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Tax - August, 2014

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• Gay Marriage Ban Challenges Cleared For Florida High Court
• Va., Okla. Same-Sex Couples Urge High Court To Hear Cases
• Ala. Asks Supreme Court To Nix Race Bias Suit Over Tax Law
• Ex-Countrywide Exec Defends Fannie-Freddie Loans' 'Quality'
• Revolving-Door Roundup: DLA Piper, Akin Gump, Covington
• Contractor Asks High Court To Review Mo. Deferred Comp Tax
• Taxation With Representation: Gibson Dunn, Cravath, Wachtell
• Couple Can't Count Investment Loss As Theft, Tax Court Says
• Meal Delivery Cos. Not Liable For Sales Tax On Fees, NY Says
• Avoiding And Defending Florida License Tax Audits
• IRS Wins $60M Tobacco Tax Suit, Must Credit Seized Assets
• Pa. Wants Out of Foxwood Developer's $50M Adversary Suit
• 5 Reasons Large Companies Are Turning To Boutique Firms
• High Court Should Review Scope Of Crime-Fraud Exception
• Winners In 10th Circ. Marriage Ruling Seek High Court Review
• More Deals Expected This Fall As Economy Pushes M&A Surge
• IRS Delivers Guidance, Forms For ACA Employer Mandate
• Tax Dodgers Can't Blame Attys In Accuracy Penalty Row
• Gross Income Includes Investment Asset Sale Gains: Tax Court
• Texas Judge Finds School Tax System Still Unconstitutional
• NY State Withdraws $1.9M Claim From Cengage Ch. 11
• First Data Scores $6M NJ Tax Break To Stay In Jersey City
• NH Supreme Court Upholds Educational Voucher Tax Credit
• Watchdogs Warn States Against Floating Tesla Too Many Perks
• How To Make Inroads In The MENA E-Commerce Market
• Calif. Gov. Agrees To Boost Film, TV Tax Credits By $230M
• 1st Circ. Rules Fannie, Freddie Exempt From Transfer Taxes
• Anti-Inversion Push Causing PR Blowback For Burger King
• Fla. High Court Asked To Weigh In On Same-Sex Marriage Ban
• The 5 Biggest M&A Moves Of The Summer
• Ariz. High Court To Review Lawmakers' Medicaid Challenge
• 2nd Circ. Finds FDCPA Doesn't Count Unpaid Tax As Debt
• Calif. HRA Says $8.6B Bullet Train Bond Ruling Is Right
• Expedia Dodges Class Action Over Unfair Tax, Pricing Charges
• Banks Say They're Entitled To Debtor's Tax Interest
• Even A Tax Authority May Sometimes Have To Pay
• How Did Employers Fare This Supreme Court Term?
• Trademark Law Leaves Legal Marijuana Sellers High And Dry
• Salix Investor Challenges $2.7B Inversion Deal With Cosmo
• 10th Circ. Says Ch. 11 Can't Ax Ex-Cable CEO's $14M Tax Bill
• Ex-Jenkens & Gilchrist Boss Seeks Bail Pending Appeal
• One Firm Rules Over Complex Burger King Deals
• Wash. Court Tosses Cingular's Bid To Claw Back City Taxes
• Judge Wants More Facts On UBS Exec's Foreign Witnesses
• 4 Takeaways From Burger King's Whopping Tim Hortons Play
• Wis., Ind. Push 7th Circ. To Reinstate Gay Marriage Bans
• 2 Skadden M&A, Tax Pros Join DC Law Firm Tandem
• Doral Settlement Falls Apart In $229M Puerto Rico Tax Row
• Pa. Rep. Aims For Coexisting Gas Severance Tax, Impact Fee
• Blue Cross Units Want $6M Tax Overpayment Credits Upheld
• Gap Plans $96M NY Distribution Center Expansion
• Debt Instruments Can Be Part Of A Tax Straddle, IRS Says
• Burger King, Tim Hortons Unite As $23B Fast-Food Goliath
• Making A Federal Case Out Of State Taxes
• Tax-Free REIT Spinoffs Could Be The Next Big Thing
• Tax Inversions On The Menu For Hospitality Sector
• Think Tank Praises Obama's Proposal Targeting Inversions
• IRS Must Pay Costs In Taxpayer's 'Head Of Household' Row
• 'One Life To Live' Producer Can Sell Apple $6M In Tax Credits
• Tim Hortons Deal Latest Turn In Burger King's M&A History
• Nordstrom Ruling Shows Judges Suspicious Of Tax-Shifting
