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Tax - May, 2014

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• Pa. Medicaid Tax May Be Impermissible, OIG Says
• IRS Omission Keeps Taxpayer FOIA Suit Alive
• Ill. Clarifies Standards For County Tax On Fuel Retailers
• Okla. Lowers Oil And Gas Well Production Tax
• Taxation With Representation: Tax Counsel On The Deal
• Tax Prep Co.'s Damage Claims Not Barred, Judge Says
• Rare Victory For Tribes Bucks Trend Before High Court
• House Reps. Push To Stop Repeal Of LIFO Accounting Method
• Nothing Wrong With Reporting Attys To Bar, 9th Circ. Says
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Michael Best's Mary Turke
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Husch Blackwell's Hayley Hanson
• Can Bankrupt Law Firms Claw Back 'Unfinished Biz' Profits?
• IGPS Purchaser Is Being Legally Taxed, Says NY AG
• New Certainty When Defining Real Property For REITs
• Feds Say Tax Shelter Player Deserves Softer Sentence
• US Tax Court Says Trusts Not Liable For Company's Debts
• Calif. Assembly Expands Film, TV Tax Credits
• UK Clothing Retailers Lose £2.8M Tax Claim Challenge
• IRS Can't Dodge Israel-Centric Org's Discrimination Suit
• Advice From Counsel: The Emerging E-Discovery Playbook
• California Bill Tying Tax Rate To CEO Pay Dies In Senate
• House Lawmakers Clash Over Expired Tax Extenders
• Texas Asks State High Court To Address Flow-Through Tax
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Stewart Bernstiel's Bernstiel
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Whyte Hirschboeck's Gina Carter
• Is It Time To Increase Your Billing Rates?
• Wash. Panel Flips Ruling Over Tax Settlement Emails
• High-Stakes Litigators Can Cost $1,500 An Hour
• Digital Taxes Need Simplification, Uniformity: EU Experts
• GCs Question If Partners Are Worth The Cost
• BigLaw Hourly Rates Dwarf Rivals' Across The Board
• Tax Foundation Finds 'Significant Flaws' In Policy Report
• 5 Insights From Ingram Micro's Lily Hughes
• Atty's Law Practice Expense Deduction Axed By Tax Court
• Cuomo Inks Casino, Land Deal With St. Regis Mohawk Tribe
• Nonprofit's Realty Offshoot Is Charitable, Ind. Tax Court Says
• Tax Code Lags Behind Rising Education Costs, Report Says
• Texas Comptroller Drops Fight On Oil Well Inspection Tax
• Tax Foundation Pushes High Court To Take WorldCom Case
• US, Global Regulators Unify Revenue Reporting Rules
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Kilpatrick's Mehrnaz Boroumand
• The Case For Eliminating Crummey Powers
• Texas Accounting Firm Accused Of Bad Insurance Audits
• Ex-Thompson Hine Partner Suspended For Tax Conviction
• Medical Marijuana Legalization Bill Passes NY Assembly
• Texas Takes Section 8 Housing Bias Row To High Court
• Tax Court Sends Charitable Giving Suit To Trial
• Ex-UBS Banker Lands Probation For Tax Evasion Scheme
• 54% Of Offshore Profits Held In 12 Tax Havens, Study Says
• To The Direct Acquirer Belong The Tax Attributes
• High Court Snubs AIG Challenge To Mich. Retaliatory Tax
• Jones Day Adds 2 Haynes And Boone M&A Pros In Houston
• Calif. Senate To Weigh Bill Tying Tax Rate To CEO Pay
• Tax Attorney General Leaving Department of Justice
• Coordinating Conundrum: COBRA, ACA And Severance
• High Court Will Hear Maryland Tax Apportionment Row
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Barnes & Thornburg's McGee
• 5 Insights From MetLife General Counsel Ricardo Anzaldua
• High Court Preserves Tribal Immunity In Bay Mills Suit
• Class Action Targets TPG-Owned Valerus For Tax Scheme
• Papa John's Tops Delivery Fees With Illegal Tax: Suit
• BMW, Dealer's Tax Contract Fight Should Go To Trial: Judge
• Dewey Can't Get Arbitration For Couple's Investment Suit
• Taxation With Representation: Tax Counsel On The Deal
• SD High Court Axes Use Tax On Lodge's Food, Drinks, Ammo
• CORRECTED: Calif. Ritz Carlton Wins $2.8M Tax Assessment Dispute
• House Ethics Panel Yields To DOJ In Tax Probe Of NY Rep.
