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Tax - January, 2016

199 articles

• In Congress: Republican Messaging, Fiscal Year 2017, Flint
• Treasury Official Talks Tax Probe Worries With EU Watchdog
• McGuireWoods Adds 2 Wealth Planning Partners In Chicago
• Marathon Oil Gets Arbitration Over Foreign Tax Credits
• Investor Won't Get New Trial In Tax Lien Bid-Rigging Case
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Kirkland, Wachtell
• Palmolive Building Slams IRS Stance On $33M Write-Off
• Proposed EU Tax Rules Could Hinder Investment
• NJ Senators Push Law To Kill Business Subsidiary Tax Tactic
• HIV Charity Missed Its Chance To Contest Back NJ Taxes
• Ill. Hospital To Appeal Charitable Tax Exemption Loss
• Feds Say States Can't Sue Over ACA Fee That They Don't Pay
• DC Told To Settle Tax Lien Suit As Judge Rips Its Defense
• No More Excise Tax On Most Foreign Reinsurance Contracts
• Cicero On Legal Advocacy
• Seyfarth Shaw Fights 'Untimely' Tax Shelter Suit
• EU Considering Probe Of Google's $186M UK Tax Deal
• EU Floats New Rules To Stymie Corporate Tax Avoidance
• Italian Authorities Say Google Dodged $248M In Taxes
• Wylys Deny Fraud As $2.2B Tax Trial Comes To A Close
• Ill. Gov. Presses For Pension, Tax Reform In Yearly Address
• The Fate Of The Multistate Tax Compact Election
• DOJ's Swiss Bank Program Closes Out With Final $50M Deal
• 2nd Circ. Agrees To Quicken Pace In BakerHostetler DQ Fight
• NJ Judge Upholds Tax On Retail Property For Lack Of Data
• Legal Fees Trumped By $1M Tax Claim, 4th Circ. Says
• US Climbs Aboard WTO Case Over Colombian Alcohol Taxes
• IRS Slams Biltmore Owners' Stonewalling In $95M Gift Dispute
• 4 Ways To Improve The Business Intake Process
• Federal Rule Changes Should Not Affect Subpoena Practice
• Prevezon Urges 2nd Circ. To Speed BakerHostetler DQ Fight
• Jury Finds Mass. Atty Guilty In $1M Tax Laundering Scheme
• Tax Foundation Says Clinton Proposals Would Hinder Growth
• Greenberg Nabs Norton Rose, Munsch Hardt Attys In Texas
• Convicted Biofuel Fraudster Asks 7th Circ. To Hear Case
• NJ Officials Reach Deal With Christie To Avoid AC Bankruptcy
• Italy Announces $13M Soccer Tax Fraud Probe
• Anti-Gay Marriage Judge Faces Removal From Ore. Bench
• Swiss Bank Forks Over $500K In Tax Evasion Deal
• Riding The BDC Consolidation Wave
• Raiders Owner's Estate Can't Avoid $2.5M In Income Taxes
• 2nd Circ. Suggests Gov't Overstepped In Importer's Tax Case
• The 3 Firms Behind 2016's First Major Tax Inversion
• UK Must Refund Taxes Paid On Foreign Units' Dividends
• 2nd Circ. Pauses Tax Fraud Suit Over BakerHostetler DQ Row
• NYC Renters Appeal Property Tax Discrimination Ruling
• Belgian Support Shrinking For Eurozone Transactions Tax
• Recent Lessons On Partnership Tax Credit Allocations
• Johnson Controls, Tyco Ink 1st Major Inversion Deal Of 2016
• Mayer Brown Partner Joins IRS Advisory Council
• Partnership Audit Overhaul Warrants State Tax Revisions
• Taxation With Representation: Cravath, Skadden, Locke Lord
• 11 Big Banks To Pay Va. $63M Over Alleged RMBS Fraud
• Texas High Court Takes Oil Producer's Tax Refund Suit
• 3 Traits Of Best-In-Class General Counsel
• BakerHostetler Grilled At 2nd Circ. Over Role In Tax Case
• FinCEN Cracks Down On Real Estate Secrecy
• Supreme Court Could Upend Tribal Expectations In Tax Row
• Hermitage Tells 2nd Circ. BakerHostetler Being 'Unethical'
• Wyly Tax Fraud Trial Likely To Warrant Opinion, Judge Says
• Consequences Of EU's Belgium Tax Scheme Decision
• 'Old School' Tools May Hinder Attorney Collaboration
• DOI Asks 9th Circ. To Toss Challenge To Tribal Tax Rule
• 10th Circ. Sends Lengthy Ponzi Scheme Case Back To Court
• Manhattan M&A Tax Atty Charged In Wife's Fatal Stabbing
• Wash. Judge Strikes Down Anti-Tax Ballot Measure
• Netherlands, Belgium, France Must Start Taxing Seaports
• Switzerland OKs Exchange Of Country-By-Country Tax Reports
• Senate Told Permanent Tax Ban Makes Web Access Affordable
• House GOP Subpoenas Treasury, IRS Brass Over ACA Payouts
• Del. Justices Ax Suit Over Failed AbbVie-Shire Merger
• Schiff Hardin Adds Former IRS Litigator In San Francisco
• Newco Asks DC Circ. To Ax Belize's Protests To $4.4M Award
• Justices Mull Role Of Nonnative Settlement In Tribal Tax Row
• Tax Court Says German Owes IRS On Stock Installment Gains
• Morgan Lewis Nabs McDermott Duo For Chicago Office
• 6 Types Of Legal 'Mumbo-Jumbo' Attorneys Must Avoid
• IRS Under Fire For Hard Drive Wipe In Quinn Emanuel Case
• Ohio Justices Ax Tax Exemption For County-Owned Eatery
• Tax Group Of The Year: Sutherland Asbill
• FERC Pipeline Tax Allowance Is A Double Tax, DC Circ. Hears
• 5th Circ. Agrees Woman Must Pay Ex's Tax Restitution
• Marathon Oil Seeks To Compel Arbitration In Foreign Tax Row
• NY Court Won't Revive Madoff Investor Suit Against KPMG
• Atlantic City Considers Bankruptcy As Aid Package Vetoed
• Hermitage Takes BakerHostetler DQ Battle To 2nd Circ.
