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03/13/2025

Yesterday, Advantous Law Managing Partner, Jason R. Brown, once again moderated a panel of top- and high-level state tax administrators at the ABA/IPT Advanced Sales Tax Seminar held annually in New Orleans, Louisiana. This year’s session, "Steamboat Strategies: Navigating the Choppy Waters of Tax Administration,” included:

🔹 Richard Nelson – Secretary, Louisiana Department of Revenue
🔹 Josh Pens – Director of Tax Policy, Colorado Department of Revenue
🔹 Marita Sciarrotta – Acting, Director, New Jersey Division of Taxation
🔹 Andrew Furuseth – Director, Sales and Use Tax Division, North Carolina Department of Revenue

The tax administrators discussed their states’ recent (and upcoming) tax reform (and other legislative) efforts; the most prominent administrative, policy and compliance issues they are seeing in their respective states; and what issues they see on the horizon. It was, as ever, an insightful discussion on the ever-evolving state and local tax landscape. Advantous Law thanks American Bar Association Section on Taxation; Institute for Professionals in Taxation; and the Advanced Sales Tax Seminar Planning Committee (of which Jason is a member) for continuing to give tax administrators the opportunity to speak to the seminar’s attendees.

10/17/2024

Advantous Law Managing Partner, Jason R. Brown, will join other industry experts at the National Association of Property Tax Representatives - Transportation, Energy, Communications (NAPTR-TEC) Annual Conference, taking place October 21-23 at the Sheraton Tucson Hotel and Suites in Tucson, AZ. On Tuesday, October 22, Jason will provide insights into the national property tax landscape, including recent and proposed changes in state laws and new and emerging trends in property taxation. We hope to see you there!

09/20/2024

Next week at Institute for Professionals in Taxation’s 2024 Sales Tax Symposium in Grapevine, Texas, Advantous Law’s Managing Partner Jason R. Brown will reprise his role moderating a panel discussion of top- and high-level state tax administrators from around the country. This year’s session, From the Collectors’ Point of View: State Tax Administrators Roundtable, will feature a broad, open-ended discussion of all things related to tax administration, including the most prominent administrative, policy and compliance issues they are seeing in their states, and nationally, with Glen White, Deputy Tax Commissioner for the Nebraska Department of Revenue; Luke Morris, Assistant Secretary, Office of Legal Affairs for the Louisiana Department of Revenue; and Phillip Ashley, Associate Deputy Comptroller for Tax Administration for the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. This session is always one of the most well-attended and well-regarded sessions of the entire symposium and this year’s panel promises to be no different. The panel will take place Wednesday, September 25, 2024, from 10:30am to Noon. We hope to see you there. https://www.ipt.org/site/rise/events/event_display.aspx?EventKey=STSYM2024&WebsiteKey=d6f1b09a-8654-4d08-a672-c29d18a1a51c

07/16/2024

The Louisiana Tax Commission has published its 2024 Open Book Dates. Once fully updated, the annual publication will identify each parish’s 15-day open rolls period during which property taxpayers can review the assessor’s determination of their property’s fair market value; informally discuss/dispute the valuation with the assessor; and consider filing a formal appeal. The Open Book Dates also describe the dates by which an appeal must be filed.

Each parish’s open rolls period occurs between August 15th and September 15th – other than Orleans Parish, which has a four-week period occurring between July 15th and August 15th – but the specific dates vary. The LTC’s Open Book Dates publication does not yet include each parish’s open roll period. It is imperative, therefore, that taxpayers check for updates and with their local assessor’s office.

If you have questions regarding your property’s specific open rolls period or would like to discuss an appeal to the assessor’s fair market value determination, please contact one of our attorneys. We are ready to assist you.

05/16/2024

Blaike Lee Ordes, Advantous Law Associate, teamed up with Jason DeCuir, Advantous Law Founding Partner, to present “SALT Cases and Litigation Updates” and “SALT Policy Trends” at Tax Executives Institute’s 2024 Tax School yesterday. Blaike discussed recent notable tax decisions, while Jason provided updates on trending state and local tax issues and developments across the country. Thanks for having us, TEI!

05/07/2024

The Tennessee General Assembly recently passed HB 1893/SB 2103 repealing the state’s franchise tax. The legislation, which the Governor is expected to sign, also provides a 3-year refund opportunity for businesses that paid franchise tax for periods ending on or after 3/31/2020 and reported on returns filed on or after 1/1/2021. Taxpayers in a refund position should take note that the refund period is only 6.5 months, shorter than the general statutory period, and runs from 5/15/24 thru 11/30/24. Follow the link below to see the Tennessee Department of Revenue’s guidance regarding the repeal and how taxpayers must claim a refund.

