{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F1ceb5885-08ae-49c7-8d52-c1344019df49","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Challenging tax laws with Michelle Bush","description":"In this episode of the SALTovation podcast, we speak with Michelle Bush, from Silverstein & Pomerantz, and our very own Judy Vorndran.\r\n\n \r\n\nMichelle talks about her career handling tax matters on behalf of the city and then her later switch on behalf of the taxpayers . Listen to her multiple perspectives of challenging tax law in the court system.\r\n\n \r\n\nQuestions asked and answered in this Episode:\r\n\n \r\n\nWhy did she switch sides from representing the city to representing taxpayers?\r\n\nWhat are Michelle thoughts on overreaching enforcement?\r\n\nWas there a lack of trust from the cities for the state to collect their dues?\r\n\nWhy doesn\u2019t Denver have clearer boundary lines?\r\n\nWhat are Michelle\u2019s opinions on the Sales & Use Tax System (SUTS) system?\r\n\nWhat case had the biggest impact on Michelle on the way she thinks about tax and the application of the law?\r\n\nHow do you put together a compelling story for litigation?\r\n\nWhat does Michelle foresee in future litigations?\r\n\n\n \r\n\nWhat You Will Discover:\r\n\n \r\n\n[01:29] The progression of Michelle\u2019s career\r\n\n[05:03] Why she shifted from representing the city to taxpayers\r\n\n[06:34] How she adjusted to Colorado's complicated state tax system\r\n\n[08:59] The balancing act on enforcing the tax law\r\n\n[14:40] If Michelle felt any distrust between the City of Denver and the state of Colorado\r\n\n[19:35] Issues with Colorado\u2019s boundary lines\r\n\n[21:15] Michelle\u2019s opinions of the SUTS system\r\n\n[27:38] What Michelle tries to remember in every piece of litigation\r\n\n[31:40] How to put together a compelling story\r\n\n[35:56] How the COVID-19 pandemic could play in future litigations\r\n\n[37:37] Other litigations Michelle foresees in the future\r\n\n\n \r\n\nQuotables:\r\n\n \r\n\n\u201cWherever I worked, it was the right thing at the time.\u201d - Michelle Bush [05:30]\r\n\n\n \r\n\n\u201cJust because no one is challenging it doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s the right application. Doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s the wrong application.\u201d - Michelle Bush [10:21]\r\n\n\n \r\n\n\u201cPutting myself in the shoes of our clients, any time you can remove a barrier to compliance, I think that\u2019s a good thing.\u201d - Michelle Bush [22:10]\r\n\n\n \r\n\n\u201cBut use tax is almost like when you say use tax, people think that\u2026 they look at you and say `I know the words you are using are in the English language, but I don\u2019t know what that means.\u2019\u201d - Michelle Bush [26:28] \r\n\n\n \r\n\n\u201cThere\u2019s always a story to be told.\u201d - Michelle Bush [28:57]\r\n\n\n \r\n\nRelevant Links:\r\n\n \r\n\nWebsite: https://www.sptaxlaw.com/our-people/michelle-bush/\r\n\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-bush-ba10b01a/\r\n","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/e7ec67fe-e8f9-47d1-a481-53644fd64e90/salt-1-bpay1.jpg"}