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Tax - January, 2015

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• Fla. Lawmaker Files Bills To Implement Conservation Program
• UT Wants High Court Review In $11M Tax Refund Suit
• Settlements In NJ Lien Bid-Rigging Class Action Top $8M
• Revolving-Door Roundup: Grant & Eisenhofer, Quinn, Boies
• The Laterals Audit: This Month's Tax Attorney Moves
• House GOP Plans Votes To Make Tax Extenders Permanent
• House GOP Chairmen To Devise Obamacare Replacement
• Paul, Boxer Would Fund Highways With Repatriation Tax
• Vegas Casino Hotels Score Live Entertainment Tax Refunds
• Treasury's Inversion Rules Still Leave Lingering Questions
• BofA, JPMorgan Sink $222M Into Texas Wind Farm
• Transparency Group Wins IRS Docs In New Format
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Wachtell, Davis Polk
• Avoid Myopia While Maneuvering The ACA Employer Mandate
• Oil, Gas Cos. Already Considering How To Deal With BEPS
• IRS Can't Collect Taxes In Virgin Islands Residency Dispute
• Wells Fargo, Revel Creditors Near Deal Over Ch. 11 Loan
• NJ Pols Move Contract Ban Bill Forward To Limit Inversions
• Ex-TigerDirect Exec Pushes For Mercy, Shorter Sentence
• Icahn-Targeted Manitowoc Agrees To Split Operations
• Seyfarth Scoops Up Ex-Greenberg Traurig Real Estate Pro
• No Research Tax Credits For Enviro Consultant: 11th Circ.
• January Brings Clarity To Some Of 2014's Buzziest M&A Moves
• W.Va. Bank Says Liens On $8M Estate Trump IRS
• Lawmakers Push For SF To Collect $25M In Airbnb Back Taxes
• Sutherland Tax Partner, Others Called To IRS Advisory Council
• GOP Bill Would Delay IRS Changes On Exempt-Org Rules
• 3 Considerations For Audit Committees In 2015
• Key Questions When Selecting E-Discovery Vendors
• Fla. Gov. Rolls Out Tax Cuts, Enviro Funding In 2015 Budget
• AG Nom Lynch Promises Independent DOJ In Senate Hearing
• Ala. Chief Justice Faces Ethics Case Over Marriage Letter
• ACA Mandate Penalties May Apply To 6M Taxpayers: Gov't
• Obama Tax Plan Found To Yield Small Gains For Middle Class
• Silver Arrest Could Complicate 421-A Renewal Talks
• HomeAway's SF Rental Ordinance Dispute Axed On Standing
• Democrats Rip ACA Subsidies Suit At Supreme Court
• House GOP Takes Another Stab At Repealing ACA
• Revel Casino Wins $400M Tax Assessment Reduction
• KPMG's European GC To Step Down
• Retailer Wins $2M From IRS For Katrina-Related Tax Break
• FDIC Tells Doral To Boost Capital Or Find A Buyer
• Whole Foods Accused Of Fraud For Overcharging Sales Tax
• Ex-NY Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Departs Law Firm
• Bill To Exempt Vets From ACA Employer Mandate Clears Panel
• Pa. Justices To Decide If Gas Rights Were Forfeited In 1935
• KCG Sells Institutional Forex Trading Unit For $365M To BATS
• India Accepts Defeat In Vodafone Transfer Pricing Tax Case
• Should You Be Withholding On Per Diems Paid To Employees?
• Obama Backs Off From Proposal Taxing College Savings Plans
• Corruption Charges Cost Silver Top NY Assembly Post
• EU Members To Vote On Anti-Tax Fraud Registry
• Ex-Bingham Tax Group Leader Jumps To Willkie
• Rent-A-Center Wins Ore. Tax Ruling Over Meaning Of 'And'
• Bond Plan For $520M Wis. NBA Arena Would Use Team Taxes
• Financial Co. Dodges Texas Tax Investment Fraud Suit
• Yahoo To Spin Off Rest Of Alibaba Stake To New Company
• Ohio Wal-Mart Shoppers Seek Class Cert. In Sales Tax Suit
• Kirkland Grabs Its First LA Tax Lawyer From Skadden
• IRS Finalizes Regs On Nonprofit Insurer Tax-Exempt Requests
• EU Council Adopts Parent-Subsidiary Anti-Abuse Tax Rule
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Jones Walker's Kim Robinson
• Inversion Rules Could Apply To Inbound Structures
• Ohio Sues Feds Over ACA-Mandated Reinsurance Payments
• Downey Financial Gets $370M Refund In FDIC Fight: 3rd Circ.
