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Tax - December, 2014

199 articles

• Covidien, Medtronic Settle Investor Suit Over $42.9B Merger
• Briefs Bolster Both Sides In Fla. Same-Sex Marriage Suits
• Tax Issues Hinder Cross-Border Mobility, EC Says
• Chamberlain Hrdlicka Accused Of Exploiting Client Info
• Wells Fargo Will Pay Revel's Outstanding Property Taxes
• Court OKs Medtronic Payments For Board's Inversion Taxes
• Strip Clubs Tell High Court Tax Stifles Free Expression
• IRS Finalizes Rules On Info Returns For Foreign Cos.
• NJ Meadowlands Bill With New Hotel Tax Heads To Christie
• Rep. Michael Grimm Pleads Guilty To Tax Charge
• Lowe's Beats Sales Tax On Contract Work In Ind.
• ACA Subsidy Opponents Kick Off High Court Fight
• Illinois Central Sues IRS To Recover $12M In Taxes
• NY Rep. Grimm To Plead Guilty To Tax Evasion
• New York's Ocwen Deal Sets Tough Precedent For Regulators
• 9th Circ. Remands Family Charity's $100M Midco Tax Battle
• Contribution To Trust Subject To NY Property Transfer Tax
• Callister Nebeker Sues IRS In $11.7M Tax Penalty Fight
• Bank Leumi Paying $130M To Settle NY Tax-Evasion Probe
• Installment Obligation Gains, Losses Need IRC Blessing: IRS
• KPMG-Backed Tax Shelter Funds Can't Deduct Losses, Costs
• Supreme Court Won't Stop Gay Marriages In Florida
• 2014 State Tax Litigation Year In Review
• The Biggest M&A Moments Of 2014: Second Half
• IRS Can Send John Doe Summonses To FedEx, UPS, DHL
• The State Of Technology-Assisted Review In 2014
• Law360 Names Law Firms Of The Year
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• 8th Circ. Says Tribal Liquor Laws Apply To Nebraska Town
• 2014 Federal Tax Litigation In Review
• Obama Says Specific Proposals Coming On Tax Reform
• Taxation With Representation: Wilson Sonsini, Shearman, DPW
• Wash. Gov. Proposes New Capital Gains Tax To Boost Budget
• Cos. Looked To REIT Spinoffs To Unlock RE Value In 2014
• Mortgage Insurer Radian Protests $1B REMIC Tax Bill
• New EU Challenge To Boeing Subsidies Takes Flight At WTO
• Calif. Appeals Court Backs State Agency's Sales Tax Rule
• Luxembourg Will Share Tax Ruling Info With EU
• Contracting With Inverted Corporations: The Latest Rules
• Sanctions Ruling For Fla. Tribal Leader Waits On 11th Circ.
• UK Supreme Court Won't Hear Subway Sandwich VAT Appeal
• Airbnb Inks Tourist Tax Deal In Amsterdam
• IRS Guidance On Full-Time Status May Help Employers
• IRS Head Warns Budget Cuts Could Delay Tax Refunds
• RBC Pays $35M To End CFTC's Wash Trading Case
• 2nd Circ. Says Atty Acted Too Late On Reciprocal Suspension
• 2014 Tax Regulation Year In Review
• EU-Brazil Import Tax Fight Heads To WTO Panel
• Avoiding 'Deja Vu 2' In High Court CSX Tax Case
• UBS Can't Duck $1.4B Bail In French Tax Evasion Probe
• Eaton Slams $264M Tax Bill Tied To Canceled IRS Agreement
• German High Court Strikes Biz Inheritance Tax Law
• Papa John's Customers Win Cert. In Delivery Tax Row
• Fight Over UCLA's $162M Hotel Plan Hits Calif. Appeals Court
• Hatch Echoes Reagan In His Principles For Tax Reform
• NJ Lawmaker Wants Atlantic City Casino Tax Plan Scrapped
• Tax Credit Revival Too Little, Too Late For Wind Developers
• NYC Co-Op Isn't Subject To $21M Tax, Top NY Court Says
• Pa. Lawmaker To Float 5% Gas Severance Tax Bill
• Illegal Tax Shelter Traders Fight To Deduct Currency Losses
• Williams Mullen Nabs Tax Expert From KPMG
• 2014 Tax Legislation Year In Review
• What Happens When Legal Aid Cuts Stimulate Pro Bono?
• Pressure Is On For Israeli Banks
• Senate Shoots 2014 Tax Extenders Bill To Obama
• IRS Needs To Raise The Bar For Customer Service, GAO Says
• 3rd Circ. Upholds IRS Win In Fight Over Offshore Cos.
