Jon Block represents and advises clients with Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts tax problems. Jon litigates tax cases at the administrative level and through all levels of the court system, advises clients on transactional and multistate tax issues, obtains advance rulings for clients, and does a substantial amount of legislative and government relations work in the tax area. Jon's substantive expertise in state and local tax encompasses corporate and individual income tax, business profits tax, sales and use tax, property tax, excise tax, transfer tax, and other state and local taxes. Jon also advises expanding and relocating companies on taking maximum advantage of available tax and economic development incentives. Jon's client base includes large, medium and small businesses as well as individuals.
Jon has been integrally involved with designing, drafting, and enacting many of Maine's tax exemptions and economic development programs, and works hard to keep many of these programs on the books. Jon is also the state's leading expert on domicile and residency issues involving individual taxpayers.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Jonathan Block
- Maine Tax Update: Limited Disaster-Related Exemptions from Non-Resident Income Tax and Sales Tax; Extended Property Tax Deadlines Permitted - (Posted On Monday, May 18, 2020)
- COVID-19: Maine Extends Second Quarter Estimated Tax Payment Deadline to 7/15/2020 - (Posted On Thursday, April 30, 2020)
- COVID-19: CARES Act Passed by U.S. Senate Provides Tax Relief - (Posted On Friday, April 10, 2020)
- COVID-19: Federal Programs Guide and State Business Assistance Programs - (Posted On Monday, April 06, 2020)
- COVID-19: Maine Extends Property Tax Application Deadlines; New Hampshire Offers Some Tax Relief - (Posted On Thursday, April 02, 2020)
- COVID-19 Tax Alert: Maine, Massachusetts & D.C. Now Conforming to July 15, 2020 Filing and Payment Deadline (With Important Limitations) - (Posted On Friday, March 27, 2020)
- COVID-19: Treasury Department and IRS Extend Federal Income Tax Filing and Payment Deadline - (Posted On Wednesday, March 25, 2020)
- Maine Enacts Affordable Housing Tax Credit - (Posted On Tuesday, February 25, 2020)
- Proposed Bill Would Enact Major Changes to Maine Corporate Income Tax, Service Provider Tax - (Posted On Wednesday, January 15, 2020)
- Air and Water Pollution Control Facility Tax Exemptions: Don't Leave Money on the Table! - (Posted On Friday, November 02, 2018)
The National Law Review recognizes several Pierce Atwood LLP authors as 2021 Go-To Thought Leaders for their contributions regarding New England COVID-19 Legislation updates. The authors wrote about New England business restrictions, Maine COVID-19 tax changes, New England Travel, Massachusetts reopening rules and much more. Authors include Kathleen M. Hamann, Suzanne King, Melanie A. Conroy, Sarah R. Remes, Mark B. Rosen, Andrea Cianchette Maker, Stephen J. MacGillivray, Jonathan Block, Olga J. Goldberg, Robert B. Ravenelle, Kris J. Eimicke, Newell A. Augur, and Ann R. Robinson.