JW SALT Team member, John Fletcher, published an article in the Mississippi Business Journal on how the US Supreme Court hearing of South Dakota vs. Wayfair will affect internet industries and small businesses in Mississippi.
The Court wrestled over whether it should abandon or uphold its longstanding physical presence requirement and, if oral
Now that the fascinating oral argument has concluded at the United States Supreme Court in the case of South Dakota v. Wayfair, copies of both the transcript and audio recording of the oral argument are available to the public for download and/or streaming on the Court’s website.
Stay tuned to Cooking with SALT for
Hogs For The Cause is an annual New Orleans BBQ festival with food, music, and fundraising. First and foremost, this festival has a very important charitable purpose: helping families fighting pediatric brain cancer. This year, all of the competing teams raised a combined $1.45 million for the cause.
JW SALT Team member, Jay Adams,
The Louisiana Department of Revenue (DOR) has joined forces with other Louisiana agencies to crackdown on employee misclassification and failure to withhold payroll taxes. The GAME ON (Government Against Misclassified Employees Operational Network) Task Force is an interagency network made up of members of the Louisiana Workforce Commission’s (LWC
A call to action from our friends at COST:
COST and the Mobile Workforce Coalition urge you and your company leadership to send letters during the week of March 5 asking the House and Senate leadership to enact the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act as soon as possible. The Coalition is working to
Join us as we kick off the COST Sales Tax Conference at the world famous New Orleans Rock ‘n’ Bowl – a truly unique New Orleans landmark not to be missed! This N’awlins institution is famous for its food, drinks, music, dancing, and of course, bowling. Whether you are looking for some classic New Orleans
It’s now official. Louisiana Governor Jon Bel Edwards (D) has finally released his Call for a special legislative session to begin February 19th and conclude March 7th. The Call, released today, February 9, 2018, is intended to allow the Louisiana legislature to address the long-term issue of its current taxing and spending structure, as
Jones Walker SALT Team members Bill Backstrom and Jay Adams danced the night away at the Washington D.C. Mardi Gras Mystick Krewe of Louisianians Carnival Ball. This year’s theme, ‘One Love for Louisiana’ marked the organization’s 66th year of celebration.
Bill and Jay also had the pleasure of meeting Louisiana Strawberry Queen XLVII, Gina Recotta.
SALT Team leader Bill Backstrom is already in line at the U.S. Supreme Court (way too early!) for the oral arguments of the Wayfair v. South Dakota case.
John Fletcher, a partner on the State and Local Tax team, conducted two joint presentations with officials with the Mississippi Department of Revenue at the Mississippi Tax Institute on December 7, 2017 in Jackson, Mississippi. John’s sessions updated attendees in the areas of multi-state taxation of pass-through entities, potential Mississippi consequences of the