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Important Update: Florida Sales Tax Reduction on Commercial Leases

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As of June 1, 2024, the State of Florida reduced the state sales tax rate on commercial real property lease payments from 4.5% to 2%. All commercial leases with an occupancy period that started on or after June 1, 2024 will...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

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

South Carolina Enacts SALT Cap Workaround

South Carolina recently joined the growing number of states to enact legislation that provides a state workaround to the $10,000 State and Local Tax (SALT) federal income tax deduction cap imposed on individual taxpayers by...more

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New Florida Law Expected to Significantly Reduce Florida’s Commercial Lease Sales Tax Rate

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On April 19, 2021, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill 50 (SB 50), which amends portions of Chapter 212, Florida Statutes. SB 50 is slated to significantly reduce Florida’s commercial leasing sales tax...more

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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Proposal to Reduce Taxes Introduced in Philadelphia City Council

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Philadelphia City Councilmember Allan Domb introduced three bills that would lower certain business taxes in Philadelphia. The bills would make the following changes to the city’s tax structure: Councilmember Domb believes...more

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New York Proposes Stock Transfer Tax

New York State Assembly Members have introduced legislation to reinstitute the Stock Transfer Tax (STT), which would impose a $.0125 to $0.05 tax per share of any stock sold or transferred in the State of New York. The STT,...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Maryland Is First State to Enact Digital Advertising Tax

Maryland enacted a state tax on digital advertising gross revenues on February 12, after overriding the governor’s veto. The passed law, which is the first of its kind in the United States, imposes “a tax on certain annual...more

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Hillsborough County Commercial Lease Sales Tax Rate Reduced by Recent Florida Supreme Court Decision

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A recent Florida Supreme Court decision found that the Hillsborough County 1% transportation sales surtax is unconstitutional. As a result, the decision reduced the sales tax rate on commercial lease payments in Hillsborough...more

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The Changes Continue | February 2021 | Issue No. 21: New York Assembly-Sponsored Legislation Proposes New Tax on Mezzanine Debt...

Assembly Bill A3139 was introduced by Assembly Member Harvey Epstein on January 22, 2021. The bill is currently in committee but, if enacted, it will amend New York’s Real Property Law and Tax Law to require the recording of...more

Morgan Lewis

State and Local Tax Responses to Covid-19 (UPDATED)

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Alabama: The Alabama Commissioner of Revenue has issued a series of orders. On March 18, 2020, the commissioner ordered that late payment penalties are waived for small retail businesses whose monthly retail sales during...more

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State and Local Tax Responses to Covid-19 (UPDATED)

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Alabama: The Alabama Commissioner of Revenue has issued a series of orders. On March 18, 2020, the commissioner ordered that late payment penalties are waived for small retail businesses whose monthly retail sales during the...more

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State and Local Tax Responses to Covid-19 (UPDATED)

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Alabama - The Alabama Commissioner of Revenue has issued a series of orders. On March 18, 2020, the commissioner ordered that late payment penalties are waived for small retail businesses whose monthly retail sales...more

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New York State is Considering a (New) Tax That Would Apply to Mezzanine Loans and Preferred Equity

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A New York State legislative proposal (currently in committee review) would impose mortgage recording tax on mezzanine debt and preferred equity investments related to real property upon which a senior loan is being...more

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State and Local Tax Responses to Covid-19 (UPDATED)

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Alabama - The Alabama Commissioner of Revenue has issued a series of orders. On March 18, 2020, the commissioner ordered that late payment penalties are waived for small retail businesses whose monthly retail sales during...more

Morgan Lewis

NJ Enacts Elective Pass-Through Business Tax to Limit Federal Cap Impact on SALT Deduction

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New Jersey recently enacted the “Pass-Through Business Alternative Income Tax Act,” which allows pass-through businesses with at least one member liable for the New Jersey gross income tax to make an election to pay income...more

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Decrease in Florida Sales Tax on Commercial Rent

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Effective as of January 1, 2020, the Florida state sales tax rate applicable to the lease of commercial real property has decreased from 5.7% to 5.5%.  Therefore, the state will levy a 5.5% sales tax on all rent collected...more

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Maine Revenue Services Alerts Taxpayers That Amended 2017 Returns May Be Required

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Maine Revenue Services (MRS) issued guidance late last week responding to the state’s recently-enacted tax conformity legislation. ...more

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IRS Says Not So Fast to States' Attempts to Convert High State and Local Tax Obligations to Charitable Deductions to Escape TCJA...

In Notice 2018-54, the IRS has notified taxpayers that proposed regulations are forthcoming which will deny state attempts to convert a taxpayer’s state and local tax obligations to a charitable deduction in order to avoid...more

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