tax issues
Taxed to death no more
May 22, 2013
Dave StaffordThe fate of the inheritance tax in Indiana went from a slow, lingering demise over the next decade to sudden death in the
biennial budget lawmakers approved this session.
MoreCourt rules county may re-establish hospital building fund
May 20, 2013
Dave StaffordJasper County was improperly denied the ability to establish a cumulative building fund and tax levy to enlarge and remodel
a hospital, the Indiana Tax Court ruled.
MoreMobile home park's occupancy rate not enough to reduce property assessment
May 6, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlA low occupancy rate alone did not provide the owner of a mobile home community with the evidence it needed to get its property
assessment reduced.
MoreTax Court denies excess levy sought by IndyGo
May 6, 2013
Dave StaffordIndianapolis’ public transit system lost a bid in the Indiana Tax Court to recover a budget shortfall that the Department
of Local Government Finance ruled did not exist.
MoreTax court rules that evidence, not conclusory statements, needed to make prima facie case
April 30, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlA doubled property value will stand because the property owner did not offer any market-based evidence when challenging the
new assessed value, the Indiana Tax Court has ruled.
MoreJudge rules in favor of Caterpillar in tax deduction dispute
March 29, 2013
Jennifer NelsonIndiana Tax Judge Martha Wentworth granted summary judgment to Caterpillar Inc. Thursday, finding the company’s foreign
source dividends are deductible in calculating its state net operating losses available for carryover as a deduction from
taxable income in future years.
MoreAttorneys use pro bono tax work to fill the gap
March 27, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlAlmost immediately after taking her seat on the Indiana Tax Court, Judge Martha Blood Wentworth saw the problem. Flowing into
her court were numerous pro se litigants who ended up getting their cases bounced because they had made a procedural error.
MoreTax clinic brings relief to homeowners fighting high assessments
March 27, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlAt Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, the attorneys suspected there was a gap in pro bono tax help for owners of homes valued at $150,000
or less. They were looking for a volunteer opportunity so they organized the first ever Homeowner Property Tax Clinic.
More2 Indianapolis attorneys charged with felonies
March 8, 2013
IL StaffTwo Indianapolis attorneys are facing criminal charges after the Marion County prosecutor filed charges in unrelated cases.
MoreBGBC: Understand how the new tax law affects you
January 30, 2013
On Jan. 2, 2013, President Barack Obama signed into law the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. We’ve compiled some
key takeaways from the Act so you have a better understanding of how it affects your clients and you
MorePossible end of tax credit leaves future renewable energy sources up in the air
December 5, 2012
Dave StaffordNewton County lawyer Dan Blaney has a blunt reaction to the potential end of a federal subsidy that has enabled the rise of
wind energy in his part of the state. “We’re in trouble,” he said.
MoreJustices to decide if tax sale notice statute unconstitutional
November 27, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Supreme Court granted transfer to just one case last week, taking a Bartholomew County ruling involving a tax
sale. The Indiana Court of Appeals in July held that Indiana Code 6.1-1-24-3(b) violates the 14th Amendment guarantee of due
process.
MoreEvidence shows outrage over property tax assessment is a case of ‘buyer’s remorse’
November 6, 2012
Marilyn OdendahlA dispute over a property tax assessment of a mobile home park is a case of buyer’s remorse and not indicative of an
error by the Indiana Board of Tax Review, the Indiana Tax Court has ruled.
MoreBoard did not abuse discretion in finding assessor’s appraisal more persuasive
November 6, 2012
Marilyn OdendahlNoting that determining the assessed value of a property is not an exact science, the Indiana Tax Court rejected a property
owner’s assertion that the county assessor’s appraisal was improperly given greater weight.
MoreCommon carrier entitled to more tax exemptions
October 31, 2012
Jennifer NelsonA Wabash-based company that relocates oversized factory machinery won a partial victory in the Indiana Tax Court Tuesday.
Judge Martha Wentworth ordered the Indiana State Department of Revenue to reassess the company’s tax obligations after
finding some property should be considered exempt.
MoreCourt splits over whether approval of entire contract must be voided
October 30, 2012
Jennifer NelsonChief Judge Margret Robb dissented from her colleagues on the Court of Appeals Tuesday as to whether approval of a contract
for the purchase and sale of substitute natural gas must be voided in its entirety because the contract definition of “retail
end use customer” differs from the statutory definition.
MoreMarion County to ask Indiana Tax Court to take mall cases
October 24, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinMarion County is granting Simon Property Group Inc. a $2.4 million refund, after a tax review board cut the value of two ailing
malls roughly in half.
