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Tax - July, 2014

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• OPINION: Lawyers Should Think In Terms Of Big Data
• ACA Challengers Ask High Court To Take Up Subsidy Fight
• CFTC Seeks $139M Penalty In RBC Wash Trading Case
• NJ Lawmakers Poised To Tackle Open Space Funding
• NYC Citi Bike Sales Are Tax-Exempt, But Equipment Is Not
• Pa. Appeals Court Nixes Class In $54M Property Auction Row
• Calif. High Court To Weigh Hotel Taxes On Online Bookings
• Momentive Can't Use Ch. 11 Plan to Dodge Taxes, Feds Say
• County Can't Target Tribal Property In Tax Row: 2nd Circ.
• LA Burb Hit With Class Action Over Cellphone User Tax
• 5 Cloud Computing Tax Tips To Make It Rain
• Senate Reluctantly Passes $10.9B Highway Funding Bill
• Texas Developer's Estate Denies Owing $5.6M To IRS
• Tax Board Defends Denying Licenses To Top Delinquents
• A New Certainty Under The Germany-US Tax Treaty
• Plaintiffs Seek Consolidation Of 2 Fla. Gay Marriage Cases
• IRS Ensures Treasury Stock Sales Maintain Corp. Ownership
• IRS Stiffens Penalties For Advisers Who Don't Report Deals
• 40 NY Tax Preparers Suspended For Failing To File Own Taxes
• Ex-Jenkens & Gilchrist Atty Gets 6 Months In $7B Tax Fraud
• House Bill Seeks Nationwide Tax On Soda
• EU Court To Consider Question Of Bitcoin Trading Taxes
• GOP Sens. Filibuster 'Insourcing' Tax Credit Bill
• A Case For Synthetic Investment In US Real Estate
• Death Rattle For Unfinished Business Claims?
• Texas Doubles Down On Same-Sex Marriage Fight In 5th Circ.
• Senate Passes Bill Funding Highway Trust Through December
• Mo. High Court Axes Circuit City, Dillard's Tax Refund Claims
• CFTC To Hammer Out Deal With RBC Over Wash Trading
• Feds Say NetJets Earnings Are Subject To Excise Tax
• Merck Won't Join Inversion Craze, CEO Says
• Windstream Looks To Cut Taxes, Debt By Forming REIT
• Withholding Taxes Can't Be Dumped In Bankruptcy: NJ Court
• Dems Target Contractors In Latest Anti-Inversion Bill
• A Novel Suit: Cities Try On The FHA For Size
• Securing Summary Judgment In Section 1603 Suits Got Harder
• NY State, City Want Property Tax Discrimination Suit Axed
• Amazon Can't Nix $1.5B IRS Transfer Pricing Dispute
• IRS Releases Final Rules On Branded Prescription Drug Fee
• Gay Marriage Plaintiffs Want Cases In Fla. Supreme Court
• 4th Circ. Sinks Va. Same-Sex Marriage Bans
• DOD Security Clearance Holders Owe IRS $730M, Report Says
• Out-Of-State HVAC Co. Must Pay NY Tax On Contract Work
• Harbinger COO Admits Wrongdoing In SEC Settlement
• Anti-Inversion Laws Are Needed Immediately, Lew Says
• Latham Docs Off The Table In Weatherford Tax Spat
• Top Court Petition Calls Tax Judges' Power Unconstitutional
• Don't Get Carried Away By The Inversion Craze
• Ex-S&C Atty's FCA Suit Claims Vanguard Ducked $1B Tax Bill
• Fla.'s Same-Sex Marriage Ban Struck Down By 2nd Court
• Retroactive Inversion Ban May Kill Pending Deals
• Troutman Sanders Powers Up With New Energy Tax Partner
• House Votes To End 'Marriage Penalty' For Child Tax Credit
• IRS Says Beer Wholesaler Misreported $98M Capital Gain
• Dallas Leader Pleads Not Guilty To Bribery, Fraud Charges
• Feds Set ACA Tax Credit Exceptions, Fine Caps
• Taxation With Representation: Vinson, Jones Day, Skadden
• Ireland Defends Itself After Obama Blasts Inversion Surge
• The Untapped Gold Mine Of Transfer-Price Evidence
• Zurich Capital Markets Wants To Put End to Tax Shelter Fight
• Obama Calls For Retroactive Ban On Inversion Deals
• Former BES Chief Arrested As 3rd Espirito Co. Hits Bankruptcy
• Aircraft Co. Says IRS Won't Give Up Docs In $643M Tax Row
• Ex-Jenkens & Gilchrist Atty Seeks Probation For $7B Tax Fraud
• Judge Allows Early Discovery In $226M Energy Tax Credit Row
• 6 Years In, Why Haven't FRE 502(d) Orders Caught On?
