New York has legalized adult use recreational marijuana for cultivation, processing, and sale in New York. The Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (S.854-A/A.1248) (MRTA) was signed into law by the
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Legislation has been reintroduced in the New York State Assembly (A.3009-B Part VV) and the Senate (S.2509-B Part SS) that, if enacted, will require (i) the recording of certain mezzanine
Continue Reading New York’s Proposed Tax on Mezzanine Debt, Preferred Equity May Have Adverse Implications for NY Lenders, Borrowers
According to CNBC, New Jersey, New York, California, Connecticut and Illinois are the five states that had the most residents move away in 2020; they are also among the
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On Dec. 16, 2020, New York legislation was submitted to impose an unincorporated business tax (UBT) on partnerships and limited liability companies that are treated as partnerships for federal tax
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On Nov. 9, the IRS may have endorsed a workaround to the $10,000 cap on state and local taxes when it comes to state and local taxes paid by passthrough
Continue Reading IRS Endorses State and Local Tax Deduction Cap Workaround
Taxpayers are generally limited in their options for contesting state and local tax matters. The statutes imposing income, corporate, sales and property taxes prescribe the steps to be taken and
Greenberg Traurig Global Tax Practice Shareholder G. Michelle Ferreira, who is also co-managing shareholder of the firm’s San Francisco and Silicon Valley offices, is quoted in a Law360 article
Continue Reading Michelle Ferreira Quoted in Law360 article, ‘Careful Evaluation Needed Before Acceptance Of Easement Deals’
In November 2020, California voters will decide whether to fundamentally change how real property is taxed in the state. Proposition 15, if approved, would establish a “split roll” property tax
Continue Reading California Voters to Decide Whether to Increase Property Taxes on Commercial and Industrial Properties
On June 26, 2020, an administrative law judge in the New York City Tax Appeals Tribunal In the Matter of Mars Holdings, Inc. [TAT(H) 16-14 (GC)] held that the city
Continue Reading NYC Imposes Tax on Gain from Sale of an Intangible
On August 10, 2020, the San Francisco Superior Court granted the State of California a preliminary injunction requiring Uber and Lyft to reclassify their drivers as employees. People of the