Federal

  • August 16, 2024

    IRS, State Agencies, Tax Industry Create Anti-Scam Task Force

    The Internal Revenue Service announced Friday that it is teaming with state tax agencies and tax industry representatives to create a task force to combat a growing number of scams and schemes targeting taxpayers.

  • August 16, 2024

    IRS Issues Corp. Bond Monthly Yield Curve For August

    The Internal Revenue Service published Friday the corporate bond monthly yield curve for August for use in calculations for defined benefit plans, as well as corresponding segment rates and other related provisions.

  • August 16, 2024

    Weekly Internal Revenue Bulletin

    The Internal Revenue Service's weekly bulletin, issued Friday, included the final labor rules for clean energy projects seeking to significantly boost the value of their tax credits.

  • August 16, 2024

    Taxation With Representation: Cleary, Kirkland, Skadden

    In this week's Taxation with Representation, Mars Inc. sets a 2024 record with its $36 billion acquisition of Kellanova, Carlyle inks a $3.8 billion purchase with Baxter International Inc., and Performance Food Group Co. agrees to a $2.1 billion cash deal with Cheney Bros. Inc.

  • August 15, 2024

    Doctor Wants Contempt Fine Dropped In Foreign Asset Case

    A doctor who incurred $1.1 million in liabilities for failing to report his foreign bank accounts is asking a Michigan federal court to waive his $20,000 civil contempt fine because the court restricted his only financial assets to paying the liabilities.

  • August 15, 2024

    Applicable Federal Interest Rates To Drop In September

    Applicable federal rates for income tax purposes will decrease in September, the Internal Revenue Service said Thursday, the third month-to-month drop in a row.

  • August 15, 2024

    IRS Nix Of $52M Easement Deduction Invalid, Donor Says

    An Alabama partnership asked the U.S. Tax Court to reverse an Internal Revenue Service adjustment that cut its roughly $52 million deduction for its donation of a conservation easement, saying, among other things, that the IRS defied the Administrative Procedure Act.

  • August 15, 2024

    Partnership's $47M Easement Deduction Is Fraud, IRS Says

    A North Carolina partnership lied and hid details related to a fraudulent conservation easement donation for 2018, the Internal Revenue Service told the U.S. Tax Court, saying the partnership is wrong in claiming the IRS improperly slashed its almost $47 million corresponding tax deduction.

  • August 15, 2024

    Tax Pros Navigate Chaos, Rewards In Climate Law's 2nd Year

    Energy tax attorneys have been knee-deep in project finance deals for the past year since the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 triggered a flurry of clean energy investments, but the work, they say, has been fulfilling as part of broader efforts to save the environment.

  • August 15, 2024

    IRS Reopens Improper Retention Credit Disclosure Program

    Businesses that think they improperly received COVID-era employee retention credits have another chance to apply for a voluntary disclosure program that could reduce their penalty and allow them to avoid future audits, penalties and interest, the Internal Revenue Service said Thursday.

  • August 15, 2024

    Ga. Man Accused Of Trying To Steal $1.9M In COVID Funds

    A Georgia man was indicted in a scheme to steal $1.9 million in pandemic relief money and accused of wire fraud, submitting fraudulent federal tax returns and stealing dozens of Social Security numbers, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday.

  • August 15, 2024

    IRS Corrects Regs For Digital Asset Brokers, Energy Credits

    The Internal Revenue Service issued corrections to three sets of final regulations Thursday, including those related to digital asset brokers and two clean energy tax credit provisions.

  • August 14, 2024

    Disbarred Atty Admits To Tax Evasion Over Mass Tort Fees

    A disbarred attorney pled guilty to a single count of tax evasion Wednesday in Pennsylvania federal court stemming from allegations he didn't pay taxes on more than $100 million in legal fees he earned from representing 4,300 plaintiffs in a mass tort case, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

  • August 14, 2024

    Tax Court Judge Again Deems CPA's Refund Claim Frivolous

    A U.S. Tax Court judge rejected a certified public accountant's calculation that the IRS owed him a nearly $30,000 tax refund, repeating her opinion that the CPA was making frivolous arguments in claiming he owed no taxes on his income.

