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Tax - December, 2013

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• CIT To Pay $60M To Settle Tyco Tax-Agreement Feud
• Wyden Would Bring Moderate Record To Top Finance Post
• Q&A With Burr & Forman's Jim McCarten
• IRS Issues Proposed Rule On ACA Wraparound Coverage
• How Health Care Policy Morphed In 2013
• NYC Sees 17.6% Jump In Tax Revenue From Property Sales
• Bankrupt Orchard Supply Gets Nod For Ch. 11 Plan
• Biodiesel Industry Urges Congress To Extend Tax Credit
• Taxation With Representation: Tax Counsel On The Deal
• Swiss Bank EFG Joins US Tax Evasion Disclosure Program
• House Bill Would Expand Deductions For Health Premiums
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McCarter & English's Pam Moore
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Vorys Sater's Benita Kahn
• Fla. Atty Lands 90-Day Suspension Over Client Tax Filings
• Senate Confirms Obama Pick For IRS Chief
• House Dems Push To Extend Local Sales Tax Deductions
• McConnell Says He Won't Vote For IRS Commish Nominee
• IRS Clarifies Mortgage Settlement Payment Tax Treatment
• Renewables Win Big In Proposed Energy Tax Overhaul
• Sen. Baucus Named Ambassador To China, Reports Say
• Treasury Signs 6 More FATCA Agreements
• Q&A With Jackson Walker's Michael Baldwin
• US Bank Regulators Seek Stricter Tax Refund Rules
• GOP Blocks Quick Passage Of Tax Credit Extender Bill
• Calif. Gives Tesla $35M Tax Break To Boost Production
• Sen. Proposes Flat Tax For Economically Distressed Areas
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Novak Druce's Pat Rogowski
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: White And Williams' Joan Rosoff
• Colo. Lawmakers Plan Tax Credit Bill To Offset ACA Penalty
• Baucus Energy Tax Proposal Draws Manufacturers' Concern
• Tax MVP: Reed Smith's Mardiros Dakessian
• Citing Shutdown, IRS Delays Tax Filing Season By 10 Days
• EU Takes Brazil To WTO Over Import Fees On Cars, Computers
• Texas Wind Projects Die Down With End Of Tax Credit
• The Misguided State Of America's Energy Policy
• Q&A With Baker Botts' Derek Green
• EU Member States Approve New Auditing Rules
• Orchard Supply Shoots Down IRS Objection To Ch. 11 Plan
• Benefits Trade Group Defends FICA Tax Refund To High Court
• Baucus Wants Energy Tax Credits Consolidated
• 10th Circ. Sides With IRS On Buy.com Founder's Back Taxes
• Tax MVP: Kirkland & Ellis' Steven Clemens
• EU Watchdog Probes Spanish Aid To Soccer Teams
• Pa. Legislators Float 4.9% Tax On Natural Gas Drilling
• Senate Passes Bipartisan Budget Deal
• Sovereign Bancorp Can't Recoup $234M In Taxes, US Says
• Indicted Biofuel Co. Sold Phony Biofuel Credits, EPA Says
• Pols Want Tax Credit Extension For Long-Term Jobless
• Sens. Join Cry For Wind Production Tax Credit Expiration
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ober Kaler's Barbara Werther
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Dechert's Cathy Botticelli
• Okla. Supreme Court Strikes Down Tax Cut Law
• A Blueprint For Production And Investment Credits
• 3rd Circ. Bid In Pa. Gay Marriage Challenge Gets Axed
• EU Eyes Case On Spanish Soccer Clubs' Tax Breaks
• Subsidiary's Deemed Liquidation Is Income, 3rd Circ. Hears
• IRS Vendors Owe $589M In Federal Tax Debts, Watchdog Says
• Burt Staples & Maner Partner To Head IRS E-Committee
• IRS Issues ACA Tax Credit Guidance For Small-Biz Owners
• Transparency Staves Off Employment Tax Actions, Feds Say
• Utah Regulator Lays Out Capital Gains Tax Strategy
• Tax MVP: Kirkland & Ellis' Rachel Cantor