• Retailers Benefit From Jurisdiction, Abstention Defenses
• NY Restaurateur Can't Dodge Sales Tax Obligations
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Shearman's Antonia Stolper
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Keating Muething's Rachael Rowe
• How Legal Same-Sex Marriage In Pa. Will Affect Employers
• Reps And Warranties Survival: Avoid Unpleasant Surprises
• IRS To Revise Political Activity Rules For Tax-Exempt Groups
• Biltmore Hotel's Row Over Providence Tax Sale Moves Ahead
• Ex-McDermott Atty Strikes Plea Deal In Tax Return Case
• Tax Court Can Look At Partnership Purpose In Charity Cases
• Okla. Atty Says Income Tax Bill Is Unconstitutional
• 5th Circ. OKs Rancher's Cash Accounting Method
• 5 Insights From Hewlett-Packard GC John Schultz
• LA County Schools, Cities Fight Over Slice Of $20M Tax Pie
• Port Authority Sued For Shafting Jersey City $400M In Taxes
• Inversion Moratorium Sets Up Tax Reform Negotiations
• Aussie Court Axes Rehearing In $160M Tax Row
• Dr. Weil Asks Tax Court To Remedy $9M IRS Dispute
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Cohen & Gresser's Bromberg
• Iowa Extends, Boosts Biodiesel Tax Credits
• Bombardier Fights Gov't Bid To Wrap Up $32M Tax Case
• Employers Must Rethink Policies After Gay Marriage Wins
• Butler Snow Adds Tax, Licensing Pro In Memphis
• Tax Court Asserts It Can Address Partners' Tax Deficiencies
• Comcast Must Pay City Broadband Fees: Ore. Appeals Court
• How An Antitrust Case Changed The Gay Marriage Debate
• The Trial Lawyer's Guide To A Winning Direct Examination
• Tax Fraudster's Legal Malpractice Suit Gets Nixed
• Data Deal With Airbnb Gives NY Authorities Keys To Kingdom
• No Easy Win For IRS In Madoff Account Tax-Refund Dispute
• Illinois Tool Works Says IRS Mischaracterized $357M Loan
• 5 Insights From Caterpillar Chief Legal Officer Jim Buda
• Pa. Gov. Won't Appeal Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
• King & Spalding Atty, Others Named To IRS Tax Exempt Panel
• 9th Circ. Affirms Tax-Dodging Atty's Conviction
• RBC Ordered To Pay CFTC's Legal Bill In Trading Doc Row
• House Panel Subpoenas Justice Dept. In IRS Targeting Scandal
• NY Doubles Sales Tax Exemption For Vending Machine Treats
• Mass. Gaming Regulators Seek To Amend State Casino Law
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Blank Rome's Linsey Bozzelli
• Switzerland Will Focus On Allies In Tax Info Exchange
• 5 Takeaways From Credit Suisse's $2.6B Tax Evasion Fine
• Will The Taxman Go After The Star Quarterback?
