The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 37 - Vintage or Trendsetting? The SDNY's Whistleblower Pilot Program
3 Key Takeaways | New York State Bar Association IP Section Annual Meeting
Nonprofit Quick Tip: Registration in New York and New Jersey
#WorkforceWednesday: Noncompete Bans Spread to New York and Beyond - Employment Law This Week®
NYS Considers Ban of Non-Compete Agreements in the Shadow of the FTC's Proposed Nationwide Ban
#WorkforceWednesday: Major Updates to New York State’s Model Sexual Harassment Prevention Policy - Employment Law This Week®
The Chartwell Chronicles: Medical Provider Claims
Spending New York’s $4.2 Billion Environmental Bond Funds
The Latest Developments with NYS Concealed Carry Rules
Evidence Preservation: Handling the Issues in New York and New Jersey
New York Gun Legislation and Its Impact on Employers
Updates to New York Quarantine Rules and Their Impact on COVID-19 Paid Leave - Complimentary Webinar
Update and Discussion on Practical and Legal Issues - NYS Paid Sick Leave, NYC Employment Law Update, New Whistleblower Law, COVID19
#WorkforceWednesday: Update on Federal COVID-19 Vaccine Rules and NY and NYC Vaccine Mandates - Employment Law This Week®
As far back as I can remember, the end of August has always elicited a sense of dread comparable to what many schoolchildren, and a fair number of adults, experience every Sunday afternoon. In retrospect, I cannot say that...more
New York State offers the School Tax Relief (STAR) program to provide a bit of property tax relief to eligible homeowners. ...more
The November 30, 2023, opinion of a New York administrative law judge in In the Matter of the Petition of Edward A. and Doris Zelinsky upholds the state’s so-called income tax “convenience rule” with an expanded legal...more
New York State recently issued final corporate franchise tax regulations for sourcing income (the “Regulations”), including specific sourcing rules for service fees paid by passive investment customers (“PICs”) to investment...more
The New York State Tax Appeals Tribunal ("Tribunal") held that a New York resident was not entitled to a resident tax credit for tax she paid to Connecticut on her carried interest. Matter of Greenberg, DTA No. 829737 (N.Y.S....more
The Office of the New York State Comptroller just released a new report that examines taxpayer migration trends during the pandemic. The report, which builds on an earlier analysis of pre-pandemic taxpayer migration trends,...more
NY Needs the Revenue- A couple of weeks ago, the Tax Foundation released its latest “State Business Tax Climate Index,” which assesses a state’s tax system and compares it to that of other states. New York seems to be a...more
In 2019, the New York State Legislature enacted the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (“CLCPA”), which requires New York State to rapidly decrease greenhouse emissions and scale up renewable energy capacity....more
New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed into law new legislation expanding the reach of the New York False Claims Act (NYFCA) to entities that fail to file tax returns in New York. Unlike the federal False Claims Act...more
Hasta La Vista N.Y.- Wealthy individuals continue to leave New York for tax friendlier jurisdictions. Be Prepared- Some of these taxpayers take a very methodical approach toward planning for their departure. They...more
Many years ago, New York revised its personal income tax law to achieve close conformity with the Federal system of income taxation. The stated purpose for the revision was to simplify tax return preparation, improve...more
History is replete with examples of leaders who chose to battle, or who were forced into defending against, enemies on two fronts. Rarely did it end well for the combatant that occupied the middle ground. In a sense, New...more
Last Thursday, New York State Senator Gustavo Rivera, who represents the 33rd District (basically, the northwestern quadrant of The Bronx), proposed legislation that seeks to collect more taxes from the State’s high-income...more
An administrative law judge (“ALJ”) in the New York State Division of Tax Appeals cancelled the New York State Division of Taxation’s notice of determination asserting sales tax on petitioner’s verification services. The...more
An administrative law judge in the New York State Division of Tax Appeals rejected the state’s position that a taxpayer providing a web-based service which allowed clients to identify effective and ineffective messaging...more
New York AG Letitia James reached a settlement with Canada-based cigarette manufacturer Grand River Enterprises Six Nations, Ltd. and its New York-based wholesaler, Native Wholesale Supply Company, Inc., to resolve...more
Last week, Governor Murphy of New Jersey staked out a position on New York City’s congestion pricing proposal, stating that it “can’t be ‘on the backs of New Jersey commuters.’” “Whether it’s how we’re taxed by our...more
Last month, the New York State Division of the Budget released an updated economic forecast (First Quarterly Update to the FY 2023 Enacted Budget Financial Plan), which revises the State’s financial outlook over the next...more
Everyone has heard about the affluent, or even not-so-affluent, New Yorkers who have moved to Florida, or to another state, to escape New York’s tax regime, not to mention the cold. More recently, some of us are...more
The Appellate Division recently granted taxpayers an important victory when it overturned the decision of the Tax Appeals Tribunal and held that a New Jersey resident’s vacation home in upstate New York was not enough to...more
“Summertime and the Living” Isn’t Easy- Summer in the New York Metro Area can be challenging. Some would say it sucks. It gets really hot. When it rains, it pours – no spritz here. The humidity is oppressive. Ironically, a...more
State personal income tax issues related to residency and domicile, because of their fact-dependent nature, are often the subject of controversy and litigation. Taxpayers have a fresh win in this area to celebrate. The New...more
Escape from New York- According to data released by the IRS earlier this year, the pandemic triggered a “wealth migration” that saw high-tax states like New York lose high-income earners to low-tax jurisdictions such as...more
State Finances- Much has been written over the last few weeks about the unprecedented financial cushion that many states have accumulated thanks to federal support prompted by the pandemic and larger-than-expected tax...more
Taxes and Snowy Weather? How many of you awoke Saturday to find that the winter storm about which we had heard so much during the preceding days had lived up to its hype? What was your first thought? “Fudge,” right?...more