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A two-decade-old precedent upholding New York state's taxation of a professor's work at home in Connecticut doesn't justify New York's taxing of his remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic, he told a state appeals court Monday.

A two-decade-old precedent upholding New York state's taxation of a professor's work at home in Connecticut doesn't justify New York's taxing of his remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic, he told a state appeals court Monday.

A&E Television Networks can claim a New York City unincorporated business tax deduction for interest expenses that were deductible at the federal level, the city Tax Appeals Tribunal ruled Wednesday, saying the city's tax law generally conforms to the federal code.

A form certifying that marketplace sellers won't incur sales tax obligations on sales made through marketplace facilitators is ready to be added to the Multistate Tax Commission's website because 18 states agreed to accept the document, an MTC director said Tuesday.

Justices on a New York state appeals court grappled Monday with whether a company that helps businesses hire and manage temporary workers owes about $1 million in state sales tax because it provides its clients with software to execute its services.

Pennsylvania decoupled from new federal tax breaks for research and experimentation costs and interest expenses under fiscal year 2026 budget legislation approved by Gov. Josh Shapiro that is expected to save the state about $1 billion in tax revenue.

Ohio's general fund tax revenue collections in October exceeded an estimate by $111 million, or 4.4%, according to the state Office of Budget and Management.

Bank of America is entitled to a roughly $5.1 million refund of Florida documentary stamp tax and intangible tax paid on refinanced mortgages, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday, saying the taxes didn't apply to portions of the loans that paid off the original mortgages.

New Jersey would impose taxes on helicopter and seaplane trips offered for sightseeing or tourism purposes under a bill advanced Monday by the state Senate Transportation Committee.

Tax attorneys and business groups are using a federal effort that aims to reduce interstate commerce burdens to highlight litigation over state taxes and call for codifying U.S. Supreme Court precedent on the commerce clause.

Two Michigan Supreme Court justices questioned Wednesday whether the state's tax statutes governing insurance companies exclude key phrases that would allow Nationwide entities to file as a unitary group that can share credits among its members.

Cargo containers that were used for storage on an agricultural property shouldn't be factored into the parcel's assessed value because they weren't annexed to the property, the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled, reversing a state Tax Tribunal decision.

A host of energy companies have moved to drop their constitutional challenges to New Jersey's partnership filing fee after reaching settlements with the state Division of Taxation in their related cases.

State revenue departments are eagerly awaiting more federal guidance on the tax provisions from this year's federal budget reconciliation bill to understand how to administer the policies and grasp their effects on state budgets, a Federation of Tax Administrators attorney said Tuesday.

A managing director at the Bank of Montreal's New York office who worked remotely from Pennsylvania in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic was still subject to New York tax, the state's Tax Appeals Tribunal ruled.

A managing director at the Bank of Montreal's New York office who worked remotely from Pennsylvania in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic was still subject to New York tax, the state's Tax Appeals Tribunal ruled.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker slammed the Chicago mayor's proposal to revive a so-called head tax that's based on the number of workers a company employs, saying the levy would punish businesses that invest in the city.

Two Capital One entities don't owe Florida taxes on credit card interest and interchange fees stemming from transactions involving Florida customers because the banks didn't receive the income at issue inside the state, a Florida court ruled in an opinion made public Wednesday.

New York City would follow the Multistate Tax Commission's position on when a company's internet activities exceed P.L. 86-272's protections against income taxes under regulations proposed by the city's tax agency.

A Michigan town correctly revoked a religious tax exemption for a property rented out through short-term rental platforms, the state Tax Tribunal ruled, adding that there was no evidence that Christian activities held on the property reflected the property owner's faith.