Richard Tzul

United States

State Tax Litigation Reporter at Bloomberg Law

Articles

Ohio Home Property Tax Valuation Upheld Despite Repair Costs

1 day ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Richard Tzul

A couple’s home is worth $535,000 after they failed to convince an Ohio appeals court on Friday that repairs for previously undisclosed defects justified a lower valuation for tax purposes. The $60,000 in repairs Scott and Samantha Skiles used to fix foundation cracks and a defective sewer train can be accounted for in property tax assessments but don’t solely mean the valuation should be lower, the Ohio Court of Appeals, First District said.
Ohio Home Property Tax Valuation Upheld Despite Repair Costs

1 day ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Richard Tzul

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Skechers $1 Million Wisconsin Franchise Tax Bill Survives Appeal

1 day ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Perry Cooper |Richard Tzul

Clarity needed on ‘sham transaction’ doctrine, company saidNo legitimate reason for it to create subsidiary, state arguedSkechers USA Inc.'s decision to hand over its intellectual property to a holding company was done solely for the sake of tax avoidance, an appeals court ruled in an unpublished opinion.
Ohio Justice Presses Company on Pipeline Valuation Tax Suit

3 days ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Richard Tzul

An Ohio Supreme Court Justice on Wednesday expressed skepticism toward an energy company contesting a $5.67 billion valuation of its pipeline for property tax purposes. Rover Pipeline LLC accused the Ohio Tax Commissioner of overvaluing the pipeline based on inflated construction costs and Blackstone Capital Partners LP purchasing interest in the ownership of the property.
Pennsylvania Ruling Hands Nonprofits Victory on Tax Exemption

3 days ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Richard Tzul

Court clarified ‘free from a private profit motive’ standardPatient advocate says burden now on public servicesPennsylvania’s Supreme Court recently broadened the ability of nonprofit groups to qualify for state property tax exemptions while providing clarity on how to apply a 40-year-old precedent.
Pennsylvania Ruling Hands Nonprofits Victory on Tax Exemption

3 days ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Richard Tzul

Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court recently broadened the ability of nonprofit groups to qualify for state property tax exemptions while providing clarity on how to apply a 40-year-old precedent. The state high court held 5-2 that Pottstown Hospital LLC can still be considered an institution of public charity that’s exempt from the taxes even if the executives of its parent company earn high salaries.
Ohio Justice Doubts School Board’s Property Tax Appeal Right

3 days ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Richard Tzul

An Ohio Supreme Court justice on Tuesday expressed skepticism over a school board’s argument that it has the right to appeal an administrative decision over property valuations for tax purposes. The Olentangy Local School District Board of Education argued that Ohio Revised Code Section 2506.01 grants the entity the right to appeal such assessments, despite Section 5717.01 expressly stripping them of the ability to appeal board of revision property tax rulings.
Ohio Justice Doubts School Board’s Property Tax Appeal Right

3 days ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Richard Tzul

Relevant statute doesn’t explicitly grant right, justice saysSchool boards have interest in valuations, one justice hintsAn Ohio Supreme Court justice on Tuesday expressed skepticism over a school board’s argument that it has the right to appeal an administrative decision over property valuations for tax purposes.
California Surgeon Stuck With $7 Million Tax Bill, State Says

4 days ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Richard Tzul

A married couple, a surgeon and nurse, failed to convince a California tribunal that they abandoned the state for Nevada, finding the husband responsible for $6.58 million in taxes, a Monday release said. Quang C. Tran and Rosa Medina continued to spend a significant amount of time in California, without providing more concrete evidence of an intent to permanently live in Nevada, the Office of Tax Appeals said.
San Francisco Storm Water Rates Class Action Partially Proceeds

4 days ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Richard Tzul

A class action accusing San Francisco city and county of illegally imposing storm water fees is partially dismissed, but its claim the fees are disproportional can proceed, a California appeals court held. The charges fall under the definition of exempt “sewer” services under Proposition 218, otherwise known as the “Right to Vote on Taxes Act,” so the fees don’t have to be approved by local voters, the California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District said.

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