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Tax - February, 2014

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• Calif. Restaurateur Sued For $23M In Back Taxes
• Ariz. House Passes Bill To Expand Religious Tax Exemption
• IRS Clarifies Procedure For Changing Accounting Method
• CMS Says State Glitches Won't Stop ACA Subsidy Eligibility
• Conn. Bill Would Extend Research Credit To S Corps
• Wis. Bill Would OK Joint Tax Filing For Same-Sex Couples
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Holland & Knight's Anita Mosner
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Covington's Christine Haskett
• Colo. Use-Tax Reporting Law Has Shot Despite Injunction
• DLA Piper Nabs 3 BLP Real Estate Partners For UK Office
• Engineers Urge Pols To Ax Business Tax Simplification Act
• Tax Lawsuits Drop By 32% Since 2009, Study Finds
• Taxation With Representation: Tax Counsel On The Deal
• BB&T Says It Will Appeal $74M Tax Fraud Ruling
• Tax Court Decision Underscores Captive Insurance Benefits
• An Inside Look At 1st Cross-State Online Gambling Deal
• GOP Tax Proposal Would Nix R&D Credit For Software
• House Tax Reform Plan May Spook Clean Energy Investors
• Taxing Travel Reimbursements — Lessons From IRS Mistakes
• Nev. High Court Hands Win To Caesars Palace In Tax Dispute
• Biz Groups Urge Senate To Ratify Foreign Tax Accords
• IRS Doesn't Have To Revamp 'Dark Money' Rules
• 5 Answers From The GOP Tax Proposal
• Okla. Senate OKs Personal Income Tax Cut
• $18B Spanish Fuel Tax Struck Down In EU High Court
• IRS Objects To Longview Reorganization Until Taxes Are Paid
• NJ Bill Would Give Tax Breaks For Hiring Jobless
• Verizon Wins Again In Qui Tam Suit Over Calif. Tax Habits
• NY Appeals Court Won't Let Sprint Escape $300M Tax Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Buchalter's Shawn Christianson
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Robins Kaplan's Hollis Salzman
• House Passes Bill Blocking IRS Rules For Tax-Exempt Groups
• Tax Reform Bill Threatens BigLaw With Accounting Change
• Sacramento Arena Foes Lose Bid For Tax Subsidy Vote
• NYC Property Tax Setup Allegedly Burdens Blacks, Hispanics
• Former UBS Banker Pleads Guilty In Tax Probe
• 3 Nonprofits Ask To Join Fla. Gay Marriage Case
• Wash. Pols Advance Bill Delaying Marijuana Tax Breaks
• Obama Calls For $302B To Repair Aging Roads, Bridges
• Tax Reform Bill A Blueprint For Grand Compromise
• Va. Gov. Signs Repeal Of State's Hybrid Vehicle Tax
• Sens. Push DOJ To Pursue Swiss Banks On Tax Evasion
• Tax Pro Asks 6th Circ. To Lift Ban To Finish Contracts
• Jeld-Wen Protests $64M Tax Bill, Citing Real Estate Losses
• Minn. Lawmakers Move To Repeal B2B Taxes
• Calif. Senate Panel OKs Tax Exemption For Space Rockets
• Tenn. Diesel Tax Would Spur More Lawsuits, Railroads Say
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sedgwick's Stephanie Sheridan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Pryor Cashman's Colleen Caden
• Fortune 500 Cos. Skipping Hundreds Of Billions In Taxes
• IRS Chief, GOP Butt Heads Over Funding, Political Activity
• Senate Panel Grills Credit Suisse CEO On Tax Evasion
• Credit Suisse Helped Hide US Funds, Senate Panel Says
• House Passes Taxpayer Bill of Rights Measures
• Alaskan Democrats Outline State Oil Tax Overhaul
• $18M Tax Shelter Battle Remanded By 5th Circ.
• Congress Shouldn't Rubber-Stamp Tax Extenders: Report
• Will Wyden Recharge The Batteries On Energy Tax Reform?
