On March 20, 2025, Governor Landry issued Executive Order No. JML 25-033 and Louisiana Economic Development (LED)/Board of Commerce and Industry promulgated new rules (beginning at p. 366) which make changes to Louisiana’s Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP).
The changes, in part, recognize Governor Landry’s view of the importance of the ITEP as an economic
Louisiana voters will decide on March 29 whether to approve more than 100 pages of revisions to the state constitution related to ad valorem taxes and other fiscal issues. For businesses that operate in Louisiana, one aspect of the proposed reform relates to the taxation of inventory.
Louisiana is one the few states that
Jay Adams, a partner in the Tax Practice Group and leader of the state and local tax team in the New Orleans office, was quoted in the Bloomberg Tax article “Louisiana Gets Look at Bills to Cut Some Taxes, Raise Others” published on November 4, 2024.
In the article, Jay shares insight regarding Louisiana’s
Chris Lutz, a partner on the state and local tax team in the Washington, DC office, was quoted in the Tax Notes State article “SCOTUS Urged to Address External Consistency Gray Area in Use Taxes” published on November 4, 2024.
The article outlines Chris’ back-and-forth with Massachusetts’s General Counsel regarding whether the Constitution requires
While details of the plan have not been released, he did indicate that the proposal would expand sales taxes on services, including on lobbyists. The Governor indicated that the “package” would be sent to
Although on August 1 we reported that a special session to address the pending “fiscal cliff” and tax reform in Louisiana was unlikely in 2024, and the deadline to get any constitutional changes on the November election ballot has passed, it appears there is growing momentum to convene a special session later this year to
In Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the US Supreme Court overturned the 40-year-old Chevron doctrine, which instructed courts to defer to any reasonable agency interpretation of an ambiguous law. This move has led many in the state and local tax community to consider the potential impact on state agencies authorized with administering
Quinn said the timing of the notice was curious because New Jersey switched to combined reporting, which requires related
As we look towards Fall, cooler weather and the start of football season, another annual event is about to kick off – the opening of the Louisiana Parish Property tax assessment rolls.
This is the time for taxpayers to meet with assessors and discuss the assessment of their moveable (personal) and immovable (real) and present
Last week at the NYU Intermediate Summer SALT Seminar, tax department leaders from across the country participated in a roundtable discussion, addressing topics such as department staffing, information sharing among states, and — everyone’s favorite — the fairness of retroactive legislation. My partner, Alysse McLoughlin, moderated the panel.
On the topic of retroactive legislation