Blog posts in category Taxation Law

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

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

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

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

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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

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

Tagged As: professional services firms, sales tax

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

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

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Governor Reynolds Signs Iowa House File 2317 Into Law

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

Categories: David Repp, Taxation Law

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

Governor Reynolds Signs Iowa House File 2317 Into Law

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

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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

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 Seeks to Narrow Sales Tax Exemption Through “Clarifying” Rulemaking

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

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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

Categories: Cody Edwards, Table SALT, Taxation Law

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

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

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

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IRS Guidance on Deducting Expenses paid with PPP Loan Proceeds

Posted on 11/20/2020 at 04:03 PM by Ronald Mountsier

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

IRS Guidance on Deducting Expenses paid with PPP Loan Proceeds

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

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Sales Tax Issues when Rebuilding After the Iowa Derecho

Posted on 08/14/2020 at 10:15 AM by Cody Edwards

Categories: Cody Edwards, Table SALT, Taxation Law

Tagged As: Iowa law, sales tax, derecho, storm damage, Iowa derecho, storm repair in Iowa

Sales Tax Issues when Rebuilding After the Iowa Derecho

On Monday, August 10, 2020, much of Iowa experienced a derecho, which produced, in some places, 100+ miles per hour wind...

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2020 Iowa Legislative Session Sales and Use Tax Changes

Posted on 07/13/2020 at 12:00 PM by Cody Edwards

Categories: Cody Edwards, Table SALT, Taxation Law

Tagged As: 2020 Iowa Legislature Session, Bundled Transactions, computer exemption, Construction Contracts with Designated Exempt Entities, County Recorder, Governor Kim Reynolds, Iowa Code § 423.1(10A), Iowa Code § 423.2(6)(bs), Iowa Code § 423.2(8), Iowa Code § 423.3(47), Iowa Code § 423.33 , Iowa Code § 423.4(1), Iowa Department of Revenue, Iowa House File 2641, liability for failure to pay sales or use tax, sales & use tax, Sales to Tribal Governments, Snowmobiles and All-Terrain Vehicles, Software Sold as Tangible Personal Property, Whitetail Deer Hunting

2020 Iowa Legislative Session Sales and Use Tax Changes

On June 29, 2020, Governor Reynolds signed into law House File 2641, which included several changes to Iowa’s sale...

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COVID-19: Tax Filing Date & Payment Extension, Tax Credits for Paid Leave, and NEW Stimulus Payments

Posted on 03/25/2020 at 01:18 PM by Emily Staudacher

Categories: Bankruptcy Law, Business Law, Emily Staudacher, Employment & Labor Law, Start-Up Group, Taxation Law

Tagged As: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Family Medical and Leave Act, income tax, income tax return filing, paid family leave, paid sick leave

COVID-19: Tax Filing Date & Payment Extension, Tax Credits for Paid Leave, and NEW Stimulus Payments

Tax Filing Date and Payment Extension Pursuant to IRS Notice 2020-18, the tax filing deadline and deadline for making in...

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Festivus 2019: State Tax Edition

Posted on 12/20/2019 at 09:20 AM by Cody Edwards

Categories: Agribusiness Law, Business Law, Cody Edwards, Table SALT, Taxation Law

Tagged As: Airing of Grievances, Attorney Cody Edwards , auctioneers , consignment shops, Feats of Strength, Festivus, Iowa Department of Revenue, Iowa legislature, Iowa Table SALT , Iowa Tax, Iowa Taxation Law, Linn County District Court , Marketplace Facilitators, radio stations, Seinfeld, taxation law, The Human Fund

Festivus 2019: State Tax Edition

And just like that, another Festivus (A Festivus for the Rest of Us!) is upon us! We are celebrating Festivus by re...

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