During the COVID-19 pandemic, many states enacted legislation trying to minimize the negative impact that the pandemic was having on state and local government budgets. It is in the context of the unprecedented circumstances...more
On July 21, 2023, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law retaliatory tax legislation aimed directly at its neighbor, New York. Assembly Bill No. 4694. The rule in the majority of states, including the rule in New...more
Blank Rome’s nationally prominent State + Local Tax attorneys are thought leaders in the community as frequent guest speakers at various local and national conferences throughout the year. Our State + Local Tax attorneys...more
Blank Rome’s nationally prominent State + Local Tax attorneys are thought leaders in the community as frequent guest speakers at various local and national conferences throughout the year. Our State + Local Tax attorneys...more
When is a tax statute so poorly worded that it violates due process by being unconstitutionally vague and failing to give taxpayers fair notice of their compliance obligations? On August 5, 2022, the Alaska Supreme Court...more
On March 30, 2022, a California intermediate appellate court held that a penalty waiver of approximately $1.7 million was required for the taxpayers, owners and operators of San Francisco boutique hotels, inasmuch as the...more