For anyone interested in Louisiana property tax issues, the Louisiana Tax Commission has given notice of the dates for its annual Rules and Regulations hearings. Any interested party can submit a proposal to amend the current regulations to the Commission during this process. The Commission accepts written proposals that are presented in an open
The Jones Walker LLP Maritime Industry Team hosted a maritime industry seminar for professionals operating in the offshore and maritime industries and trade.
Seminar topics ranged from OFAC and Sanctions, Tax, Employment Law Compliance, Marine Finance, Maritime Transactions & Jones Act Compliance.
Jones Walker Tax Practice Group leader, Bill Backstrom, presented “Charting a Course
Chris Lutz, Katie Quinn, and Jeff Birdsong, partners on the state and local tax team, presented at the TEI Minnesota Chapter 38th Annual President’s Seminar in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on April 23, 2024. Their presentation “Don’t Forget the Man Behind the Curtain: A Discussion on State Audit Policies and Developments,” was
Jones Walker SALT Team partner, Bill Backstrom, will present on the “In-House and Outside Counsel Privilege – How to Protect It” panel at the COST Spring Conference. What is the impact of the Supreme Court’s dismissal of In re Grand Jury on privilege? This session will discuss communications involving legal and non-legal advice
Jones Walker SALT Team partner, Alysse McLoughlin, will present on the “SALT in the Wound” panel at the COST Spring Conference. States continue to test the constitutional limitations on their taxing authority, and are sometimes successful in doing so. The panel will discuss the pivotal cases and the application of those decisions by
Recently, the Florida Department of Revenue (DOR) published a Notice of Proposed Rule for rule 12D-51.001, Florida Administrative Code, titled Florida Agricultural Classified Use Real Property Appraisal Guidelines. DOR seeks to amend the guidelines, originally promulgated in 1982, to provide guidance to county property appraisers as they develop valuations for real property classified as agricultural.
Multinational corporations have long battled the IRS and other nations’ taxing authorities over their transfer pricing arrangements.
But transfer pricing examinations and disputes at the state level can be even more challenging due to a lack of consistency and transparency, particularly in states that require entities conducting a unitary business to file separate
Jones Walker SALT Team partner, John Fletcher, will present on the “Border Crossings: State Tax Complexities for Multinational Businesses” panel at the COST Spring Conference. Multinational businesses are experiencing significant state tax impacts, pitfalls, and exposure. In this session we will discuss the state tax complexities associated with a global business including the
Reprinted from Tax Notes State, April 22, 2024
It’s hard to believe it’s been over five years since the Maryland Court of Special Appeals held in Staples Inc. that an out-of-state parent could be subject to tax in the state by virtue of royalty payments made by in-state related entities despite all intercompany transactions
Reprinted from Tax Notes State, April 15, 2024
To incentivize investment in clean or renewable energy, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) created — and in some cases improved on existing — federal income tax credits availablemto investors in eligible clean or renewable energy projects. Some of these credits are popular, at least