By the Kean Miller Tax Team
The 2019 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature ended on June 6, 2019. Important new tax provisions include several legislative acts signed into law by the Governor along with several proposed constitutional amendments that will appear on the ballot this October. In addition to substantive law changes, important remedial
By Jaye A. Calhoun, Jason R. Brown, and William J. Kolarik, II
In Smith v. Robinson, La. S. Ct., Dkt. No. 2018-CA-0728 (Dec. 5, 2018), the Louisiana Supreme Court held that the Texas franchise tax (also known as the “Texas margins tax”) was an income tax for purposes of Louisiana’s credit
Opportunity Zones (“OZs”) were added to the US Tax Code by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”). OZs are economically-distressed communities where new investments, under certain conditions, may be eligible for preferential tax treatment. Communities are nominated by the states and approved by the Treasury Department as designated OZs.
The Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP) is a key tax incentive for manufacturers looking to expand or build facilities in Louisiana. The property tax exemption is authorized in the Constitution and is administered by the Louisiana Department of Economic Development (LED). Historically, exemption contracts were approved at the state level and
By Jaye A. Calhoun, Jason R. Brown and William J. Kolarik, II
On Friday, August 10, 2018, the Louisiana Department of Revenue (the “Department”) released Remote Sellers Information Bulletin No. 18-001 (the “RSIB”). The RSIB states that the Louisiana Sales and Use Tax Commission for Remote Sellers (the “Commission”) “will not seek to enforce
BY: Jaye Calhoun, Jill Gautreaux and Willie Kolarik
Sales Tax Changes:
The Louisiana Legislature has simplified the effective state tax rates for most taxable transactions, eliminating the previous five potential tax rates (as applicable to various exemptions) to two possible rates: either fully exempt from state tax or 4.45% for most purchases (down from
By Jaye Calhoun, Jason Brown, Angela Adolph, Phyllis Sims, and Willie Kolarik
The Louisiana Legislature has simplified the effective state tax rates for most taxable transactions, eliminating the previous five potential tax rates (as applicable to various exemptions) to two possible rates: either fully exempt from state tax or 4.45% for
By Jaye Calhoun, Jason Brown, and Willie Kolarik
The Louisiana Legislature is considering last minute legislation to change the effective date of legislation allowing the State to tax remote sellers but has not acted to make other centralized collection legislation operative. It may not have to.
Today, in a 5-4 decision with far-reaching
By the Kean Miller State and Local Tax Team
On June 21, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its opinion in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., Dkt. No, 17-494, 585 U.S. __ (June 21, 2018). In addition to overturning the physical presence substantial nexus standard applicable to use tax collection requirements articulated
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued perhaps the most significant and far-reaching decision affecting state sales and use tax collection since its Quill v. North Dakota decision in 1992. The high court expressly overruled the Quill decision, stating that the decision’s “physical present rule…is unsound and incorrect.” As a result of today’s