Mississippi’s proposed legislation to exempt student-athletes’ NIL income from state taxation has officially been shelved, halting what would have made Mississippi one of the few states offering such a targeted incentive. The bill’s failure reflects the broader trend of states (particularly with schools in the SEC) considering tax-based incentives to stay competitive in recruiting. For
Starting in property tax Year 2026, any taxpayer that renders personal property on a LAT form and wishes to submit any additional documents or materials to an assessor, “shall” submit the new LAT Form VF, or Verification Form. This new form must accompany any documents submitted to the assessor in addition to
During the final week of February, House Bill 4014 cleared the Mississippi House of Representatives. The bill exempts income earned by college athletes from their Name, Image, and Likeness (“NIL”) activities from Mississippi income tax.
If the measure clears the Senate and is signed by the Governor, Mississippi would become only the second state (following
California is one of the most recent states to consider legislation adopting mandatory worldwide combined reporting. The ability of a state to mandate worldwide combined reporting is a hotly debated topic, with states frequently asserting that they are losing out on tax revenue due to the lack of ability to force companies to file on
The Florida Legislature is moving forward with two pieces of legislation designed to clarify retail operations in a future society devoid of physical pennies. Following a directive from President Trump, the final minting of the 1-cent coin by the U.S. Mint occurred in June 2025. The final inventory of newly produced pennies was shipped to Federal Reserve
In February 2025, Governor Ron DeSantis publicly announced his desire that the state consider amending its Constitution, initially, to abolish property taxes. Florida’s property tax system funds local counties, cities, school districts, and numerous special taxing districts providing services such as water management, fire protection, and mosquito control. Florida’s property tax framework is established in the
Alysse McLoughlin, a partner on the state and local tax team in the New York office, was quoted in the Bloomberg Tax article “Massachusetts Targets Offshore Corporate Gains After GOP Tax Law”. In the article, Alysse discusses the potential constitutional challenges states could face when expanding taxation of foreign corporate income, noting that
Minnesota has quietly rewritten the rules — without ever publicly vetting the changes in the House or Senate tax committees. Language that undermines the taxpayer-friendly Dakota Drug win at the Minnesota Supreme Court was never publicly vetted in the tax committees.
That decision had shielded wholesalers from MinnesotaCare Tax on rebate amounts, recognizing those dollars
In response to the LAA’s proposals, a handful of industry groups and individual taxpayers filed rebuttals objecting to the LAA’s proposals. The filed rebuttals can be found here. A hearing on the rebuttals is scheduled for August 20th. The Commission has set September 24th as a tentative adoption date for all proposed amendments to their
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry recently signed into law Act 44, which aims to revitalize Louisiana’s film industry after years of hardship.
Act 44 revamps Louisiana’s film tax credit program by allowing filmmakers to access up to 40% in refundable tax credits with bonuses for hiring locals, using Louisiana-based scripts, and performing visual effects locally.