A panel of economic luminaries said the long-run risk posed by mounting federal debt represented a paramount problem facing the US economy.

This week, experts examined the upcoming tax filing season, Hawaii’s cruise ship tax, and more.

CSX Transportation Inc. convinced the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals on Friday that the state used the wrong methodology to determine the proportion of its sales taxable there to calculate a $9 million commercial activity tax bill.

Hawaii’s environmental tax on cruise ships is on hold pending resolution of a Ninth Circuit appeal from a federal judge’s order allowing the state to collect the tax.

The Trump administration abandoned its appeal to a federal judge’s decision halting government staff cuts stemming from last year’s government shutdown.

A group of New Jersey municipalities that sold tax sale certificates to private parties that later foreclosed on the property didn’t violate the original property owners’ rights under the Fifth Amendment, a federal judge ruled.

The Andorran Official Gazette Dec. 31, 2025 published an order announcing that the DTA with the U.K., signed Feb. 20, 2025, entered into force Dec. 22, 2025. [Andorra, Government Portal, ...

The Argentine Treasury Dec. 31, 2025, posted a synthesized text, in English and Spanish, of the 1996 DTA and protocol with the Netherlands and the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax ...

Omani News Agency (ONA) Dec. 31, 2025, announced the issuance of Royal Decree Nos. 109/2025 and 110/2025, ratifying the air services agreements with the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica, signed ...

The Polish lower house of parliament (Sejm) Dec. 29, 2025 accepted for consideration Bill No. 2106, to amend provisions on the automatic exchange of information (AEOI) on financial accounts, to ...

The Chilean Internal Revenue Service Dec. 18, 2025 issued Letter No. 2627, clarifying VAT obligations for services provided by a nonresident entity. The taxpayer, a Spanish company, inquired about the ...

The Croatian Official Gazette Dec. 30, 2025, published Law No. 44, announcing that the international road transport agreement with Mongolia, signed July 17, 2025, enters into force Jan. 8. [Croatia, ...

This week, experts examined the upcoming tax filing season, Hawaii’s cruise ship tax, and more.

The South Dakota Department of Revenue (DOR) issued a Sales and Use Tax Guide providing information on various tax obligations for businesses. Key updates include guidance on taxes for remote ...

CSX Transportation Inc. convinced the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals on Friday that the state used the wrong methodology to determine the proportion of its sales taxable there to calculate a $9 million commercial activity tax bill.

The Mississippi Attorney General’s Office (AG) provided an opinion regarding the effective date of tax exemption under Section 27-31-1(d) and its implications. The opinion addressed when property owned by religious ...

Hawaii’s environmental tax on cruise ships is on hold pending resolution of a Ninth Circuit appeal from a federal judge’s order allowing the state to collect the tax.

The North Carolina Department of Revenue (DOR) published its Transportation Commerce Tax Bulletin, announcing implementation of a new excise tax on for-hire ground transportation services. The bulletin includes: 1) outlining ...

This week, experts examined the upcoming tax filing season, Hawaii’s cruise ship tax, and more.

Matt Goldin has been appointed acting general counsel of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

Michael Saylor has long noted that Bitcoin’s volatility “is a feature, not a bug” when pitching his cryptocurrency accumulator Strategy Inc.

SEC policy shifts, rulings on investor class status and actionable company statements, and discussions about the future of artificial intelligence set the pace in 2025 and may have a lasting effect in securities cases in 2026.

Corporate accounting for buzzy cryptocurrencies and intangible assets like copyrights will lead the US standard-setter’s to-do list in 2026.

The 2026 filing season will test taxpayers and practitioners with service shortfalls and evolving compliance requirements. Taxpayers and practitioners who act early will be best positioned to navigate these challenges.