NY Tax On Verizon Services Is Barred, Tribunal Affirms

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NY Tax On Verizon Services Is Barred, Tribunal Affirms

July 28, 2025

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Eversheds Sutherland Attorneys Eric Tresh and Chelsea Marmor are featured in this Law360 article for their successful representation of Verizon. The New York Tax Appeals Tribunal affirmed that the state’s gross receipts tax on certain Verizon services is preempted by the federal Internet Tax Freedom Act, canceling a $12 million tax deficiency and rejecting the state’s claim that its taxation was exempt from the federal moratorium.

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