  • August 14, 2024

    Medical Device Maker Pleads Guilty To $2.4M Tax Evasion

    A man who made millions of dollars on medical devices and sold one purporting to eradicate viruses by using sound waves pled guilty to evading $2.4 million in taxes in a trust scheme involving his girlfriend, according to Florida federal court documents.

  • August 14, 2024

    DC Tax Relief Can Aid Office Projects, But It's No 'Silver Bullet'

    While tax relief programs may help a handful of office conversion projects in Washington, D.C., and make financial sense, much more needs to happen to bring the city's struggling downtown back to life again, real estate experts say.

  • August 13, 2024

    Hunter Biden Says Corruption Claims Don't Belong In Tax Trial

    Hunter Biden has urged a California federal judge to bar a jury weighing his tax charges from hearing any allegations of corruption regarding foreign sources of income for fear it would "insinuate extraneous, politically charged matters" into the trial.

  • August 13, 2024

    Gov't Seeks To Use Liens To Nab Decades-Old $2.8M Tax Debt

    A businessman and his trust face the prospect of losing a New York property as the Internal Revenue Service asked a federal court to set aside conveyances to him of property with IRS tax liens and collect on a $2.8 million tax debt.

  • August 13, 2024

    Walz Backed Tax Hikes Funding Plans For Children, Families

    As Minnesota's governor, Democrat Tim Walz, now the presumed vice presidential nominee of his party, separated himself from most other governors by signing into law numerous tax increases funding progressive priorities such as a paid family leave plan and the nation's largest child tax credit.

  • August 13, 2024

    Treasury's Loss Rules Take Broad Approach To Min. Tax Deal

    The U.S. Treasury Department recently dashed the hopes of multinational corporations seeking regulations that would have carved out an international minimum tax agreement from interacting with long-standing domestic rules aimed at preventing companies from using the same economic loss twice.

  • August 13, 2024

    Partnerships' Easement Fight Ends As Gov't Drops IRS Notice

    An Alabama federal judge dismissed a complaint by dozens of partnerships claiming they shouldn't have to comply with an IRS notice regarding conservation easement transactions, following an Eleventh Circuit ruling upholding the notice as invalid and the government's agreement not to enforce it.

  • August 13, 2024

    IRS Delays Tax Deadlines In Vermont After Hurricane Debby

    Taxpayers in Vermont will be given until Feb. 3 to file individual and business tax returns and make payments after the state was hit by Hurricane Debby, the Internal Revenue Service said Tuesday.

  • August 13, 2024

    Tax Court Nixes Loss Deduction, But Owners Owe No Penalty

    The Internal Revenue Service was right to determine a business created to provide guidance to real estate owners and investors couldn't claim loss deductions because its business had not actually started, the Tax Court said Tuesday, but the owners are not liable for an accuracy-related penalty.

  • August 13, 2024

    IRS Wrongly Denied Tomato Cos. Deductions, 9th Circ. Told

    Two companies that supply 40% of the United States' tomato paste and diced tomatoes told the Ninth Circuit that the U.S. Tax Court erred in keeping the companies from deducting the costs of restoring their production facilities before the actual restoration occurs.

  • August 13, 2024

    Firm Asks Court To Reconsider $1.5M Freeze In Tax Dispute

    A Baltimore law firm that sued the IRS for freezing $1.5 million in its operating account to satisfy a client's tax debts told a Maryland federal court it was "dead wrong" in denying the firm's request to release the money without going to trial.

Expert Analysis

  • A Proposal For Fairer, More Efficient Innocent Spouse Relief

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    Adding a simple election to the current regulatory framework for innocent spouse claims would benefit both taxpayers and the Internal Revenue Service by alleviating the undue burdens placed on those the program was intended to help and improving agency collections in such cases, says Laurie Kazenoff at Kazenoff Tax.

