*Avocado Roundup: Arizona Governor Signs Bill Banning Rental Taxes

Arizona’s Democratic governor, Katie Hobbs, signed a bipartisan bill that bars cities and towns in the state from levying taxes on residential rental properties starting in 2025. (AZ Mirror)

UK wine producers say a new alcohol duty measure that took effect Tuesday will cause them to raise prices. The duty, which taxes spirits based on their alcohol content by volume, will increase overall for most wines and spirits, but will fall for lower-alcohol drinks such as beer and most sparkling wine, according to a report. (BBC)

Health costs linked to legal drugs, tobacco, and alcohol weigh on public finances far more than these products bring in tax revenues, according to a French-language report. (AFP via BFMTV)

The French government delayed for a third time a requirement for property owners to report their housing assets to the tax authority, citing a large number of people accessing the online form. The deadline is now Aug. 10. (Ministry of Economy)

French property owner taxes, assessed locally, have been climbing steadily as governments seek to offset the gradual phase-out of the residence tax, which is paid by occupants of housing. (Orange Actu)

Fox Rothschild hired tax and wealth-planning lawyer Melissa Paszamant as partner in Philadelphia. She arrives from Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld. (FoxRothschild.com)

Dentons LLP said former Internal Revenue Service trial attorney Sarah Myers Raben joined its office in Huntsville, Alabama, as of counsel on its tax controversy team. She was recently at McDermott Will & Emory. (Dentons)

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