Tax section's legislative positions.

• Jurisdiction: United States
• Author: Wood, Gaylord A., Jr.
• Date: 01 October 2007

The Tax Section annual report stated in the June issue, "Under the leadership of Codirectors J.J. Wehle and Jim Ervin, the State Tax Division prepared a legislative package (H.B. 1261) aimed at promoting fairness and equity in Florida's tax system." If this is indeed the Tax Section's concept of fairness, it seems to me a little like that in Animal Farm, where all animals were equal but some were more equal than others.

The bill would have dramatically changed the law in favor of major taxpayers in assessment challenge suits. The bill would...