Greenspoon Marder Retained For Harborside Tax Appeal To The Ninth Circuit

Jun 17, 2019

New York, NY – June 17, 2019 – Greenspoon Marder announced today that the firm is being retained to appeal the Tax Court decision in Patients Mutual Assistance Collective Corporation (also known as Harborside) v. Commissioner to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Harborside is a vertically integrated California cannabis business with several retail locations and more than 250,000 registered customers.

“The IRS interpretation of the tax law as it applies to Harborside, particularly on the vital cost of goods sold issue, is strained and result-driven,” comments James Mann, a tax partner and former Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Tax Division of the Department of Justice in charge of federal appellate tax litigation. “Harborside’s books and records are exemplary and it made every effort to comply with the reasonable requirements of the tax law. The arguments of Henry Wykowski, Harborside’s counsel in Tax Court, should have prevailed, but there are also arguments of a more technical nature that we want to bring to the Ninth Circuit’s attention,” he added.

“Our firm is committed to addressing the federal issues, including tax issues, facing the cannabis industry,” comments Gerry Greenspoon, co-managing director of Greenspoon Marder.

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Greenspoon Marder LLP is a full-service law firm with over 240 attorneys and more than 20 office locations across the United States. With operations from Miami to New York and from Denver to Los Angeles, our firm attracts some of the nation’s top talent in key markets and innovation hubs. Our core practice areas include Real Estate, Litigation, and Transactional Services, complemented by the capabilities of a full-service firm. Greenspoon Marder has upheld a spot on The American Lawyer’s Am Law 200 as one of the top law firms in the U.S. since 2015, and our goal is to provide exceptional client service by developing a thorough understanding of each client’s business needs and objectives in order to provide strategic, cost-effective solutions.

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