• McCain Proposes Slashing Tax Rate In Bring Jobs Home Act
• Speculating On Wyden's Tax Reform Priorities
• UBS Asked To Put Up €1.1B Bail In Money Laundering Probe
• Ill. Court OKs Rate Hike To Fund $2B FutureGen Coal Plant
• CBS Lands $11M Tax Credit To Keep Colbert 'Late Show' In NY
• Sen. Durbin Confronts Walgreen CEO Over Proposed Inversion
• WilmerHale Nabs Bingham Tax Pro For Boston Office
• Proposed IRS Budget Cuts Could Jeopardize US Tax System
• 10th Circ. Won't Rehear Colo. Taxpayer Bill Of Rights Suit
• Fla. Appeals Court Won't Lift Stay On Gay Marriage Ruling
• IRS Can Issue Levies During Tax Repayment Talks: Court
• IRS Issues Guidance For Money Market Fund Redemptions
• IRS Right To Penalize KPMG-Backed Tax Shelters, Gov't Says
• Papa John's Can't Dodge Fla. Delivery Sales Tax Suit
• Developer Wants $7M Deduction For Conserving Cork Factory
• Calif. Board Says Out-Of-State Corps. In LLCs Owe $800 Tax
• Barnes & Thornburg Lures RE Team From Squire Patton
• Former CEO Of Noted Charity Jailed For Huge Looting Scheme
• Canada, UK Amend Tax Treaty For Arm's-Length Deals
• Senate Advances 'Insourcing' Tax Credit Bill
• Employers May Have Opportunity In ACA Legislative Flaw
• Trial-Ready In 180 Days: Prepare For SDNY's Rocket Docket
• SF Board Puts Soda Tax On November Ballot
• 5 Things To Watch For As SEC Decides Money Market Rules
• ACA Subsidies Likely To Survive Despite Circuit Split
• IRS Struggling To Audit Large Partnerships, GAO Says
• KPMG Beats Auditors' OT Claims In 2nd Circ.
• Hedge Fund Facing IRS Probe Says It Acted Legally
• Fla. Gay Marriage Ban Will Remain Intact During Appeal
• IRS Finalizes Regs On S-Corp Shareholder Basis Increases
• Wells Fargo Loses Round In $164M IRS Refund Suit
• Pols Ask Whether Inversion Fix Needs Tax Reform Tie
• When You Are Responsible For Your Book Of Business
• 4th Circ. Contradicts DC Circ. In ACA Subsidies Debate
• ACA Exchanges Dealt Blow As DC Circ. Limits Subsidies
• IRS To Set Foreign Credit Guidance For Asset Acquisitions
• DOT Head Slams Congress Over 'Band-Aid' Highway Fund Fix
• Puerto Rico Argues Travel Sites Can't Duck Tax Suit
• Deutsche, Barclays Helped Funds Dodge Taxes, Panel Says
• ABA Retirement Plan Co. Not Tax Exempt, 7th Circ. Says
• ABA Tax Chairman Urges Congress To Maintain IRS Funding
• Proskauer Can Point Finger At Accountant In J&J Fraud Suit
• IRS Finalizes How R&E Deduction Applies To Product Models
• NYC Asks Congress For Help On Tax Breaks, Higher Wages
• An Inventive Way To Remove Pure State Court Claims
• The Penalty For Following IRS' Own Guidance
• High Court Puts Utah Same-Sex Marriages On Hold
• Calif. Panel Scraps Deadline On Eminent Domain Tax Credit
