Tax Archive » September, 2014

Tax - September, 2014

251 articles

• Revolving-Door Roundup: Simpson, Sidley, DLA Piper
• IRS Says CPAs Lack Good Reason To Sue Over Certification
• The Laterals Audit: This Month's Tax Attorney Moves
• Germany Seeks Ringleaders In $171M Carbon Tax Scheme
• BakerHostetler Partner Ignored Tax Fraud Conflict, Client Says
• IRS Lacking In International Tax Compliance, Audit Says
• Okla. Judge Rejects ACA Tax Subsidies On Federal Exchanges
• IRS Data Release Format Violates FOIA, Group Says
• FATCA Compliance Fears Likely Emboldening Phishing Scams
• AbbVie CEO Says New Rules Won't Derail $54B Shire Inversion
• EU Says Apple, Fiat Tax Deals Gave Unfair Advantages
• New Calif. Rooftop Regime Seeks To Streamline Solar
• Risks In Making Grants To Orgs Awaiting Tax Exemption
• Biz Groups Urge High Court To Nix Md. Tax Credit Law
• NetJets Says IRS Destroyed Emails Related To $643M Suit
• Supreme Court Told Md. Tax Law Violates Commerce Clause
• Disbarred Atty Gets 3 Years Probation For Tax Fraud
• The 4 Firms In-House Counsel Fear The Most
• Manatt Bolsters Gov't Practice With Ex-Counsel To Sen. Reid
• 3 Things To Know As Inversion Rules Muddle Medtronic Deal
• California Solar Project Shelved Over Tax Credit Worries
• Report Knocks IRS Pursuit Of Delinquent Taxpayers
• UK Charges Ex-Supermarket Tax Head With Insider Trading
• EU To Explain Reasoning For Apple, Fiat Tax Investigations
• Ex-Pa. Casino Owner Challenges $31M IRS Deficiency Notice
• India Is Ripe For Investment — 7 Key Issues For Investors
• Execs Get Over $7M Slashed From Tax Damages Set By Jury
• Mich. Single-Biz Tax Can't Be Cut In Ch. 11, Court Says
• 10th Circ. Reverses Sanctions On Tax Fraudster Couple
• NJ High Court Wades Into Red Bull Stadium Tax Dispute
• FINRA Head Calls For More Data-Driven Market Research
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Simpson, Jones Day
• Chiquita Inversion Partner Sweetens Deal As Rival Bid Looms
• Kansas Aims To Regain Lost Taxes Through Sex Toy Auction
• Asbestos Co. Execs Can't Shake IRS Deficiency Claims
• Pa. Appeals Court Approves Tax Credit Design Contract
• IRS Must Improve Review Of Return Preparers, Report Says
• Wash. Justices Nix Bank's Mortgage Securities Tax Refund Bid
• Judge Rejects Teachers' Challenge To Cuomo Tax Cap Law
• Wyly Bros. Ordered To Pay At Least $187M For Tax Fraud
• Germany Referred To EU High Court Over VAT Refund Rule
• Ex-Atty Gets 7 Months For Ripping Off Bankruptcy Clients
• TCEQ Axes Power Plants' Property Tax Fight
• Pfizer, AstraZeneca Deal Hopes Wilt After Inversion Rules
• Tax Court Says Old Overpayment Can't Negate Interest Due
• DDMG Unlikely To Keep Bulk Of $20M Tax Credit, Judge Says
• Inversion Closing Conditions In Focus After Rule Tweak
• 2nd Circ. Denies Ex-Jenkens & Gilchrist Head's Bail Bid
• Costco Warehouse Refrigerators Not Taxable, NJ Court Says
• $9M Tax Situation Lands 'Jersey Shore' Star In Court
• NY High Court Refuses To Hear Verizon Property Tax Row
• McDermott Hires Direct Investing Partners From DLA Piper
• Fund Managers Must Face The Reality Of FATCA — Now
• Continental Wins Dismissal Of Tax Shelter Coverage Row
• NY College Wants $4 Million Interest On Overpaid Taxes
• IRS Warns Foreign Banks Of FATCA Phishing Scam
• Hanson Bridgett Lands Ex-Baker & McKenzie Benefits Pro
• Rollover To CSRS Annuity Not Tax-Free, Tax Court Rules
• Treasury Exercises Broad Authority With New Inversion Rules
• There Is Political Middle Ground For Viable Tax Reform: Report
• German Resident Must Pay Capital Gains On US Stock Sale
• Tax Court Says Inventor's $7M In Royalties Not Capital Gains
