Maria Todorova serves as national state and local tax counsel to many of the Fortune 100 and other industry-leading companies.
She helps them successfully navigate through multi-state state and local tax audits and litigation, complex tax reporting positions, and sophisticated business restructuring opportunities.
Maria currently serves on the firm’s Executive Committee and as a deputy practice group leader of the firm’s Tax practice.
She regularly represents clients in a variety of industries, including communications, energy, technology, financial, retail, manufacturing and hospitality, providing strategic advice and advocacy on matters across the United States in all areas of state and local taxation. Maria has extensive experience with industry-specific communications, energy and technology tax issues.
Maria stays active in the SALT community and frequently speaks on state and local tax topics in various forums, including the Broadband Tax Institute, the Wireless Tax Group, the State Tax Roundtable for Utilities and Power, Telestrategies, the Tax Executives Institute’s national and regional tax conferences, the Council on State Taxation’s national and regional state tax conferences, New York University’s Institute on State and Local Taxation, the Hartman SALT Forum. She currently serves as an adjunct professor at Emory University School of Law teaching state and local taxation.
Maria is conversant in Italian and Russian and fluent in Bulgarian.
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- Represents a large media company before the California FTB in a corporate income tax matter involving cost-of-performance sourcing.
- Filed an amicus brief on behalf of The Tax Foundation in a Railroad Revitalization and Regulation Reform Act sales tax matter.
- The Top Ten (Non-Constitutional) Cases, November 8, 2025, NYU School of Professional Studies SALT Institute
- Federal & State Regulatory Fees & Transaction Tax Trends, September 30, 2025, BTI Annual Conference
- Litigation and Legislative Update, September 24, 2025, TEI Seattle SALT Day
- Federal Preemption and Limitations on State and Local Taxation, September 19, 2025, COST 56th Annual Meeting
- State Tax Controversy: Update on Key Developments and Trends, September 11, 2025, Eversheds Sutherland Developments in Tax Administration, Controversy and Enforcement (ACE) Seminar
- Old and New Frontiers: Gross Receipts Taxes, New Taxes/Fees and Legislative Trends, May 15, 2025, TeleStrategies Communications Taxation Conference
- Emerging Issues in Administrative Deference, May 7, 2025, Spring 2025 STARTUP Conference State Tax Roundtable
- Transfer Pricing – Should Form Control?, December 16, 2024, NYU School of Professional Studies Institute on State and Local Taxation
- Discussion of State Tax Cases, Issues & Policy Matters to Watch, November 14, 2024, COST Southeast Regional State Tax Seminar
- Federal & State Regulatory Fees – SUSF, 988, 911, October 22, 2024, BTI Annual Conference
- Are You Gross? Net?, September 18, 2024, TEI Seattle SALT Day
- Uniformly Not Uniform, September 18, 2024, TEI Seattle SALT Day
- Strategic Considerations for Managing your Audit and Litigation Portfolio, September 12, 2024, TEI Audits & Appeals Seminar
- The Corporate Income Tax Base and Advanced Domestic State Adjustments, May 21, 2024, COST 2024 Intermediate/Advanced State Income Tax School
- 2024 SALT Update: Legislation & Controversy, May 16, 2024, TEI Carolinas Chapter Spring Event
- Judicial Updates, May 7, 2024, American Electric Power STARTUP Conference
- Combined Reporting Issues, May 2, 2024, COST Spring Conference
- State Income Tax Controversy Including MTC Audits, October 21, 2023, BTI Annual Conference
- Why SALT isn’t Kosher?, September 20, 2023, SALT updates
- Sales Tax Is Cooler, September 20, 2023, SALT updates
- Sales Factor: Special Problems, July 25, 2023, NYU Introduction to State and Local Tax Conference
