New Mexico Student Housing Project for State University Subject to Property Tax
By Lisa Lopata, Esq., Checkpoint News The New Mexico Court of Appeals held that a university student housing project was …
California Subjects Digital Financial Assets to Unclaimed Property Law
By Saleem A. Shareef, Esq., Checkpoint News On October 11, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation that subjects digital …
Michigan Issues Guidance on Recent Social Security Taxation Changes
By Peter G. Pupke, Esq., Checkpoint News The Michigan Department of Treasury has issued a release explaining the recent changes …
Maine Announces Individual Income Tax Rate Schedules, Personal Exemption, Standard Deduction for 2026
Maine Revenue Services has released the individual income tax rate schedules and the personal exemption and standard deduction amounts, adjusted …
States Consider, Take Up ‘Wealth Taxes’
State level “millionaire taxes” have been proposed – and adopted – around the country, including in Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Washington …
Nearly Four Months After OBBBA, States’ Corporate Tax Conformity Patchwork Continues to Emerge
Kathryn Burns, Executive Editor (Checkpoint Catalyst), and Tom Cornett, Specialist Editor (Checkpoint Catalyst), for Checkpoint News. Multistate businesses continue to …
Minnesota Issues Updated Guidance on Taxability of Digital Products
By Peter G. Pupke, Esq., Checkpoint News The Minnesota Department of Revenue has issued an industry guide explaining the state …
New Mexico Updates Guidance on State and Federal Tax Extensions
By Lisa Lopata The New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department (TRD) has issued information on IRS disaster relief tax payment …
California Expands Cannabis Excise Tax
By Saleem A. Shareef, Esq., Checkpoint News On October 2, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation that expands the …
Rhode Island Decouples from Federal Tax Changes: Employers Must Keep Withholding on Tips and Overtime
Rhode Island has officially decoupled from several provisions of H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act), the federal tax law …