• New Treasury Rules A Blow To Inversions But Not Fatal
• CORRECTED: NJ Asks State High Court To Revive $1.8M UPS Tax Penalty
• Trust Can't Skirt Tax Code To Get Property Transfer Refund
• User Of Failed Tax Shelter Fights to Keep Arbitration Alive
• 1099ers Exposing Startups, PE Firms To Costly Liability
• Opportunities And Pitfalls In The Legal Cloud
• Obama's Chief Econ Adviser Stresses Neutrality In Tax Reform
• US Treasury Cracking Down On Corporate Tax Inversion Deals
• First National Bank, FDIC Settle Tax Refund Suit For $1.3M
• Wells Fargo's Biased Lending Cost LA Millions In Taxes: Suit
• Group Proposes 4% Graduated Pied-a-Terre Tax For NYC
• Israel Oks Intel's Plan To Inject $6B Into Chip Plant
• Oil, Gas Groups Can Challenge Texas City's Tax, Court Says
• Truckers, Cities Back Ala. In High Court Rail Fuel Tax Row
• 6th Circ. Vacates Ponzi Schemer's 11-Year Sentence
• Papa John's Customers Seek Class Cert. In Delivery Tax Suit
• Loving Case Could Inject New Life Into IRS Preparer Fee Row
• UBS Can't Shake $1.4B Bail In French Tax Evasion Probe
• An Attempt To Close A California Tax Loophole
• A General Counsel's Top 10 Billing Tips
• 7th Circ. Says Doctor Group Lacks Standing In ACA Tax Suit
• Business Roundtable Skeptical Of OECD Tax Avoidance Plan
• Starr Seeks $38.2M Tax Refund In IRS Suit
• Nev. High Court Chops Inventor's $600M Damage Award
• NY Man Arrested For $36M Bailout Loan Fraud Scheme
• Taxation With Representation: Fenwick, Ropes, Simpson
• Groups Urge Supreme Court To Clarify Scope Of TIA
• IRS Finalizes Rules On Health Insurer Deduction Limit
• JPMorgan Demands $35M In Refunds For Chrysler First-Liens
• Senate Extends Internet Tax Ban Until Year's End
• Rent Income Not Subject To Pa. Town's Biz Tax, Court Says
• Next Big Thing For Foreign Cos. — Yield-Oriented US IPOs
• DLA Piper To Pick Up Former DOJ Tax Head In October
• JG Wentworth Dodges Former Execs' $35M Tax Suit
• Judge Wants Details On Alleged BakerHostetler Conflict
• Bankrupt Food Co-Op AWI Gets Nod To Pay $1.7M In Cig Taxes
• GAO Finds IRS Needs Help To Improve Partnership Audits
• Green Dot Pays $320M To Acquire Calif. Tax Services Co.
• IRS Limits Allocation Rule For Roth IRA Distributions
• CPA Group Fires Back At IRS' Challenge On Standing
• Brazilian Suitors Continue Attack On Chiquita-Fyffes Deal
• Legislative Tweaks Could Frustrate OECD Tax Avoidance Plan
• Calif. Praised For Reining In Fees On Tax-Break Consultants
• Bingham's London Exodus Hits Firm's Rep, But Not Its Wallet
• NJ To Let Taxpayers Settle Debts With No Penalties
• Tax Court Says Predictive Coding Can Be Used For Discovery
• Mich. Appeals Court Remands Lorillard's $1.2M Tax Suit
• IRS' Lerner Argues Freedom Path's Suit Should Go Nowhere
• Tax Court Rules Mass. Merger Created $30M Taxable Gift
• House Passes Bills Aiming To Root Out 'Rotten' IRS Practices
• Va. Sues Barclays, Others For $1.15B Over RMBS Fraud
• Feds Push 7th Circ. To Imprison Beanie Babies Creator
• Thompson & Knight To Rep EFH On Tax Issues In Ch. 11
• IRS Memo Raises New Tax Questions For Investment Managers
• Akin Gump Plucks 22 From Bingham's Europe, Asia Offices
• AbbVie Investor Aims To Skunk $54B Shire Inversion
• Gray Reed Scoops Up Baker Botts Tax Partner
• NJ Bills Would Bar State Contracts Over Inversion Deals
• Tax Court Won't Rule On Estate Tax Determination
• FDIC Wants FBOP's 'Unclean Hands' Defense Struck
• 2nd Circ. Told E&Y Tax Docs In Schaeffler Row Are Protected
• OECD Shares First Part Of Base Erosion, Profit-Shifting Plan
• Chiquita Floats Concessions To Fyffes Inversion Deal
• Bandfield Confirms Aggressive FATCA Enforcement Tactics
