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News & Analysis as of May 23, 2013

Tax-Exempt Financing Provisions on the Table as Congress Considers Tax Reform

by Kathleen M. Nilles, Kenneth W. Parsons | Holland & Knight LLP on 3/26/2013

Recent legislative discussions concerning tax reform have included the potential elimination of several federal provisions long considered sacred to state and local governments and untouchable by federal policymakers. Those...more

Top 10 Indian Tribal Tax Developments in 2012 and Priorities for 2013

by Kathleen M. Nilles, Zehava Zevit | Holland & Knight LLP on 1/9/2013

In This Issue: - Fiscal Cliff Concerns: Impact of Expiring Tax Provisions and Rising Tax Rates - General Welfare Tax Planning in the Wake of IRS Guidance Offering Safe Harbors - New Developments in Income from...more

Legal Alert: IRS Provides Disaster Relief for Plan Participants

by Jeffrey S. Ashendorf | FordHarrison on 11/19/2012

Executive Summary: In addition to the other various employee benefit plan relief provided as a result of Hurricane Sandy, on November 16 the Internal Revenue Service announced, in Announcement 2012-44, that certain...more

Gaming Legal News - August 23, 2012 • Volume 5, Number 19

by Dickinson Wright on 8/29/2012

In This Issue: - TRIBAL CASINO BANKRUPTCIES – THE TRAIN IS LEAVING THE STATION by Dennis J. Whittlesey: There long has been a legal debate as to whether businesses owned and operated by Indian tribes could either...more

Expanded Tribal Bond-Issuing Authority: IRS Issues New Guidelines on Tribal Economic Development Bonds

by Randolph A. DelFranco, Kathleen M. Nilles, Allyson G. Saunders | Holland & Knight LLP on 7/26/2012

On July 16, 2012, the IRS released Notice 2012-48, which solicits applications for the allocation of available amounts of national bond issuance authority limitation (volume cap) for Tribal Economic Development Bonds (TEDBs)...more

MoFo New York Tax Insights - June 2011 - Volume 2, Issue 6

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 6/1/2011

In this issue: Interview with Nonie Manion; Tribunal Upholds Forced Combination of Bank’s Investment Subsidiary; Update: Cigarette Sales on Reservations; ALJ Accepts Vendor’s Proof of Resales; Telecom Equipment “Shelters”...more