- Gross Receipts Taxes, July 24, 2023, NYU Introduction to State and Local Tax Conference
- The Role of the Tax Team in Meeting Overall Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Objectives, June 21, 2023
- SALT Update, June 6, 2023, TEI Atlanta SALT Day
- Why State and Local Tax is Awesome!, June 6, 2023, TEI Atlanta SALT Day
- Professional Ethics in Tax, May 18, 2023, TEI St. Louis Ethics Session
- State and Local Tax Update, May 10, 2023, TEI Denver SALT Day
- Why State and Local Tax is Awesome!, May 10, 2023, TEI Denver SALT Day
- Old and New Frontiers: Gross Receipts Taxes, New Taxes/Fees and Legislative Trends, May 5, 2023, 2023, Communications Taxation Conference
- Hot Topics in Transfer Pricing and Intercompany Transactions, April 27, 2023, COST Income Tax Conference & Spring Audit Session
- Hot Topics in Transfer Pricing and Intercompany Transactions, April 24, 2023, COST Spring Audit Conference
- An Update on Georgia’s Legislative Session and the SALT Landscape, April 13, 2023
- Around the States - Everything you Need to Know About the Top State and Local Tax Issues, October 24, 2022, 77th TEI Annual Conference
- Changing State Tax Laws, October 13, 2022, ETA's Compliance Program
- Inflation Reduction Act and Taxes: What You Should Know, October 6, 2022, CFO Leadership Council
- Why SALT is Awesome, September 28, 2022, TEI Seattle Chapter
- Audits and Appeals Roundup, September 28, 2022, TEI Seattle Chapter
- Welcome To An Audit: Discussion of Audit Practices including issues such as fieldwork location of auditors, how best to share information, timing of audits, when to sign statute waivers, September 22, 2022, TEI Audits and Appeals
- The Continuing Significance of Unilateral Efforts, September 13, 2022
- Virtual Coffee Talk: From Pandemic Recession: Are you SALT Ready, June 22, 2022
- M&A Panel w/ PWC, May 18, 2022, TEI Region 10 Annual Conference
- The Corporate Income Tax Base and Advanced Domestic State Adjustments, May 17, 2022, COST 2022 SALT Intermediate/Advanced State Income Tax School
- Diversity and Inclusion Panel, May 16, 2022, TEI Region 10 Annual Conference
- Can Gross ever be Removed from Gross Receipts Taxes? The Expanded Applications of Gross Receipts Taxes, May 4, 2022, Telestrategies Conference
- Local Taxes and Constitutional Constraints, April 27, 2022, COST Income Tax Conference
- 2022 State Income Tax Updates, April 20, 2022, TEI 2022 State Income Tax School
- State Tax Issues to Watch in 2022, February 22, 2022, TEI Atlanta
- 2021 Intermediate/Advanced State Income Tax School, December 6, 2021, COST
- What the L?, October 29, 2021, Hartman SALT Forum
- State Tax Consequences of Recent Federal Legislation, October 27, 2021, 76th TEI Annual Conference
- Can "Gross" Ever Be Removed From Gross Receipts Taxes?, October 12, 2021, Telestrategies Conference
- Bruins & Bison & Tigers, Oh My! A SALT Controversy and Litigation Update to Protect Your Company, September 30, 2021, TEI Nashville webcast series
- Transfer Pricing in the Technology Arena, August 11, 2021, COST 2021 State and Local Tax Workshop for the Tech Industry
- Overview of Tax, May 19, 2021, ACC Georgia Chapter
- Tax Planning for Rapidly Changing Supply Chains and Business Models, April 29, 2021, COST State Income Tax Webinar
- The Next Chapter in Transfer Pricing, April 21, 2021, DF/W State Tax School
- State and Local Tax Trends Communications Companies Should Know About, February 24, 2021, Telestrategies webinar
- Constitutional issues and special apportionment in the time of COVID, February 16, 2021, STARTUP Webcast and Meeting
- Virtual Property Tax Developments and Trends to Watch, February 9, 2021, IPT Atlanta Local Luncheon
- 2021 Tax Outlook Webcast series, January 5-15, 2021
- The Top SALT Audit Issues in 2021, January 5, 2021, Eversheds Sutherland January Outlook webcast series
- State Attacks on Transfer Pricing Here Come the Locals, August 26, 2020, TEI
