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The Legal Intelligencer

From Prohibition to Profit: The Potential Tax Benefits of Legalizing Marijuana

If Pennsylvania legalizes and taxes medical marijuana, what are its options? Shapiro proposed a 20% tax on the wholesale price of cannabis. The states that have legalized and are taxing marijuana have taken varied approaches, yet they fall into three general categories of excise taxes: percentage-of-price taxes; weight-based taxes; and potency-based taxes.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

NYC's Unfair Property Tax

A discussion of the recent case Tax Equity Now NY LLC v. City of New York which presents a critical examination of New York City's property tax system by the New York Court of Appeals.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Unpacking Allegheny County Tax Assessment Appeals: Helping Clients Secure Savings in 2024

If the recent weather in Pittsburgh is any indication, spring has almost sprung, and with it comes another important season—tax season—and the potential for tremendous tax savings for thousands of commercial and residential property owners in Allegheny County.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Sharply Divided NY Top Court Seizes Property Tax Exemption From Nonprofit Landlord of For-Profit Dialysis Center

The 4-3 vote indicates the panel is far from united on New York City taxation policy,
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ruling on NYC's 'Disparate' Tax System Could Spur Reforms and Valuation Protests

The decision in an appeal filed by Latham & Watkins attorneys including ex-New York Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, is not final, but an important step toward possible reform.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Attorney-Client Privilege in the Global Economy

Lawyers involved in planning cross-border transactions and those litigating subsequent disputes need to be cognizant of what privileges apply in all relevant jurisdictions and take steps to ensure that communications will be protected in each jurisdiction.
11 minute read

National Law Journal

Baker McKenzie Sues IRS for Details on Plans to Crackdown on Partnerships

"Because I represent taxpayers examined by the IRS, I have a compelling need to understand how the IRS plans to impose on my clients so that I can effectively advise them and protect their rights," Baker McKenzie partner George Clarke said in a previous Freedom of Information Act request.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Trusts & Estates and Wealth Management Special Section 2024

This year's Trusts & Estates and Wealth Management Special Section runs the gamut. It includes articles about prenups and divorce, elder fraud, the SECURE Act, the Corporate Transparency Act, and much more.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Federal Judge Determines Wife's Online Tax Account Creation Does Not Bind Husband to Arbitration Agreement

"While Sessoms's 'permission' that Krysta 'prepare [his] tax returns' could implicitly grant her actual authority to assent to the 2020 Terms of Service on his behalf, a rational factfinder could conclude otherwise," U.S. District Judge Wendy Beetlestone of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania said.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Guess What? Voters Hate Taxes

"The electorate and the legislature share the state's lawmaking power, so the electorate's power to propose and adopt tax laws is at least as broad as the legislature's," write David A. Carrillo and Stephen M. Duvernay of the California Constitution Center at Berkeley Law.
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