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Tax - August, 2015

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• Ex-IRS Agent To Head San Manuel Gaming Commission
• Travel Sites Could Face Taxes Over Biz Model, Judge Says
• The Laterals Audit: This Month's Tax Attorney Moves
• Irish Racehorse Owner Wants $5.2M In Gambling Taxes Back
• High Court Snubs Ky. Clerk Protesting Same-Sex Marriage
• Calif. Utility Slams Tribe's Reliance On 11th Circ. Tax Case
• 4 Tips To Help Your Pro Athlete Client Tackle Tax Challenges
• 9th Circ. Tweaks Ruling On Broadcaster's $15M IRS Row
• Relief In Sight For Colleges Grappling With 1098-T Flaws
• 5 Insights From 3M General Counsel Ivan Fong
• Alaska High Court Affirms $9B Oil Pipeline Tax Valuation
• Tribal Interests Tip The Balance In Seminole Tax Ruling
• Wyly Wants SEC's $300M Win Nixed Over Tax Ruling
• 3rd Circ. Says Qualcomm Shareholder Vote Was Authorized
• IRS Scores Win In $24.9M Tax Shelter Refund Suit
• Tax Departments And Data Analysis: 3 Ways To Fill The Gap
• Altegrity Is Fighting Oklahoma's $25M Tax Claim
• NJ Appeals Court Says Rail Embankment Tax Sale Not Fraud
• Taxation With Representation: Baker Botts, Cravath, Kirkland
• Swiss Bank Strikes Deal With DOJ For Aiding Tax Evasion
• Sen. Paul, Expats Argue For Standing In IRS Foreign Tax Suit
• Tribal Gas Tax Refunds Constitutional, Wash. High Court Says
• Tax Pros Question IRS Use Of Microsoft Info At Hearing
• Clerk's Appeal Can't Hold Up Marriage Licenses, 6th Circ. Says
• Class Action Against Pizza Hut's Delivery Tax Moves Ahead
• 5th Circ. Won't Rehear Tax Suit Over $84M Oil Co. Stock
• Travel Sites Can Dispute Biz Model In Puerto Rico Tax Row
• IRS Clarifies Penalties For Failing To Report Tax Schemes
• A Look At The Tax Plans Of Presidential Candidates
• Guam Illegally Withheld Tax Refunds, 9th Circ. Says
• Expedia's Puerto Rico Tax Dispute Headed For Jury Trial
• Tax Court Upholds Penalties For Corporation Sole Schemers
• 7th Circ. Affirms Qui Tam Awards Are Ordinary Income
• IRS Relaxes Rules On Residency For U.S. Territories
• Texas AG Seeks To Nix Contempt Hearing After Policy Change
• Karmaloop Seeks Quick Switch To Ch. 7, Citing Tax Burden
• Fla. Gay Marriage Suits Moot After Obergefell, State Says
• IRS Floats Regulations On Domestic Manufacturing Deduction
• Fla. Rental Tax Precluded By Fed. Indian Law, 11th Circ. Says
• Are States Taking 'Jock Tax' Too Far?