• IRS Calls Indiana's ACA Employer Mandate Challenge Flawed
• GAO, Industry Clash Over New Markets Investment Returns
• Life Time Fitness Considering A REIT Conversion
• Fla. Widow's $100M Copter Crash Suit Booted To Bahamas
• IRS Buoys REITs With Increasing Property Values
• Massachusetts Sets Dates For Tax Amnesty Program
• Caterpillar Can't Count Foreign Dividends As Ind. Losses
• Airbnb To Hand Info On 124 Hosts Over To NY AG
• BofA Deal Could Stick Borrowers With $4B Tax Bill: PIRG
• Fox Rothschild Nabs Tax Pro From Lovett Bookman
• Russia's Commitment To Int'l Law Will Be Tested By Yukos
• Fresenius Opens Door To FCA Tax Breaks
• Taxation With Representation: Fried Frank, Bingham, Bracewell
• Topline Appliance To Pay $1.56M To Settle NY Tax-Skirting Suit
• 'Earnings Stripping' Fix Could Blunt Foreign Investment
• IRS Misapplied Rules In $26M WorldCom Suit, High Court Told
• IRS Says NetJets' Customer Fees In $643M Suit Are Taxable
• Texas High Court Snubs ETP Appeal Of $162M Gas Valuation
• Fresno Developer Protests Tax Treatment Of $2.9M Gift
• SpaceX Strikes 10-Year Tax Savings Deal With Texas County
• Texas Real Estate Exec Faces IRS Suit Over $1.73M Tax Bill
• Tax Credit Timetable Should Lead The Way For Renewables
• Fla. Federal Judge Strikes Down Gay Marriage Ban
• Wyly Challenges SEC's Power Over Tax Disgorgement
• Geico Can Apply Ill. Tax Refund To Overpayment Years
• 1st Circ. Allows FCA Defendants To Push For Tax Breaks
• 8th Circ. Says Grain Tax Fraudster Deserved Longer Sentence
• US Says Ex-UBS Exec Hasn't Met Burden For Video Testimony
• Valero Again Fends Off Tax Assessor's Bid For Refinery Data
• Tax Policy Pessimism Driving Inversions, Brookings Says
• Philly Mayor Drops Challenge To Blocked Lap Dance Tax
• Barclays, Citi Back SunEdison's $160M Rooftop Solar Fund
• How To Control Risk And Cost Of E-Discovery
• IP In A Financial Center: Ireland Vs. Cayman Islands
• Mich. Appeals Court Remands 'Commercial' Tax Label Fight
• IRS Wrongly Pegged Shareholders' $3.6M Losses As Passive
• Oregon Tax Court Says State Misvalued Convention Center
• High Court Blocks Va. Same-Sex Marriage Pending Review
• Cloud Peak Energy Pays $45M To Settle Rio Tinto Tax Deal
• Alaska Oil Tax Cut Poised To Survive Repeal Bid
• Swiss Parliament Poised To Approve Tax Info Agreements
• Australia Won't Tax Small, Personal Bitcoin Transactions
• Blind Taxpayer Loses Cert. Appeal In Calif. Bias Suit
• How The Rule 506(c) Income Safe Harbor Got Expanded
• McDermott Adds Barclays State Tax Head To Growing Practice
• Holland & Knight Adds Ex-Husch Blackwell Auto Tax Pro
• PwC Starts Australia Law Practice With Ex-King & Wood Heads
• IRS' Med Device Tax Collection Needs Revamp, TIGTA Says
• NY Prosecutors Get $1M Boost To Go After Tax, Welfare Fraud
• DC Circ. Urged Not To Revisit ACA Subsidies Ruling
• UK Wants Input On Tax Evasion Criminal Offense Proposal
• Medtronic Reaffirms $43B Covidien Bid Despite Opposition
• A Temporary Detour For Highway Transportation Funding
• Detroit Ch. 9 Plan Will Boost Economy, Tax Expert Says
• CFTC Says RBC Wash-Trade Claim Isn't Time-Barred
• Vorys Snags Ex-Assistant US Attorney As Partner In Cleveland
• Calif. Gov. OKs $465M Tax Credit For Northrop Grumman
• Building Owner Sues IRS Over Rejected $3.2M Easement
• Zimmer Protests $79M IRS Transfer Pricing Assessment
• Japan, Oman Ready For Tax-Sharing Agreement
• Chase Owes IRS In Suit Over Bad Taxpayer Refund, Court Says
• Nordstrom Must Pay Md. Profit-Shifting Tax Liability
• British Banks Object To HMRC Tax Recovery Plan
• Proxy Play Further Complicates Chiquita Deal Outlook
