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
Policy and Legislation
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…
Governor Hochul signs New York FY 2027 Budget into law
By Elizabeth Cha & Diane Beleckas on
Posted in New York
New York State’s long-awaited budget was signed into law by Governor Kathy Hochul on May 28, 2026.
The enacted budget retains most, but not all, of the tax reforms from the Governor’s January budget proposal discussed in our prior post.
Notably, New York State and New York City have decoupled from certain Internal Revenue…
Legal Alert: Georgia Legislature concludes 2026 session – Tax highlights from Sine Die
Posted in Legal Alert, Policy and Legislation
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
By Jeffrey Friedman on
Posted in In the News, Policy and Legislation
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
Posted in Legal Alert, Policy and Legislation
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
Posted in Legal Alert, Policy and Legislation
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
Posted in Policy and Legislation, Sales and Use Tax
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…
Governor Hochul’s New York FY 2027 Executive Budget proposal released
By Jeremy Gove & Periklis Fokaidis on
Posted in New York
On January 20, 2026, New York Governor Kathy Hochul released her FY 2027 Executive Budget proposal. Unlike prior years’ proposals seeking sweeping tax reforms, the FY 2027 proposal contains more narrowly targeted changes to New York’s Tax Law. A focus of the proposal is the decoupling from certain Internal Revenue Code provisions enacted by…
End of the tunnel: FTB submits market sourcing regulation amendments to Office of Administrative Law
By Timothy Gustafson on
Posted in California, Policy and Legislation
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…