• Austin Sues Tax District To Change Texas Appraisal System
• IRS, Partnership Throw Final Blows In $33M Land Gift Bout
• Claims Trimmed In $1.9M Lincoln National Tax Shelter Row
• Taxpayers Face Big Standing Hurdle In IRS Data Breach Suit
• Morgan Lewis Nabs 2 Ex-K&L Gates Partners In London
• Airbnb To Collect Tourism Tax From Paris Visitors
• EFH Asks Bankruptcy Court To Hear $40M Texas Tax Dispute
• IRS Slams Late Filing Of $33M Palmolive Building Easement
• 2 Recent Laws Will Increase Risks For Mortgage Servicers
• Wyly Can't Relitigate SEC Suit's Findings In Bankruptcy
• State Agencies Ordered To Honor Friendly's Asset Sale
• FDIC Pushes For End To $265M Tax Row With Failed Banks
• Tom Clancy's Widow's Trust Not For Estate Taxes, Judge Says
• Tax Court Won't Dismiss $5M Methane Fuel Credit Challenge
• Ill. Appeals Court Upholds Cook County Slot Machine Tax
• Milbank Nabs Ex-Sidley Austin Tax, Green Energy Pro
• 3 Tips For Being Smart About Privilege Waivers In Tax Court
• IRS Delays Launch Of New Estate Basis Reporting Rules
• W.Va. Bank Says Its Claim Takes Priority In Estate Tax Row
• Law360 Pro Bono All Stars Show Dedication To Helping Others
• Radio Co. Not Subject To NY Telecom Excise Tax, Judge Says
• 20 Firms Show How To Win Big And Do Good
• Taxation With Representation: Simpson, Shearman, Sullivan
• Justices Urged To Reject Neb. Town's Tribal Liquor Tax Fight
• Feds Need Say In Wash. Tribes' Tax Row, Court Told
• IRS Ignored Calls To Tighten Security Before Breach: Suit
• Whole Foods Reaches Settlement In Sales Tax Suit
• 2 Decisions Extend Chicago's Transfer Tax Ordinance
• Oakland Loses 9th Circ. Fight To Keep Medical Pot Shop
• Oil Tycoon's Family Must Pay Gift Tax On $84M Co. Stocks
• 3 Funding Issues Real Estate Developers Should Be Watching
• Bankrupt Biofuel Maker Settles $1.7M Miss. Tax Dispute
• 2 More Swiss Banks Settle With DOJ Over Tax Evasion
• Ky. High Court Says Gas Producers Liable For Severance Tax
• NY Appeals Court Affirms Atty Win In Funeral Home Sale Row
• Bimbo Bakeries Says False Tax Info Suit Belongs In Pa.
• Tax Assessor's Claims Against Feds In Tribal Row Revived
• Alston & Bird Scores Ex-Smith Gambrell Tax Group Head
• 10th Circ. Reduces NM Man's State Contract Scam Sentence
• Fox Rothschild Accuses US Virgin Islands Of Illegal Tax Levy
• Mo. Board OKs $15M Tax Credits For New St. Louis Stadium
• 10th Circ. Denies Colo. Atty's Bid For $1M Tax Refund
• 4th Circ. Upholds End Of IRS Agent's Transgender Bias Suit
• Vorys Snags Ex-Bricker & Eckler Employee Benefits Partner
• NJ Court Backs Ex-Atlantic City Atty's Whistleblower Win
• Ex-Park Avenue Bank Exec Gets A Year And A Day In Prison
• Microsoft Consolidates FOIA Suits Over IRS Hiring Of Firms
• Coming Up: New Tax Rules For Transfers To Partnerships
• Top 5 Ways To Help A Law Professional Land A Job
• Horse Owners Say IRS Owes Nearly $7.9M Refund
• Tax Court Calls Annuity Withdrawal Income Despite Loss
• Travel Sites Shouldn't Echo Issues In Tax Row: Puerto Rico
• Tax Changes Tucked Away In An Unlikely Place
• New GASB Tax Abatement Rule Lacks Teeth
• IRS Says Allied Ch. 11 Plan Doesn't Protect Right To Tax Claim
• Las Vegas Co. Fights $1.9M Tax Bill Over Stock Deal
• Welfare Benefit Co. Says Calif. Tax Suit Should Be Tossed
• Boston Bruins Owners Want Write-Offs For 'Away' Meals
• 7th Circ. Voids Tax Evader's 71-Month Sentence
• Texas County Pays Attys' Fees To Gay Couple Denied License
• 11th Circ. Says $10K Cash Not Needed For Structuring Charge
• Travel Sites, Puerto Rico Lash Out Over Exhibits In Tax Case
• Mich. Tax Panel Wrongly Tweaked Property Valuation: Court
• IRS Data Breach Larger Than First Reported
• How Much Money Does It Take To Make A Lawyer Happy?
