K&L Gates LLP | USA | 14 Mar 2024
Illinois has passed a number of laws effective 1 January 2024 that impact commercial real estate and development. These new laws range from new…
Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP | USA | 2 Nov 2023
This is the third edition of the Eversheds Sutherland SALT Scoreboard for 2023. Since 2016, we have tallied the results of significant taxpayer wins…
Levenfeld Pearlstein LLC | USA | 5 Sep 2023
Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson recently agreed to change the city’s real estate transfer tax by implementing a so-called “mansion tax”- a real estate…
Baker McKenzie | USA | 3 Aug 2023
The Illinois False Claims Act (“IFCA”) has been perpetually abused by parasitic litigants seeking to force businesses into unwarranted tax claims. In…
Sidley Austin LLP | USA | 27 Jul 2023
On June 7, 2023, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law P.A. 103-0009 (SB 1963), which, among other things, modifies the definition of…
Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP | USA | 27 Jul 2023
An Illinois Appellate Court affirmed a circuit court’s dismissal of a qui tam action filed against a United Kingdom-based tailoring shop. The court…
Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP | USA | 20 Mar 2023
The Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) released a general Information Letter outlining the applicability of Illinois Retailers’ Occupation Tax…
Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP | Canada, OECD, USA | 14 Mar 2023
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce urged Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Canada, in a letter to drop plans for a…
Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP | USA | 7 Mar 2023
The Illinois Independent Tax Tribunal found that aviation fuel sold to Airlines and subsequently stored at O’Hare International Airport was not…
Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP | OECD, USA | 21 Feb 2023
On February 24, the OECD released a report stating that 138 of 142 members of the inclusive framework on Base Erosion and profit shifting are working…