• IRS Mixed Straddle Final Rules Pose Headache For Insurers
• Bank Levies Best For Hedging Banking Risk, EU Says
• Taxation With Representation: Cravath, Simpson Thacher
• 10th Circ. Strikes Okla. Same-Sex Marriage Ban
• Ruling Curtails IRS Regulation Of Refund Claim Fees
• Mylan Faces $100M Tax Bill Over Drug Agreement With Forest
• 5 Insights From Pfizer Chief Litigation Counsel Michael Parini
• AbbVie Seals $54B Shire Takeover In Major Inversion Deal
• Powerful Tools For Discovery And Litigation Strategy
• Corporate Inversions Show No Signs Of Slowing Down
• European Price-Fixing Fine Not Deductible: US Tax Court
• NY Bitcoin Rules Put Virtual Currency On Path To Legitimacy
• Kirkland & Ellis Nabs Skadden Tax Pro In NY
• Fla. Judge Overturns Gay Marriage Ban, State Appeals
• PRISM Scatters Attorney-Client Privilege
• IRS Can't Escape Tea Party Group's Bias Claims
• 5th Circ. Denies UT Tax Refund For Medical Residents
• 6 NY High Court Appeals To Put On Your Radar
• House Extends Charity Tax Breaks, Ignoring Objections
• IRS Issues Final Rules On Mixed Straddles
• Ex-Im Fraudster Can't Appeal 10-Year Sentence: 5th Circ.
• NY Regulator Proposes 1st-Ever Bitcoin License
• 2nd Circ.'s Not-So-Subtle Wink To District Court Judge
• OPINION: Let's Financially Reward Law Firm Diversity
• NJ Municipal Groups Ask 3rd Circ. To Nix Tax Lien Ruling
• Midyear Report: Biggest NJ High Court Decisions Of 2014
• MMA Apparel, Equipment Maker Fights IRS' $35M Valuation
• Lap Dances Can't Be Taxed, Philly Judge Rules
• House Moves To Limit FCC On State Broadband Internet Laws
• DOJ, FBI Probe IRS' Missing Tea Party Emails
• Nixon Peabody Lands DarrowEverett White Collar Partner
• Retailers Rally Behind Effort To Expand Internet Sales Tax
• IRS Says Fisker Plan Doesn't Account For Tax Liabilities
• House Passes $21B Spending Bill, Ignoring Veto Threat
• Insurer Must Cover Derivatives Suits, Even In NY: 8th Circ.
• GOP Reps. Want IRS Emails From Advocacy Group
• OECD Approves Updates To Taxation Standards
• White House Urges Lawmakers To Stop Tax Inversion Deals
• India Won't Push Back Adoption Of New Tax Rules
• Crucial Predictive Coding Case Law: Progressive V. Delaney
• Dealmakers Q&A: Rutan & Tucker's Gregg Amber
• Takeaways From 6th Circ.'s AmFin Tax Refund Ruling
• 4 Things To Watch For If California's Prop 13 Gets Amended
• IRS Rejected Synergy Offer Too Quickly, Tax Court Says
• Wind Developers Say EPA's GHG Rule Could Boost Demand
• CPAs Sue IRS To Block New Tax Preparer Certification
• The Biggest Tax Cases Of 2014: Midyear Report
• OPINION: Advance Conflict Waivers Send Wrong Message
• IRS Finalizes Rules On Corp. Interest Expense Allocation
