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Maryland Court of Appeals Rejects First Amendment Challenge to Local Tax on Outdoor Advertising Services

On February 15, 2021, the Maryland Court of Appeals issued a decision in Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc. v. Director, Department of Finance of Baltimore City, Case No. 24-C-18-001778 (Md. 2021), upholding the constitutionality of a local ordinance that imposes an annual excise tax on businesses selling advertising space on off-site…

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Oregon Tax Court Rejects Department’s Attempt to Ignore Measure 50 Limitation

In Tesoro Logistics Northwest Pipeline LLC v. Department of Revenue (002), the Oregon Tax Court, Regular Division, held that although a unit of property acquired by one centrally assessed company from another qualified as “new property” for purposes of Or. Const. Art. XI, § 11 (Measure 50), the unit of…

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Maryland Becomes First U.S. State to Enact Controversial Digital Advertising Tax to Immediate Challenge

On February 12, 2021, Maryland legislators voted to override Gov. Larry Hogan’s (R) veto of H.B. 732, making Maryland the first state in the nation to impose a digital advertising tax. While Maryland’s enactment of the bill is a first, other states have impending digital advertising tax bills, such as…

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COST’s 2021 Sales and Transaction Tax Webinar

Pillsbury SALT partner Craig Becker will present during COST’s 2021 Sales and Transaction Tax Webinar on February 25. Craig is partnering with Harley Duncan (KPMG), Jordan Goodman (HMB) and Mark Yopp (Baker & McKenzie) to present on the topic, “Wrangling in Local Transaction Taxes.” This session will cover states with local sales…

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Connecticut’s Tax Gambit: Connecticut Considers Convenient Position on “Convenience of the Employer” Rule

The Connecticut House of Representatives is considering multiple proposals that would permit Connecticut residents and part-year residents to take credits for tax paid to other states while working from Connecticut during the pandemic.  Connecticut law currently allows credits for tax paid to another state only if: (1) the individual was…

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TEI’s Wisconsin Chapter Meeting

Pillsbury SALT attorneys Carley Roberts, Zachary Atkins, Nicole Boutros and Evan Hamme will present during Tax Executive Institute’s Wisconsin Chapter Meeting on February 18. The webinar will begin at 1:00pm CT and feature the following presentations: Market Based Sourcing: Developing a Multistate Approach (Carley Roberts & Nicole Boutros) SALT Implications of…

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How to Be Reasonable When Reasonably Approximating the Market: Part I

Partner Carley Roberts and counsel Robert Merten III authored Part 1 of a multi-part series in Tax Notes State’s SeeSALT Digest to review the landscape of market-based sourcing rules and provide an in-depth focus on various states’ use of reasonable approximation. Read more here.