The D.C. Council is once again preparing to consider legislation (B23-0035; the False Claims Amendment Act of 2019) that would authorize tax-based false claims actions, allowing private, profit-motivated parties to bring...more
On January 8, SB 2 was introduced to establish a new digital advertising gross revenue tax of up to 10% on “annual gross revenues of a person derived from digital advertising services in the state.” This uncharted new tax...more
1/13/2020
/ Advertising ,
Commerce Clause ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Digital Communications ,
Equal Protection ,
First Amendment ,
Income Taxes ,
Online Platforms ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State and Local Government ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Legislation ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Returns ,
Tax Revenues
As the economy shifts to a digital one, we are finding that states are turning toward unconventional revenue options. One trend we’re seeing is the surprising comeback of the gross receipts tax (GRT):
• Oregon’s new...more
9/25/2019
/ B&O Tax ,
Business Taxes ,
Commercial Activity Tax ,
Gross Receipts Tax ,
Income Taxes ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Local Ordinance ,
New Legislation ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State and Local Government ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Legislation ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Revenues
Legislators in Sacramento are mulling over one of the most (if not the most) troubling state and local tax bills of the past decade. AB 1270, introduced earlier this year and passed by the Assembly in late May, would amend...more
California legislators have recently introduced a bill, AB 1270, that would amend the False Claims Act (Act) to strike the tax bar. As introduced, the bill would amend the existing false claims statute in the state of...more
Another federal judge slams Delaware’s unclaimed property audit methodology but rejects the holder’s reliance on the priority rules as a defense to the audit demands. See Marathon Petroleum Corp. et al. v. Cook et al., No....more
9/29/2016
/ Audits ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Failure To State A Claim ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Information Requests ,
Out-of-State Companies ,
Preemption ,
Priority Rules ,
Ripeness ,
Standing ,
State and Local Government ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Unclaimed Property
The court case challenging Delaware’s unclaimed property audit methodologies has settled following an opinion brutalizing Delaware’s position. This settlement leaves the US District Court for the District of Delaware...more