January 16, 2025
3:00 – 5:30 pm ET
Louisiana Special Session State & Local Tax Update Webinar
Live Webinar on Zoom
This Louisiana Special Session State & Local Tax Update Webinar will cover the changes made by the Louisiana Legislature in its Special Session in November 2024. This will include detailed changes to the State’s
Thursday, October 3, 2024 | Houston, Texas
The Jones Walker LLP State and Local Tax Team is back in Houston, TX with a day-long program on Thursday, October 3, 2024, titled Jones Walker: Viva Las Vegas! What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas – but taxes follow you everywhere. This state and local tax seminar will provide practical
Jones Walker SALT Team partner Katie Quinn will present “Where is Your Purchaser (Sourcing) and Why is Obtaining More Information of Increasing Importance” at the Council on State Taxation Workshop for Technology Companies on August 15 in Cupertino, CA.
Click here to register for the COST Workshop for Technology Companies.
Jones Walker SALT Team partner Jeffrey Birdsong will present “Seaside Mergers & Acquisitions: Navigating the Waves of Strategies and Tax Traps” at the Institute for Professionals in Taxation 2024 Annual Meeting on June 25 in San Diego, CA.
Mississippi’s new direct pay permit for purchases of computer software and computer software services is now available on the Department of Revenue’s website. The Mississippi Legislature authorized this new permit earlier this year as part of the state’s comprehensive legislation on the taxation of remote software and services (see prior coverage here), which went
Unless otherwise indicated, all bills noted below have been passed by the legislature and are waiting on signature or veto by the governor. Our discussion of each bill assumes the bill is or becomes law.
SB1 by Senator R. L. Bret Allain, II
TAX/FRANCHISE/CORPORATE: Phases-out the corporate franchise tax.
SB 1 reduces the corporate franchise
Jones Walker SALT partner, John Fletcher, was quoted in the article “Calif. Pork Law Fight May Guide Post-Wayfair Tax Challenges,” published by Law360 on October 14, 2022. The article covers an ongoing US Supreme Court Case regarding interstate commerce, previous tax litigation, and whether California’s importation of pork from other states violates
On September 24, the Mississippi Department of Revenue filed a proposed amendment to its sales tax regulation on Computer Equipment, Software and Services. This amendment appears to reverse longstanding sales and use tax policy with respect to remote internet-based computer services, and could result in a significant non-legislative tax increase on Mississippi businesses. The notice
The Louisiana Department of Revenue has now issued two new proposed regulations regarding:
Consolidated Sales Tax Returns – Electronic Filing and Payment Requirements:
The
Louisiana House Bill 199, which would create a more centralized state and local sales tax collection system in Louisiana, has now been adopted by the House and Senate after negotiation in conference committee.
The legislative information regarding HB 199 can be found here.
The applicable conference committee report proposed by the appointed conference