A Tale of Two Cities
Bruce Fort is Senior Counsel to the Multistate Tax Commission. In this article, originally published in Law 360’s State and Local newsletter on March 28 and 29, 2023, Fort describes two recent appellate decisions that took very different approaches to construing...
Commission’s Annual Legislative Day a Success
Last month, state tax administrators participating in the Commission’s annual legislative day availed themselves of an opportunity to present their issues and concerns to their state’s congressional representatives and senators, including Montana’s Department of...
Georgetown Law Offers State & Local Tax Certificate Program
State and Local Taxation (SALT) is an area of practice that offers promising career opportunities in major accounting firms, state and local revenue departments, and law firms. Georgetown's SALT curriculum covers the principal sources of state revenue as well as...
MTC Review Available Online
This issue contains three articles written by current MTC staff members and by former policy research interns. The first, “The Überexpert,” is by Harold Jennings, senior audit supervisor, and Robert Schauer, computer audit specialist. “An Analysis of Business to...
MTC History
TIMELINE OF EVENTS IN THE HISTORY OF THE MTC The Multistate Tax Commission celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2017. MTC history is entwined with the history of interstate business taxation,...
Report on the National Nexus Program Online-Marketplace Seller Voluntary Disclosure Initiative
The Multistate Tax Commission’s National Nexus Program (NNP) was created by and is composed of member states. One of the chief stated purposes of the NNP is to encourage and facilitate compliance with nexus law by those engaged in interstate commerce. To further...
C. A. Daw Recipient of the 2014 Paull Mines Award
Michael T. Fatale Receives 2012 Paull Mines Award Michael T. Fatale, Chief, Rulings & Regulations Bureau, Massachusetts Department of Revenue, was awarded the Paull Mines Award for Outstanding Contribution to State Tax Jurisprudence at the annual meeting of...
MTC Files Brief in Comptroller of Maryland v. Wynne
On August 5, 2014, the Commission filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Comptroller of Maryland v. Wynne, arguing that Maryland should not be required to provide a credit for taxes paid by residents to other states against the tax those residents owe...
FTA Seeks General Counsel/Legislative Director
The Federation of Tax Administrators (FTA) is seeking a person who can serve as both general counsel and legislative director. FTA provides tax administration-related services to the tax agencies of the 50 states, D.C, New York City and Philadelphia. Get details...
MTC Files Amicus Brief in Alabama’s CSX Case
The Commission filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Alabama Dept. of Revenue, et al. v. CSX Transportation, Inc. supporting Alabama’s imposition of sales and use tax on rail carriers’ diesel purchases while exempting those who use roads or waterways...
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