The JBIPL Blog offers a forum for our Editors and Staff to expand our coverage of developments in both business and IP law. The Blog will provide short entries analyzing current cases, trends and issues in business and IP law. The Blog has won the The Expert Institute's 2015 and 2016 Best Legal Blog Contest for Education and Law School Blogs.
Posted: January 18th, 2022
By: Kathryn Overby
With the emergence of Bitcoin in 2009 and its rapid growth over the last year, supporters and skeptics of cryptocurrency are asking one main question: What is the future of crypto? Continue reading »
Posted: October 5th, 2021
By: Claire Thompson
Working from home will continue to be the norm for the foreseeable future, not only because of the ever-changing COVID-19 pandemic but also because of employee preference. While employees had already been increasingly demanding remote work, the global pandemic turned that request into a requirement. Continue reading »
Posted: February 2nd, 2020
By: Dylan Ray
Nearly all revenue generated by Native American tribes is exempt from federal income taxation. Individual Native Americans are, however, usually, taxed like all other citizens. Individual Native Americans must pay tax on income derived from their labor, businesses, investments, and gains from dealings in properties that are not held in trust by the federal government. Additionally, the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) taxes individual Native American’s income regardless of whether it was earned on or off Native land.
Posted: August 18th, 2019
By: Dylan Ray, Summer Blogger
Economic activity, which reflects the balance between buying and selling assets, can be manipulated. In times of recession, with decreased economic activity, the government usually attempts to increase demand. For example, the Federal Reserve boosts economic activity, by reducing interest rates, in times of recession. Similarly, Congress can improve the economy, when it experiences a recession, by altering the tax regime and increasing capital investment. However, with the 2018 enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), Congress implemented aggressive depreciation provisions, which are no longer available to combat a forthcoming recession. Continue reading »
