Addendum – Estimated Tax Payments: Just after our article went to press, we received some informal guidance from the DOR regarding estimated tax payments that presents a bit of a conundrum for those considering the PTE election. As explained below, it may be necessary to make duplicate estimated payments at both the entity
This year, a number of state legislatures considered and passed legislation that creates a pass-through entity (PTE) tax as a workaround to the $10,000 cap on the state and local tax (SALT) itemized deduction. Nearly 30 states have enacted a PTE tax. Mississippi is one of the more recent states to join the ranks.
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The Jones Walker LLP State and Local Tax Team is back live and in-person with a day-long program on September 20, 2022, titled Jones Walker: Gameshow! This state and local tax workshop will address all the relevant issues that have been picked up for a new season, as well as discuss and preview all the
Like that much anticipated annual visit to the doctor before school starts, it is again time for Louisiana assessors to open their rolls for taxpayer review, and hopefully no one will need any shots afterwards (but if so, make it tequila!). Many assessors begin the two-week exposure period on August 15th, but the dates vary
Jeffrey Birdsong, an associate on the state and local tax team, presented to the New Orleans Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) on July 21.
Jeff’s presentation, “State and Local Tax Issues Related to Remote Work in Other States,” covered the state and local tax issues that law firms with employees working
Jones Walker’s state and local tax team was a proud sponsor of the Southeastern Association of Tax Administrators (SEATA) Annual Conference on July 10-13, in Norfolk, Virginia. Matthew Mantle, a partner on the state and local tax team, attended on behalf of the firm. SEATA promotes cooperation and the exchange of ideas between Southeastern states
Jones Walker SALT Team member, Jeff Birdsong, co-presented a panel for the Southern Industrial Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana on “Changes in Federal and State Tax Laws.” The conference featured approximately 15 key presentations and discussions from company executives as they shared their experiences growing their businesses and from expert advisors as they shared
Jones Walker SALT partner, John Fletcher, was quoted in the Law360 article “Miss. Pulls Proposed Rule To Tax Cloud Computing Services – Law360” as well as the Tax Notes article “Mississippi Revokes Proposed Sales Tax Reg for Online Computing Services.” Referring to the Mississippi Department of Revenue’s recently withdrawn rule change
