Since the COVID-19 pandemic upended life as we knew it, the use of remote communication and collaborative technologies has become a permanent addition to everything, from schools to workplaces and everything in between. We have found ways to work remotely, learn...
Content By James J. Scherer
City of Cleveland Property Tax Abatement: The Study, Key Findings and Recommendations
The Study In the summer of 2019, Cleveland’s Office of Community Development and the Equitable Community Development Working Group commissioned a study (the “Study”) to identify the historic usage of the City’s Tax Abatement Program (the “Program”), as well as the...
Drone Highways Could be the Next Big Move in Ohio’s Renowned Aviation History
Officially declared as the “birthplace of aviation” and famously home to legendary aviators and astronauts, Ohio has long been recognized for its contributions to flight. With new and innovative developments in aviation technology, the state could soon be pioneers...
What Does the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Section 401 Mean for Residential and Commercial Developers?
The Clean Water Act and Section 401 In 1948, Congress passed the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) as the first rendition of a law intended to address growing pollution of American waters. By 1972, increased awareness of severe water pollution issues and...
President Biden Signs Cryptocurrency Executive Order
On Wednesday, March 9, 2022, President Biden signed an Executive Order “Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets” (the “Order”). This widely anticipated Order came as a pleasant surprise for both proponents and opponents of cryptocurrencies alike. For fans...
The Impact of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
On Nov. 15, 2021, President Biden signed into law the massive $1.2 trillion bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (the “Infrastructure Law”). Touted as the single largest investment in American infrastructure in over a generation, the Infrastructure Law’s...
New Crypto Reporting Requirements Aim to Address Tax Gap
As cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin rise in popularity, government regulators repeatedly try, and often fail, to control their use as a tax shelter. Agencies such as the IRS struggle with determining the best way to tax cryptocurrency holdings and transactions, and...
Metaplex Raises $46 Million for New NFT Protocol
The Growth of NFTs Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) had their best year ever in 2021. Although the concept of NFTs dates back to 2015, they’re now a mainstream phenomenon with big name brands—such as Asics and Mattel—implementing them in their marketing mix. At its most...
The Rise of the Virtual Real Estate Market
As companies like Meta (formerly Facebook), Google, HTC and others make significant strides in the field of virtual reality (VR), science fiction is becoming a little less fiction. The types of virtual experiences popularized by blockbusters including Tron, The Matrix...
SEC Staff Issues Report on GameStop and Other Meme Stocks
2021 was a year of unexpected—and sometimes baffling—events. In the midst of cascading economic failure caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and political turmoil, one cartoonishly-quirky episode swept the nation involving an unlikely main character: GameStop Corp (NYSE:...