Yearly Archives: 2018

In June of 2018, the Supreme Court decided a case in favor of a South Dakota law allowing the state to collect sales tax from sales to its citizens from out-of-state online retailers… Read On

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“TCJA”) eliminated generally the federal income tax business deduction for entertainment expenses in § 274 of the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) for years beginning after December 31, 2017… Read On

In the Tax Reform Act of 1969, Congress separated tax exempt charitable organizations which could receive tax deductible contributions (“entities”) into three classifications, 1) public foundations, 2) private foundations and 3) supporting… Read On

The Commonwealth Court has awarded to Uniontown Newspapers, Inc., the largest award of attorney fees ever under the current Right to Know law or any of its predecessors… Read On

On August 17, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) publically released a private letter ruling[1] stating that employers wanting to help fund student loan repayment for their employees are able to do so without violating the contingent benefit… Read On

Eight hundred Parkland High School seniors and members of the local Chamber of Commerce and Bar Associations near Allentown recently took part in an educational forum on the First Amendment… Read On

Nauman, Smith, Shissler & Hall, LLP has been named a Metropolitan Tier 1 law firm in Harrisburg for Municipal Law and a Metropolitan Tier 2 law firm in Commercial Litigation in the 2019 Edition of U.S… Read On

For over 50 years, local police departments across Pennsylvania have not been allowed to use radar guns to enforce speeding within municipalities… Read On

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has issued another opinion regarding the grand jury investigations into sexual abuse allegations against clergy in Pennsylvania… Read On

With the incredibly wet summer that central Pennsylvania has had this year, it is perhaps appropriate that the Pennsylvania Legislature is presently debating a series of bills to modify the current statutes regarding stormwater facilities in first… Read On