NY Tribunal Nixes Time Warner's $6.7M Tax On Service Fees
A Time Warner Cable entity is exempt from nearly $6.7 million in sales tax on federal fees based on its interstate and international services that it passed on to New York customers, the state Tax Appeals Tribunal ruled in an opinion obtained by Law360 on Thursday.
Tax Court Backs IRS In Multibillion-Dollar Facebook Clash
The U.S. Tax Court largely sided with the IRS on Thursday in a multibillion-dollar tax dispute with Facebook, upholding the agency's approach for valuing the company's intangible property but finding it applied the wrong data points in its analysis.
House Republicans Send Trump's $3.8T Budget Bill To Senate
The U.S. House of Representatives voted along party lines early Thursday to approve a $3.8 trillion bill to extend and make permanent the Republican Party's 2017 tax overhaul law, clearing the measure for Senate consideration by July 4.
NY Tribunal Nixes Time Warner's $6.7M Tax On Service Fees
A Time Warner Cable entity is exempt from nearly $6.7 million in sales tax on federal fees based on its interstate and international services that it passed on to New York customers, the state Tax Appeals Tribunal ruled in an opinion obtained by Law360 on Thursday.
Tax Court Backs IRS In Multibillion-Dollar Facebook Clash
The U.S. Tax Court largely sided with the IRS on Thursday in a multibillion-dollar tax dispute with Facebook, upholding the agency's approach for valuing the company's intangible property but finding it applied the wrong data points in its analysis.
House Republicans Send Trump's $3.8T Budget Bill To Senate
The U.S. House of Representatives voted along party lines early Thursday to approve a $3.8 trillion bill to extend and make permanent the Republican Party's 2017 tax overhaul law, clearing the measure for Senate consideration by July 4.
Federal More
A Florida federal judge on Thursday denied the state's motion to dismiss a complaint brought by technology groups challenging a Florida law restricting social media companies from blocking political candidates... (more story)
A California federal judge indicated Thursday she'll likely convert her temporary restraining order into a preliminary injunction against President Donald Trump's executive order to reduce the federal workforc... (more story)
H&R Block has reached an agreement with customers who sued the company in separate class actions over a data breach that affected 23,000 people, according to a Missouri federal court.
The Trump administration's tariff actions over the last few months are challenging for the renewable energy industry — but there are strategies for contending with the uncertainty, including diversifying suppl... (more story)
The Sixth Circuit won't reconsider its ruling against a Tennessee truck company seeking a $268 million break on excise taxes, letting stand its stance that the company's refurbished tractors may not qualify be... (more story)
Hotel owners are cautiously awaiting more clarity on what tariffs will look like going forward, and in the meantime, companies are reluctant to commit to new projects or renovations, Pullman & Comley's hospita... (more story)
Immigrant advocacy groups on Wednesday appealed a D.C. federal judge's order denying their bid to block the IRS from sharing taxpayer data with immigration enforcement agencies, with their counsel warning "it ... (more story)
State & Local More
Minn. Tax Group OKs Trimming, Extending Data Center Break
Minnesota would extend a sales tax on data centers while removing electricity purchases from that exemption, and boost the state cannabis tax, under a compromise package partially agreed to Thursday by a legis... (more story)
Mich. Justices To Review Nationwide's Unitary Tax Filing Win
The Michigan Supreme Court agreed Thursday to weigh an appeal by the state's tax agency of a decision that said Nationwide entities could file their taxes as a unitary group to share tax credits among its members.
Colorado Court Should Grant Tobacco Tax Refund, Co. Says
Colorado should be required to refund tobacco taxes it collected after exceeding state projections for a fiscal year and violating its Taxpayer's Bill of Rights, a tobacco distributor told a state court, urgin... (more story)
Ore. Lawmakers OK Extending Affordable Housing Tax Breaks
Three Oregon property tax exemptions intended to promote affordable housing would be extended under legislation passed unanimously by the state Senate and sent to the governor.
Wash. Gov. Signs Budget With New And Higher Taxes
Washington's governor signed a two-year $78 billion state budget that closed a $16 billion shortfall in part by raising and increasing taxes, ending weeks of speculation over whether he'd agree with his fellow... (more story)
Md. Creates $483M Data Services Tax, New Income Brackets
Maryland will impose a new tax on data services, worth an estimated $483 million in its first year, and add a pair of tax brackets for high-income earners under a tax package signed by Democratic Gov. Wes Moore.
Miss. Couple's 'Yard Sales' Not Tax-Exempt, Court Says
A Mississippi couple who own a fireworks and Christmas tree selling business are liable for sales tax on miscellaneous items they sold at their business site, despite the couple contending the goods were being... (more story)
Mich. Justices Won't Hear Hotels' Water Rate Appeal
The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to review a Michigan town's water and sewer rates, rejecting an appeal from a group of hotels and restaurants that alleged a rate hike was an unconstitutional tax.