• Ex-UBS Exec Seeks Court Help To Procure Trial Witnesses
• House GOP Slashes IRS Funds As White House Threatens Veto
• Mich. Supreme Court Sides With IBM In $6M Tax Fight
• House Votes To Make Internet Tax Ban Permanent
• DC Council Overrides Mayor's Veto Of Tax Reform
• Dealing With Tax Consequences Of A Construction Allowance
• Amended Sabine-Forest Oil Merger Deal Raises Eyebrows
• Corporate Tax Scrutiny Here To Stay, KPMG Leader Says
• 5 Takeaways From Citi's $7B Mortgage Deal
• Internet Sales Tax Opposed By Voters In 6 States, Poll Finds
• Fieldfisher Adds 3 Legal Pros To Paris Office
• E&Y To Pay $4M To Settle SEC's Lobbying Charges
• King & Spalding Nabs Tax, Labor Partner From McKenna
• Shire Signals Support For Landmark $53B AbbVie Merger
• Papa John's Moves To Kill 'Shotgun' Suit Over Delivery Tax
• Mylan Adds To Inversion Surge With $5.3B Abbott Deal
• NJ Tax Lien Ruling Good For Municipalities, Bad For Banks
• Energy Bill Could Increase De Facto Contractor Suspension
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Wachtell
• GOP Rep. Wants IRS Official Lois Lerner Jailed
• Judge Wants More IRS Lost Email Info In Tea Party Challenge
• Holland & Knight Atty Targeted In SEC Insider Trading Case
• Drinker Biddle Lures 2 Tax And Estates Pros From Epstein
• Beanie Babies Creator Defends Probation Sentence
• House Passes Permanent Bonus Depreciation
• Detroit Can Hang On To Casino Tax Revenues, Judge Rules
• IRS Worker Suspended For Pro-Obama Calls With Taxpayers
• The Looming Highway Trust Fund Crisis
• Judge Demands IRS Explain Missing Tea Party Emails
• 4 Tips For Writing Opinion Letters On Uncertain Tax Issues
• NYC's Suit Over Untaxed Cigarette Ring Moves Forward
• Vodafone Presses On With India Tax Row Despite New Budget
• White House Threatens To Veto Bonus Depreciation Extension
• 6th Circ. Says Fannie, Freddie Exempt From Transfer Taxes
• EU High Court Asked To Hear Portugal Cigarette Tax Row
• IRS Won't Revise 1040s, In Defiance Of Treasury Watchdog
• Tax Planning For Carryover Equity Transactions: A Primer
• Ballard Spahr Nabs Nixon Peabody RE, Energy Tax Credit Pro
• Legal Forms And IP Rights: Yours, Mine, Ours Or Theirs?
• PwC Can't Escape $1B MF Global Malpractice Suit
• Utah Will Ask High Court To Reinstate Gay Marriage Ban
• IRS Trial Atty Jumps To Baker & McKenzie's NY Office
• IRS Takes Fire For Undisclosed Communication System
• Holtec Seeks $260M In NJ Tax Incentives For Camden Project
• Inversion Surge Proves Allure Trumps Risk For Deal Makers
• EU Presidential Hopeful Pledges Corporate Tax Crackdown
• Credit Suisse Wants Sentencing Delay To Handle Pensions
• Gov't Shutdown Doesn't Warrant Light Sentence: 2nd Circ.