• 4th Circ. Nixes $10.5M Charitable Tax Deduction For Easement
• Ryan To Keep Top Ways And Means Tax Staffers
• Anti-Gay Marriage Group Renews Attys' Fee Bid In IRS Fight
• Fla. AG Asks High Court To Extend Bar On Gay Marriage Ban
• 9th Circ. Says IRS Tax Assessment Not Too Late
• Spotlight On Federal Tax Developments In 2014
• US Objects To 'Lavish' Expenses In Wylys' Ch. 11 Budget
• New DOD, NASA Rules Address Inverted Cos., Minimum Wage
• Ex-Orlovsky Grasso Attys Suspended Over Tax Evasion Case
• OECD Wants Broad Access For BEPS Transfer-Pricing Reports
• 4th Circ. Axes Defunct Payroll Co.'s $28M Tax Play
• Customer Referrals Could Cause NJ Sales Tax Obligations
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Day Pitney's Namita Shah
• 9 Lessons For Creditors From Detroit's Bankruptcy
• 3 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Hiring Appellate Counsel
• Senate Passes $1.1T Spending Bill
• Circuit City Trustee Sues Calif. For Tax Overpayment
• Seminoles Urge High Court To Take Up Fla. Fuel Tax Ruling
• Texas Judge Won't Lift Gay Marriage Stay, Citing 5th Circ.
• IRS Expands Mediation Program To Some Collections Cases
• Mich. Senate Passes Internet Sales Tax Bills
• Clarity Comes To ACA's 'Minimum Essential Coverage'
• Taxation With Representation: Hughes Hubbard, Hogan, Ropes
• House OKs $1.1T Spending Bill With IRS Cuts, Internet Tax Ban
• 'Gilmore Girls' Actor Hits CohnReznick With $14.5M Fraud Suit
• Burger King Inversion May Lop $1.2B Whopper Off Taxes
• GrayRobinson Nabs Global Tax Pro From Arnstein & Lehr
• Pols Pitch Law Barring Foreign Diplomats From ACA Benefits
• What Lawyer-Novelists Learned From Being Lawyers
• Bezos Ducks US Tax Court Subpoena In Transfer Pricing Case
• Permanent Extension Of Charity Tax Breaks Fails House Vote
• Camp, Levin Bill Would OK Taxpayer Asset-Seizure Hearings
• IRS Releases Final Regs On Foreign Assets Reporting
• Miller Canfield Counsels Detroit In Closing $1.28B Bonds
• JPMorgan Not Due $24M In Chrysler Tax Money, Treasury Says
• UK 'Google Tax' Could Undermine Tax Treaty Harmony
• San Jose City Council Votes To Tax Airbnb Stays
• Calif. Court Nixes LA's Bid For Atty DQ Over Tax Docs
• Inversions Heating Up Again After Crackdown Froze Deals
• Alibaba Film Unit Misstated Chinese Business, VAT Taxes
• Spending Bill Would Cut IRS Funds, Renew Internet Tax Ban
• Unique Dynamics Of LIHTC Workouts: 3 Thoughts For Lenders
• $24M OCS Tax Challenge Timely Due To Improper Service
• Justices Consider If State Taxes On Railroads Discriminate
• Disney, Koch Cut Secret Luxembourg Tax Deals, Group Says
• CPAs Take Challenge Of IRS Preparer Program To DC Circ.
• Papa John's Can't Shake Fla. Delivery Tax Class Action
• Judge Rules Again To Allow 1st Same-Sex Divorce In Fla.