• Account Holders Uneasy As Swiss Banks Weigh US Tax Plan
• 9% Corp. Flat Tax Will Solve US Budget Issues, BU Prof. Says
• House To Mull New Business Tax Credit For Veterans
• New Budget Deal Kills Shield Against Tax Hikes, Sen. Says
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Locke Lord's Denise Hanna
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Morrison & Foerster's Anna White
• Gay Couples Can Change Health Benefits, Treasury Says
• Q&A With Morgan Lewis' Kenneth Kail
• IRS Loses Bid To Strike Down Stock Ownership Tax Shelter
• Exclude Volunteer Firefighters From ACA Mandate, Sens. Urge
• Conflict Dooms Student Loan Group's Tax-Exempt Bid
• Ex-UBS Banker Accused Of Tax Fraud Freed On $9M Bond
• Akerman Launches Emerging Companies Practice
• Q&A With Carlton Fields' Bill Rohrer
• Maine, Ohio Lead States In Appeals Transparency: Report
• Dechert Adds Ex-KPMG Tax Atty To NY Office
• NY To End 2013 With $61B From Thriving Tourism Industry
• ND Appoints New Deputy Tax Commissioner
• House Poised To Tackle Tax Code In 2014
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Arnold & Porter's Maureen Jeffreys
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Fish's Ann Cathcart Chaplin
• Pols Float Faster Tax Deductions For Typhoon Haiyan Relief
• Lawmakers Call For Energy, Commuter Tax Credit Extensions
• Simple Steps Can Slice Taxes Before Year-End
• Record Settlement Payments, Record Tax Deductions?
• Orchard's $8M Tax Debt Spurs IRS Objection To Ch. 11 Plan
• Former UBS Exec Extradited To US Over Tax Shelter Charges
• Estate Of Checkers CEO Fights $4M IRS Assessment
• IRS Issues Proposed Rule On Partnership Recourse Liability
• Taxation With Representation: Tax Counsel On The Deal
• Quality Stores Asks High Court To Affirm $1M Tax Refund
• House Bill Would Make R&D Tax Credit Permanent
• IRS Pick Sent To Full Senate For Confirmation Vote
• House Members Introduce Digital Goods Fairness Tax
• 11th Circ. Says Expedia, Others Don't Owe Ga. Back Taxes
• Q&A With Arnold & Porter's James Joseph
• Nev. High Court Says Property Tax Abatement Not Retroactive
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Paul Hastings' Elizabeth Noe
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bartlit's Rebecca Weinstein Bacon
• IRS Claim Against Debtor Could Be Time-Barred: 6th Circ.
• Dead Men Tell No Tales, But Their Agents Might
• Fla. Gov. Calls For $400M In Vehicle Fee Tax Cuts
• Ore. High Court Frees Tektronix From $3.7M Tax Liability
• Sen. Wants Protection For 'Traditional' Marriage Support
• Watchdog Wants IRS' Eye On Foreign Income Exclusion
• Fannie, Freddie Must Pay Real Estate Taxes, 7th Circ. Hears
• US Wants Tech Pioneer's Mansion To Satisfy $18M Tax Debt
• Pa. Rep. Wants Prevailing Wage Reforms Expanded
• IRS Issues Proposed Regs On Intragroup Research Credit
• Pilots Bash Budget Deal's New Airline Fees
• First National Sues To Keep $10M Tax Refund From FDIC
• Indian Court Unfreezes Nokia Assets, Clearing Way For Sale
• Reorganized RFS Loses $37M Tax Refund Bid
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: White And Williams' Patti Santelle
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Mayer Brown's Debora De Hoyos
• DOE Hands Out $150M In Clean Energy Tax Credits
• Q&A With BakerHostetler's Paul Schmidt
• NYC OKs $120M Tax Breaks For Hudson Yards, Willets Point
• Poultry Co. Hit With $30M Tax Deficiency Over Stock Sale
• UK Pols Call EU Financial Transaction Tax Proposal 'Deadly'
• IRS Clairifies New Eligible Contributions For Roth Rollover
• Majestic Star Beats Challenge To Lowered Tax Assessment
