http://www.taxlitigation.net TAX LAW NEWS - TAX LITIGATION Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:22:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Governor David A. Paterson today signed a bill to curb the sale of untaxed cigarettes to Indian retailers in violation of the cigarette tax laws of New York State. The New York State Department of Taxation will have 60 days to issue a certification form and prepare to receive the ... http://www.taxlitigation.net/taxlaw/new-york-governor-signs-cigarette-tax-legislation/ As we near the final days of 2008, what continues to weigh heavy on the minds of many people is the slowing U.S. economy -- unemployment has reached the highest percentage in years at 6.7 percent*, layoffs and business closures continue and the housing market remains weak. This year, lawmakers ... http://www.taxlitigation.net/taxlaw/new-tax-law-changes-can-help-millions-of-taxpayers-save-money/ Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s $1.2 billion property tax increase won approval from the City Council on Thursday, raising homeowners’ bills by 7 percent as the city grapples with a worsening economy and disappearing revenue. As a result of the 33-to-18 vote, annual tax bills will increase by hundreds or in some ... http://www.taxlitigation.net/taxlaw/nyc-council-approves-7-property-tax-increase/ China explained more on fuel consumption taxes hikes Friday after revealing a seven- to eight-fold increase on gasoline and diesel products a day earlier, part of a reform of fuel taxation and pricing approved along with slashing retail fuel prices. Consumption tax on naphtha, solvents and lubricant oil would be raised ... http://www.taxlitigation.net/taxlaw/china-unveils-fuel-tax-hikes-on-more-oil-products/ Virginia Republican House Speaker William Powell on Tuesday criticized a purported plan by the Democratic governor's to double the tax on cigarettes and said there were better ways for the state to close a widening budget deficit. "Let's address the root problem rather than going out and addressing taxes, and especially ... http://www.taxlitigation.net/taxlaw/republicans-slam-va-cigarette-tax-hike/ Under a budget proposed by Gov. David A. Paterson Tuesday, the state would charge sales tax on activities that include downloading music, attending a ballgame and getting a massage. Paterson's executive budget included 88 fees, 10 fines and 39 tax changes that would bring in over $5 billion next year. "The governor ... http://www.taxlitigation.net/taxlaw/guvs-plan-would-tax-itunes-ballgames-cable-tv/ A federal appeals court has sided with Alabama in a lawsuit filed by Norfolk Southern Railway Co. that could have wiped out several million dollars in taxes that support public education. Norfolk Southern claimed the state's 4 percent sales and use tax on diesel fuel used by railroads is discriminatory because ... http://www.taxlitigation.net/taxlaw/appeals-court-sides-with-ala-on-railroad-tax-suit/ U.S. Sen. Max Baucus, a Montana Democrat and chairman of the Senate Finance Committee: * Repeats objection to provision in the Senate's $14 billion auto rescue bill that would reinstate tax loophole for banks in transit agency leaseback deals. * Says he was prevented from offering amendment to Senate auto bailout bill ... http://www.taxlitigation.net/taxlaw/sen-baucus-criticizes-unrelated-tax-break-in-auto-bill/ At a time when the economy is driving more people to do their own taxes to save money, the companies that make software to help you with that task are fighting for your business. In an increasingly competitive business for the 42 million U.S. taxpayers who file their own taxes through ... http://www.taxlitigation.net/taxlaw/tax-software-makers-fight-for-new-business/ The Wisconsin District Attorneys Association wants to raise the state's beer and liquor taxes -- something that hasn't happened in nearly 40 years -- to pay for more prosecutors. Wisconsin's beer tax, third lowest in the nation, hasn't gone up since 1969. The liquor tax, which is among the lowest nationwide, ... http://www.taxlitigation.net/taxlaw/wis-prosecutors-want-to-increase-alcohol-tax/