Federal
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May 13, 2025
Energy Co. Schemed On Tribal Tax Credits, Dem Senators Say
Senate Finance Committee Democrats asked an energy company's chairman Tuesday to address what they allege is evidence of a scheme involving members of President Donald Trump's new administration, including the nominee for IRS commissioner, to validate tribal tax credits the agency says are nonexistent.
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May 13, 2025
8th Circ. Urged To Enforce IRS Pricing Method On Medtronic
The U.S. Tax Court erred by tossing the IRS' suggested method to price royalties for intangible property licensed by medical device maker Medtronic to a Puerto Rican affiliate because its products differed from those of comparable uncontrolled companies, a government attorney told the Eighth Circuit on Tuesday.
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May 13, 2025
Feds Want 2½ Years For Ex-Alvarez & Marsal CPA In Tax Case
A onetime managing director at consulting firm Alvarez & Marsal should spend two-and-a-half years in prison as punishment for failing to file his personal taxes and lying on a mortgage application, prosecutors told a D.C. federal judge.
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May 13, 2025
Exxon Asks To Add 2 Chemicals To Taxable Substances List
The Internal Revenue Service asked for comments Tuesday on proposals by Exxon Mobil to add two chemicals to the agency's list of taxable substances.
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May 13, 2025
Cahill Gordon Recruits Fried Frank Digital Assets Co-Leader
Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP has added the former co-head of Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP's digital assets and blockchain practice as a partner in Washington, D.C., the firm announced Tuesday.
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May 12, 2025
Feds Say Tribal Tariff Dispute Must Stay In US Trade Court
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is fighting Montana tribal members' attempt to stop the transfer of their lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's Canada tariff orders from federal court to the U.S. Court of International Trade, saying the CIT has exclusive jurisdiction over the case.
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May 12, 2025
DC Judge Declines To Block IRS From Sharing Info With ICE
A D.C. federal judge rejected Monday a trio of immigration advocacy groups' request to block the Internal Revenue Service from sharing with immigration enforcement agencies the names and addresses of people suspected of being in the country illegally.
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May 12, 2025
Tax Court Calls Tax Lawyer's Arguments Against IRS Frivolous
The U.S. Tax Court found Monday that a tax lawyer who was admitted to practice before the court had advanced four frivolous arguments contesting the authority of the IRS, upholding over $1 million in deficiencies and other additions to tax.
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May 12, 2025
Ex-Senators, Judges Support Business In Trump Tariff Fight
A stationery company challenging President Donald Trump's global tariffs has received support from former U.S. senators and retired federal judges who told a Florida federal court that the power to impose trade measures remains squarely with Congress.
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May 12, 2025
Man Who Moved Failed To Fight Tax Bill On Time, Court Says
A man who didn't immediately notify the IRS that he moved missed his chance to dispute a tax bill the agency sent to his former home, the U.S. Tax Court ruled Monday, saying he failed to show he should've been given extra time to bring his case.
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May 12, 2025
Tax Interest Rates Will Remain Steady For July
The Internal Revenue Service's interest rates for overpayments and underpayments of tax will remain the same in the quarter starting in July, the agency said Thursday.
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May 12, 2025
Eaton Allowed To Shield Some Worker Reviews From IRS
Eaton Corp. may withhold performance evaluations for three foreign employees from the IRS' investigation of Eaton's sale of intellectual property to an Irish affiliate, an Ohio federal judge decided Monday, saying the records are not important enough to the tax investigation to justify violating European privacy law.
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May 12, 2025
Tax Court Affirms Mortgage Co.'s $7M Income For Deduction
A mortgage company can deduct nearly $7 million in corporate income for 2014, the U.S. Tax Court ruled Monday, affirming adjustments made to correct accounting errors tied to its warehouse-lending business.
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May 12, 2025
US, China Agree To Temporarily Cut Soaring Tariffs
The U.S. will cut tariffs on most Chinese goods to 30% for 90 days while China will reduce tariffs on most U.S. goods to 10%, the countries announced Monday after the two governments agreed to relax soaring tariffs.
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May 12, 2025
Gunster Tax Ace Jumps To Spencer Fane In Tampa
Spencer Fane LLP announced Monday that it has bolstered its tax, trusts and estates practice group in Tampa with the addition of a former Gunster shareholder.
