Pharmaceutical giant Amgen has agreed to pay $74 million to resolve an investor class action alleging it hid a $10.7 billion tax bill from shareholders, according to an agreement filed in New York federal court.
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Amgen To Pay $74M To End Investor Suit Over $10.7B Tax Bill

By Natalie Olivo

Pharmaceutical giant Amgen has agreed to pay $74 million to resolve an investor class action alleging it hid a $10.7 billion tax bill from shareholders, according to an agreement filed in New York federal court.

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Arbitrator Orders IRS To Restore Telework, Remote Work

By Asha Glover

The IRS violated the National Treasury Employees Union's collective bargaining agreement and committed unfair labor practices when it required employees to return to work in person last year, an arbitrator said, ordering the agency to restore telework and remote work arrangements to levels allowed before March 2025.

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IRS Lacks Expert Testimony In Easement Fight, Donor Says

By Kat Lucero

The Internal Revenue Service is trying to disallow a partnership donor's $19.1 million charitable deduction for a Georgia conservation easement with limited expert testimony, the partnership told the U.S. Tax Court, arguing that approach violates the rules governing valuation cases.

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LITIGATION

Arbitration Valid In Tax Privacy Suit, H&R Block Tells 9th Circ.

By Zak Kostro

A California federal judge wrongly denied H&R Block's bid to make two filers arbitrate allegations that it unlawfully shared private data with Meta and Google, the tax preparation company told the Ninth Circuit, disputing the district court's finding that an underlying arbitration agreement is too unfair.

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REGULATION

Budget Bill's FDII Tax Changes Head To OMB Review

By Natalie Olivo

The Office of Management and Budget is reviewing the U.S. Treasury Department's proposed regulations for the 2025 federal budget bill's changes to the tax treatment of domestically held intellectual property, including an anti-abuse rule for related-party transactions.

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TRADE

Nintendo Seeks Game Over For Tariff Refund Class Suit

By Jack McLoone

A proposed class action looking to force Nintendo to reimburse customers for increased costs that were explicitly tied to President Donald Trump's now struck-down tariff regime should be handled in arbitration or tossed entirely, the company told a Seattle federal court.

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REPORTS & STUDIES

AI Could Raise US Tax Take $216B By 2030, Report Says

By Kevin Pinner

Rapid adoption of artificial intelligence could grow U.S. federal tax revenues by up to $216 billion in 2030, yet that figure would be twice as large if income gains weren't skewed toward capital instead of labor, the Yale Budget Lab said.

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IRS RELEASES

IRS Issues 2027 Table For Premium Tax Credit Calculations

By Asha Glover

The Internal Revenue Service published the table used for calculating the health insurance premium tax credit for 2027 on Tuesday.

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