Calling all trivia fans! Don’t miss out on a chance to show off your SALT knowledge!

We will award prizes for the smartest (and fastest) participants.

This week’s question: Which recently-introduced bill in Ohio would allow a state income tax deduction for overtime wages?

E-mail your response to SALTonline@eversheds-sutherland.com.

The prize for the first response to today’s question is a $25 UBER Eats gift card. This week’s answer will be included in our SALT Shaker Weekly Digest, distributed on Saturday. Be sure to check back then!

Eversheds Sutherland SALT Counsel John Ormonde is pleased to help cover the latest developments in California tax at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the California Tax Bar and Tax Policy Conference. On November 7, John’s panel will explore the California OTA precedential process, including:

– Nomination of cases
– Precedential designation
– Removal of precedential status

Additionally, the panel will guide taxpayers and tax practitioners on how to get involved in designating or removing precedential status. For more information and to register, click here.

The first challenge to New York’s corporate franchise tax regulations is already in high gear: Paychex Inc. v. Department of Taxation and Finance. Although New York’s corporate tax reform took effect January 1, 2015, it took the department almost a decade to adopt the regulations. For many years, the draft regulations received comments and concerns, especially regarding the potential retroactive application.

In this installment of NY Tax Talk, a quarterly column in Law360 focused on recent developments in New York tax law, Eversheds Sutherland attorneys Liz Cha and Chelsea Marmor provide context to Paychex Inc.’s complaint and review the potential implications of the court’s final decision.

Read the full article here.

Calling all trivia fans! Don’t miss out on a chance to show off your SALT knowledge!

We will award prizes for the smartest (and fastest) participants.

This week’s question: Which state’s legislature recently introduced a bill that would exempt energy-saving products and services from the sales and use tax?

E-mail your response to SALTonline@eversheds-sutherland.com.

The prize for the first response to today’s question is a $25 UBER Eats gift card. This week’s answer will be included in our SALT Shaker Weekly Digest, distributed on Saturday. Be sure to check back then!

This week, Eversheds Sutherland Tax is proud to be a platinum sponsor of Tax Executives Institute’s 2024 Annual Conference, taking place in San Antonio, TX, from October 27-30. SALT Partners Liz Cha and Jeff Friedman will delve into pivotal topics shaping the future of tax, including navigating tax department leadership in a changing world and the evolving landscape of taxing intangible assets like data and digital goods.

Additionally, SALT attorneys Charlie Kearns and Jeremy Gove will present during the 31st Annual Paul J. Hartman SALT Forum in Nashville, TN. This premier event offers industry professionals, practitioners, and state revenue employees a unique opportunity to explore significant national developments and trends in state and local taxation. Charlie and Jeremy will share their insights on oddball taxes and sales factor apportionment issues.

At the Electronic Transactions Association’s Payments Compliance Conference, SALT Partners Michele Borens, Charlie Kearns, and Maria Todorova will discuss how payments companies should navigate changes related to state sales tax laws.

Finally, SALT Partner Jeff Friedman will review significant, unusual and interesting SALT cases and developments during the 2024 Western States Association of Tax Administrators (WSATA) Annual Meeting on October 30 in Palm Springs, CA.

Meet Cooper and Murphy, our October SALT Pets of the Month! Named after characters in the movie Interstellar, this delightful duo of galactic furballs resides with Sam Roberts, Tax Manager of Domestic Income Tax Planning & Controversy at Starbucks.

These littermates are 6.5 months old and were recently adopted from an animal shelter in Woodinville, WA. As they continue to grow, Cooper and Murphy eat everything they’re fed but have a particular penchant for yummy Churus treats.

When they’re not chasing after a laser pointer or taking a catnap, the two kitties find time in their busy schedules to dream of brand deals and social media influencing gigs. We better pounce on getting their signatures now, before they get too fur-mous!

Welcome to the SALT Pet of the Month family, Cooper and Murphy!

Calling all trivia fans! Don’t miss out on a chance to show off your SALT knowledge!

We will award prizes for the smartest (and fastest) participants.

This week’s question: Which city’s residents will vote on a substantial overhaul to the city’s gross receipts tax on their November ballot?

E-mail your response to SALTonline@eversheds-sutherland.com.

The prize for the first response to today’s question is a $25 UBER Eats gift card. This week’s answer will be included in our SALT Shaker Weekly Digest, distributed on Saturday. Be sure to check back then!

In an article published by Savannah Morning News, Eversheds Sutherland SALT Partner Jonathan Feldman discusses a proposed constitutional amendment on the Georgia ballot this November that would create a new judicial branch tax court with the same judicial power as superior courts. Appeals from the new tax court would go directly to the Georgia Court of Appeals, bypassing the need to go through the Fulton County Superior Court, which can be time-consuming and costly.

According to Jonathan, this change would make the process more efficient for taxpayers and reduce the burden on the Fulton County Superior Court.

Read the full article here.

Eversheds Sutherland SALT Partners Todd Betor, Jeff Friedman, Charlie Kearns, Dan Schlueter and Maria Todorova are pleased to present during the 2024 Broadband Tax Institute (BTI) Annual Conference, held this year in Palm Beach, FL from October 21-23. They will provide their input on a variety of topics, including state tax litigation, state tax policy, insurance tax planning, federal and state regulatory fees, and property tax developments.

Sessions and speakers include:

  • State Tax Litigation – Jeff Friedman
  • State Tax Policy – Charlie Kearns
  • Tax Planning Insurance – Todd Betor
  • Federal & State Regulatory Fees – SUSF, 988, 911 – Maria Todorova
  • Property Tax – Current Developments/Litigation – Dan Schlueter

Register here.

Calling all trivia fans! Don’t miss out on a chance to show off your SALT knowledge!

We will award prizes for the smartest (and fastest) participants.

This week’s question: Recently, a bill was introduced in the Ohio Legislature that would permit taxpayers to pay state and local taxes and other government fees using what type of payment method?

E-mail your response to SALTonline@eversheds-sutherland.com.

The prize for the first response to today’s question is a $25 UBER Eats gift card. This week’s answer will be included in our SALT Shaker Weekly Digest, distributed on Saturday. Be sure to check back then!