• Disbarred Minn. Atty Pleads Guilty To Employment Tax Fraud
• The No-Nonsense New Yorker: Justice Jeffrey K. Oing
• 5 Insights From Prudential General Counsel Susan Blount
• Tax Court Takes On Terrorists, Discusses Whistleblowers
• Lewis Brisbois Adds Ex-Ballard Spahr Tax Pro In Vegas
• GE, Others Gave $6M To House Reps During Tax Debate: Report
• US Cos. Holding $2T In Profits Offshore, Study Finds
• Pa. Joins States Striking Down Same-Sex Marriage Bans
• Moratorium On Inversion Deals Introduced In Congress
• Dewey Trust Sues To Recover Payments To Ernst & Young
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Troutman Sanders' Amie Colby
• Hotels Get Sales Tax Break In SC
• Reclaimed Land Subject To Capital Gains Tax, Court Says
• Baltimore Can't Dodge Clear Channel's Billboard Fee Lawsuit
• China Says GSK Avoided $16M In Taxes, Duties
• Oregon Same-Sex Marriage Ban Ruled Unconstitutional
• 5 Insights From Microsoft Deputy GC David Howard
• Credit Suisse Pays $2.6B, Pleads Guilty In Tax Evasion Case
• NJ Senate Panel Advances E-Cigarette Tax Bill
• US Cos. Hit With 27% Int'l Tax Rate, Study Finds
• Oklahoma House Approves State Labor Dept. CNG Control
• Israeli Minerals Giant Halts $1B Investment Over New Tax
• UN Official Calls For Taxes On Obesity-Causing Food
• Proposed Wash. Cigarette Tax Would Create $1B Cancer Fund
• State Tax Amnesty Programs: Glitter Isn't Always Gold
• Sears Can't Reap 'Bad Debt' Tax Refunds: Mich. High Court
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Zelle's Judy Langevin
• High Court Won't Review Coal Reclamation Fee Dispute
• What You Need To Know Before FATCA Goes Live
• Switzerland Signs 6th Tax Information Sharing Deal
• NJ Offers $300M In Incentives For JPMorgan, RBC Moves
• Ex-Cadillac Ranch Owners, Operators Cop To Tax Charges
• Bosch Workers Say Suit Over Wages, Tax Refunds Has Legs
• UK Tribunal Slims Tax Relief For Alleged Charity Tax Scam
• IRS Erred In Nixing Oil Losses From Tax Return, Exec Says
• Nifty Fifty's Accountant Charged In $15M Tax Fraud Crackdown
• Taxation With Representation: Tax Counsel On The Deal
• 7th Circ. Nixes Challenge To Ill. Demolition Tax
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Frost Brown Todd's Beth Naylor
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Genova's Kathleen Einhorn
• Pa. Senators Unveil Latest Natural Gas Tax Proposal
• Anti-Inversion Bill Coming To Senate, Official Says
• 9th Circ. Puts Temporary Hold On Idaho Same-Sex Marriages
• Law Practice Is Evolving Via 'Legal Project Management'
• Winne Banta Beats Tax Malpractice Suit In NY Court
• New Horizons In Solar Financing
• GOP Senators Block Tax Extenders Bill, Demand Amendments
• 5 Insights From Aetna General Counsel William Casazza
• Missouri May Allow Retailers To Tout Absorbed Sales Tax
• Mass. High Court Says Open Conservation Land Is Tax Exempt
• IRS OK'd To Collect $7M Unpaid Taxes From TV Magnate
• NYC Council Pushes To End MSG's $16M Yearly Tax Break
• Texas Can Use Section 8 Money To Pay Tax Debt, Court Says
• For Solar Industry, Obama's REIT Rewrite Falls Flat
• Ohio House Passes 2.5% Excise Tax On Oil And Gas Fracking
• New IRS Emails Show DC Pressure To Target 501(c)(4)'s
• Pa. Gay Couple Asks Judge To Honor Out-Of-State Marriages
• Sons Of Norway Tax Suit Won't Get 2nd Life
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Lowenstein's Sharon Levine
• States Helping Themselves To Nationwide Tax Jurisdiction
• Metal Roll Calibrator Beats Ind. Back Taxes On Exemption
• NY AG Issues Revised Airbnb Subpoena Seeking Host Info
• US V. Clarke Will Shape Evidentiary Hearing Rights
• IRS Disclosure No Accident, Gay-Marriage Opponents Say
• Transit Agency Tenants Win Tax Exemption In Mass. Court
• Holland & Knight Grabs 3 Ex-Greenberg Traurig Tax Attys
• Calif. Sen. Aims To Replace Gas Tax With Mileage Fees
• 5 Insights From Cisco General Counsel Mark Chandler
• NY Boosts Industrial Tax Breaks, Creates Fewer Jobs: Report
• Death, Taxes And … ERISA Disclosure Regulations?
