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Hodgson Russ partner Mark S. Klein the contributing editor of CCH's 2005 Guidebook to New York State Taxes

January 12, 2005

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BUFFALO, N.Y. — Mark S. Klein, Esq. was selected by the editorial board of CCH Inc., a leading publisher of tax and business law information, to serve as the contributing editor of the 2005 Guidebook to New York Taxes. The guidebook, which is now available, offers concise explanations of current legislative, regulatory, judicial, and administrative developments affecting New York State and New York City taxation. (The 2005 Guidebook to New York Taxes and other CCH tax-practice resources can be ordered at www.onlinestore.cch.com.)

Mr. Klein said, "The 2005 guide includes new commentary, planning tools, practical tips, pointers, examples to practitioners, and other new material. This valuable new information in the 40th edition will help practitioners apply the complex principles of New York tax law to specific practice situations."

Mr. Klein described the over-600-page Guidebook as "the classic handbook for everyone involved with state taxation in New York. This is a quick reference, describing the general provisions of the tax laws, regulations, and administrative rulings useful to tax practitioners, business people, and others who file New York returns or deal with New York taxes. It includes detailed discussions of major New York State taxes, including the corporation franchise income tax, personal income tax, sales and use taxes, the franchise tax on banking corporations, and the estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes."

"The Guidebook does three things," Mr. Klein explained. "It gives a general picture of the impact and pattern of all taxes levied by New York State and the general property tax levied by local governments, it provides a readable quick reference on personal and corporate income taxes, and it analyzes and describes the differences between state and federal laws."

Mark S. Klein is a member of Hodgson Russ's State & Local Tax Practice Group, concentrating his practice on New York State and New York City tax matters. He also has extensive federal, multistate, and local tax experience. Mr. Klein is a noted speaker on tax topics, lecturing extensively throughout the United States and Canada. He also teaches courses on state taxation and tax practice and procedure at the State University of New York at Buffalo for the School of Management Tax Certificate Program.

Mr. Klein is the author of numerous books, articles, and treatises on the subject of multistate taxation. He is editor of New York Tax Highlights; co-author of the American Bar Association's Sales & Use Tax Desk Book; co-author of CCH's New York Residency and Allocation Audit Handbook; co-author of Contesting New York Tax Assessments; co-author of New York Tax Handbook and New York City Tax Handbook, published by the Research Institute of America; and a contributor to CCH's New York Tax Analysis. Articles by Mr. Klein have appeared in CPA Journal, Incentives, Journal of Multistate Taxation, and other publications devoted to multistate tax issues.

With approximately 200 attorneys practicing in all major areas of law, Hodgson Russ is the 205th largest law firm headquartered in the United States, as reported by the National Law Journal. It is one of approximately 100 firms in the country listed in America's Greatest Places to Work With a Law Degree. In addition, Hodgson Russ was recently named one of the country's most admired employers by American Employer Digest. The Firm, which was established in 1817 and is among the oldest law firms in the U.S., is the only law firm that can count two former U.S. presidents, Millard Fillmore and Grover Cleveland, among its alumni. The eight offices of Hodgson Russ are located in Albany, Buffalo, JFK International Airport, Johnstown, and New York City, New York; Boca Raton and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida; and Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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