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Christopher T. Lutz discusses the latest decision in Ooma Inc. v. Oregon Department of Revenue with Tax Notes. According to Chris, Ooma raised a fair question in its cert petition.

Jordan M. Goodman discusses cookie nexus and the retroactive effect with Tax Notes.

HMB is the recipient of The M&A Advisor Turnaround Award for Out-of-Court Restructuring Deal of the Year. HMB was recognized for its representation of Europa Sports Products, LLC (“Europa”) in its successful sale to Europa Sports Partners, LLC (“ESP”). Congratulations to: Aaron L. Hammer, Keith …

HMB would like to congratulate Lumaita, a healthcare-specific AI platform, on a successful sale to Somatus, the nation’s leading and largest value-based kidney care company. Lumiata is a predictive analytics company that specializes in tools for healthcare. Lumiata was represented by Brett M. Winterstein, Brian …

HMB’s Jordan M. Goodman has been named to Law360’s 2022 State and Local Tax Editorial Board. The editorial advisory board provides feedback on Tax Authority’s coverage and expert insight on how best to shape future coverage. Congrats, Jordan!

Congratulations to Mark-It Express Logistics, a leading Midwest intermodal trucking and freight brokerage company, on its acquisition of Clean Car Connexion Trucking, a transportation company that specializes in intermodal, flatbed and overweight loads.

The Illinois Supreme Court recently ruled Cook County may not spend its transportation tax revenue on non-transportation-related purposes. David A. Hughes told Tax Notes the decision underscores that a home rule jurisdiction’s spending authority is not unlimited.

The state tax agency recently proposed a rule where businesses that are exempt from a foreign country’s tax due to treaties would no longer need to account for their receipts into those jurisdictions when determining their Illinois income tax liability. Christopher T. Lutz discusses the …

Aaron L. Hammer was recently featured on The Winning Momentum Podcast with Scott Sinclair. Aaron and Scott discuss entrepreneurship and Aaron shares his experience as both a corporate bankruptcy attorney and an entrepreneur.

One of the most relevant and complex issues in state tax today is how states should tax partnerships. In Law360’s “3 Things To Know About State Taxation Of Partnerships Now,” David A. Hughes discusses recent cases that are causing controversy in state tax partnership law.

The U.S. Supreme Court recently denied a petition from a multistate business that claimed New Jersey’s partnership filing fee was unconstitutional. According to David A. Hughes, there was little question that New Jersey’s fee fails the internal consistency test.

HMB would like to congratulate Hoosier Logistics (“Hoosier”), an Indianapolis-based logistics and supply chain provider, on its successful sale to Direct Connect Logistix (“DCL”), a third-party transportation and logistics service provider.

In “Texas Decision Stymies Tax Agency Attempt At Policy Change by Law360, Jordan M. Goodman discusses the Texas Supreme Court’s decision to reverse a lower appellate court’s ruling. Jordan says, “The Texas Supreme Court, in overturning the lower court, simply conducted a plain reading of …

HMB congratulates Svoboda Capital Partners, LLC (“SC”) on their partnership with Horwitz, LLC (“Horwitz”).

HMB’s Aaron L. Hammer predicts corporate bankruptcies will remain low this year in an S&P Global article.

David A. Hughes found the court’s ruling surprising, as Apple had previously amended its complaint and tax matters are rarely dismissed for failure to sufficiently state a claim.

Reproduced with permission from Bloomberg Tax & Accounting. Copyright 2021 by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (800-372-1033) https://pro.bloombergtax.com The below excerpt is from Bloomberg Tax’s Annual “Survey of Local Tax Departments.” The survey provides insights from experts on fundamental local tax issues from local tax departments across the country. Read the full survey analysis on Bloomberg Tax here (subscription…

Jordan M. Goodman Discusses Priority Rules for Unclaimed Property Disputes with Law360.

HMB congratulates Science on Call on the closing of its $1.6 million in pre-seed funding. The Chicago startup will use the new funding to keep restaurants up and running by helping with outages, glitches and other tech challenges.

HMB would like to congratulate LandscapeHub on the successful closing of their $9 million Series A round of funding.

Congratulations to Matthew Barrett, Marla Izbicky, Michelle Lukic and Sarah Roscioli for being selected to the 2022 Illinois Rising Stars list.

Aaron L. Hammer discusses corporate bankruptcy filings with S&P Market Intelligence.

Dunes Point Capital Announces the Sale of Specialty Products and Insulation.

Hy-Tek Holdings ("Hy-Tek"), a portfolio company of Dunes Point Capital, LP ("DPC") has acquired Advanced Handling Systems, LLC ("AHS"). AHS, located in Erlanger, KY, is a material handling automation integrator offering a full suite of services with a focus on robotic solutions. Located in Columbus, OH, Hy-Tek Holdings is a material handling automation integrator serving clients in diverse end markets…