• NY Lawyer Hit With Malpractice Suit Over Property Tax Error
• Nokia To Lean On Finland-India Treaty To Resolve Tax Row
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Kilpatrick's Audra Dial
• Spain Must Pay $41M Over Basque Tax Scheme, EU Court Says
• Proskauer Seeks Discovery Stay In OSG Malpractice Suit
• The World Cup Is Changing Brazil — Time To Invest
• Calif. Mayors Call For Expansion Of Film Tax Credit
• Rent-A-Center Beats Ore. Back-Tax Bill For Subsidiary
• The Tenacious Technocrat: Judge Francis Allegra
• Louisiana House Bolsters Tax Amnesty Bill
• NY AG's Airbnb Subpoena Is Too Broad, Judge Says
• Sophisticated Tribal Tax Shelter Unraveled In Tax Court
• 3rd Circ. Says Bad Tax Advice Can Nix Some IRS Penalties
• Texas City Approves $7M Package For Toyota HQ Move
• WorldCom High Court Bid Puts Data Taxation On The Line
• Dems Raised State Taxes By $58B Since 2011, Report Says
• La. Lawmakers Kill Use-Tax Return Bill
• 5 Insights From MassMutual General Counsel Mark Roellig
• Bankrupt Retailer Sues Rose Snyder Over $2.9M Tax Refund
• IRS Hasn't Curbed Improper EITC Payments, Watchdog Finds
• Challenge To Pa. Gay Marriage Ban Headed For Decision
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Butler Snow's Christy Jones
• NJ Soccer Stadium Developer On Hook For Property Taxes
• Wyndham Hits Jeld-Wen With $1.3M Suit Over Tax Deal
• Florida Gov. Signs $121M Tax-Free Shopping Bill
• 8th Circ. Says IRS Conduct Over Techie's Debt 'Appalling'
• Ballard Spahr Pays Homage To Late Bond Lion Rick Ballard
• Fannie, Freddie Must Pay Okla. County Tax, DC Circ. Hears
• Principal Can't Duck Taxes On $21M In Gains
• 5 Insights From UPS Chief Legal Officer Teri McClure
• IRS Clarifies 'Real Property' For REITs
• Tax Lien Co.'s Ex-Exec Cops To NJ Bid-Rigging Scheme
• Atty Privilege Upheld In $10M Tax Suit Against Alcoa
• CEO Pay-Related Tax Hike Would Kill Jobs, Calif. Panel Hears
• The Pa. Revenue Department May Be Rewriting Act 52
• Ex-Jenkens & Gilchrist Boss Groans About $180M Forfeiture
• US Progressive Tax Code Lags Behind Rest Of OECD: Report
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Meyer Suozzi's Lois Schlissel
• Ark. Gay Marriage Ban Unconstitutional, State Judge Rules
• SEC To Review Auditing Ban On Big 4's Chinese Units
• DC Circ. Can't Force IRS To Make Phone Tax Refund Rule
• Texas Sex Biz Tax Upheld, But No Funds To Schools
• Convict Doc Takes Beef With Judge-Juror Talks To High Court
• Lawmakers May Combine 2 Major Online Tax Bills
• Swiss Asset Manager To Pay $4.4M In Tax Evasion Deal
• Alaska High Court Upholds $2.5M Fees In Pipeline Tax Suit
• Arizona Tax Liens Wreaking Havoc On Lenders, Borrowers
• IRS Eases Filing Penalties For Retirement Plan Admins
• IRS Political Activity Regs Harm Other Nonprofits: ABA
• Heirs Lose Pa. Gas Right Reservation Over Flub In 1899 Sale
• IRS Could Get Tough On Inversions With 'Killer B' Regs
• Debt Counselor Says It Deserves Tax-Free Status
• Sprint Lays Claim To Almost $3.2M In NYC Taxes
• OECD Transfer Pricing Plan A 'Political Reality': Treasury
• IRS Chief Pushes For Funding, Warns Of More Service Cuts
• Balancing The Cost Of Legal Research Investments
• Treasury Warns Taxpayers To Work On FATCA Compliance
