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SALT Implications of the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act

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On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act (hereinafter, “OBBBA” or “the Act”) into law. OBBBA enacts sweeping changes to the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”), many of which will impact taxpayers at the state level, including reforms to the federal state and local tax (“SALT”) deduction, Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (“GILTI”), Foreign-Derived Intangible Income (“FDII”), section 174 research and development expensing, and section 163(j) business interest deduction limitations. Notably,…

Illinois Brings Back Its Tax Amnesty Programs With A New Remote Retailer Feature

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On June 16, 2025, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed House Bill 2755 (“H.B. 2755”) into law, which includes comprehensive amnesty programs covering taxes administered by both the Illinois Department of Revenue (the “Department”) and the Office of the Secretary of State of Illinois (the “Secretary of State”).  The legislation also introduces a new amnesty program for remote retailers under the state’s Remote Retailer Occupation Tax.  Under each program, in exchange for payment of any outstanding…

FY2026 Budget Bill Brings Major Changes to Illinois Taxes

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On May 31, 2025, the Illinois General Assembly passed HB2755 as part of the FY2026 budget bill, which contains a number of significant tax changes to the Illinois Income Tax Act and other taxes. Governor Pritzker appears set to sign the budget before July 1st. Major changes made by HB2755 include: (1) expanding the corporate income tax base with provisions specifically targeting multinational corporations, (2) expanding the Hotel Operator’s Occupation Tax (“HOOT”) tax base by…

Public Law 86-272 – Federal Law Seeks to Giveth what the States Continue to Taketh Away with a Retroactive Twist

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The U.S. states’ tireless attempts at diminishing protections afforded under Public Law 86-272 (“P.L. 86-272”) have been headlining the state tax press for the last several years. For example, we saw, among other developments: (1) the MTC publish its revised Statement of Information (“MTC Statement of Information”) outlining proposed protected and unprotected activities under P.L. 86-272, including certain activities conducted over the Internet; (2) states (including California, New Jersey and New York) publish guidance seeking…

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