Litigation and Controversy - Tax Tax Law
Jonathan A. "Jon" Block
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2005 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
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.
Overview
- Boston University School of Law, L.L.M., Taxation, graduated 2000
- University of Maine, J.D., magna cum laude, graduated 1992
- University of Pennsylvania, B.A., cum laude, graduated 1985
- United States, Maine
- United States, Massachusetts
- United States, New Hampshire
- Finance Authority of Maine - Board member
- New England State and Local Tax Forum - Member, Board of Advisors
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maine
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire
- U.S. Tax Court
- United States, Maine
- United States, Massachusetts
- United States, New Hampshire
- Finance Authority of Maine - Board member
- New England State and Local Tax Forum - Member, Board of Advisors
- Boston University School of Law, L.L.M., Taxation, graduated 2000
- University of Maine, J.D., magna cum laude, graduated 1992
- University of Pennsylvania, B.A., cum laude, graduated 1985
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maine
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire
- U.S. Tax Court
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Tax Law, Portland, ME (2022)
- Tax Law, Portland, ME (2015)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Litigation and Controversy - Tax
- Tax Law
Awards:
- Rated AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell and is a recognized leader in his field.
- The Best Lawyers in America® “Lawyer of the Year” in Maine for Tax Law (2022)
- Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® for Tax Law since 2005
News & Media
Case History
Cases
- Recent Experience
- Recently challenged property tax assessments for a multistate pipeline, a federal superfund site, a large electrical generating plant, a real estate developer and a major utility.
- Successfully challenged Maine's sales tax on aircraft owned by nonresidents, winning a reversal in the Maine Supreme Court. Blue Yonder LLC v. State Tax Assessor, 2011 ME 49. Following this case, helped to secure legislation exempting all aircraft and aircraft parts from Maine sales and use tax
- Numerous cases in New Hampshire involving major transfer tax disputes, business profits tax issues, reasonable compensation, and property tax matters
- Successfully obtained domicile rulings for dozens of individuals
- Helped numerous companies take advantage of Maine economic development incentives, such as Pine Tree Zones, New Markets Tax Credits, Business Equipment Tax Exemptions, sales tax exemptions and income tax credits ?
- Regularly represents industries and individual businesses on tax issues before the Maine legislature. Recent examples include a group of Maine's largest manufacturers, aircraft services companies, and an energy company
- Regularly represents the Maine Society of Certified Public Accountants on legislative matters
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