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CA Supreme Court Blocks Taxpayer Protection Act from November 2024 Ballot

Constitutional limitations to raising revenue are becoming increasingly relevant for water and other governmental agencies as well as their customers and landowners in response to aging infrastructure, climate change and...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

The Latest on Ballot Issues: HB 140 and AOS Campaign Guidance

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While Ohio municipalities generally do not rely on voted ad valorem property taxes as a primary source of funding, such taxes can serve as a useful part of a municipality’s revenue base, and state law, principally in Ohio...more

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Rhode Island Businesses Could Soon Receive Tax Relief

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Rhode Island Senate leadership is backing legislation that would exempt the first $100,000 of tangible property from property taxation by municipalities. The tangible tax is currently levied on businesses for property other...more

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New State-Wide Property Tax Proposed in Connecticut Public Hearing Scheduled for February 27, 2023

Two bills pending before the Connecticut General Assembly seek to impose a new state-wide property tax on different classes of real property.  Currently, property taxes are only imposed at the municipal level of government. ...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Is a stormwater fee an impermissible tax? The debate continues in municipalities all across the Commonwealth, but for at least one...

As a result of changes in federal and state laws related to stormwater management, municipalities across the Commonwealth have been forced – in order to comply with the new laws – to seek new funding sources and to regulate...more

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Streaming Revenue: Potential Taxing Changes in 2020

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This post is part of our ongoing series on issues that municipalities may face in 2020. Will digital streaming services such as Netflix become a source of revenue for municipalities this year? Recent legal decisions may...more

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Changes Coming to New Jersey Long-Term Tax Exemption Statute

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Several bills affecting the long-term tax exemption statute are slowly making their way through the New Jersey Legislature. While each bill addresses different provisions of the statute, the common theme among them is one of...more

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Illinois Legislature Legalizes Recreational Marijuana - An Overview of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act

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• On May 31, 2019, the Illinois General Assembly adopted the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (the Act) – legalizing the sale, possession and use of marijuana for recreational purposes by adults over age 21 starting Jan. 1,...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Update on the West Virginia Legislature - Issue 4

The dates below are the significant deadlines in this year's regular session: - February 12: Last day to introduce bills in the House of Delegates. This does not apply to bills originating in committee. - February 18:...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Traversing the Maze of Local Wage Tax Withholding In Pennsylvania under Act 32 – A Guide for Pennsylvania Employers

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The payment and withholding of earned income taxes (“EIT taxes”) in Pennsylvania at times seems like a complex maze and is challenging for human resource professionals or a company’s payroll tax team. In May, Pennsylvania...more

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General Tax Measure With Related Advisory Measure On Same Ballot Does Not Turn It Into A Special Tax - Issue Related To Number Of...

Last week, the California Court of Appeal clarified what happens to a general tax measure when it is placed on the same ballot as a related advisory measure that asks how revenues from the general tax measure should be spent....more

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In Case You Missed It: 2018 New York Legislative Session Ends Without Traditional "Big Ugly"

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The 2018 legislative session ended late Wednesday, June 20 for the Assembly, and early Thursday, June 21 for the Senate, without the traditional flurry of high profile bills being passed through compromises across the aisle. ...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Two Recent Business License Tax Cases Show Increasingly Aggressive Municipalities

Alabama local governments are combatting revenue losses and concomitant budget issues primarily because of the loss of their sales tax base to online sellers and because of their citizens’ demand for more or increasingly...more

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NYS Budget: The Impact of the Governor’s Proposals

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As New York state lawmakers prepare to learn details, schools and municipalities face impacts of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s 2019 spending plan. The State Budget, totaling $168.2 billion in spending calls for $100 billion in...more

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Spotlight on Alabama: Supreme Court Affirms Limitations of Municipal Business License Tax on Out-of-State Suppliers

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The Code of Alabama grants municipalities certain powers related to the imposition of business license taxes on trades, businesses, or vocations which may be engaged in or carried on in the municipality. This authority is...more

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