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Rehear Suit Over MERS Deed Recording
• New Rule Requires Disclosure Of State, Local Tax Abatements
• DC Circ. Rejects Bankers' Challenge To Info Sharing Law
• UBS Pays FINRA Fine After Muni Bond Tax Surprise
• DC Circ. Upholds Tax Court Review Of IRS Hearing Denials
• Eurogroup Agrees To Send Billions To Greece In 3rd Bailout
• There's A Catch: The Tax On Catching A-Rod's Home-Run Ball
• Travel Sites Gaming Court In Tax Case, Puerto Rico Says
• Judge Won't Appoint Atty For 'Jersey Shore' Star In Tax Case
• Unbuilt Units In Condo Complex Are Taxable, NJ Court Finds
• Bombardier Asks 5th Circ. To Revive $32M Excise Tax Row
• Willfulness Key In IRS Exams Of Offshore Account Disclosures
• Taxation With Representation: Munger, Cravath, Shearman
• Value Of Free Identity Theft Services Isn't Taxable, IRS Says
• States Lose Bid To Stay $17M DBSI Trustee Suit
• Arizona Must Give Back $136M Stadium Tax, Judge Rules
• Mont. Justices Say Online Travel Cos. Must Pay Tax On Fees
• LA Gets Initial Nod For $92.5M Class Deal Over Phone Tax
• IRS Says Sen. Paul Lacks Standing In Foreign Tax Info Suit
• CohnReznick To Fork Over Docs In 'Gilmore Girls' Actor Row
• Bakery Can't Refuse Gay Couple, Colo. Appeals Court Rules
• OSG Investors Land $16M Deal In Tax Liability Fight
• Secret Prosecutions And The Erosion Of Justice
• Texas Issues Vital Docs Guidelines After Contempt Threat
• Fla. Sen. Resumes Push To Cut State's Commercial Lease Tax
• Ill. Towns Defend Class Cert. Bid In Travel Site Tax Row
• Tax Court Says Chemist Owes $3.8M For Supplement Income
• AbbVie Investor Renews Push To See Books In Failed Merger
• IRS Updates Procedures On Requesting Tax Treaty Assistance
• Papa John's Wants State Tax Suit To Stay In Federal Court
• Miss. Same-Sex Adoption Ban An 'Outdated Relic,' Suit Says
• IRS Clarifies Advance Pricing Agreement Procedure
• White House Asks For 72% Increase For IRS Cybersecurity
• Tax Plans To Eliminate Interest Deductions Miss The Mark
• Tax Court Asked To Revive 401(k) Plan DQ'd For Slow Payouts
• Sidley, Proskauer, Dewey Trust Dodge $52M Malpractice Suit
• Greece, Creditors Agree 'In Principle' To Bailout Terms
• Meadowlands Project Gets Modified $390M Tax Break OK'd
• CORRECTED: Fla. Court Says Cruise Execs Can't Determine Port Fee Rates
• NC Senate Gives Final Nod To Multistate Business Tax Change
• Fox Rothschild Nabs Ex-McGuireWoods Tax Partner For DC
• 4 Tips For Benefiting From A Potential US Innovation Box
• DC Circ. Denies Fund's Bid To Overturn SEC Accounting Order
• When A Real Estate Sale Results In Ordinary Income
• Ill. County Presses Appeal Over Nixed Slot Machine Tax
• NY Tax Dept. Says Home Rehab Credit Rule Applies Annually
• IRS Solidifies Basis Rules For Tax-Exempt Trust Interests
• NJ Biodiesel Fuel Tax Exemptions Signed Into Law
• Texas AG Avoids Contempt Bid Over Same-Sex Death Papers
• NY Hits Limit In Efforts To Tax Out-Of-State Attys
• Tax Court Upholds $1.2M Deficiency On Marijuana Retailer
• 9th Circ. Vacates MarCon Owner's False Tax Return Sentence
• Expedia Fights Jury Demand In Puerto Rico Hotel Tax Feud
• Calif. Nonprofit Donor Disclosure Row Hits Supreme Court
• NY Judge Refuses To Toss $230M Russian Tax Fraud Case
• Navajo President Signs Off On Casino Liquor Tax
• A Road Map To Long-Term Highway Funding Legislation