- In Other News... Non-COVID-19 Related Direct Tax Updates, June 16, 2020, TEI
- Local Taxes and Constitutional Constraints, June 11, 2020, TEI
- SALT Litigation Update, May 21, 2020, TEI
- Sales Tax Update, May 20, 2020, Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) and Eversheds Sutherland
- Income/Business Activity Tax Update, May 6, 2020, Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) and Eversheds Sutherland
- Recent federal and state tax developments impacting the electric utility industry, April 21, 2020
- Making Sense of Nexus Post Wayfair, February 26, 2020, 2020 COST Sales Tax Conference
- The Next Chapter of Transfer Pricing & Brief Update on Gross Receipts Taxes, November 19, 2019, TEI Atlanta Chapter Luncheon
- To Be or Not to Be – Judicial Deference in State Tax Controversies, October 30, 2019, 26th Annual Paul J. Hartman SALT Forum
- Judicial Deference Part II - Issues and Challenges for State Taxes, October 29, 2019, TEI 74th Annual Conference
- Local Taxes and New Frontiers Including Constitutional Restraints, October 23, 2019, COST 50th Annual Meeting
- State Attacks on Transfer Pricing, October 17, 2019, TEI Dallas SALT Day
- Litigation Trends in State Tax, October 17, 2019, TEI Dallas SALT Day
- Tax Issues for General Counsel, October 1, 2019, Houston ACC Roundtable
- State Income Tax Controversy, September 24, 2019, BTI Annual Conference
- Living in a Digital World: The Implications of Digital Tax Proposals on US Business, September 23, 2019, AICPA & CIMA US Tax Update
- Because You Know I’m All About the Base: Unitary Businesses, Combined Reporting and Tax Havens, September 18, 2019, TEI Seattle Chapter Meeting
- Survey of Today’s Most Important State Indirect Tax Cases – Including Sales Taxation in a Post-Wayfair World (Ex Property Taxes), July 30, 2019, COST State Indirect Tax Seminar
- Strategic Considerations for Managing Your Audit and Litigation Portfolio, May 22, 2019, 2019 TEI Audit and Appeals Conference
- State Tax Legislative and Litigation Update, May 15, 2019, Communications Taxation Conference
- To Be or Not to Be: Judicial (Chevron) Deference in State Tax Controversy, May 15, 2019, STARTUP
- Taming Local Taxes by Enforcing State and Federal Constitutional Constraints, February 26, 2019, COST 2019 Sales Tax Conference & Audit Session
- Discussion of State Tax Cases and Issues - Including the Post-Wayfair World, December 12, 2018, Council on State Taxation (COST)
- National Developments in State and Local Tax, December 4, 2018, Tax Executives Institute (TEI)
- The Next Chapter in Transfer Pricing, December 4, 2018, Tax Executives Institute (TEI)
- State and Local Tax Forum, October 17-19, 2018, Paul J. Hartman
- 2018 TEI Region II Tax Forum, June 4-5, 2018
- National State and Local Tax Cases and Issues, May 16, 2018, TEI Nashville Chapter
- State and Local Tax Day, May 15, 2018, Tax Executives Institute (TEI) Denver Chapter
- Audits & Appeals Seminar: State and Local Tax Controversy, May 2-3, 2018, Tax Executives Institute (TEI)
- Tax Executives Institute (TEI) 68th Midyear Conference, March 25-28, 2018
- COST 2018 Sales Tax Conference and Audit Session, February 26 - March 1, 2018
- Named to Best Lawyers in the area of litigation and controversy – tax (2026) and tax law (2026)
- Recognized by Chambers USA: Guide to Leading Business Lawyers in the area of tax (2025)
- Recognized by Law360 as a “Rising Star” in the area of tax (2019)
- Recognized by The Legal 500 United States in the area of U.S. taxes: contentious (2018-2020, 2022-2024)
- Recipient, Georgia Tax Section Outstanding Student Award, University of Georgia School of Law
- Adjunct Professor, state and local taxation, Emory University School of Law
- Member, Tax Editorial Advisory Board, Law360
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- LL.M. in Taxation, New York University School of Law
- J.D., cum laude, University of Georgia School of Law
- B.S., summa cum laude, DeVry University