Gerald “Jerry” Donnini II

Gerald “Jerry” Donnini II is a Shareholder of the Law Offices of Moffa, Sutton, & Donnini, PA. Mr. Donnini concentrates in the area of Florida and Federal tax matters, with a heavy emphasis on the tobacco, convenience store and petroleum industries . He also handles a myriad of multi-state state and local tax issues. Mr. Donnini is a co-author for CCH’s Expert Treatise Library: State Sales and Us Tax and writes extensively on multi-state tax issues for SalesTaxSupport.com.

Mr. Donnini also regularly represents cigarette, beverage, and tobacco distributors against the Division of Alcohol and Tobacco in connection with refund claims and audit defense. While at Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center, Mr. Donnini was the Notes and Comments Editor of Nova Law Review and Vice President of the Sports and Entertainment Law Society. Prior to attending law school at Nova in 2008, Jerry was an accountant for National Retail Properties, Inc.

RECENT CASES

• Brandy’s Products, Inc. v. Dep’t of Business & Professional Regulation, 188 So. 3d 130 (Fla. 1^st DCA 2016) – blunt wraps not taxable in Florida. Oral Argument
• Fla. Bee Dist., Inc. et. al. v. Dep’t of Business & Professional Regulation, Case Nos. 15-6108RU, 15-6148RU (Fla. DOAH Mar. 3, 2016) (holding the Department’s interpretation was an unadopted rule),
• RYO Select LLC v. Dep’t of Business & Professional Regulation., Case No. 14-CA-3165 (Fla. 15th Cir. Ct. Mar. 3, 2016), appeal docketed, No. 4D16-1142 (Fla. 4th DCA 2016) (Federal excise tax not subject to Florida wholesale tobacco tax).
• Good Times Pinellas LLC v. Dep’t of Business & Professional Regulation., Case No. 14-CA-1672 (Fla. 13th Cir. Ct. September 16, 2015) appeal docketed, No. 2D15-4622 (Fla 2d DCA 2015) (Federal excise tax not subject to Florida wholesale tobacco tax).
• Planet Trading, Inc. v. Dep’t of Business & Professional Regulation Case No. 13-CA-13731, appeal docketed, No. 5D15-4128 (Fla. 5th DCA) (Federal excise tax not subject to Florida wholesale tobacco tax).
• American Import Car Sales, Inc. v. Dep’t of Revenue, Co-Counsel, Case No. 14-3115 (Fla. DOAH April 17, 2015) (Department of incorrectly estimated tax on car dealer when adequate records were provided).

Education

• New York University School of Law, L.L.M., Taxation (2014)
• Nova Southeastern University, J.D., magna cum laude (2011)
• University of Central Florida, B.B.A, Accounting (2007)

Bar Admissions

• Florida
• US Tax Court