B&I Attorneys Present Webinar on the Chaos in State Tax Law, Post-Wayfair

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On April 30, 2020, Brann & Isaacson senior partner George Isaacson, partner Nathaniel Bessey, and associate Jamie Szal, were featured presenters at a webinar on “Confronting the Chaos of State Taxes in the Post-Wayfair Environment,” offered by the Institute of Finance & Management. Isaacson, who represented Wayfair in the Supreme Court in South Dakota v....

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George Isaacson, Martin Eisenstein, and David Bertoni Published in State Tax Notes and Law360

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This week has seen a flurry of publications by Brann & Isaacson partners on key issues in state tax law as we near the end of 2019. On December 13, 2019, Law360 published an article by managing partner Martin I. Eisensteinand partner David W. Bertoni entitled, “Beware Eroding Tax Protections for Website Operators” (subscription required)....

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Eisenstein and Schaefer Critique Alaska Municipal Tax Agreement in Law360

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In their article published by Law360 on November 27, 2019, “Alaska Tax Agreement Only Burdens Remote Retailers” (subscription required), managing partner Martin I. Eisenstein and partner Matthew P. Schaefer discuss the formation by 15 Alaska municipalities of the Alaska Remote Seller Tax Commission and the potential impact of the Alaska Intergovernmental Remote Seller Sales Tax...

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Law360 Features State Tax Article by Martin Eisenstein

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On October 4, 2019, Law360 published managing partner Martin Eisenstein’s article on “Direct Taxes: The Next Shoe To Drop After Wayfair” (subscription required). In the article, Eisenstein addresses an issue looming large after the Supreme Court’s decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, which opened the door to the use of “economic nexus” as a basis...

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Eisenstein and Schaefer Present Webinar on Economic Nexus for State Tax

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On September 24, 2019, managing partner Martin Eisenstein and partner Matthew Schaefer co–led a webinar for Strafford Publications entitled “Economic Presence Nexus for States and Local Taxes: Meeting the Challenges of Developing State Standards After Wayfair.”  The webinar provided corporate tax advisers with guidance on increased state taxing authority under the “economic nexus” standards validated by South Dakota...

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Martin Eisenstein Discusses Aftermath of Wayfair at Marcus Evans Tax Summit

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On November 8, 2018, Brann & Isaacson Managing Partner Martin Eisenstein addressed the Marcus Evans annual tax summit in Pasadena, California. His presentation was entitled, “The Aftermath of the Supreme Court’s Decision in Wayfair: Will the States be on the Warpath?” in which he addressed the fall-out from the Supreme Court’s 2018 opinion in Wayfair...

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Martin Eisenstein and Nathaniel Bessey Pen State Tax Notes Cover Story

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An article by managing partner Martin Eisenstein and partner Nathaniel Bessey, “Wayfair and P.L. 86-272 in a Services Economy,” is the cover story in the November 5, 2018, issue of State Tax Notes. In the piece, Eisenstein and Bessey explore the broader potential impacts of the Supreme Court’s recent opinion in South Dakota v. Wayfair...

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George Isaacson Addresses Boston Bar Association On Wayfair’s Impact

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On November 2, 2018, Senior Partner George Isaacson discussed the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair for taxpayers and taxing jurisdictions at an event hosted by the Boston Bar Association. Isaacson represented Respondents Wayfair, Overstock.com, and Newegg in Wayfair, and argued the case in the Supreme Court—his second...

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Eisenstein Speaks on Wayfair v. South Dakota at Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation

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On September 25, 2018, Martin Eisenstein presented at the annual meeting of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation.  He discussed the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Wayfair v. South Dakota, which changed the test for sales tax nexus, replacing the earlier physical presence test with an economic substance test.  As Eisenstein noted, the Court underscored that...

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Schaefer Details Post-Wayfair Uncertainty in New Article

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Partner Matthew Schaefer, who served as co-counsel to the Respondents in the landmark case of South Dakota v. Wayfair Inc., has published a feature article in the August 2018 edition of Digital Business Lawyer reporting on the Supreme Court’s Wayfair decision and the uncertainty it leaves for remote sellers and states regarding the enforceability of...

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