Pact Board Hits Brakes On Double-Tax Fix For Delivery Cos.
The Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board rejected Instacart's request on Tuesday for state tax agencies to disclose how delivery companies can recoup sales tax that is paid twice on a transaction, but left th... (more story)
Minnesota would extend a sales tax on data centers while removing electricity purchases from that exemption, and boost the state cannabis tax, under a compromise package partially agreed to Thursday by a legis... (more story)
The Michigan Supreme Court agreed Thursday to weigh an appeal by the state's tax agency of a decision that said Nationwide entities could file their taxes as a unitary group to share tax credits among its members.
Colorado should be required to refund tobacco taxes it collected after exceeding state projections for a fiscal year and violating its Taxpayer's Bill of Rights, a tobacco distributor told a state court, urgin... (more story)
Three Oregon property tax exemptions intended to promote affordable housing would be extended under legislation passed unanimously by the state Senate and sent to the governor.
Washington's governor signed a two-year $78 billion state budget that closed a $16 billion shortfall in part by raising and increasing taxes, ending weeks of speculation over whether he'd agree with his fellow... (more story)
Maryland will impose a new tax on data services, worth an estimated $483 million in its first year, and add a pair of tax brackets for high-income earners under a tax package signed by Democratic Gov. Wes Moore.
A Mississippi couple who own a fireworks and Christmas tree selling business are liable for sales tax on miscellaneous items they sold at their business site, despite the couple contending the goods were being... (more story)
The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to review a Michigan town's water and sewer rates, rejecting an appeal from a group of hotels and restaurants that alleged a rate hike was an unconstitutional tax.
The Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board rejected Instacart's request on Tuesday for state tax agencies to disclose how delivery companies can recoup sales tax that is paid twice on a transaction, but left th... (more story)
International More
PwC Pursuing Reforms After Aussie Tax Scandal, Report Says
PwC Australia has completed most of the actions it outlined to address shortcomings in the firm's culture following a scandal involving the leak of government tax documents, according to an independent monitor's report.
EU Proposes €2 Handling Fee On Small Import Packages
The European Commission is planning to levy a flat fee of €2 ($2.27) on billions of small packages imported into the European Union, including many Chinese goods, according to the bloc's trade chief.
New Zealand Ditches Digital Services Tax Proposal
New Zealand's government has withdrawn a proposal to enact a digital services tax, which was initially planned to take effect this year, saying the country would prefer a global solution to the challenges of t... (more story)
Trump Gets Fla. Judge To Lob China Tariff Suit To Trade Court
A Florida federal judge Tuesday relinquished jurisdiction over five small businesses' lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's tariffs on Chinese imports, agreeing with Trump that the case fell within the ... (more story)
Finnish Co. Fights For Access To Tax-Ruling State Aid File
A Finnish packaging maker appealed to the European Union's top court to gain access to documents from a state aid investigation into the company's Luxembourg tax arrangements, according to a lower court report... (more story)
Taxpayer Data Increasingly At Risk From DOGE, Court Told
A group of unions and advocacy organizations trying to block the White House's Department of Government Efficiency from accessing confidential taxpayer data told a D.C. federal court they fear the data is alre... (more story)
CFTC Should Pay $3M Atty Fees After Sanctions, Firm Says
A foreign exchange firm that won dismissal of a U.S. Commodity Futures Exchange Commission case after a New Jersey federal judge sanctioned the agency for bad faith behavior now says the CFTC should have to pa... (more story)
PwC Australia has completed most of the actions it outlined to address shortcomings in the firm's culture following a scandal involving the leak of government tax documents, according to an independent monitor's report.
The European Commission is planning to levy a flat fee of €2 ($2.27) on billions of small packages imported into the European Union, including many Chinese goods, according to the bloc's trade chief.
New Zealand's government has withdrawn a proposal to enact a digital services tax, which was initially planned to take effect this year, saying the country would prefer a global solution to the challenges of t... (more story)
A Florida federal judge Tuesday relinquished jurisdiction over five small businesses' lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's tariffs on Chinese imports, agreeing with Trump that the case fell within the ... (more story)
A Finnish packaging maker appealed to the European Union's top court to gain access to documents from a state aid investigation into the company's Luxembourg tax arrangements, according to a lower court report... (more story)
A group of unions and advocacy organizations trying to block the White House's Department of Government Efficiency from accessing confidential taxpayer data told a D.C. federal court they fear the data is alre... (more story)
A foreign exchange firm that won dismissal of a U.S. Commodity Futures Exchange Commission case after a New Jersey federal judge sanctioned the agency for bad faith behavior now says the CFTC should have to pa... (more story)