• Fund Chief's Ex Owes Tax On Secret Hedge Fund: Tax Court
• 5 Must-Know Tips For Handling IRS Corporate Audits
• Unveiling $34B Budget, Christie Urges More Pension Reform
• Ex-Pittsburgh Top Cop Gets 1.5 Years Over Embezzlement Plot
• The Unstoppable Trailblazer: Judge Shira Scheindlin
• GOP Proposal Caps Top Income Tax Bracket At 25%
• AT&T Unit Can Pursue $32M Sales Tax Refund From NJ
• FDIC Blasts JPMorgan's Tax Claims In WaMu Coverage Suit
• Va. Getting Close To Increasing R&D Tax Credit
• IRS Issues Final Rules On Property Transferred For Services
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Dentons' Kara Baysinger
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Winston & Strawn's Joan Fife
• Holder Urges State AGs To Drop Gay Marriage Ban Defenses
• Proskauer Sues Defunct Oil Tanker Co. For Hurt Reputation
• Atty In Bid-Rigging Plot Deserved Disbarment, Court Says
• 5 Questions About The GOP Tax Proposal
• $6M Qui Tam Award Is Income, Not Capital Gain: Tax Court
• Texas Justices Asked To Revive $14M Sales Tax Refund Suit
• IRS Criminal Investigations, Conviction Rates Jump
• Equifax Blasts Miss. Tax Appeal Process In Certiorari Bid
• Rep. Urges Obama To Back Repeal Of ACA Medical Device Tax
• States Acting Hastily In Pushing E-Cigarette Taxes
• G-20 Members Pledge To Bolster Corporate Tax Info Sharing
• GOP's Camp Threatens To Subpoena IRS In Targeting Probe
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bingham's Debra Fischer
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Nossaman's Nancy Smith
• Morris Manning Adds Energy, Infrastructure Team In DC
• Wash. Lawmakers Aim To Unveil Secret Business Tax Info
• Va. Senate Backs Expansion Of Religious Tax Exemption
• Film Tax Extension Debate Goes Hollywood
• Stimulus, Tax Relief Will Cost Additional $43B, CBO Says
• DOD Unveils Contract Restrictions For Tax Dodgers, Felons
• Expedia, Travel Cos. Can't Get New Trial In $55M Tax Case
• Calif. Tax Board Gives Guidance On Stock Income Treatment
• UK Atty Charged In Tax Scheme Can Depose Foreign Witnesses
• Fla. Real Estate Co. Protests $1.68M IRS Deficiency
• NY Bank Regulator To Release Bitcoin Guidance In 2014
• Canadian Gov't Workers Exempt From Calif. Income Taxes
• Taxation With Representation: Tax Counsel On The Deal
• 'House Of Cards' Co. Threatens To Ditch Md. Over Taxes
• Ex-BDO Boss Says Arbitration Award Was Based On Fraud
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ropes & Gray's Jane Goldstein
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Snell & Wilmer's Barb Dawson
• US Corporate Tax Reform — Stuck In Neutral
• OECD Head Calls For Labor Tax Changes To Create Jobs
• Celebs Back NYC Mayor's Tax Hike Initiative To Fund Pre-K
• Law360 Tax Editorial Advisory Board
• Virgin Islands May Intervene In Tax Cases, 11th Circ. Says
• Minimum Wage, Biz Tax Loopholes Top Fla. Dems' Agenda
• NY AG Can Seek $150M Of E&Y's Lehman Fees: Appeals Court
• Fla. Dodges Tribe's Tax Suit Over Casino Restaurant Rent
• NY Residency Ruling Shortens Leash For Auditors
• Potential Tax Change Could Cost Ag Industry $4.8B: Report
• Colo. Can't Apply Discriminatory 'Amazon Tax,' Judge Says
• Calif. Legislature To Consider Tax On Oil Extraction
• Treasury, IRS Release Final Rules To Implement FATCA
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Choate's Melissa Tearney
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Littler's Lee Schreter
• ACA Doesn't Permit IRS Subsidies, DC Circ. Told
• EU To Take Luxembourg To Court Over VAT Scheme
• Soda Tax, Warning Labels Have Broad Support In Calif.: Poll
• Windsor Explicitly Allows State Gay Marriage Bans, Pa. Says
• Cloak Of Invisibility For Foreign Accounts Is Unraveling
• Okla. AG Tells Court IRS Penalties Contradict ACA
• De Blasio Pitches Schools, Housing Plans To RE Execs
• Senate Hearing Will Double Down On Offshore Tax Evasion
• Parker Poe Adds NC Deputy AG As Partner
• Celebrities Fight For UK Transaction Tax In YouTube Video
• Va. Court Latest To Allow ACA Tax Breaks For Opt-Out States
• $134M In Projected Colo. Marijuana Taxes Busts Estimates
• Alaska Slaps Oil Giants With $10B Property Tax Valuation
• Wis. Legislators Close In On $504M Tax Cut
• Valero Fights Tax Assessor's Bid For Texas Refinery Data
• A Precedent-Setting 9th Circ. Victory For Tribes
• Deloitte UK Wants Details In OECD Tax Discussion Draft
• British Columbia Proposes New Tax System For Natural Gas
• Okla. Bill Would Buck E-Cigarette Tax Trend
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Steptoe's Mimi Addy
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ballard Spahr's Mary Mullany
• What We Learned About The Ill. Supreme Court In 2013
• The Captain Of The Mother Court: Judge Loretta Preska
• Lawmaker Presses Obama To Double Business Tax Deduction
• Tenn. Fuel Tax Unfair To Rail Carriers, Group Tells 6th Circ.
