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Tarter Krinsky Real Estate Chair Sees Office Market 'Normalcy'

Despite lingering economic questions, the office market is starting to reach a state of "normalcy," Tarter Krinsky... (more story)

Relief Concerns Grow As Sectoral Tariff Actions Build

Importers' hopes for relief from industrywide tariffs are lagging alongside the trade deals President Donald Trump... (more story)

The Tax Angle: IRS Leadership Changes Amid Gov't Shutdown

The federal government shutdown doesn't appear any closer to being resolved on Capitol Hill, but that hasn't stopp... (more story)

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China's Crackdown On Rare Earth Minerals Spooks Importers

In the latest trade salvo between the U.S. and China, stricter Chinese export controls on critical earth minerals that many U.S. manufacturers rely on are causing concern for businesses, which may have difficu... (more story)

LA Developers Charged In Homeless Housing Fund Fraud

A pair of real estate developers have been charged in separate fraud cases alleging that they misused millions of dollars meant to build and operate affordable housing for people experiencing homelessness, the... (more story)

IRS Agents Lose Defamation Suit Against Hunter Biden's Atty

An attorney who defended Hunter Biden against criminal tax charges was only expressing his legal opinion when he accused Internal Revenue Service agents of illegally disclosing his client's private tax informa... (more story)

Ga. Tax Worker Seeks Interest On Chrisley Slander Award

A Georgia Department of Revenue employee who was awarded $755,000 in her slander case against former reality star and convicted fraudster Todd Chrisley asked a federal judge to grant her post-judgment interest... (more story)

Justices Urged To Hear Mich. Tax Foreclosure Case

A property owner has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on her case alleging a Michigan county improperly kept the excess proceeds of her tax-foreclosed home sale, arguing the justices should settle a co... (more story)

Tax Prep Co. Loses Challenge To IRS E-File Ban

The IRS didn't violate a tax preparation company's constitutional rights or administrative law in barring it from filing returns electronically, a New York federal judge ruled, saying the agency was allowed to... (more story)

11th Circ. Denies Veteran's Appeal Of Bias Suit Dismissal

The Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday affirmed a district court's ruling against a veteran who said he faced disability discrimination, retaliation and a hostile work environment at the IRS after the agency failed... (more story)

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MTA Wants Truckers' Congestion Pricing Suit Tossed

New York officials have told a Manhattan federal judge that an amended lawsuit alleging congestion pricing tolls wrongfully discriminate against commercial truckers still doesn't offer any new facts suggesting... (more story)

Md. May Not Enforce Pass-Through Provision In Digital Ad Tax

Maryland is permanently barred from enforcing a provision in the state's digital advertising tax that prevents tech companies from directly passing the amount of tax through to customers, according to an order... (more story)

Morgan Lewis Adds Ex-IRS Special Counsel As DC Partner

A former special counsel at the Internal Revenue Service's chief counsel's office has moved to Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP's tax-exempt organizations team, where he'll continue working on issues related to char... (more story)

Ohio Income Tax Dispute Wrongly Barred As Late, Court Told

An Ohio trial court incorrectly ruled that a woman's complaint challenging Akron's collection of tax on a settlement payment was time-barred, a group told an appeals court.

Boston Says Celebrity Chef Moved Money To Skirt Tax Bills

The city of Boston is accusing celebrity chef Barbara Lynch of intentionally scheming to avoid paying nearly $1.7 million in property taxes by "siphoning off" corporate assets, asking a judge to pierce the cor... (more story)

A Remarkable Scheme Undressed: SALT In Review

From allegations involving strip clubs, bribery and a New York tax auditor to yet another proposed digital advertising tax, RSM's David Brunori offers his thoughts on noteworthy state and local tax news.

Taxation With Representation: Sullivan, MoFo, Freshfields

In this week's Taxation With Representation, Fifth Third Bancorp acquires Comerica in an all-stock deal, Qualtrics buys experience analytics firm Press Ganey Forsta, and SoftBank buys ABB's robotics division.

Adapting To Private Practice: 3 Tips On Finding The Right Job

After 23 years as a state and federal prosecutor, when I contemplated moving to a law firm, practicing solo or going in-house, I found there's a critical first step — deep self-reflection on what you truly wan... (more story)

Baker Botts Adds 2 Tax Pros From Venable In San Francisco

Baker Botts LLP is expanding its West Coast transactional team, bringing in a pair of Venable LLP tax attorneys as partners in its San Francisco office.

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EU Still Hopes For Pillar 1 Despite Doubts

The European Union's best chance for resolving how to tax the digital economy is still to use the OECD's Pillar One rather than unilateral measures that risk disputes, the EU's tax director told the European P... (more story)

Newsquest Defends Report On Wage Practices At Welsh Club

An English regional newspaper publisher has defended itself against a Welsh telecommunications businessman's libel claim, saying it accurately reported that one of its companies underpaid its employers.

Economist, Country Officials Call For Taxes On Wealthy

Columbia University professor and economist Joseph Stiglitz met with officials from Spain and Chile on Wednesday at an event that called for tax policies to rein in extreme wealth.

Sabre Says British Airways Must Reimburse For UK Digital Tax

Flight booking giant Sabre sued British Airways over a digital tax bill it says it was required to pay the U.K. on the airline's behalf, claiming the airline was contractually obligated to reimburse Sabre for ... (more story)

Buy.com Founder's $16M Tax Bill Untimely, 10th Circ. Told

The founder of now-defunct Buy.com is challenging a nearly $16 million tax bill before the Tenth Circuit, arguing that the Internal Revenue Service failed to obtain valid consent to extend the statute of limit... (more story)

Six Pension Plans Settle In $2.1B Danish Tax Fraud Case

Six pension plans have settled claims by Denmark's tax agency accusing them of participating in a $2.1 billion scheme that fraudulently claimed refunds on tax withheld from stock dividends, with a New York fed... (more story)

Floridian Must Pay $1.6M After Default Judgment In FBAR Suit

A tax preparer is on the hook for $1.6 million in penalties for foreign bank accounts that he tried to conceal, a Florida federal court found in a default judgment after he failed to respond to the U.S. government's suit.