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May 12, 2025
IRS Paid $21B In Improper Tax Credits, TIGTA Says
The Internal Revenue Service made $21.4 billion in improper refundable tax credit payments last year and again failed to meet lawmakers' goal to reduce its rate of incorrect payments to 10%, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration said Monday.
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May 12, 2025
Biz Groups Back Bill To Expand FDII Tax Benefits
A coalition of business lobbying groups has thrown its weight behind proposed legislation that would expand tax breaks for domestically held intellectual property, saying the changes would build on the goals of the 2017 federal tax overhaul.
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May 12, 2025
Jury Clears Biz Owner's Wife Of $2M Payroll Tax Debt
The wife of a man found liable for construction company employment taxes is off the hook for $2 million in liabilities, a New York federal jury found, saying she was not responsible for collecting the taxes and paying them over to the federal government.
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May 12, 2025
Exxon Wants Chemicals Added To Taxable Substances List
The Internal Revenue Service is seeking comments on proposals to add nine chemicals to its list of taxable substances, eight of which were put forward by Exxon Mobil, the agency said Monday.
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May 09, 2025
'Proud' Judge Says No Prison For $1.3B Tax Fraud Witnesses
A Georgia federal judge handed down a pair of what he called "stunningly lenient" no-prison sentences Friday to two brothers who served as key cooperating witnesses in a first-of-its-kind federal case against a sprawling, $1.3 billion tax fraud scheme.
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May 09, 2025
PL 86-272 Expansion May Face Rocky Path Through Congress
The fate of an element of a House budget reconciliation bill that would broaden state income tax protections for businesses may rest with the Senate parliamentarian's view on whether the provision passes muster under reconciliation rules.
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May 09, 2025
Tariffs And Tax Breaks Offer Risky Lifeline To US Film Industry
President Donald Trump's call for a 100% tariff on films made outside the U.S. has potential to improve a struggling domestic industry if it is considered in conjunction with new federal tax incentives to restore production, but the idea hasn't yet gathered support in Congress, according to lawyers who spoke to Law360.
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May 09, 2025
IRS Cuts May Hinder Prep For 2026 If TCJA Is Renewed
Internal Revenue Service staff cuts and retirements could hamper planning for next year's filing season if Congress renews the 2017 tax overhaul this year as planned while withholding resources needed to modernize the agency's systems, a former agency commissioner warned Friday.
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May 09, 2025
US Seeking A Global Minimum Tax Carveout, Official Says
The U.S. tax system is "robust enough" for other countries to refrain permanently from applying the 15% global minimum tax to any income that the U.S. taxes or monitors, but an arrangement must be struck before a safe harbor expires, a Treasury Department official said Friday.
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May 09, 2025
Express Scripts To Appeal Denied Tax Break In $43M Suit
Express Scripts is appealing rulings denying it a $43 million tax refund for domestic production activities after a Missouri federal court said the company did not qualify because it did not grant licenses to pharmacy benefit plan sponsors who used its software, the pharmacy benefit manager said Friday.

GOP Floats $30,000 SALT Cap, Renewed R&D Credit
House Ways and Means Republicans proposed a $30,000 state and local tax deduction cap and a renewed research and development credit in updated legislation to extend their 2017 tax overhaul law, which the committee plans to consider Tuesday.

GOP Unveils Plan To Cement 2017 Tax Cuts, Expand Biz Relief
House Republicans plan to meet Tuesday to deliberate a sweeping extension of their 2017 tax overhaul that would lock in low individual rates and deduction limits, expand child care and estate tax breaks, and make permanent tax incentives for small pass-through businesses and U.S. multinational corporations.

11th Circ. Judge Frowns On New Arguments In Easement Case
An Eleventh Circuit judge disapproved of a Georgia partnership raising new arguments on appeal as it pursues a tax deduction for a conservation easement donation, saying Thursday that perhaps "we wouldn't be here" if the partnership had argued the points before the lower court.
Featured Stories
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PL 86-272 Expansion May Face Rocky Path Through Congress
The fate of an element of a House budget reconciliation bill that would broaden state income tax protections for businesses may rest with the Senate parliamentarian's view on whether the provision passes muster under reconciliation rules.
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Tariffs And Tax Breaks Offer Risky Lifeline To US Film Industry
President Donald Trump's call for a 100% tariff on films made outside the U.S. has potential to improve a struggling domestic industry if it is considered in conjunction with new federal tax incentives to restore production, but the idea hasn't yet gathered support in Congress, according to lawyers who spoke to Law360.
