By Liz Cha and Eric Coffill

The United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee held that Tennessee’s sales tax on railroad carriers for the purchase or use of diesel fuel was not discriminatory under the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (4-R Act) even though it did not similarly apply

By Chris Lutz and Andrew Appleby

In Georgia Letter Ruling SUT-2016-24, the Georgia Department of Revenue ruled that sales of software equipment delivered to a Georgia assembly facility on an out-of-state customer’s behalf were subject to Georgia sales and use tax. In the ruling, the taxpayer sold technology solutions, which were comprised of licenses of

By Eric Tresh and Liz Cha

On April 10, 2017, a Tennessee Chancery Court ordered that the Tennessee Department of Revenue is temporarily prohibited from enforcing a regulation that requires out-of-state retailers making annual sales in excess of $500,000 to collect and remit sales tax. The Order arises out of a dispute between the Plaintiffs

The Georgia General Assembly passed significant tax legislation impacting selected industries, but failed to pass a number of broader tax bills:

  • Passed legislation impacts telecommunications, film production and music production companies and causes the review of all income and sales and use tax exemptions.
  • Stalled legislation included the reduction of the individual income tax rate,

By Charles Capouet and Andrew Appleby

The Florida Department of Revenue determined that a reinsurer did not have nexus with Florida for corporate income tax purposes.  The Department first asserted that an insurer or reinsurer would have nexus with Florida if it was authorized to transact business in the state.  The Department also stated that

By Nicole Boutros and Eric Coffill

The Alabama Tax Tribunal held that a taxpayer banking corporation properly deducted dividends received from an affiliated real estate investment trust (REIT) for financial institution excise tax purposes because the REIT qualified as a “corporation.” The Tribunal rejected the Department of Revenue’s assertion that the REIT was not a

The Georgia Tax Tribunal, in its first published decisions in more than a year, held that:

  • Scholastic Book Clubs has nexus in Georgia and must collect sales tax as a result of its relationship with teachers in the state; and
  • In a case affording significant deference to the Department’s regulations, a taxpayer that elects to