In this edition of A Pinch of SALT, Jeff Friedman, Pilar Mata and Mary Alexander examine the requirements and ramifications of states’ attempts to apply prospective-only remedies to unconstitutional taxes and explore why Maryland State Comptroller of the Treasury v. Wynne is not an appropriate case for prospective-only relief.
Read “Wynne-ing Isn’t
Before entering into agreements with taxing authorities to extend the statute of limitations, taxpayers should consider the legal implications of these agreements, which often are dictated by the states. In this edition of A Pinch of SALT, Sutherland SALT’s Jonathan Feldman, Kathryn Pittman and Maria Todorova explore issues that taxpayers should consider before entering into
We are pleased to announce that Todd A. Lard will rejoin Sutherland’s Washington, DC office on March 4 as a partner in our State and Local Tax (SALT) Practice. For the past five years, Todd Lard worked at the Council On State Taxation (COST), most recently as its vice president and general counsel. Prior to joining
Many states offer special tax rules for manufacturers. In this edition of A Pinch of SALT, Sutherland SALT’s Suzanne Palms, David Pope and Maria Todorova explore the state tax treatment of manufacturers, including the various state definitions and special rules.
Read “State Tax Treatment of a “Manufacturer,”” reprinted from the January 21, 2013
The deliberative process privilege is used by state tax authorities to prevent the disclosure of information or documentation that may compromise the authorities’ legal position. In this edition of A Pinch of SALT, Sutherland SALT’s Marc Simonetti and Zachary Atkins explore the requirements state tax authorities must meet to assert the deliberative process privilege, the
We are pleased to share that Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP has been named the 2013 U.S. News-Best Lawyers “Law Firm of the Year” in “Litigation – Tax.”
“It is an honor to be recognized by our clients and peers,” said our Managing Partner Mark D. Wasserman, “for the tremendous federal, state and local tax
We hope you will join us on November 13-14 at the Bloomberg BNA Tax Policy and Practice Summit in Washington, D.C. Sutherland is pleased to sponsor the Summit and to offer our clients and friends a $200 discount off the Summit registration fee.
The Summit is perfectly timed to provide insights into the tax implications
In the latest edition of A Pinch of SALT, Carley Roberts, Jack Trachtenberg and Tim Gustafson discuss the significant increase in third-party enforcement actions, including consumer class actions and qui tam actions involving state tax questions, which is forcing corporate taxpayers to assess unfamiliar and possibly conflicting risks in connection with their compliance obligations.
In our latest A Pinch of SALT column, Sutherland SALT’s Michele Borens and Scott Booth consider how the recent string of taxpayer-favorable nexus decisions will entice the U.S. Supreme Court to accept a nexus case.
Read “The Supreme Court Should Accept a Nexus Case – Part II,” reprinted with permission from the September
Sutherland SALT’s Jack Trachtenberg recently sat down with Bloomberg Law’s Spencer Mazyck to discuss the application of the False Claims Act in state taxation and the growing number of state-tax related whistleblower lawsuits. You can view the full interview here:
