Eric D. Carstens
Subscribe to Eric D. Carstens's PostsEric D. Carstens focuses his practice on state and local tax matters, assisting clients with state tax controversy, compliance and multistate planning across all states for a variety of tax types and unclaimed property. Eric engages in all forms of taxpayer advocacy, including litigation, legislative monitoring and audit defense. He works closely with several of the Firm's taxpayer coalitions focused on specific state tax policy issues such as the taxation of digital goods and services and unclaimed property. Read Eric D. Carstens' full bio.
You Do the Math: Unclaimed Property Lawsuit Filed Against Kelmar
By Diann Smith, Eric D. Carstens and Stephen P. Kranz on Jun 9, 2014
Posted In Constitutional Issues, Delaware, Nationwide Importance, Unclaimed Property
Mark McQuillen, president of Kelmar Associates, LLC, was misinformed when he was quoted as saying “I’ve never been sued” on May 26—less than one week after suit was filed against Kelmar and three Delaware state officials in a Delaware Federal District Court. See 72 State Tax Notes 455 (May 26, 2014). While the timing of...
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2015 D.C. Budget Bill Includes Several Significant Business Tax Changes
By Diann Smith, Eric D. Carstens and Stephen P. Kranz on May 21, 2014
Posted In Allocation/Apportionment, District of Columbia, Income Tax, UDITPA
The FY 2015 District of Columbia Budget Request Act (BRA, Bill 20-749) is currently being reviewed by the D.C. Council after being introduced on April 3 at the request of Mayor Vincent Gray. This year’s Budget Support Act (BSA, Bill 20-750), the supplementary bill implementing changes based on the BRA, contains several significant modifications to...
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