Election & Politics Law, Tax Law, Residential Real Estate

Under The Dome: Inside The Maine State House 4-5-13

by Avery T. Day, John D. Delahanty, Andrea Cianchette Maker | Pierce Atwood LLP on 4/5/2013

This week, Governor LePage vetoed two bills: LD 49, An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Payment of Fees to Registers of Deeds, and LD 272, An Act to Reduce Youth Cancer Risk. These were the first vetoes of the 126th...more

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

SCA 3 Proposes Constitutional Amendment To Lower Voter Approval Requirement For Parcel Taxes From Two-Thirds To 55 Percent For...

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

SCA 3 seeks to amend the California Constitution relating to taxation by amending Section 4 of Article XIIIA, adding Section 4.5 to Article XIIIA, amending Section 2 of Article XIIIC, and amending Section 3 of Article XIIID,...more

Government Relations Report - Week 6 Wrap-up: Property Tax, Education Reform, Red Light Cameras, Water Issues and Home Rule

by Katherine Carlucci, Thomas Stanberry | Davis Brown Law Firm on 2/25/2013

We have now completed six weeks of the 2013 Session of Iowa’s 85th General Assembly. The end of week five marked the first milestone: the deadline for individual bill requests. After February 15th individual legislators...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

Mortgage Forgiveness Act Extended

by Michele Bowman | Lawyers.com on 1/8/2013

As part of the law passed as a last minute escape of the so-called fiscal cliff, Congress extended the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act to the great relief of homeowners who’ve suffered foreclosure....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

Local Government Economic Development Property Tax Exemptions

by Carlton Fields on 11/8/2012

Over the last several years, county and city governments have looked anew at a more than 30-year-old provision in the Florida Constitution that permits using property tax exemptions as economic development tools. The Florida...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

Proposition 218’s Ban On Tax Increases Without Voter Approval Does Not Apply To Annexations

by Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 10/17/2012

In Citizens Association of Sunset Beach v. Orange County Local Agency Formation Commission (--- Cal.Rptr.3d ----, Cal.App. 4 Dist., October 5, 2012), a California Court of Appeal considered whether Proposition 218’s ban on...more

Sell Now! Avoid Taxmageddon — The Coming Tax Rate Changes in 2013

by Carr, McClellan, Ingersoll, Thompson & Horn -... on 9/24/2012

The remainder of 2012 will bring a politically charged Presidential election, a lame duck Congress and tremendous income tax planning opportunities. Unless Congress takes some legislative action, ordinary income and capital...more

Federal Criminal Lawyer Douglas McNabb of McNabb Associates - News On Current Federal Criminal Cases

by McNabb Associates, P.C. on 7/18/2012

July 18, 2012 - The Federal Crimes Watch Daily The Federal Crimes Watch Daily is a daily newspaper that discusses current federal criminal issues written by a federal criminal defense attorney. Topics Include: Federal...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

Property Taxes And Public Safety

by Davis Brown Law Firm on 2/13/2012

A heavily amended property tax bill got the green light from the Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee this week. HF2274 (formerly HSB 519), the Governor’s commercial property tax reform proposal, now...more

Financial Services Legislative And Regulatory Update -- February 6, 2012

by Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 2/6/2012

In This Issue: Leading the Past Week; Legislative Branch; House of Representatives; Executive Branch; Federal Reserve; Treasury; DOL; CFTC; IRS; International; and Upcoming Hearings. Leading the Past...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

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