Supreme Court

What Will Happen To Online Sales Taxes in the Wake of the Supreme Court’s Wayfair Decision?

Now that the Supreme Court has made it easier for states to require online retailers to collect sales taxes, how will states and Congress respond?...

June 26, 2018Howard Gleckman

State and Local Issues: TaxVox

Six Reasons Why States Shouldn’t Be Counting Their Sports Betting Tax Revenue Yet

Will the Supreme Court’s decision allowing states to legalize sports betting be the tax revenue jackpot that some states hope for? Perhaps, but plenty of...

May 16, 2018Howard Gleckman

State and Local Issues: TaxVox

Congress Has Had 26 Years to Address Online Sales Taxes. It Is About To Fail One More Time

It appears that Congress is about to miss its last real opportunity to address the online sales tax problem before the Supreme Court rules on...

March 21, 2018Howard Gleckman

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Utah Lets Same-Sex Couples File Joint Tax Returns

The Utah State Tax Commission yesterday reversed Governor Gary Herbert (R), ruling that same-sex couples may file their 2013 state tax returns as married, as...

January 17, 2014Roberton C. Williams

State and Local Issues: TaxVox

The Supreme Court Opens The Door to Sales Tax Collections by Online Sellers

Yesterday, by doing nothing, the U.S. Supreme Court took a giant step towards ending the decades-long dispute over whether states can require online retailers to...

December 3, 2013Howard Gleckman

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

Same-Sex Couples after DOMA

It’s been less than two months since the Supreme Court ruled part of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional and the fallout has only...

August 15, 2013Roberton C. Williams

Individual Taxes: TaxVox

DOMA’s Demise and Federal Taxes

Same-sex couples are cheering the Supreme Court’s striking down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), but the tax consequences are more of a mixed bag...

June 26, 2013Roberton C. Williams

Individual Taxes: TaxVox