Join Jones Walker SALT Team partners Bill Backstrom, Alysse McLoughlin, and Kyle Brehm at the Paul J. Hartman State & Local Tax Forum on October 27-29, 2025 in Nashville, TN!
Kyle Brehm | Monday, October 27, 2025
“What is the Box and What’s in it?” – Sales tax isn’t always straightforward –
The Jones Walker LLP State and Local Tax Team is back in Houston, TX with a day-long program on Thursday, October 23, 2025. There has been quite a bit of Hocus Pocus this year in Louisiana tax. We will unlock the spells, tricks, and tax traps that will have you staying home this Halloween! This state
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On May 23, 2025, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry appointed Francis J. (Jay) Lobrano as the Local Tax Judge of the Louisiana Board of Tax Appeals to complete the term of outgoing Local Tax Judge, now Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Cade Cole.
Judge Lobrano has served as the Chairman of the Board since March of
This Spring Conference/Audit Session will bring multistate tax professionals, with various levels of experience in state and local income/franchise taxes and sales/use taxes together in an environment that allows for extensive interaction and exchange of information as well as updates on key SALT issues and insights regarding state tax trends and opportunities. The program is
FREE CLE for Tax Section Members! Level up your Florida tax expertise with the Tax Section’s “State and Local Tax Procedure.” This two-hour program is perfect for attorneys preparing for the Tax Law board certification exam or those seeking expert insights into Florida tax laws.
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This advanced course dives deep into Florida
In Department of Taxation v. FJ Management, Inc., the Virginia Court of Appeals recently concluded that the apportionment factors of a partnership in which a taxpayer held a minority interest could not flow up to the partner because there was no unitary relationship between the partner and the partnership. As state scrutiny over apportionment
Jeffrey Birdsong presented at Tulane University Law School‘s 73rd Annual Tax Institute on November 13.
Jeff’s presentation “State & Local Tax Rundown” discussed key updates and recent topics in Louisiana SALT, including the 2024 Regular Legislative Session, tax reform, transfer pricing, ITEP developments, and litigation.
Effective January 1, 2025, Hillsborough County businesses face critical sales tax adjustments following a Florida Supreme Court ruling and legislation passed during the 2024 Regular Session.
This issue arose in November 2018, when Hillsborough County voters approved a 1% transportation surtax. In 2021, the Florida Supreme Court invalidated the surtax due to constitutional issues. During
Jones Walker SALT Team partner Katie Quinn will present “Making Sense of the Complex Wave of Financial Transaction Taxation” at the Institute for Professionals in Taxation 2024 Annual Meeting on June 24 in San Diego, CA.