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On November 12, Jeffrey Vesely presents the California Update during the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Financial Institutions State Tax Coalition.

On November 6, Carley Roberts and Nicole Boutros present “Top Trends in State Income and Indirect Taxes” during Tax Executives Institute’s Atlanta Chapter Luncheon Meeting.

On October 24, Annie Huang, Carley Roberts, Jeffrey Vesely, Jessica Allen and Mike Le present during the Council On State Taxation’s 49th Annual Meeting.

On September 18, Breann Robowski presents during the Western States Petroleum Association’s Property Tax Educational Forum.

(This article was originally published by Law360 on August 24, 2018.) California is the latest to join a growing list of states to ban local taxes targeted at sweetened beverages or similar sugar taxes. California Assembly Bill 1838 signed into law on June 28, 2018, imposes a 13-year ban on…

On August 15, Craig Becker, Breann Robowski and Robert Merten present during Council on State Taxation’s 2018 Property Tax Workshop.

On July 31, Breann Robowski presents “Life in the Fast Lane … New Rules of the Road for Internet Regulation: How Do Changes in Net Neutrality Impact Property Taxes?” during the Center for Management Development’s 48th Annual Taxation Conference Appraisal for Ad Valorem Taxation Conference 2018.

(This article was originally published by Bloomberg’s Daily Tax Report: State.) Recent developments in several key states, including Illinois, New York, Minnesota, and Oregon, will impact many captive insurance companies. These states are moving to include certain captives in corporate income tax combined returns with parents and affiliates. The effect…

TAKEAWAYS The Court holds that the South Dakota law satisfies the Commerce Clause “substantial nexus” requirement based on the “economic and virtual contacts” with the State. The Wayfair decision does not prohibit the retroactive application of this new standard for Commerce Clause “substantial nexus.” The decision strikes a blow to the…

(This article was originally published by Law360.) California’s A.B. 2731 seeks to accomplish what the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act did not, namely, to close the carried interest “loophole.” Currently making its way through state assembly committees, AB 2731 would impose an additional 17 percent tax on interest income derived…