• 4 Tips On Scoring Big For IRS Whistleblowers
• Inside The New Hedges And Mixed-Straddles Tax Guidance
• IRS Right To Deny BB&T Tax Credits, Fed. Circ. Told
• 7th Circ. Revives Blagojevich RICO Suit Over Casino Tax
• Texas Supreme Court Rejects Export Sales Tax Question
• Taxation With Representation: Baker Botts, Alston, Skadden
• Texas Court Affirms 'Small Tobacco' Tax Is Unconstitutional
• Sen. Durbin Fires Off Inversion-Shaming Letter To Hospira
• IRS Must Explain Efforts To Find Ex-Director's Emails
• Berkeley Residents Sue Over 'Biased' Soda Tax Language
• An In-House Lawyer's Top 10 Tips For Outside Counsel
• Chiquita Snubs $611M Offer, Moves Ahead With Inversion
• Attys Bullish On NJ Internet Gambling Despite Slow Start
• NJ Wal-Mart Developer Loses Property Tax Challenge
• SEC Settles With Accountant Who Traded On Tax Client Info
• IRS Releases Final Regs On Depreciable Property
• Schumer Tackles 'Earnings Stripping' In Bid To Blunt Inversions
• Colorado Falls Again In Pioneer Natural Pipeline Tax Suit
• China Expands Export Tax Rebate To Eight Ports
• Calif. Senate OKs Up To $465M Northrop Tax Break
• IRS Releases Final Rules On Retail Inventory Accounting
• Structuring Equity Compensation Options For Partnerships
• 1st Circ. Backs Fresenius' $50M Tax Refund In FCA Fight
• 2nd Circ. Axes $3.8M Tax Refund In PT-1 Trustee Case
• Oil, Gas Drilling Gear Isn't Tax Exempt, Texas Court Says
• Sutherland Asbill Nabs McDermott Tax Pro For NY Office
• Indiana's ACA Employer Mandate Challenge Moves Forward
• Lawmakers Need Shaming Into Tax Reform, CTJ Head Says
• Law Firms May Be Violating Copyrights
• Union Pacific Says It Overpaid Gov't $75M In Taxes
• What High Court Will Likely Address In Colorado Tax Case
• RBC Says CFTC Claim In Wash Trading Case Is Time-Barred
• Texas High Court Urged To Drop Flow-Through Tax Rule Case
• REITs To Open Up New Investment Opportunities In India
• Treasury Eyes MLPs In Tax Base Erosion Probe
• IRS Tax Credit Guidance Should Break Wind Project Logjam
• IRS Defines Exemptions For ACA Health Insurance Fee
• Timber Co. Fights IRS Over Nixed $2M Easement Deduction
• IRS Says Ex-Head's Hard Drive Recycled Since It Was Ruined
• CPAs Seek Clarity On ACA Income Tax In US Territories
• US Expats Sue Canadian Gov't Over FATCA Cooperation
• Covidien Faces New Investor Suit Over $43B Medtronic Deal
• Fresh Bid Could Help Chiquita Avoid Inversion Fallout
• Implementing SEC's New Money Market Fund Rules
• A Close Look At NY's New Privilege Log Rule
• IRS Finalizes Tax Whistleblower Payment Regulations
• Drilling Co. Says Texas Policy Change Doubles Sales Tax
• IRS Loses Summary Judgment Bid In $33M Charitable Gift Row
• US Urges Caution In Disgorgement Ruling In Wyly Fraud Suit
• Greenberg Traurig Lures Tax, Public Finance Attorney
• Courtroom Challenge: Preparing For A First Trial
• Weatherford Investors Ask Again For Internal Tax Audit Docs
• US Contests $700K Fee Request In Marriage Group Tax Suit
• Ex-VisionAmerica CEO Can't Escape $5M Tax Judgment
• GAO Urges Treasury To Rein In New Markets Tax Credit
• Cravath Guides $611M Counteroffer For Chiquita
• Holthouse Carlin, Venable Hit With $13M Malpractice Suit
• IRS Threatened With Sanctions In $643M NetJets Suit
• What The New Cuban Foreign Investment Law Means
• Ex-Vanguard Atty Seeks SEC Help In $1B Whistleblower Suit
• Multistate Tax Row Puts Compacts In Flux, Pomp Says
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Morris Manning, Nixon
• IRS OKs Renewable-Energy Credit If Project Changes Hands
• Miss. High Court Applies Franchise Tax To Prepaid Revenue
• Tax Cheat Not Entitled To Entrapment Defense: 10th Circ.