• 4 Fla. Sports Arenas Clear Hurdle In State Funding Program
• NetJets Provides Taxable Transportation, Judge Rules
• FDIC Wants High Court To Nix $170M AmFin Tax Refund Row
• IRS Waives Penalties For Not Repaying Insurance Tax Credits
• IRS Granted $7M Unsecured Claims In AMR Bankrupcty
• Nifty Fifty's CPA Pleads Guilty In $15M Tax Fraud Scheme
• Toxic NJ Land Warrants Nominal Property Tax, Court Says
• Dynamic Scoring Of Tax Bills Not Easy, JCT Economist Says
• Rank Group, Alcoa Open Trial Over $10M Chilean Tax Burden
• New Coal Ash Standard May Reignite Tax-Exempt Bond Market
• With Irish Court's OK, Medtronic Completes $50B Inversion
• Ala. Federal Judge Strikes Down Same-Sex Marriage Ban
• Obama Nominates EPA Deputy Chief, Other Posts
• AICPA Wants Greater IRS Power To Ease Taxpayer Deadlines
• Lawmaker Questions IRS Use Of HealthCare.gov Contractor
• NJ Development Agency Head Steps Down For Nonprofit Gig
• OECD Tax Plan Needs Automatic Dispute Mechanisms: Experts
• 10th Circ. Ruling Could Deny 'Fresh Start' To Tax Debtors
• Inversions Should Be Addressed In Tax Reform, Hatch Says
• Medtronic Can Withhold Trade Secrets At $561M IRS Trial
• Taxation With Representation: Sullivan, Wachtell, Weil
• Ill. Atty Suspended 6 Months For Denying IRS Authority
• 11 Ways To Reform NY's Brownfield Cleanup Program
• Understanding Valuation Of LIHTC Projects: Part 2
• Safety Group Fighting For GM's Pre-Bailout Treasury Emails
• Ex-Contractor For NJ Watershed Agency Cops To Bribery
• Silver Arrest May Herald New Crackdown On Lawyer Pols
• Gov't Fires Back In ACA Subsidies Case At High Court
• Tax Group Of The Year: Sutherland
• IRS Officer Abused Discretion In Estate Dispute: Tax Court
• A Data Security Checklist For Companies Hiring Law Firms
• Egg Donation Payments Not Exempt Damages, Tax Court Says
• Understanding Valuation Of LIHTC Projects: Part 1
• High Court ACA Subsidy Case Could Unravel Health Reform
• Preemption Questions For Ill. Payroll Deduction IRA Plan
• Tax Tips For Crafting Solid Conservation Easement Donations
• Christie Pushes State Takeover To Fix Atlantic City
• NY Assembly Speaker Charged Over $6M Law Firm Income
• Justices Grill Texas On FHA Coverage Of 'Disparate Impact'
• Obama Tax Plan Could Position Dems For 2016 Win
• Fox Rothschild Nabs Flaster Greenberg RE Veteran For Philly
• Cuomo Unveils Vision For NY With Tax, Minimum Wage Plans
• In Wake Of Merger Vote, Covidien Loses Lawyer To Hologic
• Group Seeks Sanctions Against IRS For Destroying Evidence
• Tax Group Of The Year: Paul Weiss
• Assessing The State Of Charitable Immunity In NJ
• Lew Leaves Door Open For Further Actions On Inversions
• Section 351, REIT Election And A Surprise IRS Ruling
• Top-End Tax Reform Plan Headlines State Of The Union
• Obama's Leverage Fee Faces Long Odds In Congress
• High Court Housing Case Could Ease Discrimination Claims
• Tax Group Of The Year: McDermott Will & Emery
• Binding Arbitration Called A Must For OECD Tax Treaty Rules
• Congressional Dems Make New Inversion Push
• STEM, Entrepreneur Visa Bill Reintroduced In Senate
• Brookfield Puts $2.1B Price On Manhattan West Tower
• IRS Regs Would Extend R&D Credit To Some Unsold Software
• E&Y Didn't Waive Arbitration In OT Fight, 2nd Circ. Says
• OECD Intragroup Services Tax Plan Depends On Wide Support
• Your Energy Tax Credit May Not Be Safe
• Obama Proposal Would Raise Taxes On Banks, Wealthy
• Justices Poised To End Battle Over Same-Sex Marriage
• Minn. Tax Court To Hear Multistate Compact Dispute En Banc
• Fannie, Freddie Exempt From Transfer Taxes, 11th Circ. Says
• Board Wants To Boot Pa. Judge For Unlicensed Shoe Store
• Credit Suisse Fight Will Shape Future Bank Penalties
• Tax Group Of The Year: Cravath Swaine & Moore
• Taxation With Representation: Davis Polk, Cravath, Alston
• High Court To Review Same-Sex Marriage Bans
• Real Estate Pros Brace For NYC Inclusionary Zoning Rules
• Google To Stand Alone In $83M Stock Deal Row Against IRS
• Calif. Appeals Court Frees Donors In $162M UCLA Hotel Suit
