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MoFo New York Tax Insights - Volume 4, Issue 4 - April 2013

by Hollis L. Hyans, Kara M. Kraman, Amy F. Nogid, Irwin M. Slomka | Morrison & Foerster - State + Local Tax... on 4/8/2013

In This Issue: New York Court of Appeals Upholds “Amazon” Statute; Guilty Plea and $5.5 Million Settlement Resolve New York’s False Claims Case; City ALJ Dismisses Case Seeking Interest on $30 Million Refund;...more

Excise Tax Kicks In Jan. 1 On Certain Medical Devices

by Scott D. Alfree, Lawrence P. Burns, Pamela Emenheiser, Zachary J. Meyer | Varnum LLP on 12/28/2012

Beginning January 1, 2013, manufacturers and importers of certain medical devices will be required by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to pay a new 2.3 percent medical device excise tax on the sales of taxable medical...more

IRS Releases Final Rule on Medical Device Tax

by King & Spalding on 12/18/2012

Last week, the IRS and the Treasury Department published final regulations regarding the medical device excise tax under § 4191 of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). IRC § 4191, which was enacted by the Health Care and...more

New Rules Will Be “Taxing” On Medical Device Manufacturers

by Christine J. Kim, Richard (Rich) E. Peterson | Perkins Coie on 12/13/2012

The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued much-anticipated final regulations under Section 4191 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code), which imposes a 2.3% tax on sales of any...more

IRS Issues Device Tax Regulations; Industry Braces for 2013 Implementation

by Frances Emmeline Babb, M. Elizabeth Bierman, Michele L. Buenafe, Roderick K. Donnelly | Morgan Lewis on 12/12/2012

Pending the January 1 effective date, final regulations and interim guidance on the medical device excise tax provide some clarity but leave many questions unanswered. On December 7, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)...more

Coming in 2013, the Medical Device Excise Tax

by K&L Gates LLP on 8/7/2012

Now that the Supreme Court has upheld, at least in part, the Affordable Care Act, one of the additional taxes set to take effect in 2013 is the so-called Medical Device Excise Tax. Beginning in 2013, Section[1] 4191 imposes a...more

MA Senate Bill Would Revise Incentives for Renewable Energy Development

by Mintz Levin on 4/17/2012

On April 5, 2012, the Massachusetts Senate unanimously passed a bill that aims to curb rising energy costs and expand renewable energy development. Senate Bill (SB) 2214, a bill “Relative to Competitively Priced Electricity...more

2011 in Review: ERISA Individual Prohibited Transaction Exemptions

by Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 1/8/2012

In 2011, the Department of Labor (DOL) continued a fairly active program of issuing individual exemptions from the prohibited transaction rules of ERISA. These rules generally prohibit, among other things: -Sale and...more

Financial Services Quarterly Report - Fourth Quarter 2011

by Dechert LLP on 12/19/2011

In this issue: - Form PF: Private Fund Systemic Risk Reporting in the United States p. 1 - Harmony or Dissonance: A Comparison of Form PF and the Template Reporting Form Proposed in ESMA’s Level II Advice p. 4 -...more

Why Are the Feds Willing to Pay the Cost of Fraud?

by Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury... on 10/5/2011

Kathleen Sharp tells a good, if scary, story. In “Blood Feud: The Man Who Blew the Whistle on One of the Deadliest Prescription Drugs Ever,” she describes how two Big Pharma companies conspired to develop and market an...more

Sutherland Salt Shaker Vol. 2 No. 3- March 21, 2011

by Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 3/22/2011

New Jersey Tax Court Finds “User Error” in Treatment of Extraterritorial Income; Discrimination Train Has Left the Station: U.S. Supreme Court Remands Alabama Railroad Case; Ouch! Taxpayer Seeks to Pierce Its Own Veil; Salt...more

The Life Sciences Report - Spring 2011

by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 3/9/2011

In This Issue: New Pressures on the Pharma and Medical Device Industry Highlight the Importance of Compliance Programs...Page 1-2; Marketing Do’s and Don’ts: What Senior Management of Commercial-Stage Life Sciences...more

Summary of Canadian Financial Incentives for the Production of Animation, Digital Media and Interactive Content

by Heenan Blaikie LLP on 2/28/2011

Table of contents: 3 Foreword 4 Federal Government 5 British Columbia 6 Ontario 8 Quebec 9 Manitoba 10 Nova Scotia 10 Prince Edward Island 11 Heenan Blaikie’s Entertainment Law Practice Team 12 Our...more

The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 and its effect on the Energy Sector

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/2/2011

On December 17, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 (the "Act"). The Act contains a myriad of provisions, including extending the Bush-era...more

2010 in Review: ERISA Individual Prohibited Transaction Exemptions

by Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 1/6/2011

In 2010, the Department of Labor (DOL) continued an active program of issuing individual exemptions from the prohibited transaction rules of ERISA. These rules generally prohibit, among other things: Sale and lending...more

Energy and Clean Technology Alert - Congress Recharges Tax Incentives for the Clean Energy Sector

by Mintz Levin on 12/23/2010

As part of the $858 billion Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2010 extending the Bush-era tax rates and a variety of expiring business tax credits, Congress extended several key tax incentives which benefit the clean...more

IRS Guidance On New Excise Tax On Branded Pharmaceutical Companies: Filing Due January 21, 2011

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 12/15/2010

In a prior article dated May 25, 2010, we advised of a new excise tax on branded pharmaceutical manufacturers. We indicated that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("PPACA") required the Internal Revenue Service...more

House Introduces Bill Addressing State Taxation of Digital Products

by Reed Smith on 7/21/2010

On June 30, Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.) and Rep. Lamar Smith (R Tex.) introduced the Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act ("Digital Fairness Act") in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill, in large part, is...more

Treasury Department Issues Guidance On Therapeutic Discovery Project Tax Credit And Grant Program For Small Employers

by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 5/24/2010

The recent Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. L. No. 111-148 (PPACA), established a limited-time federal tax credit and grant program for certain investments incurred in 2009 and 2010 by small employers for...more

Communications Law Bulletin, October 2008

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 10/30/2008

In this issue: *The Month in Brief *FCC Streamlines Satellite Earth Station License Process *California Passes New Broadband and Prepaid Services Laws and Considers Copper Loop Retirement Issues *FCC Clarifies ?Junk...more

The New Internet Tax Freedom Act

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 5/6/2008

President George W. Bush signed into law on October 31, 2007 legislation (House Bill 3678,[1] the Internet Tax Freedom Act Amendments Act of 2007) that extends for another seven years, until November 1, 2014, the moratorium...more

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