Tax & Business Law Commentary
"A commentary on tax and business law developments."
Author: Stuart Levine is a lawyer in Baltimore, where he is counsel to Fisher & Winner.
Blawg Related Categories: Corporate Law • Tax Law • Business Law
Recent Posts from Tax & Business Law Commentary
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Whips and Chains?
The following question was posed on the Maryland State Bar Association's Small and Solo Practice listserv discussion group:Hello List,First let me start by saying I hope my question doesn't offend anyone but I wanted to…
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Original Intent on Representing the Unpopular
In 1770, a prominent Boston lawyer represented the Capt. Thomas Preston and the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre. They were immensely unpopular. This account of that lawyer's recollection of his retention for the defense…
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Housekeeping
This post is just to clear a problem between Blogger and Bloglines.
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Rollout for Maryland Courts Watcher
We officially rolled out the Maryland Courts Watcher by posting the following announcement on various Maryland State Bar Association listserves:We are happy to announce the availability of a new free service, Maryland Courts Watcher.Maryland Courts…
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Bad News from Finland
The paper, To Have or Not To Have a Pet for Better Health?, in PLoS-One, reached the following conclusion:
Pet ownership was very lightly associated with poor health in the general working-aged…
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The Tax Foundation Can't Win for Losing
Even when I somewhat agree with the Tax Foundation, I am somewhat astonished by their cavalier abuse of the facts. Case in point: The recent post Is Maryland Gambling on Gambling to Balance the Budget?I…
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Net Neutrality
Net neutrality explained:Misleading mumbo jumbo on net neutrality:If you still can't figure out what net neutrality is all about, follow the Ninja:
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America's Pastime
Apparently the Boston Red Sox will, on their own, cause approximately a 0.1% increase in the U.S. trade deficit in the month of December.In October, the U.S. trade deficit was $58.9 billion. The $51.11 million…
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Presence
The case of Tax Commissioner of West Virginia v. MBNA America Bank, N.A. is a very big deal. In that case, the Supreme Court of West Virginia held that the state could impose a corporate…
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Why Bloggers Are Not Enough
Today, the Baltimore Sun published an article on statutory ground rents, a form of real estate interest little-known outside of the Baltimore area. The thrust of the article was that, as real estate prices in…