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Court of Appeals Decision May Remove State Tax Exemptions of College Conferences, Property Owned Jointly by Cities and Counties, and Catholic Schools

Posted on 04/23/2025 at 03:02 PM by Cody Edwards

A recent opinion from the Iowa Court of Appeals may have far-reaching tax consequences for cities and counties, private...

Categories: Cody Edwards, Dickinson Bradshaw News, Taxation Law

Tagged As: Iowa Court of Appeals, Iowa Court of Appeals decision, Iowa Taxation Law, taxation law, Health Enterprises of Iowa v. Iowa Department of Revenue

Iowa Law Firms and Other Professional Firms are Paying Too Much Sales Tax

Posted on 02/26/2025 at 11:00 AM by Cody Edwards

Pssst. I have a secret that the Iowa Department of Revenue does not want Iowa law firms and other professional firms to...

Categories: Cody Edwards, Dickinson Bradshaw News, Table SALT, Taxation Law

Tagged As: professional services firms, sales tax

Clear as Mud and More Holes Than a Sieve: Iowa Department of Revenue Releases Another Declaratory Order on Sales Taxation of “Commercial Recreation,” “Turkish Baths,” and “Reducing Salons"

Posted on 03/08/2024 at 02:53 PM by Cody Edwards

I have not been shy about my criticism about the Iowa Department of Revenue’s (“Department”) muddy gui...

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Tagged As: Attorney Cody Edwards , Cody Edwards , commercial recreation, infared sauna, Iowa Auto Dealers Ass’n v. Iowa Dept. of Revenue, Iowa Department of Revenue, Iowa sales tax, Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC v. Iowa Dept. of Revenue, Messerschmidt v. City of Sioux City, reducing salons, sales tax, Sorg. v. Iowa Dept. of Revenue, turkish baths

23 in 2023: Dickinson Law Attorneys Honored by Best Lawyers®

Posted on 08/18/2022 at 08:33 AM by The Newsroom

Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C. is pleased to announce that once again attorneys of the firm have been...

Categories: Amy Plummer, Ben Bruner, Bill Serangeli, Bill Stiles, Bryan O'Neill, Cody Edwards, David Repp, David Wetsch, Howard Hagen, Jeff Baxter, Jill Jensen-Welch, John Lande, Mary Zambreno, Melissa Schilling, Mollie Pawlosky, Paul Tyler, Regan Conder, Ron Mountsier, Russ Samson, Sierra McConnell , Ted Craig, Tom Hanson, William Reasoner

Tagged As: 2023 Best Lawyers in America, Amy Plummer, Ben Bruner, Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Bill Serangeli, Bill Stiles , Bryan O'Neill, Cody Edwards , David Repp, Howard Hagen, Jeff Baxter, Jill Jensen-Welch, John Lande, Mary Zambreno, Melissa Schilling, Mollie Pawlosky, Paul Tyler, Regan Conder, Ron Mountsier, Russ Samson, Sierra McConnell, Ted Craig, Tom Hanson, Will Reasoner

Charles Telk Joins Dickinson Law

Posted on 04/18/2022 at 12:58 PM by The Newsroom

We’re pleased to announce that Charles Telk III has joined Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen P.C. as an Assoc...

Tagged As: Charles Telk, Charles Telk III

Governor Reynolds Signs Iowa House File 2317 Into Law

Posted on 03/04/2022 at 09:06 AM by David Repp

On March 1, 2022, Governor Kim Reynolds signed House File 2317 into law. The new law reduces state income taxes su...

Categories: David Repp, Taxation Law

Tagged As: farmer benefits, flat tax, Governor Kim Reynolds, Governor Reynolds, House File 2317 , Iowa income taxes, retirement income

Iowa Department of Revenue Seeks to Narrow Sales Tax Exemption Through “Clarifying” Rulemaking

Posted on 07/20/2021 at 04:32 PM by Cody Edwards

On May 5, 2021, the Iowa Department of Revenue filed a Notice of Intended Action (ARC 5614C) demonstrating its intent to...

Categories: Cody Edwards, Table SALT, Taxation Law

Tagged As: ARC 5614C, Iowa Code § 423.3(49), Iowa Department of Revenue, Sorg. V. Iowa Dept. of Revenue

Iowa Department of Revenue Issues Contradictory, Confusing Guidance Regarding Computer Sales Tax Exemption

Posted on 02/19/2021 at 10:25 AM by Cody Edwards

Recently, the Iowa Department of Revenue issued informal guidance regarding Iowa’s sales tax exemption for purchas...

Categories: Cody Edwards, Table SALT, Taxation Law

Tagged As: computer sales tax exemption, Iowa Department of Revenue, tax law, tax lawyer

IRS Guidance on Deducting Expenses paid with PPP Loan Proceeds

Posted on 12/21/2020 at 10:54 AM by Ronald Mountsier

UPDATE – ON DECEMBER 21, 2020 CONGRESS ANNOUNCED A NEW STIMULUS PACKAGE THAT WILL ALLOW EXPENSES PAID WITH THE PRO...

Categories: Ron Mountsier, Taxation Law

Tagged As: 2020 PPP loans, 2020 tax return, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19, Internal Revenue Service, IRS, Paycheck Protection Program, PPP loan forgiveness, PPP loans, Ronald Mountsier

Dickinson Attorneys Named to All Three Best Lawyers® Recognition Lists for 2021

Posted on 08/20/2020 at 09:13 AM by The Newsroom

Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C. is pleased to announce that 24 attorneys of the firm have been named b...

Categories: Amy Plummer, Andrea Rastelli, Ben Bruner, Bill Serangeli, Bill Stiles, Bryan O'Neill, Cody Edwards, David Repp, Dick Lyford, Howard Hagen, Jeff Baxter, Jeff Krausman, Jill Jensen-Welch, Joan Fletcher, John Lande, Mary Zambreno, Melissa Schilling, Mollie Pawlosky, Paul Tyler, Regan Conder, Rick Malm, Ron Mountsier, Russ Samson, Tom Hanson

Tagged As: 2021 Best Lawyer of the Year, 2021 Best Lawyers in America, 2021 Edition of "Best Lawyers in America", Amy Plummer, Ben Bruner, Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Bill Serangeli, Bill Stiles , Bryan O'Neill, David Repp, David Repp 2021 Lawyer of the Year , Dick Lyford, Howard Hagen, Jeff Baxter, Jeff Krausman Lawyer of the Year , Jeffrey Krausman, Jill Jensen-Welch, Joan Fletcher, John E. Lande, Lawyers of the Year , Mary Zambreno, Melissa Schilling, Mollie Pawlosky, Paul Tyler, Paul Tyler Lawyer of the Year , Rick Malm, Ronald Mountsier , Russ Samson, Tom Hanson

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