There has been no shortage of state tax controversies this year. States and taxpayers looked to state courts seeking guidance on some of the most contentious state tax issues.
In their article for Law360, Eversheds Sutherland attorneys Jeffrey Friedman and Stephanie Do look back at some of the most interesting decisions of 2017, which highlight critical developments all taxpayers should watch out for, especially attacks on the physical presence nexus requirement, aggressive application of economic nexus principles and continued uncertainty around the applicability of related party addback exceptions and retroactive tax legislation.