Ga. Justices Revive Uber Fight Over Pre-Wayfair Sales Tax
A Georgia appellate court must reconsider its opinion that Uber was required to collect and remit millions in sales taxes on behalf of drivers and customers who used its app before the Wayfair decision, the state's highest court said.
$70M Easement Tax Break Sticks After IRS Concedes Lateness
A partnership is entitled to all of its claimed $70 million tax deduction for donating a conservation easement in Louisiana, as the IRS stipulated to missing a notification deadline for disallowing the tax break, according to a decision entered Friday in the U.S. Tax Court.
Revamped EU Customs Will Have New Anti-Abuse Measures
The European Commission will have the power to take EU member states to court if they abuse a newly announced fast-track customs scheme by allowing noncompliant firms to benefit, a European Union official said Friday.
Ga. Justices Revive Uber Fight Over Pre-Wayfair Sales Tax
A Georgia appellate court must reconsider its opinion that Uber was required to collect and remit millions in sales taxes on behalf of drivers and customers who used its app before the Wayfair decision, the state's highest court said.
$70M Easement Tax Break Sticks After IRS Concedes Lateness
A partnership is entitled to all of its claimed $70 million tax deduction for donating a conservation easement in Louisiana, as the IRS stipulated to missing a notification deadline for disallowing the tax break, according to a decision entered Friday in the U.S. Tax Court.
Revamped EU Customs Will Have New Anti-Abuse Measures
The European Commission will have the power to take EU member states to court if they abuse a newly announced fast-track customs scheme by allowing noncompliant firms to benefit, a European Union official said Friday.
Federal More
The $50 million consulting contract that former Florida Congressman David Rivera signed with the U.S. affiliate of Venezuela's state-owned oil company was ultimately funded and controlled by the Venezuelan par... (more story)
A Missouri lawyer convicted of helping perpetrate a $22 million tax scheme is asking to stay out of prison while she appeals, telling a North Carolina federal court that she believes her appeal could be succes... (more story)
For restructuring and turnaround professionals, seeking refunds following the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision invalidating tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act raises seve... (more story)
A D.C. federal court said Friday it does not have the authority to order New York City to issue a tax refund sought by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in its capacity as receiver of the failed Silicon Valley Bank.
The former CEO of The Michaels Organization, who was indicted in New Jersey's now-dismissed criminal racketeering case against South Jersey power broker George E. Norcross III, has accused former New Jersey At... (more story)
Family members convicted of designing a trust scheme that tried to net $8.5 million in tax refunds were sentenced to prison by a Texas federal judge and ordered to pay back $1.7 million they spent on cryptocur... (more story)
A Venezuelan political opposition leader told jurors Thursday that he connected with former Florida congressman David Rivera to try to secure meetings with high-level U.S. officials in the first Trump administ... (more story)
State & Local More
MTC Airline Reg Updates Draw No Comments At Hearing
A Multistate Tax Commission proposal to update a sourcing regulation for airlines to account for sales of Wi-Fi access and other business practices that didn't exist when the rule was adopted in the 1980s didn... (more story)
Tax Agencies Using AI Mainly To Flag Fraud, OECD Says
Tax administrations in member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development are using artificial intelligence mainly to detect tax evasion and fraud, the OECD reported Tuesday, saying ... (more story)
Wash. OKs Cash Transaction Rounding Rules As Penny Fades
Washington adopted a law on Monday allowing cash retail transactions to be rounded to the nearest nickel increment, providing clarity for Evergreen State merchants in the wake of the federal government's decis... (more story)
Ga. Updates Federal Tax Conformity, Provides Refunds
Georgia will update its conformity to the Internal Revenue Code, offer income tax exemptions for overtime and tips and provide a one-time tax refund of up to $500 per household under bills signed by Republican... (more story)
5 Tips For Navigating Your Firm's All-Attorney Summit
Law firm retreats should be approached strategically, as they present valuable opportunities to advance both the firm's objectives and attorneys' professional development through meaningful participation, buil... (more story)
Duane Morris Bolsters SF Team With Hanson Bridgett Hire
Duane Morris LLP is growing its West Coast team, bringing in a Hanson Bridgett LLP transactions attorney as a partner in its San Francisco office.