• IRS Adopts Rules On Retirement Plan Insurance Payments
• Blank Rome Adds Ex-Edwards Wildman Partner In NY, NJ
• Backlash Over $106B Pfizer-AstraZeneca Deal Spans Atlantic
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Frandzel Robins' Pat Trendacosta
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Kasowitz's Linda Kornfeld
• Taxation With Representation: Tax Counsel On The Deal
• IRS Brass Defends Stance On Settlement Deductibility
• House Passes Bill To Make R&D Tax Credit Permanent
• Lands' End Gets Tax Assessment Lowered In Wis. Appeal
• Flatotel Tax Evaders On Hook For $186M Judgment
• Fla. Marina Torpedoes Tax Exemption For City-Owned Rivals
• IRS Releases Final Rules On Estate, Trust Deductions
• Powdered-Booze Boast Hurts 'Palcohol' Regulatory Chances
• Rising Star: Ropes & Gray's Carrie Simons
• IRS Should Develop Mobile Tech, Ex-Commish Says
• Expect New IRS Tax Preparer Regulations In Next 7 Months
• IRS Says Reinsurance Subsidiary Qualifies As Insurer
• Don't Expect Any Future FATCA Extensions, IRS Says
• Pa. Bill Taxing Legal Services Raises Equal Access Concerns
• Employers Must Comply With ACA Or Face Penalties, IRS Says
• 5 Insights From Sprint General Counsel Charlie Wunsch
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Brinks' Laura Beth Miller
• Convicted Ex-Jenkens Atty Loses Bid For Retrial
• If Exotic Dancers Aren't Independent Contractors, Who Is?
• Rand Paul Promises To Filibuster FATCA Treaties
• IRS Considering Compliance Revamp In 2 Largest Units
• Rebuttal: Mandatory Pro Bono Is Needed
• House OKs Resolution To Probe IRS For Political Targeting
• Obama Threatens R&D Tax Credit Veto Before House Vote
• DC Council Approves Tax To Aid Health Exchange
• House Holds IRS' Lerner In Contempt For Silence On Scandal
• Rising Star: MoFo's Michelle Jewett
• Mich. House Panels OK Road Improvement Funding Package
• Calif. Assembly Kills Film Tax Credit Proposal
• Church Must Pay Taxes On Gym, Ohio Appeals Court Says
• E&Y Urges Flexibility On OECD Hybrid Mismatch Rules
• Permanency Debate Delays 'Extenders' Implementation
• NJ Can't Tax Trusts Tied To $4M Estate, Court Says
• US Tax Execs Say OECD Profit Shifting Plan Needs More Time
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Munsch Hardt's Deborah Perry
• IRS Head Says Agency Should Handle Tax Delinquent Bonuses
• 5 Insights From News Corp. GC Gerson Zweifach
• H&R Block Arbitration Wrongly Denied, Mo. Appeals Court Says
• Md. Gov. Approves Expanded Electric Vehicle Rebate Program
• Miami Clerk Wants Same-Sex Marriage Challenge Delayed
• Bank Exec Charges Would Add Bite To DOJ's Bark
• Fla. Ranch Ducks IRS Penalties Over $24M Deduction
• Calif. Military Contractor Pleads Guilty To $7M Tax Scheme
• Rising Star: Kirkland & Ellis' Sara Zablotney
• Employment Taxes: Officers' Personal Liability Pitfall
• Elder Statesman Of The Capital Court: Judge Paul Friedman
• IRS Floats Tightened Definition Of 'Acquiring Corporation'
• EU Ministers Fail To Reach Accord On Tax Loophole Deal
• Mo. Republicans Override Gov.'s Tax Cut Veto
• IRS Says Businessman Should Pay Penalty On $16M Tax Bill
• Singapore Latest To Reach Tax Info-Sharing Deal With US