• Tax Court Sides With Kohl's In Property Tax Row
• Mich. Must Legalize 300 Same-Sex Marriages
• Amazon May Not Be Tax-Compliant After Luxembourg Ruling
• Changes To Japan's Feed-In Tariff Scheme Are Coming
• Duty-Free Biz Sues TTB For Axing Permit Over Stock Transfers
• Calif. High Court To Hear Trust Transfer Tax Dispute
• Minimizing Impact Of DC Commercial Property Tax Increases
• Gas Repayments Subject To New York Sales Tax, Court Says
• Xe Can Arbitrate Worker Misclassification Claims, Judge Says
• MoneyGram Bank Ruling Will Keep Financial Cos. On Alert
• Lawyer Charged With Scheme To Launder $1M In Tax Returns
• Senate Finance Panel Launches Tax Reform Working Groups
• Draft Bill Would Tax Online Sales At State Of Origin
• 'Odd' Proskauer Suit Against OSG Execs Nixed
• Davis Wright Snags Atty Teams From Skadden, Vedder Price
• Akerman Hires Polsinelli Tax Partner To Grow Chicago Office
• IRS Service On Track To Be Worst In 14 Years, Report Says
• IRS Says Wyly Widow's Tax Liability Will Far Surpass $280M
• NY Gov. Cuomo Proposes $1.66B Property Tax Credit
• Legal Services Would Be Taxed Under Calif. Sen. Proposal
• 'Girls Gone Wild' Trustee Seeks To Recover Tax Funds
• Hatch Introduces Senate Bill To Repeal Medical Device Tax
• Calif. Tech Co. Fights For $4M In Research Tax Credits
• Permanent Establishment Structures Under OECD Scrutiny
• Tax Court Can Rule on American Airlines, IRS Tax Dispute
• Daimler Will Land $23M In Ga. Tax Perks For Mercedes Move
• FDIC Wrongly Nixed $9M Tax Claim Over Lateness, Court Told
• US, Tax Shelter Ordered To Finish Suit Over Loss Deductions
• IRS Grip On Tax Preparers Will Weaken Without Legislation
• IRS To Cut Enforcement Spending In Light Of Budget Woes
• Performance Caps, Quality Key In Small Wind Tax Credit
• Dewey & LeBoeuf, Proskauer Rose Face Tax Malpractice Suit
• Affordable Care Act Considerations In M&A
• High Court Won't Review La. Same-Sex Marriage Decision
• Barthold To Remain Chief Of Staff For Joint Tax Committee
• IRS Launches Encrypted Exchange For FATCA
• Supreme Court Shuns Suit Over IRS Phone-Tax Refund Rule
• Pa. Court Tightens Notification Requirements For Tax Sales
• 9th Circ., Amid Heavy Dissent, Won't Rehear Gay Marriage Suit
• High Court Wants SG's Take On DC Airport Tax Fight
• High Court Axes Appeal Over Hilton Head's Biz License Taxes
• OECD Establishment Status Plan Has Double Tax Risks: BP
• 5 Tips For Building Effective US-Foreign Real Estate JVs
• Repeal Of Medical Device Tax Could Imperil Other ACA Taxes
• Supreme Court Passes On Fla. Tribe's Fuel Tax Case
• $2B Steris Inversion Could Be Delayed By Deeper FTC Probe
• NYC Mayor De Blasio Proposes Corporate Tax Code Reform
• 5th Circ. Judges Question Same-Sex Marriage Bans
• 7 NYers Arrested In Multimillion-Dollar Tax Fraud Scheme
• Sen. Bill Would Let IRS Regulate Paid Tax Preparers
• Feds Launch Plans To Minimize ACA Tax Headaches
• Taxation With Representation: Fried Frank, Wachtell, Kirkland
• Camden Rises As NJ Economic Incentives Bear Fruit
• Legislators Float Bill To Cut Small Brewer Taxes
• Law Schools Are (Finally) Teaching 'The Biz' Of Lawyering
• Art Collector Defends $11.3M Tax Write-Off For Easement
• Sen. Hatch Says Gas Tax Increase Should Be On Table
• GOP Rep. Pushes Bill To Kill Federal 'Death Tax'
• Credit Suisse Milan Offices Searched By Italian Police
• Amazon Nixes Marketing Program In Vt., Blames Sales Tax Law
• NY Tax Panel Says Fed Deductions Disqualify Green Credit
• Mylan, Abbott Offer EU Antitrust Fixes On $5.3B Inversion
• IRS Unprepared To Tackle ACA Confusion: H&R Block Prez
• UK Releases Bill Letting Northern Ireland Set Corp. Tax Rate
• MeadWestvaco Latest To Bow To Activist With Spinoff
• Calif. Fixes Timing Problem For Post-Trial Motions
• Wash. AG Can Sue Florist In Gay-Marriage Bias Row: Judge
• Houston Tax Firm Sues Ex-Employee Over Bad Online Reviews
• MoneyGram Can't Write Off $540M In Bad Securities: Tax Court
• Ballard Spahr Regains Tax Pro From US Treasury
• $1.5B Barclays Loan Wasn't Tax Shelter, BB&T Tells Fed. Circ.