• US Supports Md. In High Court Fight Over Tax Credit
• Fla. AG Wants Gay Marriage Cases To Wait On Supreme Court
• Ex-Cozen Atty Asks High Court To Nix Wire Fraud Conviction
• Fed. Claims Won't Dismiss Nonresident Alien Tax Refund Suit
• Compliance Reigns Supreme As In-House Demographics Shift
• Chicago Bears On Hook For $4M Ticket Tax Delinquency
• Internet Tax Ban Delays About To Get Pricey
• EU Approves Lower Enviro Tax For Irish Gravel
• Land Trust Wins Charity Tax-Exemption In Maine High Court
• Ill. Appeals Court Affirms Axing Of Cook County Use Tax
• Redford Sues Over $1.6M NY Tax Bill From 2005 Transaction
• Tea Party Group Can't Hurry Discovery In IRS Suit
• Wyden Working On Bipartisan Coalition To Fight Inversions
• FTC Seeks More Docs From Medtronic Over $42B Covidien Buy
• Collaboration In The Shadow Of The Billable Hour
• Lot Of Inversion Talk, But Do You Know The Basics?
• 4 Flashpoints In SF's Plan To Regulate Airbnb, Others
• Walgreen's Decision Unlikely To Stem Inversion Tide
• US Tax Court Nixes Penalties In Conservation Easement Row
• Ford Unit Wins Review Of NJ Tax Liability Calculations
• Target, Pfizer, Others Voice Support For Gay Marriage
• Walt Disney Not Interested In Tax Busting Inversion Move
• Arent Fox Adds Auto Partner To NY Office
• Minn. Tax Court Trims Ford Property Assessment
• Thailand's Oil Co. Wins $3.1M Australian Appeal
• Mo. Voters Ax $6B Sales Tax Hike To Fund Highway Fixes
• Utah Asks High Court To Weigh In On Gay-Marriage Ban
• Wachtell Guides Walgreen In $15B Deal for Alliance Boots
• Contract Management Survey Reveals Untapped Opportunities
• Treasury Working To Bypass Congress On Inversions
• Walgreen To Keep HQ In US, Reject Inversion, Reports Say
• Fourth Judge Rules Fla. Gay Marriage Ban Unconstitutional
• Tax Court Isn't Sole Forum For NJ Assessment Row: Court
• Webster Bank Says Fees Don't Rob Gov't Of Tax Dollars
• Watchdog Finds IRS Doing Solid Job Providing ACA Data
• Son Of Pa. Rep Faces Fraud Charges Over Loan, Tax Lies
• NJ Must Revisit Biz Tax Calculations For Toyota Leasing Arm
• 5th Circ. Affirms Louisiana Attorney's $600K Tax Liability
• Swedish Cosmetics Co. Confirms Russian Tax Search
• IRS Valuation Too High In $15M Penalty Fight, Court Says
• Tax Court Snubs Whistleblower's Push For Award
• Fla. Judge Says State Must Recognize Out-Of-State Gay Union
• NJ Assembly Sends Open Space Referendum To Voters
• Walgreen Replaces CFO As It Considers Swiss Inversion
• Germany, France Want EU Pushback On US Bank Penalties
• Bankrupt Coupon Co. Saves Big With Mich. Tax Agreement
• 4 Ways To Avoid Retail State Tax Audits
• E-Cigs Not Subject To Ariz. Luxury Tobacco Tax, AG Says
• SEC Pushes For $750M Judgment In Wyly Fraud Case
• OECD Seeks Input On Base Erosion, Profit Sharing Plan
• Soda Tax Likely To Take Hold Despite Setbacks
• Fla. Says $20M In Tax Credits Not Part Of DDMG Estate
• Calif. Appeals Court Strikes Down San Diego Hotel Tax
• Court Says Tax Man Can't Enter NY Home In Assessment Fight
• ERISA Plans Must Pay Mich. Health Care Tax: 6th Circ.
• OECD Panel Says Mexico Meets Int'l Tax Bar
• Defending Against IRS' Aggressive Offshore Oil Efforts
• Verein Tie-Ups Gain Allure As Firms Eye Global Expansion
• UK Firms Expand Global Empire, But US Firms Gaining Ground
• Law360's Global 20 Firms Take Global To New Heights
• IRS Says High Court Should Skip 'Obsolete' WorldCom Case
• Estate Of Ex-First State Bank CEO Fights $20M Tax Bill
• IRS Wrongly Labeled Loan Deal A 'Sham,' Investing Co. Says
• Taxation With Representation: Shearman, Sidley, Wachtell
• Sidney Frank Gets 2nd Bite At Grey Goose Tax Dispute
• Texas Defends High Court FHA Appeal Against Housing Group
• Profit Shifting Hurts Developing Economies, OECD Says
• Full DC Circ. Urged To Rehear ACA Subsidies Case
• Tax Reform Can Wait, Inversion Fix Cannot, Attys Say
• KPMG-Backed Tax Shelter Funds Can't Shake IRS Penalties
• Anti-Inversion Legislation May Impact Noninverted PE Deals