Election & Politics Law, Tax Law, Commercial Real Estate

Update: After Rehearing, Court Of Appeal Upholds Its Previous Parcel Tax Ruling

by Constantine Baranoff, P. Addison Covert, Brett L. Price, Meghan Covert Russell | Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 3/19/2013

The court of appeal recently upheld its previous ruling that a parcel tax approved by Alameda Unified School District (“District”) voters violates the Government Code’s restriction that special taxes apply “uniformly to all...more

Court of Appeal Grants Re-Hearing for School District’s Parcel Tax Case

by Christian M. Keiner, Brett L. Price, Meghan Covert Russell | Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 1/10/2013

Below is a summary of the court of appeal’s initial decision in Borikas v. Alameda Unified School District, which was filed on December 6, 2012. However, please note that the appellate court has subsequently granted a...more

Fiscal Cliff and Florida Real Estate Deals: Two Key Income Tax Exemptions Have Survived the Cliff - Good News for Florida's Real...

by Rosa Eckstein Schechter on 1/7/2013

Today, the impact of the legislation passed by the House and Senate and autopenned into law by President Obama is still being digested and the entirety of its impact is still being analyzed for its impact on businesses,...more

New Markets Tax Credit Program Extended for Two Years by American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

by Christina Novotny, George Skupski, Alexander Szilvas, Nathan Ware | BakerHostetler on 1/5/2013

On January 2, 2013, President Barack Obama signed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (H.R. 8) into law which, in addition to addressing other "fiscal cliff" issues, extends the New Markets Tax Credit ("NMTC") Program...more

American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 Extends Certain Energy Tax Credits

by Alan J. Tarr | Loeb & Loeb LLP on 1/4/2013

The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the “Act”), passed by Congress on January 1, 2013, and expected to be quickly signed into law by the President, includes important extensions and changes to certain energy tax credit...more

Restoring The Foundation: Assessing Construction In Progress

by Tiffany Kouri Spinella | Pullman & Comley, LLC on 11/20/2012

Originally published in the Connecticut Law Tribune - November 2, 2012. Legislature Amends Statutes, Overrules Court Decisions This supplements the article published on March 5, 2012 entitled "Changing the...more

Property Taxes Impacting Ballot Access and FOIA Requests

by Franczek Radelet P.C. on 11/1/2012

Issues related to property taxes extend beyond levies, collections, assessment appeals and refunds. Two recent decisions, one from the Illinois Supreme Court and the other from the Illinois Appellate Court, examine the...more

Property Valuation Alert: June 2012: Governor Vetoes Revaluation Postponements

by Pullman & Comley, LLC on 6/26/2012

Farmington, New Britain, Norwich, Stamford and Windham pushed legislation through the Connecticut General Assembly which would have allowed them to postpone their scheduled 2012 revaluations until 2013. (They last revalued in...more

June 7, 2012 - The Federal Crimes Watch Daily

by McNabb Associates, P.C. on 6/7/2012

The Federal Crimes Watch Daily is a daily newspaper that discusses current federal criminal issues written by a federal criminal defense attorney....more

Budget 2012 – Stamp Duty Land Tax Reform

by McDermott Will & Emery on 4/13/2012

The UK Government Budget announced by Chancellor George Osborne on 21 March 2012 (the Budget) makes substantial changes in relation to the structure of stamp duty land tax (SDLT). The UK Government Budget announced by...more

The Significance of HMRC v Atlantic Electronics

by Monty Jivraj on 3/12/2012

The significance of HMRC -v- Atlantic Electronics....more

Tribunal ruling could see drop in legal costs

by Monty Jivraj on 3/9/2012

Tribunal Judgement could see drop in legal costs. ...more

Welcome! 2012 Legislative Session Begins

by Davis Brown Law Firm on 1/18/2012

Welcome to the Davis Brown Government Relations Report! Tom Stanberry and Jessica Harder are governmental relations attorneys who lobby at the Iowa State Capitol for their clients every day during the legislative session....more

Legal Update: Redevelopment Bills Challenged: CRA Files Lawsuit Challenging Redevelopment Bills By Basil "Bill" Shiber and JoAnne...

by Miller Starr Regalia on 7/28/2011

ABX1 26 and ABX1 27 were enacted by the State Legislature in late June as “trailer bills” to help implement the state budget bill. The purpose and effect of the bills is to reallocate tax revenue which would otherwise go to...more