  • 7 Common Myths About Lateral Partner Moves

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    As lateral recruiting remains a key factor for law firm growth, partners considering a lateral move should be aware of a few commonly held myths — some of which contain a kernel of truth, and some of which are flat out wrong, says Dave Maurer at Major Lindsey.

  • Proposed Hydrogen Tax Credit Regs May Be Legally Flawed

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    While the recently proposed regulations for the new clean hydrogen production tax credit have been lauded by some in the environmental community, it is unclear whether they are sufficiently grounded in law, result from valid rulemaking processes, or accord with other administrative law principles, say Hunter Johnston and Steven Dixon at Steptoe.

  • Navigating ACA Reporting Nuances As Deadlines Loom

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    Stephanie Lowe at Liebert Cassidy walks employers through need-to-know elements of Affordable Care Act reporting, including two quickly approaching deadlines, the updated affordability threshold, strategies for choosing an affordability safe harbor, and common coding pitfalls.

  • 6 Pointers For Attys To Build Trust, Credibility On Social Media

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    In an era of information overload, attorneys can use social media strategically — from making infographics to leveraging targeted advertising — to cut through the noise and establish a reputation among current and potential clients, says Marly Broudie at SocialEyes Communications.

  • Why Biz Groups Disagree On Ending Chevron Deference

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    Two amicus briefs filed in advance of last month's U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo highlight contrasting views on whether the doctrine of Chevron deference promotes or undermines the stable regulatory environment that businesses require, say Wyatt Kendall and Sydney Brogden at Morris Manning.

  • US-Chile Tax Treaty May Encourage Cross-Border Investment

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    Provisions in the recently effective U.S.-Chile bilateral income tax treaty should encourage business between the two countries, as they reduce U.S. withholding tax on investment income for Chilean taxpayers, exempt certain U.S. taxpayers from Chilean capital gains tax, and clarify U.S. foreign tax credit rules, say attorneys at Kramer Levin.

  • A Look Ahead For The Electric Vehicle Charging Industry

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    This will likely be an eventful year for the electric vehicle market as government efforts to accelerate their adoption inevitably clash with backlash from supporters of the petroleum industry, say Rue Phillips at SkillFusion and Enid Joffe at Green Paradigm Consulting.

  • A Post-Mortem Analysis Of Stroock's Demise

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    After the dissolution of 147-year-old firm Stroock late last year shook up the legal world, a post-mortem analysis of the data reveals a long list of warning signs preceding the firm’s collapse — and provides some insight into how other firms might avoid the same disastrous fate, says Craig Savitzky at Leopard Solutions.

  • SG's Office Is Case Study To Help Close Legal Gender Gap

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    As women continue to be underrepresented in the upper echelons of the legal profession, law firms could learn from the example set by the Office of the Solicitor General, where culture and workplace policies have helped foster greater gender equality, say attorneys at Ocean Tomo.

  • Planning A Defense As IRS Kicks Off Sports Losses Campaign

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    Sports team owners and partnerships face potential examination under the Internal Revenue Service’s recently announced sports industry losses campaign, and should be preparing to explain what drove their reported losses and assembling documentation to support their tax return positions and accounting methods, say Sheri Dillon and Jennifer Breen at Morgan Lewis.

  • What New Calif. Strike Force Means For White Collar Crimes

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    The recently announced Central District of California strike force targeting complex corporate and securities fraud — following the Northern District of California's model — combines experienced prosecutorial leadership and partnerships with federal agencies like the IRS and FBI, and could result in an uptick in the number of cases and speed of proceedings, say attorneys at MoFo.

  • Reimagining Law Firm Culture To Break The Cycle Of Burnout

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    While attorney burnout remains a perennial issue in the legal profession, shifting post-pandemic expectations mean that law firms must adapt their office cultures to retain talent, say Kevin Henderson and Eric Pacifici at SMB Law Group.

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