• Bouchard Bucks The Trend In His 1st Appraisal Ruling
• 9th Circ. Says Married Tax Limit Doesn't Apply To Co-Owners
• Texas AG Rips Contempt Fight As Gay Marriage Law Evolves
• DC Circ. Won't Rehear Tax Challenge To Obamacare
• Youth Center Says IRS Nixed Exempt Status Over False Info
• Open Questions About The NY Rent Act Of 2015
• Taxation With Representation: Ropes, Davis, Shearman
• Indiana Can't Tax Waste Utility's Setup Fees, Judge Says
• IRS Asks For Dismissal Of Microsoft FOIA Complaint
• OSG Investors Pitch $16M Settlement In Securities Action
• DOJ Atty Tried To Dodge DUI Arrest By Pulling Rank, OIG Says
• Oregon Supreme Court Affirms HP Property Tax Value
• IRS Watching Transfers To Partnerships With Foreign Partner
• UK Soccer Team Defends Move To Taxpayer-Funded Stadium
• Growing IRS Reliance On Informal Guidance Sows Uncertainty
• Ex-US Rep. Grimm To Fork Over $149K In Tax Fraud Case
• 3 More Swiss Banks Settle With DOJ Over Tax Evasion
• Florida Rail Line Wins State Approval For $1.75B In Bonds
• Ala. Assessor Blames Interior For Tribe's Untaxable Casino
• Virgin Islands Says PDVSA's $3.8B Tax Assessment Is Timely
• Know Your Limits! Avoiding Litigation Over Equity Grants
• Cleveland To Appeal 'Jock Tax' Ruling To US Supreme Court
• Bipartisan Report Reveals 'Gross Mismanagement' At IRS
• Levenfeld Pearlstein Adds M&A, Tax Partner From PwC
• NY Court Says Investors' Tax Fight With LIRR Is Time-Barred
• Pipeline Co. Ducks $5.7M Tax Bill In SD Supreme Court
• Texas AG Faces Contempt Over Gay Man's Death Certificate
• Interior Approves Minn. Tribe's Probate Code
• Mineral Park Creditors Reach Ch. 11 Sale Allocation Deal
• Mich. Appeals Court Affirms Plant Valuation In Tax Row
• 6th Circ. Won't Allow Coverage For Tax Shelter Lawsuits
• Ky. Man Cops To Swiss Tax Scam Involving Ex-UBS Adviser
• Federal Marijuana Law Vs. Calif. Institutional Investors
• Insurer Blasts Naivete Excuse In $1.9M Tax Shelter Row
• UK Temp Agency Loses $247M Tax Row Over Travel Payments
• Proposed IRS Regulations Threaten Management Fee Waivers
• Trafigura Bristles At $15M Tax Claim In Mineral Park Ch. 11
• Gov't Contractor Took Kickbacks For Five Years, DOJ Says
• Tax Court Says Company Agreed To Extend Limitation Period
• Fed. Circ. Fraud Ruling No Sure Thing For Taxpayers
• 2nd Circ. Jumpstarts Truckers' Challenge To NY Road Tolls
• Scarinci Hollenbeck, Ballon Stoll Share NYC Space
• Feds Want In On Wash. Tribes' Tax Row With State, County
• 9th Circ. Revives $89M Tax Fight Tied To Broadcom Founder
• 'The Situation's' Brother May Have Funds For Atty, US Says
• 2nd Circ. Rejects NH City's Tax Claim Against FairPoint Unit
• Swiss Bank Agrees To DOJ Fine For Aiding Tax Evasion
• Jersey City's Labor Rules For Tax-Abated Projects Survive
• Wash. Tax Court Affirms Holding Co. Property Assessments
• Senate Renewal Of Tax Extenders Helps LNG Industry
• 3rd Circ. Axes Class Action Over MERS Deed Recording
• Tax Court Disallows Deduction Related To Ponzi Scheme
• Colo. Politicians Renew Taxpayer Bill Of Rights In 10th Circ.
• Tea Party Group Can't Revive Discrimination Suit, IRS Says
• 8th Circ. Backs Preemption Of SD Casino Tax, Tribe Says
• Armstrong Teasdale Adds Corporate Services Partner
• Canada Supreme Court Says Tax Preparer Fines Not Criminal
• Ky. Improperly Charged Fuel Co. For Excise Tax: 7th Circ.
• Complying With ACA's 90-Day Waiting Period Limit