• ConocoPhillips Urges Court To Throw Out Exec Pay Suit
• Kilpatrick Townsend Snags Int'l Tax Pro To Chair NY Team
• 7th Circ. Puts Indiana Same-Sex Marriage Ruling On Hold
• New Law Doesn't Lower Underreporting Penalty: Tax Court
• Hostess Freed From Property Tax Claims In Bankruptcy Case
• Fla. AG Moves To Join 4 Gay Marriage Suits To Cut Confusion
• Weatherford Investors Again Denied Internal Tax Audit Docs
• IRS Must Make Phone Tax Refund Rule, High Court Told
• Lavish Spending Doesn't Equal Tax Evasion, 9th Circ. Says
• OECD Eyes Bitcoin, Tobacco Smuggling As Tax Crime Issues
• IRS Lets Treasury Authority Issue Withholding Guidance
• ACA Tax Subsidy Dispute May End Up Before High Court
• Food Prep By Subsidiary Not Taxable to Parent, NY Says
• Christie Seeks Relief For Ailing Atlantic City With Veto
• States Ask High Court To Overturn 7th Circ. Marriage Ruling
• Treasury Pares Stake In Ally To 14% As TARP Unwinds
• Mixed Partnerships Can't Get UK Investment Tax Allowance
• OPINION: Pro Bono May Help Diversity Recruiting Efforts
• Chase Denied Atty Docs In $775M Fight With Insurer's Trust
• Bose McKinney Fails To Quash $7.6M Malpractice Suit
• Alaska Mall Partnership Disputes IRS Treatment of $21M Loan
• Real Estate Developer Protests $11M IRS Disallowance
• Taxation With Representation: Proskauer, Gibson Dunn, DPW
• Ex-Dentons Montreal Tax Head Hit With Extortion Charges
• Partnership Appeals $16M Liability From Tax Shelter
• Porter Hedges Lands Former Bracewell & Giuliani Tax Partner
• Swiss Gov't Rules Disgorgements, But Not Fines, Deductible
• Halliburton Loses Appeal To Shift KBR Tax Arbitration Fight
• Tax Court Bars Deduction For Bonus Check Lacking Funds
• Gucci Great-Grandson Under House Arrest For Asset Transfer
• House Members Urge Leadership To Save Cash Accounting
• Ex-McDermott Atty Gets 13 Months For Not Reporting Taxes
• Hatch Says Inversion Reform Must Be Nonretroactive
• Nevada Assembly Clears Way For $5B Tesla Factory Deal
• 5 Measures To Watch Before The Midterm Elections
• Missouri House Fails To Override Veto Of Tax-Notice Bill
• Sealing The Deal: Kaye Scholer Guides Skilled-Genesis Merger
• Mich. Senate OKs Bill Stopping $1.1B Tax Loophole Payout
• Ga. Issues Sales Tax Regulations For Restaurants, Cafes
• EU Capital Regs Govern Kronos' $262M Tax Case, Court Says
• How Research Efficiency Impacts Law Firm Profitability
• Sens. Urge Burger King To Scrap $11B Tim Hortons Inversion
• 5 Insights From Ford General Counsel David Leitch
• Sens. Pitch Inversion Bill To Thwart Earnings Stripping
• Class Decertified In NY Tax Fight With Hotel Booking Sites
• Proskauer Can't Dodge Malpractice Suit Over $255M Tax Bill
• Prepared Sushi Vendor Not Subject To NJ Sales Tax
• Feds Relax Reporting Rules For Some Passive Foreign Stock
• 8th Circ. Denies Deductions For Farmhouse On Leased Land
• Dow May Face Stiffer Penalties As 5th Circ. Affirms Shams
• Wal-Mart Says Ohio Sales Tax Action Is A State Matter
• Software Licenses Subject To Tax, Minn. High Court Affirms
• Fla. Judge Vacates His Gay Marriage Ruling On Technicality
• IRS Chief Foresees Headaches Arising From ACA Queries
• Brazilian Pair Inches Toward $611M Chiquita Takeover
• Best Business Planning Practices For Lawyers
• 7th Circ. Told Atheist Org Has No Stake In Housing Tax Game
• 2nd Circ. Revives NYC's RICO Suit Against Cigarette Dealers
• Feds Charge Six In $500M Offshore Penny-Stock Scheme
• Reinforcing Division Between Police And Taxing Powers
• Hopkins & Carley Adds Family Wealth, Tax Planning Vets
• 5th Circ. Told Texas Gay Marriage Ban 'Defies Logic'
