MTA Set To Appeal Ruling Striking Down Payroll Tax

[A slightly different version of this story already appeared in the New York Law Journal]

ALBANY-Lawyers for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority yesterday notified the state Court of Appeals of their intention to appeal a ruling last week striking down a payroll tax on business located within the counties where the MTA operates. The MTA notified the state’s highest court of its intent to appeal Nassau County Supreme Court Justice R. Bruce Cozzens Jr.’s Aug. 22 ruling in Mangano v. Silver, 14444/2010, which found the tax unconstitutional. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman also informed the court and opposing lawyers yesterday of his intent to appeal the ruling.