Neb. Tax Board Backs $1M Assessment Of Home
The Nebraska tax review board said that a residential property was fairly assessed at over $1 million, siding with the local assessor's sales comparison approach in an order released Friday.
A Multistate Tax Commission proposal to update a sourcing regulation for airlines to account for sales of Wi-Fi access and other business practices that didn't exist when the rule was adopted in the 1980s didn... (more story)
Tax administrations in member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development are using artificial intelligence mainly to detect tax evasion and fraud, the OECD reported Tuesday, saying ... (more story)
Washington adopted a law on Monday allowing cash retail transactions to be rounded to the nearest nickel increment, providing clarity for Evergreen State merchants in the wake of the federal government's decis... (more story)
Georgia will update its conformity to the Internal Revenue Code, offer income tax exemptions for overtime and tips and provide a one-time tax refund of up to $500 per household under bills signed by Republican... (more story)
Law firm retreats should be approached strategically, as they present valuable opportunities to advance both the firm's objectives and attorneys' professional development through meaningful participation, buil... (more story)
Duane Morris LLP is growing its West Coast team, bringing in a Hanson Bridgett LLP transactions attorney as a partner in its San Francisco office.
The Nebraska tax review board said that a residential property was fairly assessed at over $1 million, siding with the local assessor's sales comparison approach in an order released Friday.
International More
UK College Wins VAT Dispute Over Tax Status Of Funding
A technical college providing free courses to students with U.K. government funding was right to treat the funding as consideration for its taxable supply of services, making it subject to value-added tax that... (more story)
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
The past week in London has seen Apple hit back at a tech company's wireless charging patent claim, a flurry of businesses bring COVID-19 pandemic insurance claims as a key deadline draws closer and Ipulse Par... (more story)
No £21M VAT Refund For German Pharma Co., UK Court Says
A German pharmaceutical manufacturer isn't owed nearly £21.5 million ($28.5 million) in value-added tax refunds for the rebated portion of products it supplied to the U.K.'s National Health Service, the Upper ... (more story)
Recovery Of State Aid Can't Target Related Cos., ECJ Advised
The European Commission overstepped when it ordered Belgium to recover unlawful state aid not just from companies that received tax exemptions but from every member of their corporate groups, an adviser to the... (more story)
Italy's Tax Regime Doesn't Flout EU Law, Court Adviser Says
Italy isn't breaking with European Union law by limiting tax deductions on certain intercompany interest payments, an adviser to the EU's top court said Thursday, holding the provision is nondiscriminatory bec... (more story)
EU Parliament Approves US Trade Deal With New Conditions
The full European Parliament voted Thursday to approve a set of contingencies on the European Union's trade deal with the U.S. that would implement major tariff cuts, including the ability to suspend the agree... (more story)
France To Crack Down On Bypassing Of Small Parcel Tax
France will expand the power of its customs officials to allow them to better identify and penalize traders that are circumventing a new small parcel tax, the government announced.
A technical college providing free courses to students with U.K. government funding was right to treat the funding as consideration for its taxable supply of services, making it subject to value-added tax that... (more story)
The past week in London has seen Apple hit back at a tech company's wireless charging patent claim, a flurry of businesses bring COVID-19 pandemic insurance claims as a key deadline draws closer and Ipulse Par... (more story)
A German pharmaceutical manufacturer isn't owed nearly £21.5 million ($28.5 million) in value-added tax refunds for the rebated portion of products it supplied to the U.K.'s National Health Service, the Upper ... (more story)
The European Commission overstepped when it ordered Belgium to recover unlawful state aid not just from companies that received tax exemptions but from every member of their corporate groups, an adviser to the... (more story)
Italy isn't breaking with European Union law by limiting tax deductions on certain intercompany interest payments, an adviser to the EU's top court said Thursday, holding the provision is nondiscriminatory bec... (more story)
The full European Parliament voted Thursday to approve a set of contingencies on the European Union's trade deal with the U.S. that would implement major tariff cuts, including the ability to suspend the agree... (more story)
France will expand the power of its customs officials to allow them to better identify and penalize traders that are circumventing a new small parcel tax, the government announced.