• Vetting Clients Helps Avoid Tax Malpractice Rows: ABA Panel
• Schaeffler Protests $25M Reduction In Capital Loss Tax Claim
• Tax Deal For $133M Texas Hotel Complex Wins City Nod
• Q&A With Vinson & Elkins' Todd Way
• Amended Rule 45 Significantly Alters Subpoena Practice
• IRS OKs Rule On Tax Liability For Home Health Agents
• Chicago, New York Crowned Kings Of Travel Taxation
• Retailer Seeks $2M Refund For Katrina-Related Tax Break
• Pa. Pushes For 3rd Circ. Hearing In Gay Marriage Dispute
• NY Bill Would Tax $3B Marijuana Market
• Wis. Governor OKs Bill Upping Historic-Building Tax Credit
• Lawmakers Grill IRS Pick Over Nonpartisan Tax Collection
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Morrison Cohen's Danielle Lesser
• 33 GOP Lawmakers Propose Health Tax Alternatives To ACA
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Liner Grode's Angela Agrusa
• High Court Passes On Sands Heirs Tax Penalty Appeal
• Seminoles Ask 11th Circ. To Revive Fla. Gas Tax Row
• Firm Says Novartis Whistleblower Owes Fees For Failed Suit
• Fla. Beats Ill. For Newly Merged Office Depot HQ
• Top And Bottom 20% Of Earners See Tax Hikes In 2013
• France, Ireland, Italy Must Recover Mineral Oils Exemptions
• IRS Says Suit Over ACA Employer Mandate Delay Lacks Injury
• 3 Swiss Banks Join Tax Evasion Disclosure Program
• Steptoe & Johnson Adds Senior DOJ Tax Pro In DC
• 2nd Circ. Sinks Challenge To $13M Vt. Nuclear Tax
• Q&A With Jackson Walker's Brian Dethrow
• Report Calls For $2B In NY Property, Corporate Tax Cuts
• IRS Nominee Vows To Restore Public's Trust At Hearing
• Tax Extenders Will Cut US Debt Ratio By One-Third: CBPP
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Akin Gump's Kerry Berchem
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Locke Lord's Cynthia Bast
• Fla. Chamber Of Commerce Backs Expedia In Bed Tax Fight
• Attys In BofA Mortgage Row Urge 6th Circ. To Ax Sanctions
• Biggest-Ever Tax Refund Schemer Ordered To Pay $3M
• IRS Escapes Attys' Fee Award Despite Bogus $124M Notice
• Treasury Report Knocks IRS For Spending, Privacy Issues
• Biofuel Industry Wants Congress To Extend Tax Breaks
• Q&A With Day Pitney's Darren Wallace
• LA Targets BofA In 3rd Discriminatory Lending Suit
• Fla. Gov. Doubles-Down On $500M Tax Cut Pledge
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gibson Dunn's Mary Murphy
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Arnold & Porter's Veronica Rendon
• Calif. Cap And Trade Still Under Fire
• GOP Pols Want IRS Answers In ACA Tax Credit Security Row
• Swiss Banks Face Deadline For US Tax Evasion Program
• Israel Should Raise VAT Rate, Not Income Tax, OECD Says
• Doctors Blast NY Hospital's Dismissal Bid In Tax Dispute
• Barnes & Noble Facing SEC Accounting Investigation
• Ohio Accountant Gets 3 Years For $9M Tax Fraud Scheme
• Britain To Impose New Tax On Overseas Property Investors
• Taxation With Representation: Tax Counsel On The Deal
• Pa. Delegation Says Commuter Tax Break Must Be Extended
• States Rejecting Medicaid Expansion To Lose Billions: Report
• Mo. Nears Billion-Dollar Tax Deal For Boeing 777X Project
• Godfather of Super PACs Blasts IRS Rules for Nonprofits
• Colo. City Wants Hotels' $824M Resort Challenge Nixed
• IRS Clarifies Terminating Partnership Deduction Rules
• BASF Wins Tax Abatement On NJ Enviro Remediation
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Debevoise's Peggy Davenport
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Reed Smith's Dusty Kirk
• Q&A With Faegre Baker Daniel's David Suess
• Loving: Who Can The IRS Regulate?
