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Dickinson Bradshaw'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.

 

ERC Claim Stalled With a PEO? What Employers Need to Know and Do Now

Posted on 11/05/2025 at 03:18 PM by Cody Edwards

ERC Claim Stalled With a PEO? What Employers Need to Know and Do Now

The employee retention credit (“ERC”) continues to generate headaches for businesses, and claims filed throu...

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Tagged As: Employee Retention Credit , Employee Retention Tax Credit , ERC

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Congratulations to Attorney Timothy Rahm on His Retirement

Posted on 07/14/2025 at 10:08 AM by The Newsroom

Attorney Timothy Rahm

With a successful legal career spanning 50 years, Tim joined Dickinson Bradshaw in 2016 and focused his practice on prob...

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Yes, You Can Make a Claim Against the Iowa Department of Revenue Under the Iowa Tort Claims Act for its Improper Collection Actions

Posted on 05/30/2025 at 09:29 AM by Cody Edwards

Yes, You Can Make a Claim Against the Iowa Department of Revenue Under the Iowa Tort Claims Act for its Improper Collection Actions.

The Iowa Department of Revenue (“Department”) enjoys immunity from lawsuits for “[a]ny claim arising i...

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Tagged As: Iowa Department of Revenue, tax collection, Iowa Tort Claims Act , improper tax collection actions

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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

Court of Appeals Decision May Remove Some State Tax Exemptions

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

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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

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The Iowa Lawyer: Update on the ERC

Posted on 10/08/2024 at 11:25 AM by Cody Edwards

Attorney Cody Edwards

In the new October 2024 edition of The Iowa Lawyer, Attorney Cody Edwards provides an update on the issues that con...

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Tagged As: Employee Retention Credit , Employee Retention Tax Credit , ERC

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Anthony Siegrist and Arturo Montes Join Dickinson, Bradshaw, Fowler & Hagen, P.C.

Posted on 09/20/2024 at 11:03 AM by The Newsroom

Legal Team Additions

We’re pleased to announce two additions to our legal team. Attorney Anthony Siegrist has joined Dickinson Bradshaw...

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The IRS has Disallowed Your ERC, Now What?

Posted on 08/01/2024 at 01:01 PM by Cody Edwards

The IRS has Disallowed Your ERC, Now What?

The IRS has sent you a letter indicating it disallowed your employee retention credit claim. Whether or not the IRS&rsqu...

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Tagged As: Attorney Cody Edwards , Employee Retention Credit , Employee Retention Tax Credit , ERC

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ERC Update: IRS says up to 90% of ERC Claims are High Risk or Show an Unacceptable Level of Risk

Posted on 07/09/2024 at 02:19 PM by Cody Edwards

ERC Update: IRS says up to 90% of ERC Claims are High Risk or Show an Unacceptable Level of Risk

After months of silence, on June 20, 2024, the IRS issued a news release (IR-2024-169) providing an update on the employ...

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Tagged As: Employee Retention Credit , Employee Retention Tax Credit , ERC

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William S. Smith Named Among America’s Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys®

Posted on 06/13/2024 at 01:55 PM by The Newsroom

William S. Smith Named Among America’s Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys®

Attorney William (Bill) Smith has been named one of America’s Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys. He practices as...

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If Not Now, When? Is it Time to Consider a Refund Suit to Expedite ERC Processing by the IRS?

Posted on 02/21/2024 at 10:22 AM by Cody Edwards, Charles Telk

If Not Now, When? Is it Time to Consider a Refund Suit to Expedite ERC Processing by the IRS?

Unfortunately, it looks like taxpayers who filed for the Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”) — both befo...

Categories: Charles Telk, Cody Edwards, Dickinson Bradshaw News, Taxation Law

Tagged As: Employee Retention Credit , Employee Retention Tax Credit , ERC

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