The U.S. Department of the Treasury plans to propose rules that would bar unauthorized immigrants from receiving popular refundable individual tax credits such as the earned income tax credit, the department announced Thursday.
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Treasury To Curtail Tax Credits For Unauthorized Immigrants

By Kat Lucero

The U.S. Department of the Treasury plans to propose rules that would bar unauthorized immigrants from receiving popular refundable individual tax credits such as the earned income tax credit, the department announced Thursday.

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FBAR Penalty Against Ex-Prof Is Constitutional, Court Says

By Natalie Olivo

A former professor must pay the entire nearly $438,000 penalty the Internal Revenue Service assessed against him for his failure to timely disclose foreign bank accounts, a California magistrate judge held, finding the amount is not unconstitutionally excessive and declining to reduce it.

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Analysis

Importers Left With Uncertainty After US-China Trade Truce

By Dylan Moroses

U.S. importers have welcomed the latest trade truce with China and the ability to obtain key minerals without new licensing requirements for the next year, but continue to have questions about how commitments in the bilateral agreement will be met and concerns about risks of escalation.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

8th Circ. Decision Shipwrecks IRS On Shoals Of Loper Bright

The Eighth Circuit’s recent decision invalidating transfer pricing regulations in 3M Co. v. Commissioner may be the most significant tax case implementing Loper Bright's rejection of agency deference as a judicial tool in statutory construction, says Edward Froelich at McDermott.

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Rule Amendments Pave Path For A Privilege Claim 'Offensive'

Litigators should consider leveraging forthcoming amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which will require early negotiations of privilege-related discovery claims, by taking an offensive posture toward privilege logs at the outset of discovery, says David Ben-Meir at Ben-Meir Law.

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LITIGATION

6th Circ. Urged To Affirm High Bar For Donor Reporting Rule

By Anna Scott Farrell

A libertarian organization urged the Sixth Circuit to affirm a finding that the federal government must meet a relatively high bar before it can force nonprofits to reveal the identities of their donors, saying the standard acknowledges the burden of the disclosures on First Amendment rights.

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REGULATION

IRS Unveils Interim Rules For Tax Perk For Rural Loan Interest

By Kat Lucero

The IRS released temporary guidance Thursday on a new incentive that would exclude from taxable income 25% of interest from loans secured by a rural or agricultural property, including the definition of an eligible loan and the determination of the property's fair market value.

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ENFORCEMENT

Trump Pardons Nursing Home Owner In $39M Tax Fraud

By Asha Glover

President Donald Trump granted clemency to a nursing home operator who had been sentenced to three years in prison for a $39 million employment tax fraud scheme involving care centers he owned across the country.

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

3M Co.

Amazon.com Inc.

Americans for Prosperity Foundation

Apple Inc.

Chevron Corp.

Epic Games Inc.

H&R Block Inc.

Instagram Inc.

Major League Baseball Inc.

New York University

Securities Service Network Inc.

Security Bank Corp.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Federal Trade Commission

Internal Revenue Service

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. Department of the Treasury

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Tax Court