• 9th Circ. Upholds Vegas Businessman's Tax Fraud Conviction
• CPAs Say Tax Reform Proposal Could Hurt Small-Biz Growth
• Challenge To NY Cap-And-Trade Laws Flops On Appeal
• UK Targets Hedge Fund Tax Loopholes In Tax Evasion Fight
• Medical Product Co. Liable For ACA Tax, Judge Says
• Home Depot Must Add $5B To Ariz. Taxable Income, Court Says
• IRS, Treasury Can Charge Tax Preparer Fees, Judge Finds
• Congress To Again Consider A Permanent R&D Tax Credit
• Q&A With Kirkland & Ellis' Sara Zablotney
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Chadbourne's Lori Hoberman
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: O'Melveny's Carla Christofferson
• NYC Commuter Tax Could Raise $1.6B, Budget Office Says
• IRS Should Improve FATCA Program Controls, Watchdog Says
• EU Touts Progress In Tax Evasion Fight
• IRS Fix For Same-Sex Marriage Is More Than Meets The Eye
• Q&A With Vinson & Elkins' Gary Huffman
• Wells Fargo Says IRS Owes It $164M Over Barclays Deal
• ABA Tax Section Urges Congress To Simplify Int'l Tax Rules
• Tax Court Snuffs Out Tobacco Settlement Deductions
• Foes Of Pa. Gay Marriage Ban Blast 3rd Circ. Bid
• Fannie, Freddie Tax Ruling Violates Law, 8th Circ. Told
• Mo. Panels Greenlight Boeing Tax Incentive Plan
• Treasury Moves To Close Dividend Tax Loophole
• Philadelphia Launches Property Tax Relief Program
• IRS E-Services Need Fine-Tuning, TIGTA Says
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hunton & Williams' Lisa Sotto
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hogan Lovells' Emily Yinger
• Watch Out For Sequester Fix Tax Gimmicks, Watchdog Says
• FBI Hiding Docs In IRS Tea Party Investigation, Pols Say
• Calif. Taxpayers: You Can['t] Check Out Any Time You Like
• High Court's Tax Penalty Ruling Leaves Questions Unanswered
• DOJ Sues Tax Preparer Accused Of $9.7M Fraud Scheme
• Judge Urged To Block IRS Rule Expanding ACA Subsidies
• Q&A With Edwards Wildman's Karl Fryzel
• A Key Case For Contract Manufacturing Arrangements
• GAO Won't Reconsider Protest Of Booz Allen's IRS Contract
• Legal Work Up For Grabs After High Court 'Amazon Tax' Snub
• ACA Tax Credit System Needs Better Security, Watchdog Says
• Rep. Wants Gas Tax Upped To Fund Transport Infrastructure
• CEO Pay Loophole Saved Fast Food Cos. $64M, Study Says
• La. Missed Out On Millions In Severance Taxes, Report Says
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: K&L Gates' Janice Hartman
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: JAMS' Kimberly Taylor
• High Court Reverses 5th Circ. In Tax Penalty Case
• Crescent Ex-President Not Owner Of Interest, Tax Court Rules
• IRS Penalty Abatement Process Has Holes, TIGTA Says
• IRS Issues Final Rules On Additional Medicare Tax
• $950M In Wind Subsidies Give Taxpayers Shaky Returns: Study
• No Attys' Fees For Now In $10M E&Y Reinsurance Row
• Tax-Cutting States Look To Sales Tax For Easy Revenue
• IRS Immune From Bankruptcy Trustees, 7th Circ. Hears
• IRS Finalizes ACA Health Insurance Fee Rules
• Q&A With Gibson Dunn's Jeffrey Trinklein
• US Inks Tax Info Pact With Cayman Islands, Costa Rica
• Ariz. Appeals Court Clarifies Business Income Test
• IRS Issues Final Rules On New Investment Income Tax
• Weaknesses Remain In IRS Data Security, Treasury Says
• High Court Sends Ford's $445M Tax Case Back To 6th Circ.
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: DLA Piper's Tara Lee
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Jones Day's Lizanne Thomas
• High Court Rebuffs Christian University's ACA Challenge
• Supreme Court Refuses To Hear 'Amazon Tax' Challenge
• Mild Modifications To The R&D Tax Credit