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Taxpayer Win on Retroactivity: An Important Step for New York Tax Law

February 14, 2020 By Alston & Bird Tax Team

Earlier this week, our State & Local Tax Team examined the New York Appellate Division’s rejection of the state’s attempt to retroactively unwind already-claimed taxed credits after a New York court invalidates the state’s retroactive application of tax legislation as violating the Due Process Clause. Applying New York’s three-factor standard to determine whether a retroactive tax law is constitutional Comparing a taxpayer-friendly outcome to a taxpayer defeat It all comes down to how and why Read the full advisory here. [...]Read more

Filed Under: State & Local Tax Advisory Tagged With: Carlton, Department of Taxation and Finance, DTF, Due Process Clause, Mackenzie Hughes, New York, qualified empire zone enterprise, QUZE, Replan Development, SCOTUS, Section 632, Wayfair

Indian Tribe Taxes in the States

July 1, 2019 By Jasper L. (Jack) Cummings, Jr.

In response to a Supreme Court decision on state taxation of an Indian tribe, our Federal Tax Group parses the meaning of what is actually being taxed and the broader implications for taxpayers. The Treaty of 1855 Two points of broader significance Identifying the right arguments Click here to read the full advisory. [...]Read more

Filed Under: Federal Tax Advisory Tagged With: 1855 treaty, Department of Revenue, Indian Tribe Tax, SCOTUS, Washington State

U.S. Supreme Court Carves a Narrow Taxpayer Win on Due Process in Kaestner

June 25, 2019 By Zach Gladney and Andrew Yates

One year after dropping the landmark Wayfair decision, our State & Local Tax Group examines why this year’s Supreme Court decision in North Carolina Department of Revenue v. Kimberley Rice Kaestner 1992 Family Trust won’t leave much of a mark. Kaestner focuses narrowly on the trust at issue in the case The Court goes out of its way to ensure that the decision does not affect precedent The decision reaffirms the due-process test of Quill Read the full advisory here. [...]Read more

Filed Under: State & Local Tax Advisory Tagged With: Due Process, Kaestner, Quill, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Wayfair

Thanks for the Memories, Quill: The Supreme Court Adopts a New Nexus Standard for Use Tax Collection

June 25, 2018 By Michael Giovannini and Matt Hedstrom

The U.S. Supreme Court’s Wayfair decision overturns decades-old precedent and fundamentally changes the use tax collection landscape while leaving a number of questions unanswered. Our State & Local Tax Group explains how this decision has huge implications for online retailers, states’ coffers, and consumers’ wallets. The physical-presence standard under Quill is no more What is the new standard? Retroactivity and a host of other unresolved issues Read the full advisory here. [...]Read more

Filed Under: State & Local Tax Advisory Tagged With: physical-presense standard, Quill, SCOTUS, South Dakota v. WayFair, Supreme Court, Wayfair

The Supreme Court Weighs a New State Tax Nexus Standard, Again

April 18, 2018 By Kendall Houghton and Clark Calhoun

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the latest challenge to Quill’s physical-presence standard for collecting state use taxes. Our State & Local Tax Group provides a first-hand account of the lively debate and analyzes the Justices’ willingness to overturn the 25-year-old standard. South Dakota takes up Kennedy’s suggestion What is the real-dollar impact? Retroactivity becomes an issue Read the full advisory here. [...]Read more

Filed Under: State & Local Tax Advisory Tagged With: New State Nexus Standard, nexus, Quill, SCOTUS, South Dakota v. WayFair, Supreme Court, Wayfair

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