04/10/2024

Colorado Governor Jared Polis has signed HB 2024-1041, which provides that Home Rule jurisdictions in the state which collect their own sales tax but do not use the state’s centralized electronic tax remittance system are prohibited from automatically imposing collection/remittance requirements on retailers with no physical presence in the state. Under the new law, a Home Rule jurisdiction may enter into a voluntary collection agreement with a retailer so situated, but such agreements must be made with each individual retailer – blanket requirements are now prohibited by law. The legislation comes as Wayfair, the plaintiff in the landmark lawsuit against South Dakota, is pursuing a separate lawsuit against Lakewood, Colorado, a Home Rule city, alleging its decentralized collection/reporting regime for out-of-state retailers places an undue burden on those business in violation of the Commerce Clause. It is not immediately clear how the legislation will affect the pending litigation – indeed, the new law does not address all the ways Wayfair alleges the city’s regime violates the constitution, at least not directly – but HB 2024-1041 is nevertheless a positive development for out-of-state retailers selling into Colorado. The bill is scheduled to take effect Tuesday, August 6, 2024.

Louisiana’s two-tiered system of state- and local-level sales/use levy, collection and enforcement now remains the biggest outlier among the states. The most prominent litigation challenging the system post-Wayfair (Halstead Bead, Inc. v. Richard) was dismissed on procedural grounds last year; and a constitutional amendment that would have paved the way for a centralized state and local tax regime narrowly failed at the ballot box in 2022. The state has taken steps to alleviate some burdens on out-of-state retailers, but there remains much to do. The 2025 legislative session will be fiscal session where tax bills of all types can be taken up; and there is currently a flurry of activity in the executive and legislative branches to prepare for what promises to be a very busy, impactful session.

Information on the Wayfair Colorado lawsuit can be found here: Wayfair Sues Lakewood, Colorado over Home-rule Sales Tax Complexity | TaxValet (thetaxvalet.com)

Click here for the signed bill:https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2024a_1041_signed.pdf

03/14/2024

Louisiana Department of Revenue's Secretary Richard Nelson, Pennsylvania Department of Revenue's Secretary Patrick M. Browne, and Georgia Department of Revenue's Deputy State Revenue Commissioner Chester Cook shared their insights during the "Tax Officials' Roundtable: Jazzing Up State Tax Administration in the Big Easy" session, which featured our very own Jason Brown as moderator. Thank you to everyone who participated in the panel and thank you American Bar Association & Institute for Professionals in Taxation for putting on a great event!

03/13/2024

Advantous Law is a proud sponsor of the 2024 American Bar Association/Institute for Professionals in Taxation Advanced Tax Seminars. Today, managing partner Jason Brown will be moderating the session "Tax Officials' Roundtable: Jazzing Up State Tax Administration in the Big Easy" featuring Louisiana Department of Revenue's Secretary Richard Nelson, Pennsylvania Department of Revenue's Secretary Patrick M. Browne, and Georgia Department of Revenue's Deputy State Revenue Commissioner Chester Cook.

01/29/2024

For the third consecutive year, Managing Partner Jason R. Brown will moderate a panel discussion engaging state tax administrators in a wide-ranging and informative discussion of all aspects of tax administration, with a sales/use tax focus. The panel will include the Secretaries of the Louisiana Department of Revenue and the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue, and will take place Wednesday, March 13, 2024, from 1-2pm. Join your colleagues and fellow professionals to get answers to the questions people are afraid to ask and, as we say in Louisiana, laissez les bon temps rouler (Let the good times roll)!

https://events.americanbar.org/event/9D16D1F3-9FDC-495E-ACD3-FB49EC300142/summary

01/02/2024

The 2024 Mississippi Legislative Session has officially convened. The Mississippi Legislature is expected to prioritize another round of tax cuts as Gov. Reeves continues to push for the full elimination of the state income tax.

12/05/2023

Advantous is proud to be an official United States Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Drive donation drop-off site this year. Please consider donating a new, unwrapped toy today to spread holiday joy to families in our local community. The last day for donations will be December 15th. Come by our office located at 440 North 3rd Street, Ste. 900, Baton Rouge, LA 70802.

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