• Post-Windsor, Lawmakers Look To Do Away With DOMA
• Obama Vows Veto Of Bill To Weaken ACA Employer Mandate
• Stock Trader To Pay IRS $24.5M Settlement Over Back Taxes
• House GOP Begins Assault On ACA's Medical Device Tax
• Ill. Towns Lose Class Cert. Bid In Travel Site Tax Row
• Secrets To In-House Cost Control
• Hueston, Hennigan Ditch Irell To Form White Collar Boutique
• FDIC, FBOP Agree To Prioritize Tax, Senior Lien Disputes
• Mercedes-Benz To Move US Base From NJ To Atlanta
• Blank Rome Picks Up Name Partner From Hoffman & Pollok
• 10th Circ. Axes Deduction For Land Gifted Under Mortgage
• GA Tax Judge Chuck Beaudrot Rejoins MMM As Senior Partner
• Tax Scoring Rule May Not Give GOP A Hoped-For Advantage
• House Veers To Dynamic Scoring For Tax Bills
• Kaye Scholer Lands Caplin & Drysdale Tax, M&A Pro In NY
• Fair Housing Act Covers Disparate Impact, High Court Told
• White & Case Snags 2 Ex-DLA Piper Tax Experts For LA Office
• EFH Highlights Pitfalls For Large-Enterprise Fiduciaries
• Kessler's 600% Markup On Contract Attys Ruled Too High
• Investors Cheer $48B Medtronic Deal, Biggest Inversion Yet
• GOP Plans Votes On 2 Bills To Weaken ACA Employer Mandate
• GOP Presses High Court To Curb ACA Tax Credits
• Atty's Deductions For Home Repairs, Plane Expenses Cut Back
• Pa. AG Defends Ruling Snubbing Tobacco Settlement Cut
• House Dems Urge Limits On Inversions, CEO Pay Deductions
• Top GOP Senator Doesn't Rule Out Federal Gas Tax Increase
• Former Jones Day Tax Partner Heads to Sheppard Mullin
• 'Real Housewives' Star Starts 15-Month Prison Sentence
• Same-Sex Marriage Starts In Fla. After Judge Lifts Stay
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Thor, KTR Capital, Mercedes-Benz
• $48B Medtronic Inversion Faces Blowback As It Heads To Vote
• Levin Calls GOP's Tax-Bill Dynamic Scoring Plan Irresponsible
• 12 Building Blocks Of A Digital Law Library
• 9th Circ. Latest To Say No To Fannie, Freddie Transfer Tax
• Wells Fargo Foots Atlantic City Casino's $26M Tax Bill
• Puerto Rico Appeals $229M Doral Tax Dispute Ruling
• State Tax Cases To Watch In 2015
• Tax Debts On Late Returns Not Dischargeable, 10th Circ. Says
• Federal Tax Cases To Watch In 2015
• Time May Be Running Out For Large-Scale Solar Projects
• IRS Wants Transfer Pricing Testimony From Microsoft Execs
• Real Estate Legislation And Regulation To Watch In 2015
• Morgan Lewis Sued Over Alleged BDO Tax Shelter Conspiracy
• IRS Says 2015 Tax Filing Season Will Start On Time
• Tax Guidance To Watch In 2015
• IRS Finalizes Charitable Hospital Patient Protection Regs
• Tax Legislation To Watch In 2015
• Same-Sex Marriage In Florida To Proceed After Ruling
• 10 Key Issues For Private Equity In 2015
• 2015: Judiciary, Lawyers And Law Schools At The Precipice