February 12, 2026
“This is a traditional, core area of state authority,” said Carl Davis. “There are zero states that fully adopt the federal tax rules in their own codes. When state lawmakers are doing their job well, they sit down and give each item careful consideration about whether it makes sense in their own code or not.”
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