Detroit Business Law – Resources for Metro-Detroit Businesses
Resources for Metro-Detroit Businesses
In Knier, Powers, Martin, & Smith, LLC v City of Bay City the Michigan Court of Appeals unexpectedly found that the new roof installed on an existing commercial building was …
SURPRISING DECISION BY THE MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS REGARDING NEW ROOFS ON EXISTING COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS Read MoreIn Puppy’s Cubby v. City of Farmington Hills, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued September 12, 2019 (No. 347757), the Michigan Court of Appeals held that …
Michigan Court of Appeals Holds that a Tenancy by the Entirety Cannot be a Commonly Controlled Entity for Property Tax Purposes Read MoreOn June 26, 2019, Michigan’s House Bill 4121 to amend Michigan’s General Property Tax Act was approved and went into immediate effect. The purpose of the Bill was to repeal …
New Michigan Law Allows County Treasurers to Continue to Offer Tax Foreclosure Avoidance Agreements to Property Owners with Delinquent Taxes Read MoreThe Michigan Court of Appeals in Dearborn Heights Montesorri Center, Inc. v City of Livonia, No. 341920 (February 2019) held that providing an educational environment does not, by itself, constitute …
Michigan Court of Appeals Holds Educational Institutions Are Not Per Se Charitable Organizations Read MoreIRS News Release IR-2018-251: On December 14, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service issued the 2019 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for …
IRS Issues 2019 Optimal Standard Mileage Rates Read MoreThe Michigan Court of Appeals recently held in United Methodist Retirement Communities that the petitioner was not entitled to an exemption from ad valorem taxation under the charitable purpose exemption, …
Nonprofits must meet specific criteria to be tax-exempt under the charitable purpose exemption Read MoreIn United States v. Davis, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the district court’s order allowing the federal government to enforce its tax lien, and sell the property owned …
Court Orders Couple’s Property Sold to Satisfy Husband’s Delinquent Taxes Read MoreWinning a lawsuit is only half the battle. Sometimes the most difficult part of a lawsuit is recovering the judgment. Often, a debtor will make recovery of a judgment very …
Debtor’s tax declarations may aid in recovering a judgment Read MoreThe Michigan Court of Appeals recently held that leaseholders of commercial property could appeal tax assessments under MCL 205.735a on the property they lease. In Spartan Stores v. City of …
Leaseholders may contest tax assessments under MCL 205.735a Read MoreThe IRS recently denied tax-exempt status to a group dedicated to “protecting the human rights of defenseless victims of involuntary microwave and mind control attacks.” You read it right, there’s …
Mind Control, Worthy of Tax Exemptions? Read More