MoreNorthwest Indiana officials indicted on federal charges
October 5, 2012
IL StaffSix people in northwest Indiana, including three council members, were indicted Thursday on federal charges resulting from
an investigation by the Northern District of Indiana’s Public Corruption Task Force.
MoreIn reversal, tax court says estate not entitled to interest on refund, judgment
September 7, 2012
Dave StaffordThe estate of a Lowell chef and food production expert is not entitled to interest on a refund or judgment interest that the
Lake County probate court awarded, the Indiana Tax Court ruled Friday.
MoreCourt affirms judgment with minor recalculation in decade-long dispute
August 27, 2012
Dave StaffordThe Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed most of the $627,570 judgment in favor of a Fort Wayne restaurant operator sued by former
mortgagors in a rehearing of litigation dating back more than a decade, but it ordered recalculation of a judgment based on
the restaurant’s earnings.
MoreJustices reverse Tax Court, determine Miller Brewing owes
July 27, 2012
Dave StaffordMiller Brewing owes $806,366 in income tax on beer transported by common carriers to Indiana from its Milwaukee brewery, the
Indiana Supreme Court determined in a ruling Thursday that reversed the state Tax Court, ending a decade-long dispute.
MoreAppeals court affirms tax sale notice statute unconstitutional
July 16, 2012
Dave StaffordThe Indiana Court of Appeals on Monday affirmed a trial court ruling denying a petition for a tax deed after a Bartholomew
County tax sale, finding that the court was correct in ruling that the state’s statutory notice violated the 14th Amendment
guarantee of due process.
MoreJustices reverse Tax Court in UPS case
June 21, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Supreme Court found that two reinsurance companies of the United Parcel Service are foreign companies that don’t
do business within Indiana, so they aren’t exempt from Indiana adjusted gross income tax.
MoreTax Court rules couple responsible for untimely filing of record
June 20, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Tax Court found it was a couple’s inaction – not the illness and death of a relative – that
caused them to miss the deadline to file the certified administrative record with the court.
MoreIndianapolis prevails in US high court on sewer tax case; residents, attorneys stung
June 20, 2012
Dave StaffordThirty-one Indianapolis property owners who paid as much as 30 times more than their neighbors for sewer service got resolution
from the U.S. Supreme Court in their lawsuit against the city. They lost.
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May 24, 2013 Indiana Patient's Compensation Fund v. Judy Holcomb, Personal Representative of the Estate of Mable Louise Cochran, deceased - 5/24/13
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Judge Roger B. Cosbey is unethical and bias toward African American who seeks justice in Title VII claims. He disrespected and used his authority to attempt to intimidate me into taking an unfair settlement and when I refused he proceeded to get my case dismissed and to deny me my Constitutional and Civil Rights. He disobeying several rules of law; specifically, by ruling on summary judgment motions against the Fed. R. Civ. P., without authority of Judge William C. Lee, without consent of the attorneys, and with conspiracy to commit “fraud on the court,” as he conspired with my former attorney. He proved to me that he is bias, unethical, unfair and unfit to be reappointed. In my opinion, he should be disbarred in 2013, for committing fraud on the court, which would make him ineligible for reinstatement in 2014. See docket 3:07 cv 629 where he rules on dispositive motions, knowing magistrates are not vested with that power (especially without consent), grants the defendant an unconscionable number of extensions, accepts my former attorney request for extension for dispositive motion knowing he was working with the opposition, and unbelievably grants the defendant another extension after he requested an extension after he missed the deadline. I know another attorney filed charges against him for bias in race discrimination case(s). I know what he did in my case before he voluntarily recused himself, I just do not know how many other innocent people have been stripped of their rights because of him. I say shame on him and no more of the same.
they are pushing these cases against lawyers too far. thought-crime.
vagueness cannot challenged, so let's write all laws vaguely and throw the constitution out the window.Even if the court is operating under a particular law, if they don't it they will change it to their liking. What a joke!!!
Two convictions becomes one conviction with exactly the same sentence, only it is not clear wheter or not that sentence will be 18 months, 120 months or 138 months. Actually if the guns were in a home, whether or not they were his, he is protected under the 2nd amendment. Jurors need to learn the law and the constitution before judging others. The cour5ts need to do this as well.
With all due respect, Rick, I think you probably would be making a mistake by going to law school. The job market for attorneys is so saturated, you may well find yourself unemployed and with a lot of debt. You mention law would be a good supplement to your skills. True. But employers unfortunately don't value that. You will find that a law degree may well pigeonhole you into an attorney slot and limit career options. If you have a good job now I would hold onto that. As an attorney, you may well end up making less with the aforementioned debt.