Gwozdz v. Healthport Technologies LLC (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-019-17, 12 pp.) (Wilkinson, J.) No. 15-2586, Jan. 24, 2017; USDC at Greenbelt, Md. (Titus, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: A plaintiff who challenges a medical-records vendor’s $23 sales tax imposed on records ...

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Henkel v. Triangle Homes, Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-318-16, 12 pp.) (Lucy Inman, J.) Appealed from Avery County Superior Court (Gary Gavenus, J.) N.C. App. Holding: Although a village’s tax lien had priority over a federal tax lien on the ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Legislators’ latest attempt to create a “crowdfunding” investment initiative designed to benefit North Carolina companies would also require the state Department of Revenue to publicly post its answers to taxpayers’ written questions. The Senate voted unanimously Monday ...

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Wake County v. Hotels.com, L.P. The defendant-online booking companies are not hotel “operators” within the meaning of the enabling statutes or the ordinances that establish the plaintiff-counties’ hotel occupancy taxes.

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By BARBARA L. JONES, Dolan Media Newswires barbara.jones@minnlawyer.com   Nothing is certain but death and taxes – but right now, estate taxes are anything but certain. The Tax Relief Act of 2010, signed into law on Dec. 17, 2010, increased ...

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I'm no expert, but the ol' law degree, etc., is supposed to confer a better understanding of the law and legal procedure than what our profession calls the laity, a wholly inappropriate name, I believe, for Jane and John Doe. When it comes to trying to explain what justice is, why, I'm just as clueless as Jane and John, and rightfully.

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By MARK E. SULLIVAN and CHARLES R. RAPHUN, Special to Lawyers Weekly mark.sullivan@ncfamilylaw.com  and charlesr@ncfamilylaw.com   A recent case in the North Carolina Court of Appeals illustrates an everyday error of judges and trial attorneys when dealing with alimony. This common ...

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  By JEREMY BABENER, Special to Lawyers Weekly jbabener@taxstructuring.com   When clients receive personal injury damages in a settlement or award, their tax liability can make the difference between a sufficient and an insufficient recovery. For those plaintiffs receiving damages ...

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By JEREMY BABENER, Special to Lawyers Weekly jbabener@gmail.com Whether your client is pursuing a personal injury claim, or making medical payments after receiving a settlement or award, understanding the tax relationship between personal injury damages and the medical expense deduction ...

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Jaison  v. Lay. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-02-1029, 3 pp.) (Britt, J.). U.S.W.D. Plaintiff cannot show his due process rights were violated by the state’s failure to follow through with the civil tax assessment procedures prior to prosecuting plaintiff for tax-related ...

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