• Validus Case Opens Door For Retrocession Tax Refunds
• Chicago Unions Call For Higher Taxes On The Wealthy
• Cohen & Grigsby Boosts Estates Group With Ex-Harter Atty
• ACA Subsidies Backed By Health Groups, Dems In DC Circ.
• Late Paperwork Costs Deutsche Bank In Tax Refund Appeal
• Holland & Knight Adds Public Finance Duo In Atlanta
• Workers' Comp. Trust Wants $2M IRS Payment Back
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Kaye Scholer's Lori Leskin
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hirschler's Courtney Paulk
• AdvaMed Plans Lobbying On Device Tax, Medicare Payments
• NY High Court Balks At Tax Authority's Residency Test
• New Truces And New Battle Lines In Tax Litigation
• EU, France Ink Tax Exchange Agreement For St. Barts
• Va. Pols Close To Approving New Tax Break For Exporters
• IRS Execs Owe Taxes On Travel Expenses, Watchdog Says
• Va.'s Gay-Marriage Ban Struck Down As Unconstitutional
• GE Says IRS Overtaxed By Disallowing $2B Restructuring Loss
• NM's Beer Excise Tax Goes To Senate Floor
• Ohio Creates Program To Fight Unemployment Benefits Fraud
• Calif. Equalization Board Considers Gas Tax Reduction
• Veteran Tax Atty Pleads Guilty To Hiding $1.3M From IRS
• House Bill Targets Taxation Of Telecommuters
• FHFA Attys Fire Back At Appeals Over Tax Exemption
• Ariz. Senate Committee OKs Electricity Tax Break
• 2014 Tax Filing Season Off To Strong Start, IRS Says
• Taxation With Representation: Tax Counsel On The Deal
• New Finance Committee Chair Wyden Outlines Priorities
• Ohio Lawmaker Calls For Earned Income Tax Credit Reform
• Film Tax Credits Bring Hollywood Glitz, At A Cost
• GOP Bill Would Curb Federal Recognition Of Gay Marriages
• Wash. Pols Unveil $12B Transportation Plan, Gas Tax Hike
• Reclamation Fee An Unlawful Tax, Coal Cos. Tell High Court
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hughes Hubbard's Bassey
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Mitchell Silberberg's Coyoca
• 14 Tips To Help Deal With (Or Avoid) The IRS In 2014
• Senators Push To Reinstate Biodiesel Tax Incentive
• 6 Tips For Creating Effective Trial Graphics
• Both Sides Claim Victory In 5th Circ. SOX Row
• IRS May Turn To Hostile Congress To Regulate Tax Preparers
• Neb. Town Ruled To Be On Tribal Land Must Pay Sales Tax
• NYC Union Contract Push Could Impact Taxes, Private Sector
• Ill. Sen. Floats Bill To Eliminate Discounted Fracking Tax
• Dentons Canada Picks Up 22 Ex-Heenan Blaikie Attys
• Tax Court Rules With Developers In Accounting Method Case
• Prison Time Sought For Beanie Babies Inventor's Tax Evasion
• Q&A With Mayer Brown's Paul DiSangro
• Congressmen Urge Obama To Fix Marijuana Tax Debacle
• FedEx Has Done Internal-Use Software Developers A Favor
• NM House Approves Aircraft Maintenance Tax Break
• Chamber President Asks Congress To Raise Federal Gas Tax
• Ore. Tax Reform Ballot Initiative Unclear, State Justices Say
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Goodwin Procter's Sharton
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Levenfeld's Patti O'Connor
• Dems. Pick Wyden To Run Senate Finance Committee
• GOP Reps. Demand Details On ACA Employer Mandate Delay
• OECD Targets Banks, Brokers In New Tax Info-Sharing Plan
• Chapman & Cutler Adds 9 Ex-Jones Day Finance Attys
• 5th Circ. Affirms Limits On SOX Whistleblower Protection
• IRS Violates Statute Of Limitations, Lawyer Ducks Tax Debt
• DC In Need Of Changes To Local Tax Scheme, Commish Says
• PwC Study Disguises Ireland's Tax-Haven Status, Report Says
• Ohio Gives Guidance On New Small Business Tax Cut
• Texas Court Reverses Comptroller On Helicopter Sales Tax
• 3rd Circ. Closes Qualified Subsidiary Tax Election Loophole
• EU Must Revamp Value-Added Tax Collection: Reports
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ballard Spahr's Emilie Ninan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Steptoe's Lucinda Low
• Stripping Isn't Art, Hustler Club Told In $2M Tax Verdict
• Japan Back In Spotlight For Real Estate Investment
• GOP Blames FATCA For Record Numbers Ditching Citizenship
• NJ's Feinstein Raiss Moves From West Orange To Livingston
