Save the Date! The Jones Walker LLP SALT Team and Grant Thornton LLP will host a program on the latest state & local tax developments in Texas and Louisiana on January 15, 2020 in Arlington, TX.
Full invitation including registration and fee information for this all day CPE and CLE program coming soon! Advanced registration required.
Jones Walker LLP will host the Media Financial Management Association’s Media Tax Summit on Thursday, December 12.
When: December 12
Where: Jones Walker, LLP, 201 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, LA, 70170
Hotel:
Renaissance New Orleans Pere Marquette (French Quarter Area Hotel)
817 Common Street
New Orleans, LA 70112
On-Line Reservations Link: https://book.passkey.com/go/MEDIATAXSUMMIT
Call-In: (Ask for Media Tax Summit)
Reservations Toll Free: 877-622-3056
Reservations Local Phone: 504-525-1111
Rate: $119+tax (Guestroom Wi-Fi Included)
Book By: November 18, 2019
Registration Rates:
NOTE: On November 27th rate increases by $100 ($595 members; and $845 non-members)
Registration
Registration limited to senior tax/financial executives in media companies only. MFM reserves the right to refuse registration requests that do not meet registration criteria.
Click here to learn more about the program and how to complete registration.
We would like to thank (from left to right) Karey Barton, Associate Deputy Comptroller for Tax, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Jan Craig, Associate Commissioner, Income/Franchise Tax, Mississippi Department of Revenue, Arthur Parham, Entergy Services, Inc., Kelley Askew Gillikin, Acting Director, Tax Policy and Governmental Affairs Division, Alabama Department of Revenue, and Luke Morris, Assistant Secretary of the Office of Legal Affairs, Louisiana Department of Revenue for being our luncheon speakers at our Department of Revenue Roundtable.
Each panelist provided great insight into their respective state’s handling of recent legislation and how we can work together to create solutions between tax administrators and tax payers.
Thank you for attending the 11th Annual State & Local Tax Seminar presented by the Jones Walker LLP SALT Team. We hope that you enjoyed the seminar and found the topics interesting, informative, and relevant. We are already discussing the program for 2020 so be on the lookout for a Save the Date!
Have you already registered for our upcoming Cooking with SALT program on Wednesday, October 9? If so, be sure to send in your questions for our JW presenters and guest speakers on any of your tax-related issues!
The seminar will feature special guest speakers:
• Luke Morris, Assistant Secretary of the Office of Legal Affairs, Louisiana Department of Revenue
• Kelley Askew Gillikin, Acting Director, Tax Policy and Governmental Affairs Division, Alabama Department of Revenue
• Karey Barton, Associate Deputy Comptroller for Tax, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
• Jan Craig, Associate Commissioner, Income/Franchise Tax, Mississippi Department of Revenue
Still need to register? Click here to view our brochure.
Have a question or tax issue to address? Click here to send it to our team.
The Jones Walker LLP State & Local Tax team is back with a day-long program on October 9, 2019, titled Jones Walker Cooking With SALT Goes to Margaritaville! This State & Local Tax workshop will be going through all the greatest hits and new cuts. First, you will be guided through the fin-infested waters of Louisiana state and local tax procedure. Then, get acclimated to the climate after recent legislative updates. Next, we will find that lost shaker and help you add the perfect amount of SALT to your contract documents.
Join us at lunch for “Cheeseburgers in Paradise” featuring a moderated panel of key state tax administrators from Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and Alabama. The administrators will provide their perspective on recent tax developments, so you don’t feel like a “Cowboy in the Jungle.” Then, in the afternoon, everyone will decide where “they’re a-gonna go” for breakout sessions addressing (1) sales/use tax and (2) income/franchise tax. After breakouts, we’ll come back together to discuss what “you got cookin’,” and we will conclude with a Q&A.
The seminar will feature special guest speakers:
• Luke Morris, Assistant Secretary of the Office of Legal Affairs, Louisiana Department of Revenue
• Kelley Askew Gillikin, Acting Director, Tax Policy and Governmental Affairs Division, Alabama Department of Revenue
• Karey Barton, Associate Deputy Comptroller for Tax, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
• Jan Craig, Associate Commissioner, Income/Franchise Tax, Mississippi Department of Revenue
When: Wednesday, October 9, 2019 | 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Where: Hilton Americas-Houston | 1600 Lamar St | Houston, TX 77010
Fee: $150 per registrant
Company group rate: $150 for first registrant, $100 for each subsequent registrant
Questions?/To Register: Contact Courtney Farley at cfarley@joneswalker.com.
This program is intended for intermediate to advanced practitioners in state and local tax administration and those doing business in Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and along the Gulf Coast. The full day’s program has been recommended for 8 hours of Texas CPE. This course has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of Texas Committee on MCLE in the amount of 8 credit hours, of which 0 credit hours will apply to legal ethics/professional responsibility credit.
WHEN: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 09, 2019
WHERE: HILTON AMERICAS-HOUSTON
Please Save the Date for Jones Walker’s 11th Annual State & Local Tax Seminar!
Be sure to check back for upcoming program details! This program is intended for industry tax professionals and will be recommended for Texas CPE. Full brochure coming soon!
Questions? Contact Courtney Farley at cfarley@joneswalker.com
The date and time are now set for the much-anticipated oral argument of the Wal-Mart.com “marketplace” litigation matter in Louisiana’s highest court!
On September 4th, at 2:00 PM CT, the Louisiana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments of the taxpayer, Wal-Mart.com, and the local tax collector, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office (JPSO).
A link the Louisiana Supreme Court’s Official Docket for that date can be found here: http://www.lasc.org/docket/dockets/Sept2019.pdf.
Live streaming video of the oral argument on the big day can be viewed here: https://livestream.lasc.org/.
In an effort to spur the payment of unpaid back taxes and fees, the City of New Orleans is currently offering an Amnesty Late Fee Forgiveness Program, which began June 3rd and runs through September 3rd, 2019. Certain tax deficiencies, as well as parking and certain camera tickets, code enforcement violations, and even library fines may be paid with reduced or waived fees, penalties, and interest.
The amnesty program offers business owners and operators with delinquent tax accounts an opportunity to settle those accounts without having to pay penalties and all of the accrued interest.
Qualifying taxes include:
Delinquent property taxes are not eligible for the amnesty program.
Qualifying taxpayers include:
The benefits of the program for taxpayers include a waiver of all penalties and 50% of accrued interest. Taxpayers participating in the program must pay their liability in full by November 15, 2019, with a 50% down payment required at the time of application, and the option of two equal remaining payments.
Taxpayers should note that this is not a voluntary disclosure program, and it will require identification of the taxpayer at the time of application. A taxpayer applying for amnesty might be required to register with the city if the taxpayer does not already have an existing account.
For a full explanation of qualifications and benefits, please click here.
Our own Jay Adams was named by the Institute for Professionals in Taxation (IPT) as its Instructor of the Year for Sales Tax at the IPT Annual Conference! Jay earned this award in recognition of his significant contributions to the IPT’s Sales Tax School I, many years of instruction at IPT events, and the highly positive evaluations he received from his engaging and interactive presentation style.
Congrats, Jay!
