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Articles From Jake Leahy

Illinois Supreme Court Reviews How Cook County’s Motor Fuel Tax Applies to So-Called “Book-Out Transactions” in Marathon v. Cook County By Jake Leahy State and Local Taxation, December 2024 In Marathon v. Cook County, the central issue was whether Marathon successfully rebutted the presumption that these book-out transactions were taxable sales transferring ownership between distributors in Cook County, thus triggering the retail tax.
Applying Complete Auto’s Test, the Illinois Independent Tax Tribunal Determines That Illinois Can Impose Use Tax on Out-of-State Leasing Company’s Aircraft By Jake Leahy State and Local Taxation, August 2024 TCRG SN 4057 LLC v. Illinois Department of Revenue provides a useful analysis of the application of the Complete Auto four-part test as applied to dormant commerce clause challenges for an out-of-state taxpayer.
A Review of Camelot Banquet Rooms, Inc. v. United States Small Business Administration, Which Upheld the Use of Content Based Discrimination in Certain Federal Funding By Jake Leahy State and Local Taxation, February 2023 In Camelot Banquet Rooms, Inc. v. United States Small Business Administration, Camelot Banquet Rooms and other businesses filed suit against the Small Business Administration for its denial of funding to said businesses under the second round of funding under the Paycheck Protection Program.

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