• Pittsburgh To Keep Computer Report Secret In UPMC Tax Tiff
• Stringer Says Data Will Help NYC Cut Huge Civil Claims Bill
• GOP Lawmaker Offers $10.9B Plan To Prop Up Highway Fund
• Ireland Posts Big M&A Numbers Amid Pharma, Inversion Deals
• Tax Court Fails To Address Important Trust Income Issues
• Interest Groups Pooh-Pooh Congress' Tax Reform Strategy
• 1st Circ. Partially Reverses $14M Tax Liability Ruling
• Berlusconi Scion Acquitted In Tax Fraud Trial
• NJTA Not 'Alter Ego' Of State, Must Pay Rollback Taxes
• Inversions Hit New High In Last Decade, Dems Say
• Barnes & Thornburg Grows Minn. Office With Bond Atty Hire
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Prison Time For Filmmaker In Tax Row
• 5 Insights From Home Depot GC Teresa Roseborough
• Sens. Float Bill To Tweak Child Care Tax Credit
• IRS 'Misleading' In Taxpayer Audits, GAO Finds
• 6th Circ. Rescinds AmFin Estate's $170M Tax Refund
• EU Tightens Corporate Tax Loophole Law
• The ACA Still Has Its Day In Court, Now Over Subsidies
• A Step Toward Alleviating Growing Discovery Problems
• Biltmore Owners Battle IRS Over $95M Stock Gift
• Ex-Jenkens & Gilchrist Boss Agrees To Ill. Disbarment
• Think Tank Says Bonus Depreciation Will Boost US Revenue
• Tax Court Axes Mortgage Deductions For Nonrented Property
• Pa. Clerk Asks High Court To Halt Same-Sex Marriages
• Expedia Scores Insurer Defense Win In Hotel Tax Row
• Cuomo Says New Medical Marijuana Bill Delivers Balance
• Hogan Lovells Lands Tax, China Expert In South Africa
• First Read On Same-Sex Spouse Health Benefits Post Windsor
• Calif. Proposes A Job-Killing Tax On Talent
• Dealmakers Q&A: Jones Day's Scott Cohen
• Lawyers And Email: Ethical And Security Considerations
• Insurance Group Says DC's ACA Exchange Fee Too Broad
• IRS Has Sloppy Data Disposal Habits, GAO Report Finds
• 5 Tips For Online Travel Cos. Battling Hotel Tax Suits
• Germany Loses In EU Court's Reading Of Notary Tax Law
• Taxation With Representation: Wilson Sonsini, K&L Gates
• 4 Must-Know Changes To The REIT Tax Landscape
• Second-Hand Commercial Goods Subject To Excise Duties: EU
• IRS Says Ch. 11 Plan Lets Furniture Brands Skirt Tax Debt
• Morrison Cohen Snags Bingham Pro For New WC Group
• 6th Circ. Orders Prompt Ruling On Detroit Casino Tax Issue
• IRS Woes Stem From Budget Cuts, Think Tank Says
• Former PE Chief's Taxes Draw Scrutiny In Ill. Gov. Bid
• Nonprofit Mergers And Collaborations: Watch This Space
• Fla. Gay Marriage Advocates Say No Rational Reason For Ban
• In 'Amazon Tax' Case, Justices May Dodge E-Retailer Riddle
• New York, IGPS Buyer Can Wrap Tax Audit, Begin Deal Talks
• EU Sends Tax Investigators To Gibraltar, Spain Over Tobacco
• Unclear Jury Charge Can't Nix Tax Fraud Sentences: 3rd Circ.
• Former K&L Gates Tax Partner Joins Perkins Coie In Chicago
• Israel Signs FATCA Agreement With US
• BP Sued For Texas County's Lost Taxes After Deepwater Spill
• Texas Court Dumps $46M Award Against TaxMasters CEO
• IRS, Tea Party Group Will Face Off Over Lost Email Row
• Dems Tie Inversion Reform To Highway Trust Fund
• 2nd Circ. Limits Government's Ability To Use E-Records
• VIDEO: What Investment Managers Should Know About AIFMD
• How To Pick The Best State For Biz Tax Breaks
• High Court To Review Ala. Rail Diesel Fuel Tax, Adds Issue
• IRS Calls Conservative Org's Targeting Suit Premature
• 4 Health Care Battles To Watch In Wake Of Hobby Lobby
• IRS Releases Details On Tax Preparer Certification Program
• 7th Circ. Backs Ex-Ill. Official's Tax Fraud Conviction
• Tech Co. Exec Can't Deduct $2.7M From CARDS Deal
• IRS, Treasury OK Longevity Annuities In 401(k), IRA Plans
• High Court To Hear Appeal Over Colorado 'Amazon Tax' Law
• Switzerland To Scrap Preferential Treatment In Biz Tax
• IRS Shortens Application Process For Most 501(c)(3) Orgs
• Storming The Castle: Employee Whistleblowing Under ACA