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- Registration now open for September 17, 2019 CPE Seminar, “IRC Sec. 199A: Wasn’t the Code to be Simplified?” August 26, 2019
- A Journey Through IRC Section 199A: Wasn’t the Code to be Simplified? July 25, 2019
- Tax News & Comment — August 2019 July 25, 2019
- Tax News & Comment – April 2017 March 13, 2017
- Tax News & Comment — May 2016 May 14, 2016
- FROM WASHINGTON & ALBANY — Current Election Probabilities; Tax Plans of Trump and Clinton May 13, 2016
- FROM FEDERAL AND NYS COURTS: Recent Developments & 2015 Decisions of Note May 13, 2016
- IRS & NYS DTF MATTERS: Recent Developments & 2015 Regs. & Rulings of Note May 13, 2016
- Creating and Maintaining Flexibility in Wills and Trusts May 13, 2016
- Escaping the Quandary Posed by Unreported Foreign Accounts May 13, 2016
- Like Kind Exchanges Alive and Well: An Update May 13, 2016
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Category Archives: NYS Tax Litigation
From Federal Courts, NYS Courts & NYS Tax Tribunals — August 2014
I. From The Court of Appeals A unanimous Court of Appeals, reversing, dismissed the long-held interpretation by the Department of Taxation of Tax Law §605[b][1][b], in a dispute adjudicated first at the administrative level in the Division of Tax Appeals, … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Tax Litigation, IRS Matters, New York State Income Tax, New York State Tax Litigation, NYS Dept. of Tax'n & Finance, NYS DTF Matters, NYS Residency, NYS Tax Litigation, Tax News & Comment
Tagged article 78 tax appeals, caprio v. nys dtf, Conservation Easement, Gaied, matter of tamagni, NYS residency test, nys tax legislation, retroactive tax legislation, schneidelman v. com'r, tax appeals tribunal, Tax Law 605(b)(1)(B)
IRS & NYS DTF Matters — August 2014
I. IRS Matters – August 2014 On July 11, a second federal judge ordered the IRS to account for missing emails of former director Lois Lerner. U.S. District Court Judge Reggie Walton has demanded an affidavit from an “appropriate official” … Continue reading
Posted in IRS Matters, New York State Income Tax, NYS DTF Matters, NYS Tax Litigation, NYS Tax Litigation, Tax Decisions, Tax News & Comment
Tagged amended federal returns tigta, bloomington coca-cola, EAT, exchange accommodiation titleholder, exchange into property owned by affiliate, irs emails, irs regulation of tax return preparers, lump-sum distributions, offshore voluntary disclosure program, ovid, PLR 201409109
From Federal Courts, NYS Courts & NYS Tax Tribunals: Recent Developments & 2013 Decisions of Note
I. Federal Courts The Supreme Court in United States v. Windsor declared unconstitutional Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act of 1996 (DOMA), as violating the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment, which guarantees every person equal protection … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Tax Litigation, From the Courts, Litigation, NYS Dept. of Tax'n & Finance, NYS Tax Litigation, NYS Tax Litigation, Sales Tax Litigation, Tax Planning
Tagged abuzaid v. mattox, Amazon v. nys tax appeals tribunal, division of tax appeals, matter of xerox corp. v. tax appeals tribunal, NYS Tax Litigation, obergfell v. kasich, syring v. u.s., tax appeals tribunal, tax litigation, u.s. v. blake, U.S. v. Windsor
Tax News & Comment — May 2013
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May 3, 2013
Tagged categories of criminal tax fraud New York, constructive trust, equitable distribution new york, Executor Commissions, fiduciary commissions, IRS rulings, marital property, Medicare, new york criminal tax fraud, PLR 201310002, prenuptial agreement, separate property, Social Security, tax planning for divorce, treasury report on medicare and social security 2012, Trustee Commissions
August Comment: NYS Estate, Gift & Trust Tax Update
I. Introduction A number of important changes to New York estate, trust and gift tax law were recently enacted. Briefly, (i) the New York estate tax exemption will reach parity with the federal exemption by 2019; (ii) the federal estate … Continue reading →