The Louisiana Tax Amnesty program for 2014 wrapped up on Friday, November 14, 2014. The goal for this year’s amnesty program was $100 million, but the Department is now projecting $169 million in amnesty collections. Of that, $142 million will go into the “Amnesty Fund” for the State and $27 million will be retained by
Jones Walker Presents 6th Annual State & Local Tax Seminar in Houston, Texas
November 13, 2014
Hilton Americas-Houston
We hope you are hungry! The Jones Walker LLP State & Local Tax team is back with a day-long program on November 13, 2014, titled Cooking with SALT: Key Ingredients Impacting State & Local Tax Issues. The team will cook up some of your favorites in the morning,
Is the Commerce Clause’s “Goods-in-Transit” Doctrine Off of the Menu?
Two recent decisions have addressed whether ad valorem tax can be imposed on stored natural gas, for use outside of the taxing state. See ETC Mktg, Ltd. v. Harris County Appraisal Dist., 01-12-00264 (Tex. Ct. App. 2014); In re Various Applicants for Exemption from Prop. Tax., 313 P.2d 789, 799 (Kan.
Backstrom and Adams Author Article for Oil & Gas Financial Journal
Bill Backstrom and Jay Adams, both partners in the firm’s Tax & Estates Practice Group in the New Orleans office, published an article in the Oil & Gas Financial Journal. In their article titled, “Energy Companies at Risk of Higher Taxes in Louisiana,” Bill and Jay explain that tax assessors in a number
John Fletcher Receives IPT Sales Tax Article of the Year
John Fletcher authored an article that received the Institute for Professionals in Taxation’s (IPT) Sales Tax Article of the Year Award. John’s article titled, “Mobility Medical, Inc. v. Miss. Dept. of Revenue: Mississippi’s Win-At-All-Costs Litigation Strategy Completely Rewrites the History and Nature of the State’s Sales Tax (And That’s Bad News for All Involved),” analyzes
Bill Backstrom Featured in “State Tax Spotlight” of State Tax Today and State Tax Notes
Bill Backstrom was featured in the “State Tax Spotlight,” published in State Tax Today and State Tax Notes by Tax Analysts, a leading provider of tax news and analysis for the global community. The “State Tax Spotlight” is a new feature that provides a close-up view of a person or organization influential in the state
Jones Walker SALT Partners Discuss Louisiana Tax Issues for Energy Companies in the Houston Business Journal
Bill Backstrom and Jay Adams were quoted in an article published by the Houston Business Journal on June 11, 2014. The article titled, “Houston Energy Companies Could Be Hurt by Louisiana Taxes,” discusses how Houston energy companies are paying closer attention to Louisiana’s tax assessors’ plans to tax underground gas storage facilities in salt domes
SALT Partner Kim Robinson Named 2014 Influential Women in Business Honoree by Baton Rouge Business Report
Kim Robinson was honored as one of the Baton Rouge Business Report’s 2014 Influential Women in Business in the publication’s May 28 issue. Kim, the only attorney to be recognized this year, was honored for her work in tax law and policy, her influence on devising Louisiana’s economic development plan after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita,