As we have written before, any property owner whose property has been damaged or rendered non-operational as a result of an emergency declared by the governor can seek a reduction in the value of their affected property even though January 1st has passed. See La. R. S. 47:1978.1. On March 23, 2022, Louisiana
In the 2021 Louisiana Regular Legislative Session, the Louisiana Legislature enacted Act 287 making wholesale changes to the Louisiana income tax reporting and audit regime for partners and partnerships. Effective June 2021, the Act’s updated reporting obligations were made applicable to 2021 returns filed in 2022, prompting a need for guidance with respect to how
Today the Mississippi Senate released a summary of its proposal for income tax reform. Readers may recall the House passed its proposal, HB 531, and passed it on January 13 (see our prior coverage). That bill has been transmitted to the Senate and referred to the Finance Committee.
While the Senate has not yet
Today the Mississippi House of Representatives filed and passed out of the Ways and Means Committee H.B. 531 which appears to represent the House leadership’s income tax elimination proposal for the 2022 session. The bill, which is 294 pages long, appears to have the following primary features:
In anticipation of the upcoming public hearing on Mississippi’s proposed amendments to its sales tax regulation on Computer Equipment, Software and Services, Jones Walker recently submitted a letter to the Mississippi Department of Revenue summarizing a wide range of questions and issues raised by the proposal. These questions were compiled as a result of discussions
UPDATE: In response to widespread interest in these changes, the Mississippi Department of Revenue this afternoon scheduled a public hearing on the proposed amendments. The hearing is set for Wednesday, November 3 at 1:30. Interested parties are encouraged to identify specific questions and issues to present to the Department at the hearing. Jones Walker
Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin has now announced the rescheduling of the upcoming tax reform constitutional amendment votes and other Fall elections, which were to be held October 9. The Fall elections and related tax reform votes are now scheduled to be held November 13.
This change was recommended by the Secretary of
The Louisiana Department of Revenue has now issued Revenue Information Bulletin (RIB) 21-020, which provides certain income tax relief (and notice requirements) relating to Hurricane Ida relief work performed in the State by nonresident businesses or employees.
Louisiana law (Act 358, 2017 Reg. Sess.) provides for an income tax exclusion from
The Louisiana Department of Revenue has now issued two new proposed regulations regarding:
Consolidated Sales Tax Returns – Electronic Filing and Payment Requirements:
The
Louisiana’s Governor, John Bel Edwards, has now signed into law SB 36 (enacted as Act 459), which eliminates the prior 20-year carryover period limitation imposed on the available deduction for net operating losses (NOLs) for Louisiana corporate income tax purposes.
Act 459 amends La. R.S. 47:287.86(B) to provide that all NOL deductions claimed on