The week in state tax news: A growing number of states are decoupling from a federal rule that imposes a tax penalty on legitimate cannabis companies by barring them from claiming business deductions for their operations. Meanwhile, Ohio is the latest state to find streaming entertainment services aren’t liable for local franchise fees. And Illinois is sweetening its tax incentives for electric vehicle manufacturers.

EY is moving closer to a vote on splitting up the firm, but not without figuring out first some pivotal issues.

Those details, according to people familiar with Ernst & Young’s deliberations, include how to divvy up tax partners between the advisory business and audit practice, how to structure any stock-based compensation for advisory staff, and naming leaders to run the newly decoupled businesses.

EY leaders expect that about 75 of its 140 affiliates will consider sometime in early 2023 whether to support splitting apart the global firm, the people said—a shorter window than the firm had predicted back in September when EY leaders announced they would seek partners’ approval beginning this year.

This week’s Spotlight is on Kevin Flynn, Ernst & Young’s vice chair of tax for the Americas, based in San Francisco.

Flynn, who has been at the firm for 36 years, oversees more than 20,000 tax professionals who provide services to clients in North, Central, and South America, as well as in Israel.

Outside of the office, you might find Flynn watching “Ted Lasso” (when the new season airs), enjoying a steak off the grill, or dreaming about being a professional water skier.