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The Tax Angle: House GOP Plots TCJA Renewal Strategy

House Republicans left Washington this week for their annual two-day legislative issues conference, hoping to expa... (more story)

Direct Hit On Tax Regs Unlikely If Justices Ditch Chevron

A decision from the U.S. Supreme Court later this year on two cases challenging the so-called Chevron doctrine, wh... (more story)

Trump Hush Money 'Half Mary': Blame The Lawyers, Sort Of

Donald Trump's informal advice-of-counsel defense in the criminal hush money case in New York is a potentially ris... (more story)

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Ariz. Rebates Trigger Federal Tax, IRS Tells Court

Arizona's one-time 2023 payments to taxpayers are subject to federal taxation because they do not qualify for exclusions for general welfare or disaster relief payments, the Internal Revenue Service told a federal court.

Werfel Calls Online Biz Account Authentication A Challenge

Establishing an effective user authentication method for companies using online business tax accounts is a challenge for the Internal Revenue Service and the agency wants suggestions on how to do it, commissio... (more story)

Tennis Job No Reason To Slice 'Varsity Blues' Term, Feds Say

A tennis instructor job in New York is no reason to grant an early end to the home confinement portion of a sentence given to a former Georgetown University coach for his role in the "Varsity Blues" college ad... (more story)

Wyden, Whitehouse Scrutinize DOJ's Caterpillar Investigation

Two top Democratic senators asked the U.S. Justice Department about its handling of a criminal inquiry into Caterpillar for potential financial crimes and corporate tax fraud after receiving evidence corrobora... (more story)

Feds Want 12 Years For Ex-Broker In Fraud, Tax Case

A former mortgage broker whose decadelong fraud scheme tricked more than a dozen people out of $8 million and caused more than $3 million in tax losses should spend 12 and a half years in prison, the governmen... (more story)

Ohio Ambulance Co. Says HR Firm Botched Tax Returns

An Ohio ambulance company accused its human resources management firm of failing to accurately prepare and submit amended tax returns that would have allowed the company to claim pandemic-era tax credits, acco... (more story)

Justices Told Estate Incorrectly Taxed On Insurance Payout

The federal government's argument that the $3.5 million in life insurance proceeds a company used to redeem a deceased owner's shares increased both the company's value and its dead owner's estate tax liabilit... (more story)

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Trump Can't Use Quasi-Advice Of Counsel Defense In NY Trial

Donald Trump cannot use an informal "presence of counsel" defense in the Manhattan district attorney's hush money case against him, a New York judge ruled Monday, rejecting a strategy that would have allowed t... (more story)

Amazon Loses Rehearing Bid In $12.5M SC Sales Tax Dispute

Amazon does not merit a rehearing of a South Carolina appeals court panel ruling that the online retail giant owes the state $12.5 million in sales tax for marketplace sales made before the landmark Wayfair de... (more story)

NY Gov. Audits Pot Regulator After Troubled Rollout

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday announced an audit of the Empire State's embattled cannabis regulator to address the rocky implementation of the adult-use marijuana market, which has been plagued by delay... (more story)

DirecTV Freed From Local Louisiana Tax On Video Sales

Louisiana state law bars a host of local governments from assessing sales taxes on DirecTV's sales of video-on-demand and pay-per-view content to subscribers, the state Board of Tax Appeals ruled, saying the t... (more story)

Colo. Judge Iffy On State's Logic For Netflix Sales Tax

A Colorado state judge Friday seemed skeptical of the state's arguments for why a Netflix subscription should be subject to sales tax, commenting that she has no illusions of owning "Bridgerton" when streaming... (more story)

Trump's NY Trial Delayed After Late Document Dump

A New York judge on Friday postponed for at least several weeks the Manhattan district attorney's hush money trial against Donald Trump, citing a last-minute deluge of discovery from federal prosecutors.

Fla. Says Lower Court Properly Dismissed Fiserv's Tax Suit

Florida's tax department did not waive the jurisdictional requirements for a court challenge by subsidiaries of online payment company Fiserv in a sourcing dispute, the department argued Friday as it urged an ... (more story)

Taxation With Representation: Freshfields, Kirkland

In this week's Taxation with Representation, AstraZeneca acquires Amolyt Pharma, XCF Global Capital goes public and EQT Corp. merges with Equitrans Midstream Corp.

What Recent Study Shows About AI's Promise For Legal Tasks

Amid both skepticism and excitement about the promise of generative artificial intelligence in legal contexts, the first randomized controlled trial studying its impact on basic lawyering tasks shows mixed but... (more story)

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HMRC Defends Response To Tax Avoidance Ploy

The U.K. tax authority has rejected claims that it has been "heavy-handed" by applying the loan charge to users of disguised remuneration schemes, according to a letter released on Tuesday by the Treasury Committee.

Gov'ts Widely Back Building Capacity Of Tax Authorities

Building the skills and capacities of tax authorities to implement international tax standards should be a central focus of global tax cooperation at the United Nations for governments to gain revenue, officia... (more story)

Axed HMRC Staffer Wins £16K Disability Discrimination Case

HM Revenue and Customs must pay a disabled former employee £15,900 ($20,200) after it unfairly sacked him for gross misconduct and wrote off his claim that his sleep apnea was to blame, a Scottish tribunal has ruled.

FCA Levies £5.95M Fine In Fake Dividend Tax Reclaim Case

The Financial Conduct Authority said Monday it had decided to fine the former chief executive of Indigo Global Partners Ltd. £5.95 million ($7.57 million) and ban him from the industry for participating in a D... (more story)

Serving Claims To HMRC By Email Made Permanent

Claimants pursuing legal action against the U.K. tax authority in England and Wales will continue to be able to serve documents by email, HM Revenue and Customs said Monday, making the process it introduced du... (more story)

Bechtel's Appeal Tossed In $8.5M Australian Tax Case

Bechtel Corp. must pay taxes of AU$13 million ($8.5 million) on costs of transporting employees to a worksite because the travel did not occur in the course of producing income, a Federal Court of Australia panel said Friday.

Colombia, Norway Aim To Harmonize UN And OECD Tax Work

Colombia and Norway are aiming to bring the best aspects of the OECD's tax work into negotiations at the United Nations while drafting a framework convention on global tax cooperation, officials said Friday du... (more story)