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Seattle Payroll Expense Tax Upheld by State Appellate Court

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This week, the Washington Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s decision to dismiss a challenge to the recently enacted payroll expense tax in Seattle, WA. Seattle Metro. Chamber of Commerce v. City of Seattle, No....more

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Is Butane a Liquified Petroleum Gas? Federal Appellate Court Addresses Excise Tax Credit Question

The United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit (“Fifth Circuit”) addressed in a March 23rd Opinion what it described as a question of first impression: Is butane a “liquified petroleum gas” (“LPG”) under 26 U.S.C. §...more

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GST/HST Elections: Why Being Late Is Not Always Fashionable (Cont’d)

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On December 6, 2021, the Federal Court of Appeal (“FCA”) affirmed the Federal Court’s decision in Denso Manufacturing Canada Inc. v. Canada (National Revenue), which had dismissed the taxpayers’ application for judicial...more

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Ninth Circuit Determines Tribal Corporation May Be Subject to State Taxation Laws

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On June 21, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that the district court properly dismissed the claims of Big Sandy Rancheria Enterprises (“Big Sandy”), a federally chartered tribal corporation of the Western...more

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Tax Law Changes in Saudi Arabia

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On June 11, 2017, the Saudi Arabian Excise Tax Law ("Excise Tax Law"), as enacted by Royal Decree No. M/86 and dated 27/8/1438 H / May 23, 2017, came into force in Saudi Arabia. The new law implements the GCC Unified...more

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Validus Round Two: Court of Appeals’ Decision Holding That Wholly-Foreign Retrocessions Are Not Subject to Federal Excise Tax...

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On May 26, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld a District Court decision and ruled that the Internal Revenue Service could not impose excise tax on certain wholly-foreign retrocessions...more

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D.C. Circuit Holds That Wholly Foreign Retrocessions Not Subject To U.S. Excise Tax

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In late May, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed a grant of summary judgment to a reinsurer in a dispute with the IRS regarding the imposition of U.S. excise taxes on a wholly...more

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A Year’s Review of Massachusetts Tax Cases

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Allied Domecq Spirits & Wines USA, Inc. v. Comm’r of Revenue, 85 Mass. App. Ct. 1125 (2014) - In a unique case, the Massachusetts Appeals Court affirmed a ruling of the Appellate Tax Board (ATB) that two corporations...more

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