In this Law360 article, Eversheds Sutherland attorneys Jonathan Feldman, Scott Wright, and Olivia Dibb provide analysis of key tax developments from Georgia’s 2026 legislative session, highlighting not only the enacted changes but their practical implications for taxpayers. They examine how accelerated income tax rate reductions, coupled with the repeal of certain credits, may affect tax
Policy and Legislation
Illinois tax increases part two: Digital asset privilege tax, prediction markets, NOL carryover limitations, and more
On June 1, 2026, the Illinois General Assembly passed S.B. 3019. In part one of this Legal Alert series, we addressed the tax on targeted advertising services and a Social Media Platform Fee. In this part two, we address a variety of other changes, including the new Digital Asset Privilege Tax, an expansion of…
Illinois tax increases part one: Digital services taxes
On June 1, 2026, the Illinois General Assembly passed S.B. 3019, which serves as the state’s budget bill. Via a late amendment, Illinois will make a number of significant tax changes. Here, in part one of this Legal Alert series, we address: (1) a tax on targeted advertising services; and (2) a Social…
Legal Alert: Georgia Legislature concludes 2026 session – Tax highlights from Sine Die
The Georgia General Assembly passed several significant tax bills during the 2026 legislative session, although the extent of income and property tax changes that were ultimately adopted was short of the groundbreaking tax reform originally proposed. The General Assembly spent significant time debating and amending various bills related to substantially decreasing the personal income…
Utah porn and ad taxes would boost litigation more than revenue
When states push the limits of tax policy, litigation often follows.
In an article for Bloomberg Tax, Partner Jeff Friedman, along with University of Connecticut School of Law Professor Richard Pomp, examines two Utah proposals – a targeted advertising tax and a tax on online providers of material that is “harmful to minors” –…
Legal Alert: Georgia’s 2026 legislative session – Major tax legislation moving forward
This year’s Georgia’s legislative session is quickly progressing and the General Assembly has proposed significant legislation addressing income and property tax reform. Last Friday, March 6, 2026, was “Crossover Day” – the 28th legislative day of 40 total legislative days – marking the deadline by which all bills must have passed one legislative chamber to…
Legal Alert: Congress repeals DC’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” Decoupling Act
On February 12, 2026, Congress has passed a joint “disapproval” resolution for D.C.’s recent bill that decoupled from many of the tax provisions in the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The joint resolution is now headed to President Donald Trump for signature. This means that the Act’s decoupling legislation has been repealed. To the…
And then there were 4? Alaska closing in on sales tax imposition
On January 26, 2026, SB 277 was introduced on behalf of Alaska’s Governor. This bill would, among other things, enact a temporary statewide sales and use tax on personal property and services. Currently, Alaska is one of five states (along with Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire, and Oregon) that do not impose a broad-based state sales…
End of the tunnel: FTB submits market sourcing regulation amendments to Office of Administrative Law
Closing out a process that began nearly nine years ago, the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) recently submitted proposed amendments to its market sourcing regulation, California Code of Regulations, title 18, section 25136-2, to the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) for final approval. The version submitted to OAL includes the same simplifying presumptions for sourcing…
Maryland Comptroller issues Digital Ad Tax Bulletin (3.5 years late)
Yesterday, the Comptroller of Maryland issued Technical Bulletin No. 59, laying out its position on the Digital Advertising Gross Revenues (ominously abbreviated as “DAGR”) tax base. As the DAGR took effect in January 2022, this guidance is not exactly timely.
Much of Bulletin No. 59 is devoted to the Comptroller’s view of taxability. A…



