Recent Updates
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Court Won't Hear Appeal Of New York Internet Taxation
Tax Law 01/24/2014The Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider throwing out New York state's taxes on Internet purchases on websites like Amazon.com, a move that could change the way Internet commerce works. The high court refused without comment to hear appeals fr...
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Maryland appeals income tax case to Supreme Court
Tax Law 01/24/2014The Daily Record reports the justices on Monday asked for the Obama administration's views on the constitutionality of barring state residents from deducting income taxes paid to other states from their local city or county taxes owed in Maryland. La...
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Ill. high court invalidates 'Amazon tax' for sales
Tax Law 09/09/2013The Illinois Supreme Court threw out a state law Friday that taxes certain Internet sales, saying the so-called "Amazon tax" violated federal rules against "discriminatory taxes" on digital transactions. The 6-1 ruling represented the first time a co...
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Oklahoma Supreme Court Shoots Down Income Tax Cut
Tax Law 09/09/2013The Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled that a bill passed last session to cut the state's personal income tax and provide $120 million for repairs to the Capitol is unconstitutional. In a unanimous decision released Tuesday, the court ruled the bill vi...