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Souter's Clerks Remember Him As Humble, Kind And Caring
Former clerks of retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter are heartbroken over the death of a man many of them remember more for his conscientiousness, humility, kindness and disdain for the spotlight than for his undeniable brilliance as a jurist.
Expert Analysis
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Alternative Business Structures Raise Ethics Questions
The new KPMG law firm, launched in Arizona following that state's repeal of the prohibition on fee sharing with nonlawyers, raises a number of important practice questions, both for the firm and those law firms seeking to partner with it, says Deborah Winokur at Cozen O’Connor.
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The IRS Shouldn't Go To War Over Harvard's Tax Exemption
If the Internal Revenue Service revokes Harvard's tax-exempt status for violating established public policy — a position unsupported by currently available information — the precedent set by surviving the inevitable court challenge could undercut the autonomy and distinctiveness of the charitable sector, says Johnny Rex Buckles at Houston Law Center.
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Mitigating Import Risks Around Southeast Asian Solar Cells
The U.S. Department of Commerce's recent final determinations in its antidumping and countervailing duty investigations into solar cells produced in certain Southeast Asian countries make it important for U.S. purchasers to consider risk mitigation strategies, including modifying supply chains and contractually assigning import responsibilities, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
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Reassessing Corporate Separateness After Explosion Of LLCs
Following the dramatic increase of limited liability companies in the U.S., the Corporate Transparency Act's enactment and the Trump administration's subsequent narrowing of that law, it's worth revisiting the underlying legal principles that govern shell companies in order to remedy the problems that initially motivated the CTA, says Jeff Newton at Omni Bridgeway.
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Crisis Management Lessons From The Parenting Playbook
The parenting skills we use to help our kids through challenges — like rehearsing for stressful situations, modeling confidence and taking time to reset our emotions — can also teach us the fundamentals of leading clients through a corporate crisis, say Deborah Solmor at the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and Cara Peterman at Alston & Bird.
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Immunity Waiver Ruling A Setback For Ch. 7 Trustees
While governmental units should welcome the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in U.S. v. Miller restricting the reach of the Bankruptcy Code's sovereign immunity waiver, Chapter 7 trustees now have a limited ability to maximize bankruptcy estates, says Dan Prieto at Jones Day.
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Adapting To Private Practice: From NY Fed To BigLaw
While the move to private practice brings a learning curve, it also brings chances to learn new skills and grow your network, requiring a clear understanding of how your skills can complement and contribute to a firm's existing practice, and where you can add new value, says Meghann Donahue at Covington.
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Top 3 Litigation Finance Deal-Killers, And How To Avoid Them
Like all transactions, litigation finance deals can sometimes collapse, but understanding the most common reasons for failure, including a lack of trust or a misunderstanding of deal terms, can help both parties avoid problems, say Rebecca Berrebi at Avenue 33 and Boris Ziser at Schulte Roth.
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A 2-Step System For Choosing A Digital Asset Reporting Path
Under the Internal Revenue Service's new digital asset reporting regulation, each type of asset may have three potential reporting destinations, so a detailed testing framework can help to determine the appropriate path, says Keval Sonecha at Sonecha & Amlani.
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How Attys Can Use A Therapy Model To Help Triggered Clients
Attorneys can lean on key principles from a psychotherapeutic paradigm known as the "Internal Family Systems" model to help manage triggered clients and get settlement negotiations back on track, says Jennifer Gibbs at Zelle.
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3 Steps For In-House Counsel To Assess Litigation Claims
Before a potential economic downturn, in-house attorneys should investigate whether their company is sitting on hidden litigation claims that could unlock large recoveries to help the business withstand tough times, says Will Burgess at Hilgers Graben.
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IRS And ICE Info Sharing Could Drive Payroll Tax Enforcement
Tax crimes are historically difficult to prosecute, but the Internal Revenue Services’ recent agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to share taxpayer records of non-U.S. citizens could be used to enhance payroll tax-related enforcement against their employers, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.
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Adapting To Private Practice: From DOJ Enviro To Mid-Law
Practitioners leaving a longtime government role for private practice — as when I departed the U.S. Department of Justice’s environmental enforcement division — should prioritize finding a firm that shares their principles, values their experience and will invest in their transition, says John Cruden at Beveridge & Diamond.