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Marital Deduction Planning

PDF: Marital Deduction Planning.wpd I.    Review of Current Wills   The estate tax will resume no later than January 1, 2011. At that time, the exemption amount may be $1 million (if Congress fails to do anything), or it could … Continue reading

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Article 78 Review of Tax Appeals Tribunal

Printer-friendly PDF: Article 78 Review of Tax Appeals Tribunal II.wpd A. Pre-Tribunal Adjudication The Bureau of Conciliation and Mediation Services (BCMS) comprises a separate operating bureau within the Division of Taxation, and reports directly to the Commissioner of Taxation and … Continue reading

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Northern District Finds Successive Tax Penalties Imposed by NYS-AG and NYS-DTF to be Unconstitutional

Finding that Tax Law § 481(1)(b)(i) effectively operates as a criminal penalty, the Northern District  held that the assessment of a tax penalty by the Department of Taxation and Finance under § 481(1)(b)(i) following the taxpayer’s previous prosecution and conviction … Continue reading

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APPEALING A DETERMINATION OF THE TAX APPEALS TRIBUNAL

The Tax Appeals tribunal sits as the final administrative tax tribunal. A CPLR Article 78 proceeding is the “dotted line” in the flowchart that brings the tax dispute out of administrative tribunal system and into the New York judicial court system. From a tax petitioner’s standpoint, Article 78 is far from perfect: it possesses treacherous statutes of limitations, it is inherently capable of providing only narrowly circumscribed relief, and it imposes onerous bonding requirements. Still, like the Spirit of St. Louis, Article 78 will at least take the taxpayer into the courtroom of the Appellate Division, where counsel may be able to convince the Court of reversible error below.
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April 21, 2010 Tax Seminar in Lake Success, New York

To view April 21, 2010 Tax Seminar Invitation, or to Attend Seminar, press here: April 21 Tax Seminar Invitation The lecture will first discuss researching and drafting the Petition to the DTA following the Conciliation Conference. Pre-hearing motion practice and … Continue reading

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Summary Determination May Enhance Tax Appeals Prospects

Printer-friendly PDF:  Summary Determination May Enhance Tax Appeals Prospects.wpd Motions for Summary Judgment are common in civil practice. Any party may so move after issue has been joined if no triable issue of fact exists. CPLR 3212. Section 3000.9(c) of … Continue reading

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Federal District Court Vitiates DTA Determination

The federal district court for the Northern District of New York vanquished a decision of the Tax Appeals Tribunal by holding that the imposition of a $150 per carton penalty under Tax Law Section 481(1)(b)(i) for contraband cigarettes imposed by the NYS Department of Taxation and Finance following the taxpayer’s conviction and payment of restitution for the same offense under Tax Law Section 1814 violated the Fifth Amendment’s Double Jeopardy Clause. Continue reading

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