• Colo. House Backs Tax Exemption For Data Centers
• Congress Should Ditch BigLaw Cash Accounting, LIFO: Report
• MendenFreiman Adds Ex-Nelson Mullins Partner
• KPMG Acquires Restructuring Advisory Firm BBK
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Blank Rome's Carol Joseph
• 5 Insights From Archer Daniels Midland GC Cameron Findlay
• Think Like A Screenwriter: 5 Tips For Trial Lawyers
• 11th Circ. Says Fla. Immune To Tribe's Fuel Tax Claim
• Tax Court Takes On Ex-Goldman Sachs Worker's Beef With IRS
• IRS Says Savient's Ch. 11 Plan Is Missing Tax Payments
• Consultant Can't Duck Taxes Through Partnership, Court Says
• Pa. Gay Marriage Ban Inflicts Real Harm, Challengers Say
• Elan Pharma Dinged $3M In NJ Back Taxes
• Rising Star: Davis Polk's Neil Barr
• 5 Insights From AIG General Counsel Tom Russo
• South Africa Considering Alcohol Excise Tax Revamp
• US Economic Outlook Is Grim Despite Big Tax Earnings: Study
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bracewell's Dee Martin
• Plan For New York's Estate Tax Changes
• Fla. Legislature Passes $77B Budget In Last Act Of Session
• IRS Finalizes ACA Exchange Info Sharing Rule
• Restaurateur Takes Tax-Evasion Conviction To High Court
• FDIC Says Doral Financial Must Revise Capital Plan
• Missouri Nets $50M On Big Tobacco Arbitration Reversal
• Rising Star: Cravath's Lauren Angelilli
• 4 Tips For Smooth Sailing In US Tax Court
• California Senate Approves LLC Withholding Tax Exclusion
• IRS To Treat 2014, 2015 As FATCA Transition Years
• Company Can't Ditch Ohio And Keep Tax Breaks, Court Says
• H&R Block Beats Employee Wage Suit Appeal In 8th Circ.
• NY Papa John's Franchisor To Pay State For Tax Fraud
• GOP Sen. Floats Bill To Slash Energy Tax Credits
• Previous Settlement Bars Repo Tax Windfall Suit, Ally Argues
• Ernst & Young Settles With CalPERS Over Lehman Audit
• Taxation With Representation: Tax Counsel On The Deal
• EU Wants Finance Ministers To Reach Tax Loophole Deal
• Study Credits Tax Policy For Canada's Richest Middle Class
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Fine Kaplan's Bobbi Liebenberg
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hiscock's Connie Cahill
• Israel Enters Into Tax-Sharing Deal With US
• Calif. Film Tax Credit Could Hurt Taxpayers: Report
• Global CEOs Want Int'l Tax Reform To Spur Profit, PwC Says
• Lawyer Can't Shake KPMG Malpractice Suit
• Ex-Atty Barred From IRS For False Claim On Agency Form
• Fla. High Court Bans Atty For 1 Year Over Tax Violations
• Mo. Gov. To Veto 'Dangerous' Income Tax Cut
• Colo. Senate Approves E-Retailer Sales Tax Bill
• IRS Sounds Horn For Advisory Council Applicants
• 2014 On Track To Be Biggest US Expatriation Year Ever
• Target Beats California Class Action Over Takeout Coffee Tax
• Aussie Tax Office Sets Dividend Scheme Disclosure Deadline
• Colo. Gov. Set To Sign Advanced-Industry Tax Break Bills
• Feds Say Banker Helped Americans Conceal Israeli Accounts
• A Commerce Clause Tug Of War In California
• Hangley Aronchick Forms Alcoholic Beverage Industry Group
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McManis' Sharon Kirsch
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: BatesCarey's Maria Enriquez