• Blagojevich Fundraiser Fights Fraud Conviction On Appeal
• DDMG Says Fla. Tax Credits Are Part Of Bankruptcy Estate
• IRS Hit With Massive Class Action Over Tax Preparer Fees
• House Passes Bill To Up Penalties For Tax Return ID Theft
• 9th Circ. Takes On Same-Sex Marriage With Hearing On 3 Bans
• Insurance Co. Escapes Title Policy Tax Row In NJ Court
• 6th Circ. Agrees Tax Evader Can't Demand Refund From IRS
• Policy Group Says Legislators Must Step Up To Fight Inversion
• McDermott Hires Ex-Deloitte Tax Veteran For DC Office
• FordHarrison Adds Former Littler Atty As Partner In Miami
• UK, Canada Finance Ministers Reaffirm Tax Evasion Fight
• Taxation Of Bank Points Still Murky After Citi Case
• Treasury's Lew Says Inversion Decision Coming Soon
• Tax Shelter Funds Blast US Bid To 'Create New Law'
• Jana Gets Walgreen Board Seats After Failed Inversion Push
• Assessing Retroactive Inversion Legislation And Its Risks
• Posner's Takedown Of Gay Marriage Bans May Sway Peers
• Cushman & Wakefield Buys Tax Advisory Firm Silver Oak
• Industrial Co. Protests IRS Notice Over Captive Insurance
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, MoFo, Weil, Skadden
• Senate Panel Agrees IRS Targeted Groups, Splits Over Bias
• Malaysia Lifts Palm Oil Taxes To Steady Plummeting Prices
• 9th Circ. Affirms Tax Consultant's Impersonation Conviction
• Fla. High Court Won't Take Up Same-Sex Marriage Appeal
• Supreme Court Must Rule On Gay Marriage, AGs Say
• New Tax Guidance Is REIT-Friendly
• 5 Insights From AT&T General Counsel Wayne Watts
• 7th Circ. Axes Same-Sex Marriage Bans In Ind., Wisc.
• Dentons Expands Russia Tax Practice With Moscow Partner
• Ex-Wine Co. Exec Gets Jail Time For Tax Evasion
• IRS Says CPA Group Can't Challenge Certification Program
• Vaccine Investors Can't Exploit Tax Credit, UK Court Says
• CVS Chief Latest To Come Out Against Tax Inversions
• Judge Urged To Ax Suit Fighting Stock Trader's $22M Tax Bill
• Tax Court Split On Penalties For Promissory Note Deductions
• IRS Backlog Of Tax Preparer Complaints Slammed In Report
• Full DC Circ. To Rehear ACA Tax Credits Case
• An Important Case For Liquidating Trustees
• Pensioners Get To Fight for Piece of $265M FBOP Pie
• 10th Circ. Boots Ex-Grant Thornton Tax Partner's RICO Appeal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Hospira, Pioneer, Bombardier
• Calif. Appeals Awards Attorneys' Fees To Tax Challenger
• Texas Woman Admits Sending Illegal Donations To Rep. Grimm
• Berkeley Soda Tax Measure Stripped Of Charged Language
• BMC Asks 5th Circ. To Nix $13M Penalty In Tax Holiday Row
• UK Can't Block GMAC's Tax Deductions Under EU Law
• Hosts Sue Airbnb Over Data Disclosure To NY Prosecutor
• NetJets Says User Fees in $643M Refund Suit Aren't Taxable
• Spain Can't Hike Inheritance Tax For Foreigners: EU Court
• Bankrupt Coupon Cos. $550K Tax Deal Win Judicial Approval
• The Real Tax Benefits Of Inverting To Canada
• Couple Skips $327K Penalties For Income Tax Scheme
• Australia's Mining Tax Repealed In Senate Vote
• Ga. Says It Can't Tax Internet Access Even If ITFA Expires
• Calif. Retroactively Extends Mortgage Debt Tax Relief
• Jersey City Labor Reg Harms Nonunion Contractors, Suit Says
• NY's Rep. Grimm Set To Face Tax Evasion Trial After Midterms
• Greenberg Traurig Grabs Slaughter & May Tax Atty for London
• Colleges Say Mass. Denied Them $17M In Enviro Tax Credits
• Foreign Service Work Not Exempt From NY Taxes, State Says
• Aussie Regulator Issues Tax Risk Guidance For Law Firms
• SC AG Says Tax Records Are Fair Game In Criminal Cases
• Tax Clarification Should Clear The Way For Renewables