• Delay Of ACA Employer Mandate Won't Satisfy Big Biz
• Wis. Assembly Passes $504M Cut To Income, Property Taxes
• Oil, Gas Cos. Will Benefit From Senate Committee Shuffle
• Tax Overhaul Bill Could Wreak Havoc On BigLaw
• Bitcoin Exchanges Abiding By Laws, Treasury Official Says
• Fla. Film Industry Touts Tax Credit Success
• Australia Plans To Release Bitcoin Tax Guidance In 2014
• Lehman Reaches Settlement In $382M Tax Dispute
• Sens. Seek To Limit FDA's Health IT Regulatory Oversight
• Deloitte Director Assaulted Employee In Afghanistan, Suit Says
• EU Antitrust Watchdog Takes Aim At Corporate Tax Loopholes
• DC Circ. Rejects IRS' Bid To Regulate Tax Preparers
• E-Cigarette Tax Hikes Gain Traction In Ore., Hawaii
• H&R Block Sues Tax Prep Chain For Violating Noncompete
• GOP Bill Targets IRS Rules For Tax-Exempt Political Groups
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ropes & Gray's Laurel FitzPatrick
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Baker Donelson's Donna Fraiche
• WaMu Can't Recover Taxes On Thrift Buys In $15M Suit
• Former Bechtel Exec Charged In Alleged Kickback Scheme
• Wyden To Push Regs On Retirement Plans, Savings Accounts
• Financial Powers Cautious About Bitcoin Taxation
• IRS Slammed For Sloppy Tax Suit Against Convicted Fraudster
• Q&A With Hiscock & Barclay's Kevin McAuliffe
• Blagojevich Fundraiser Sentenced For Referral Bribe Scheme
• Treasury Allows 1-Year Delay Of ACA Employer Mandate
• Tax Credit Bill Brightens Large-Scale Solar's Future
• Hinckley Allen Nabs Corporate, Health Care Partners
• Ariz. Judge Ends Challenge To State Medicaid Expansion
• NY Startup Credit Excludes Patent Buys, Regulator Says
• House Bill Would Extend Equipment Tax Deduction
• Va. House Backs Increase In Motion Picture Tax Credit
• Tax Deferral In Partnership Transactions May Get Harder
• Infrastructure Bills Soured By Tax Breaks, Think Tank Says
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: FordHarrison's Tracey Jaensch
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McManis' Neda Mansoorian
• Locke Lord Grows Houston Office With Int'l Tax Partner
• Mich. Gov. Signs Tax Bill, Overhauls Officer Liability
• Sons Of Norway Execs Dodge Suit Over Club Tax Status
• Q&A With Dentons' Jeffrey Koppele
• Ex-UBS Exec Gets Tax-Conspiracy Trial Pushed Back
• Sen. Bill Combats Tax Credit Expiration For Solar Projects
• Schools Join Ind. In Challenge To ACA Employer Mandate
• Tax Foundation Says Land Tax Could Replace All Other Levies
• Despite Issues, Tax Sharing Deals Not Yet High Court-Ready
• Watchdog Report On IRS Scrutiny Was Flawed, Lawmakers Say
• Wyo. Lawmakers Push For Coal, Flaring Tax Overhaul
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McAndrews' Nabeela Rasheed
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Crowell's Ellen Dwyer
• Taxation With Representation: Tax Counsel On The Deal
• IRS No-Rule Policy Will Increase Reliance On Opinions
• Swiss Asset Manager Indicted In Tax Evasion Sweep
• Sprint Asks Appeals Court To Ax NY's $300M FCA Tax Suit
• Cuomo Estate Tax Overhaul Could Carry Hidden Risks
• Tax Expenditures Should Be Reviewed In Budget, Experts Say
• Senate Approves Baucus As Next China Ambassador
• Q&A With Dechert's Michael Hirschfeld
• 10 In Calif. Charged In IRS' Tax Return Dragnet
• CORRECTED: KPMG, Ex-Advanta Execs Pay $3.5M To Exit Investor Suit
• Wash. Lawmakers Mull Eliminating Oil Refinery Tax Break
• DC Appeals Court Finalizes Property Tax Lien Redemptions
• Extending NY's Brownfield Tax Credit — With Major Cutbacks
• US Marginal Tax Rate Highest Of OECD Countries: Report
• EU Takes Step Toward VAT Talks With Russia, Norway
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Wendel Rosen's Pamela Mintzer
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hodgson Russ' Yalamanchili
• Fasken Martineau Adds Ex-Davenport Lyons Tax Atty In UK
• Fla. Tax Regulator Eases Stance On Rental Improvements
• Q&A With Hunton & Williams' Douglas Mancino
• US, Canada Agree To Deal To Stifle Tax Evasion
• IRS Can't Double-Tax Retrocessions, Judge Says
• South Korea Eases Stock Option Tax Burden
• KPMG Auditors Mount Case For OT In 2nd Circ.
