allowed to cut taxes, but only if they don’t use the federal aid to offset those reductions.

New ways of working may require states and other jurisdictions to take new approaches.

For companies not based in California, a determination that they are “doing business” in California, even without a physical presence, can trigger registration, reporting and tax obligations.

New York lawmakers could take on a politically weakened governor to push their own budget agenda, including a more progressive tax policy targeting the ultra-wealthy.

Thomas Sandell and Sandell Asset Management are paying $105 million to New York, the biggest fine of its kind in the state.

A potent mash of alcohol regulations, tax obligations and marketplace facilitator laws is brewing as the industry adjusts to living with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is seeking to cut spending and end some corporate tax breaks to help close the worst-rated state’s nearly $3 billion deficit in the coming fiscal year.

The pandemic has fueled a dramatic new wave of high-profile migration, sending tech workers to Texas, Wall Street types to Florida — and now YouTube provocateur Logan Paul to Puerto Rico.

Public debates over immigration reform often suffer from scarce and erroneous information about the tax contributions of undocumented immigrants, particularly at the state level.

The combined average sales tax rate across the country grew to levels not seen in a decade last year, enabling states to collect more tax revenue from online sales.

Two New Jersey Democrats are leading an effort to expand a valuable tax break for state and local levies in the next virus-relief package, a long-shot effort as lawmakers continue to squabble over the size and scope of the next round of stimulus.

Tax professionals are starting to hear questions from their clients ahead of the official start of tax season about a variety of issues related to COVID-19.

America’s governors aren’t waiting for Washington to stimulate their economies.

New Hampshire is seeking to sue directly at the high court to challenge the Massachusetts practice of taxing nonresidents who used to work in the state but now do their jobs from home.

This notice and the expected regulations to follow could add to the movement to repeal or modify the cap.

In the current economic environment, it could be advantageous for you or your clients to consider a strategic acquisition.

A case filed by New Hampshire against Massachusetts has drawn in more than a dozen other states.

There are still a few things your clients should know and do now, well before they ever need to file a claim.