Pennsylvania Supreme Court schedules oral argument in bank shares tax case *

USA - October 25 2012
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has decided to hear oral argument in the Lebanon Valley Farmers Bank case, and has scheduled the argument for November 27.

Co-authors: Kyle O. Sollie.

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PA Supreme Court affirms that shipping pallets are not taxable, creating refund opportunity for purchasers *

USA - October 17 2012
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has affirmed that returnable shipping pallets are not subject to the state's sales and use tax.

Co-authors: Lee A. Zoeller.

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Former employee blows the whistle on Delaware unclaimed property exposure *

USA - May 22 2012
In a recent unpublished decision, the Superior Court of Delaware, New Castle County, decided to allow a business entity’s former tax manager, joining with the attorney general for the state of Delaware, to proceed with a False Claims Act (“FCA”) case against the entity.

Co-authors: Michael J. Wynne.

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Anything but independent: Delaware's proposed regulation addressing administrative unclaimed property appeals *

USA - January 11 2012
On January 1, 2012, the Delaware Department of Finance issued a proposed regulation setting out the specifics of Delaware's new administrative procedure for appealing unclaimed property assessments.

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State tax thought of the day: look outside the ‘bank’ box! *

USA - November 29 2011
In this era of change for financial institutions, most in the industry have had their hands full with regulatory compliance.

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