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Dickinson Law's Taxation attorneys advise a variety of business on all types of taxes, including state and local taxes, individual and corporate income taxes, employment taxes, sales and use taxes, estate and gift taxes, excise taxes and property taxes.

 

Even Occasional Gambling Can Create Tax Issues

Posted on 08/21/2019 at 10:30 AM by Ronald Mountsier

Even Occasional Gambling Can Create Tax Issues

As a general rule, gambling income is taxable, and with the advent of sports wagering in Iowa, now is a good time to rev...

Categories: Dickinson Law News, Table SALT, Taxation Law

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Nineteen Dickinson Attorneys Chosen for 2020 Best Lawyers in America

Posted on 08/15/2019 at 08:50 AM by The Newsroom

Nineteen Dickinson Attorneys Chosen for 2020 Best Lawyers in America

Dickinson Law is pleased to announce that 19 of the firms’ attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2020...

Categories: Amy Plummer, Ben Bruner, Bill Serangeli, Bill Stiles, Bryan O'Neill, David Repp, Dick Lyford, Dickinson Law News, Howard Hagen, Jeff Krausman, Jill Jensen-Welch, Joan Fletcher, John Lande, Mary Zambreno, Mollie Pawlosky, Paul Tyler, Rick Malm, Ron Mountsier, Russ Samson, Tom Hanson

Tagged As: 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®

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(Asset) Buyer Beware: Post-Acquisition Personal Liability for Seller’s Pre-Acquisition Sales Tax Liability

Posted on 05/20/2019 at 11:07 AM by Cody Edwards

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The law regarding post-acquisition tax liability is thought, by most, to be well known: In a stock sale, taxes incurred...

Categories: Cody Edwards, Table SALT, Taxation Law

Tagged As: Iowa Department of Revenue, Iowa sales tax, Iowa Table SALT , Iowa Tax, Iowa Use Tax

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Iowa’s Marketplace Facilitators: Auctioneers and Consignment Shops and Radio Stations, Oh My!

Posted on 02/20/2019 at 11:15 AM by Cody Edwards

Dickinson Law, Dorothy Red Slippers, SALT Wizard of Oz

State tax practitioners and multistate businesses, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.  Rather,...

Categories: Business Law, Table SALT, Taxation Law

Tagged As: Iowa Department of Revenue, Iowa sales tax, Marketplace Facilitators, sales & use tax

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SEC: No Really, ICOs Are Securities

Posted on 01/11/2019 at 12:42 PM by John Lande

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A common trope is that technology is evolving too fast for the law to keep up. Companies like Uber, Tesla, and Coinbase...

Categories: Banking Law, Commercial Litigation, Cybersecurity Law, Intellectual Property Law, John Lande

Tagged As: cyber security, ICO, intellectual property, Iowa banking law, Iowa Commercial Litigation

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Iowa Supreme Court Ruling Affects Construction Contractors’, Service Providers’ Sales Tax Obligations

Posted on 12/17/2018 at 03:36 PM by Cody Edwards

Lowe's Iowa Supreme Court, Sales Tax, Installation Services

On December 14, 2018, the Iowa Supreme Court, in Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC v. Iowa Department of Revenue,  fou...

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Dickinson State and Local Tax Attorneys Edwards and Repp Presenting at the 2018 Bloethe Tax School

Posted on 11/30/2018 at 10:55 AM by The Newsroom

Cody Edwards, David Repp, Tax Attorneys, Iowa

Dickinson Law attorneys Cody J. Edwards and David M. Repp, are pleased to be part of the 2018 Bloethe Tax School Decembe...

Categories: Cody Edwards, David Repp, Table SALT, Taxation Law

Tagged As: Iowa sales tax, sales & use tax, Taxation of settlements and judgments, Wayfair

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Congratulations, Apartment Owners, you May Be Required to Collect Iowa’s New Water Services Excise Tax

Posted on 10/31/2018 at 01:13 PM by Cody Edwards

Tax Attorney Des Moines Apartments Water Excise Tax Iowa

This past legislative session, the Iowa legislature created a sales tax exemption for the “sale or furnishing by a...

Categories: Real Estate & Land Use, Table SALT, Taxation Law

Tagged As: Apartments, Iowa Table SALT , Iowa Tax, Water Excise Tax

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LOST in an Iowa Use Tax Audit: Tax Return > Administrative Rules?

Posted on 08/29/2018 at 01:17 PM by Cody Edwards

Cody Edwards, Dickinson Law Firm, Des Moines Iowa, Iowa Table SALT Law, Iowa Taxation Law

Mathematical symbols are confusing. Does the alligator eat the larger or smaller number?  And, as suggested in the...

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Tagged As: Iowa Department of Revenue, Iowa sales tax, Iowa Table SALT , Iowa Tax, Iowa Use Tax, LOST

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Iowa Sales Tax on Financial Institution Service Charges? Obviously?

Posted on 08/24/2018 at 12:11 PM by Cody Edwards

Cody Edwards, Iowa Table Salt Law, Iowa Taxation Law, Iowa Banking Law Blog, Dickinson Law Firm, Des Moines Iowa

Like most states, Iowa does not tax services unless they are specifically enumerated.  The long list of taxable ser...

Categories: Banking Law, Cody Edwards, Table SALT, Taxation Law

Tagged As: internet sales tax, Iowa banking law, Iowa Department of Revenue, iowa financial institutions, Iowa sales tax, Iowa Table SALT , Iowa Tax, negotiable order of withdrawal, Turkish baths

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