• LLC Owners Can Secure Debts With Biz Property, IRS Says
• SC Justices Nix Myrtle Beach Accommodations Tax Grants
• Med School Loan Payments Not Deductible, 6th Circ. Says
• ZeekRewards Head Pleads Guilty In $850M Ponzi Scheme
• EU Official Makes Final Push On Financial Transaction Tax
• IRS Immune From State Fraud Transfer Claims, 7th Circ. Says
• Steptoe Snags Veteran Policy Atty From Patton
• 2013's Top 10 Tax Controversy Cases
• Fannie, Freddie Don't Owe Minn. County $5.6M In Deed Taxes
• Evidence 'Tsunami' Backs Ex-Jenkens Atty Verdict, US Says
• Finance Committee Approves Tax Court Judges
• Judge Axed From Arena Opposition Suit For Signing Petition
• Banking Groups Appeal IRS Win On Info-Sharing Regs
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Taft's Margaret Lawson
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Frankfurt's Barbara Shiers
• Software License Subject To Sales Tax, Minn. Court Says
• Fla. Panel Passes Tax Incentive To Retain Defense Work
• Sen. Committee Approves Baucus As Ambassador To China
• IRS No-Rule Policy Tanks Spinoffs, Ups Malpractice Risk
• Owner Of Bankrupt Biz Can't Shirk Tax Debt, 6th Circ. Says
• NY Democrats Push For Stronger Minimum Wage Package
• Fla. Senate Committee Backs Bill To Cut Cellphone Tax
• Nonresident Can't Sue City Over Sales Tax, Calif. Court Says
• IRS Makes Deal With Union, Reinstates Employee Bonuses
• Senate Sends $956B Farm Bill For Obama's Approval
• Pa. Gov. Pushes Pension Reform As Part Of $29.4B Budget
• Calif. Justices Asked To Revive Target Coffee Tax Suit
• 'Very Few' Countries Regulate Bitcoin, Report Says
• Va. Panel OKs Larger Religious Property Tax Exemption
• Is Your Hedge Fund A Trader Or Investor? It Matters
• Fla. Hotel Manager Protests $9.7M IRS Adjustment
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Michelman's Mona Hanna
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Baker Donelson's Linda Klein
• GOP Oversight Wants DOJ Testimony In IRS Targeting Scandal
• IRS' ACA Outreach Could Be Challenging, TIGTA Says
• In-House Counsel Name Client-Friendly Litigators
• GCs Name Best-Of-The-Best Attys
• ACA Still Under Assault After Premium Tax Credits Upheld
• Q&A With Baker Botts' Richard Husseini
• Fowler White Boggs Adds Tax Shareholder In Tampa
• Pro-Kings Group Wants Suit Over $447M Arena Ditched
• Norton Rose Unveils Global Regulation Practice
• Pa. Court Clerk Wants Gay Marriage Ban Challenge Heard
• GOP's Anti-FATCA Stance Lacks Legs, Officials Say
• Md. Mulls Increasing Low-Income Renters Tax Credit
• Former Top NY Dem Hit With New Charge Over City Biz Stake
• NYC's Apple Bank, PwC Settle $1.9M Tax Malpractice Suit
• Navajo Nation Taxes Junk Food, Makes Healthy Food Tax-Free
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Holwell Shuster's Dorit Black
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gibbons' Christine Amalfe
• Obama Defends IRS In Super Bowl Interview With O'Reilly
• State Tax Apportionment Regimes At Stake In High Court Bid