• AmFin Fights FDIC Over Specific Trust For $170M Tax Refund
• EU Ministers Approve 2 Rules To Combat Tax Avoidance
• 6th Circ. Won't Rehear Ford's $445M IRS Tax Interest Row
• Refundable Child Tax Credit Is Ripe For Fraud, Report Finds
• Board Decision-Making Lessons From Chancery
• Casinos Win $82M Verdict In RICO Suit Over Blagojevich Bribe
• Trump's Law Firm Secures $1.25M Fees But Sits Behind Icahn
• Justices Question Federal Jurisdiction In Colo. Tax Case
• NJ Senate Panel Advances Atlantic City Rescue Package
• 9th Circ. Tosses Tax Court's $27M Partnership Valuation
• Feds Seek $190M From Deutsche Bank For Alleged Tax Dodge
• UK Gov't Asks Lawyers To Disclose Tax Debts
• IRS Sounds Disapproval With Tax Court Worker Dispute Ruling
• Industry Groups Back Texas In High Court FHA Tax Credit Suit
• CSX Rail Tax Row Could Settle Discrimination Question
• High Court Asked To Overturn Tax Debt For Failed Skyscraper
• Papa John's Customers Slam Dismissal Bid In Sales Tax Row
• US Scoffs At Ex-Jenkens Wife's Bid To Keep Cash
• La. Backs Couples' Bid For High Court Marriage Ban Review
• Calif. Appellate Says Worker Status Dispute Not A Tax Case
• Chrysler Wins Reversal On $50M Ch. 11 Tax Dispute
• Bill Would Allow States Carbon Taxes To Meet CPP Targets
• Firm Faces $1.7M Suit Over Botched Nina Simone Inheritance
• Virginia Bank Co., Ex-CFO Settle SEC Accounting Claim
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Cravath, Latham
• Ind. High Court Allows Tax Sale To Recover Sewer Bill
• Justices' Colo. 'Amazon Tax' Ruling Could Curb Federal Suits
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Shell's Donny Ching
• IRS Head Warns US May Be Lagging On Int'l Tax Issues
• Former Bechtel Exec Admits Taking $5.2M In Kickbacks
• Los Angeles Should Block Its Own Ban On Fracking
• Impact Of The Revised 'Passive Business Rule' On SBICs
• Tax MVP: Dentons' Todd Welty
• IRS Says Lawyer's Fraud Doesn't Trigger Statute Of Limitations
• Ohio Senate OKs Streamlining Of Municipal Income Tax
• Fla. High Court Weighs City's Fire Protection Assessment
• Duke Energy Doesn't Owe NJ Tax On Electric Utility Fees
• IRS Realignment Shifts Exempt Entities Guidance Duties
• Expedia Ordered To Cough Up Hotel Tax Formula
• Chinese Regulators OK $43B Medtronic-Covidien Inversion
• UPS Dodges $1.8M In Tax Penalties In NJ High Court
• A New Era Of Simplified M&A In Pennsylvania
• Understanding LIHTC Basics Before Embarking On Workouts
• Payroll Firm Trustee Wants IRS To Return Payments
• Wyly Widow's $550K Fees, Living Expenses OK'd In Ch. 11
• 11th Circ. Won't Again Delay Bar On Fla. Gay Marriage Ban
• Law Firm Can't Fight $1.9M Deficiency Notice, IRS Says
• Attys Clash After Ex-NYPD Boss' Malpractice Suit Is Nixed
• House Passes Tax Extenders For 2014
• Koch Bros. Unsuccessfully Swing At Tax Extenders Package
• Okla. High Court Says Income Tax Cut Was Legal
• Mass. Wants Precise Tax Records For Point-Of-Sale Systems
• Inversion Legislation Could Raise $14B More Than Expected
• Tax MVP: Latham & Watkins' Laurence Stein
• Ex-TigerDirect, Systemax Execs Cop To $9M Kickback Scheme
• Obama Cautiously Optimistic On Tax Reform Deal With GOP
• Munich Prosecutors Search Airbus Offices In Corruption Probe
• UK 'Google Tax' Would Hit Cos. That Divert Profits Overseas
• FedEx Gets Discovery Paused In 2nd NY Bootleg Cigs Suit
• Health Care Reform: Where We Are And Where We Are Going
• Room For Clarity In NY's Property Tax Exemption Rulings
• 11th Circ. Boots Suit Over ACA Employer Mandate Delay
• CFOs Must Work On Tax Transparency Now, E&Y Chair Says
• Fla. Same-Sex Couples Ask 11th Circ. Not To Extend Stay
• Revel Can't Shake Tax Agreements, Atlantic City Says
• Ryan Not Opposed To Business-Only Tax Reform
• NJ Senate Chief Moves Forward With AC Revitalization Plan
• Despite New Claims, Judicial Stacking More Myth Than Reality
• DOJ's Global Tax Work Just Getting Started, Keneally Says
• European Finance Ministers Urge Action On Tax Evasion
• Mylan Challenges $4.4M IRS Deficiency Over Forest Lab Deal
• Tax MVP: Honigman's Richard S. Soble
• Caution: Flaws Of The Attorney-To-Secretary Ratio
• House To Vote On Renewing Tax Extenders Through 2014
• Craft Beverage Legislation Goes Down Smooth In NY
• Medtronic Offers $17B In Bonds To Finance Covidien Deal
• 10th Circ. OKs Constructive Trust On $335M Tax Judgment
• Tax MVP: Weil's Marc Silberberg
• Espirito Santo Under Probe For Tax Fraud, Money Laundering
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• GCs Add 35 Firms To List Of Most Arrogant
• High Court Asked To Cut Presidential Power Over Tax Judges
• EU Commission Head Survives Censure Vote Over Tax Breaks
• What Businesses Must Know About The Berkeley 'Sugar Tax'