A report submitted by one of Eaton's expert witnesses in its acquisition financing trial overstepped the limits of an expert's role, offering legal rather than economic analysis and seeming to advocate for the company​​​​, a U.S. Tax Court judge said Thursday.
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Judge Slams Eaton Expert For Offering Legal Analysis

By Molly Moses

A report submitted by one of Eaton's expert witnesses in its acquisition financing trial overstepped the limits of an expert's role, offering legal rather than economic analysis and seeming to advocate for the company​​​​, a U.S. Tax Court judge said Thursday.

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Failed ACA Credit Extension Votes Leave Costs In Limbo

By Asha Glover

The Senate failed Thursday to pass procedural votes on two healthcare proposals to address the upcoming lapse in the Affordable Care Act's enhanced premium tax credits, including a proposal by Democrats to extend the subsidies for three years.

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IRS Plans Outreach Campaign For NIL Income Earners

By Kat Lucero

The Internal Revenue Service plans to launch an outreach campaign to educate student-athletes, entertainers, artists and social media influencers about the tax implications of income earned through personal brand marketing, endorsements and similar activities, an agency official said Thursday.

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LITIGATION

Group Seeks Cannabis Reclassification Regarding Tax Status

By Jaqueline McCool

Cannabis shouldn't be categorized as a Schedule 1 or 2 drug, so tax law regarding the sale of illegal drugs shouldn't be applied to cannabis sales, a coalition of cannabis industry groups told the U.S. Tax Court in an amicus brief Thursday.

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Tax Court Rejects Nevada Couple's Law Firm Deductions

By Anna Scott Farrell

A married couple who are both attorneys are subject to a federal tax lien because they are not entitled to deductions and reduced gross receipts related to their law firm, and they aren't entitled to claimed losses from real estate, the U.S. Tax Court said Thursday.

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ENFORCEMENT

Fed Terminates 3 Actions Against Credit Suisse, JPMorgan

By Sydney Price

The Federal Reserve said Thursday that it has terminated a trio of enforcement actions against Credit Suisse Group AG and JPMorgan Chase & Co., lifting consent orders that were tied to alleged illicit finance practices and trade surveillance failures.

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