• Christie Pocket-Vetoes NJ Hospital Tax Exemption Bill
• High Court Denies Fund's Challenge To SEC Accounting Order
• High Court Axes ACA Origination Clause Suit
• Tyco Inks Resolution To $1B Tax Dispute With IRS
• Puerto Rico Must Turn Over KPMG Docs In Wal-Mart Tax Case
• Yellow Book Pushes Back On $6M IRS Bill Over Printing Costs
• Tax Group Of The Year: Skadden
• IRS Erased Hard Drive In Microsoft's Quinn Emanuel FOIA Suit
• What Founders Should Know About Tax Planning For An Exit
• 5 Insights From Sharp Electronics Deputy GC Deborah Tyler
• Former Jenner Associate Rejoins Firm As Tax Partner
• Fed. Circ. Erred On Foreign Taxes, Chemical Co. Tells Justices
• Neb. Tells High Court To Keep Tribal Tax Out Of Village
• Tax Group of the Year: Mayer Brown
• Hess, Virgin Islands Agree To Toss $12B Tax Deduction Suit
• Bankruptcy Court Won't Hear Altegrity's $25M Okla. Tax Row
• Money Laundering Rules Get Tougher After Terror Attacks
• Seyfarth Gets Porn Co.'s Suit Over Tax Scheme Moved To Ill.
• DirecTV Gets Tax Surcharge Suit Sent To Arbitration
• GAO Tells IRS To Ensure Audit Fairness, Answer Its Phones
• Nixon Peabody Adds Tax Partner From Squire Patton
• In Tax Trial, IRS Says Wyly Fudged Returns To Duck Audit
• Tax Group Of The Year: Baker & McKenzie
• Brooklyn Judge Doubts Ex-NY Sen.'s Post-Conviction Motions
• FinCEN Shines Light On Dark Money Real Estate Deals
• Good And Bad News For Renewable Energy Tax Credits
• Dead Man's Son Says $10M Estate Tax Debt Is IRS's Own Fault
• Pa. Court Suspends Judge Accused Of Intervening For Son
• Ky. Gov. Says Exec. Order Nulls His Role In Kim Davis Suit
• Shelter Promoter Contests 'Mind-Boggling' $160M IRS Fine
• Amaya Settles $92M Italian Gambling Tax Row For $6.4M
• Del. Justices Grill AbbVie Investors In Shire Docs Fight
• EU Serves Colombia With WTO Complaint Over Alcohol Taxes
• Another Power Tool In The IRS' Arsenal
• 2015's Most Complex Deals And The Firms That Led Them
• Wilson Elser Adds Lampf Lipkind Attys, Launches Tax Practice
• FinCEN Eyes Dark Money In NY, Miami Real Estate
• Tax Court Floats Rule Allowing More Electronic Filings
• BigLaw 2016: A Look Ahead
• Miss. Appeals Court Allows Malpractice Claim In Tax Row
• Tea Party Groups Get Class Cert. In Suit Against IRS
• Obama Says Politics Need A Fix In Final State Of The Union
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rehear Highland's Challenge To IRS Summons
• NJ Voters To Decide Fate Of Gas Tax Money
• Wyly Says Offshore Trusts Not Secret In $2.2B Tax Trial
• IRS Says NetJets' Claim For Overpayments Was Not Argued
• IRS Sued Over Alleged Bad-Faith Tax Shelter Negotiations
• Trust Liability Suit Against DLA Piper Not Time-Barred
• Illegal Belgium Tax Scheme Saved Big Cos. $761M, EC Says
• 20-Year IRS Worker Pleads Guilty To Cooking Tax Returns
• Wash. Lawmaker Wants Nontribal Gas-Buyers To Pay Tax
• Fla. Gov. Makes Personal Pitch To Senate For $1B Tax Cuts
• 4th Circ. Backs IRS In Real Estate Co.'s $3.8M Tax Spat
• Tax Court Again Finds Telecom Sellers Liable For $79M
• In $2B Tax Fraud Trial, Wyly Admits He Weighed Expatriation
• Fund Seeks Appeal Of BakerHostetler DQ Bid In Fraud Row
• Justices Won't Hear Nev. Power Co. Tax Refund Appeal
• Hogan Lovells Snags Tax, M&A Pro For Mexico City Office
• Top 2015 Renewable Energy Developments And What's Ahead
• Puerto Rico Loses Bid To Delay Wal-Mart Tax Trial
• 5 Ways Tribes Can Reduce Taxes On Members In 2016
• Biltmore Owners Say IRS Is Stonewalling $95M Gift Row
• Inversions: Recent Developments And 2 Predictions
• No Debt Involved In Debt Collection Row, NJ Judge Rules
• In $2.2B Tax Trial, Wyly Wanted IRS To 'Put Up Or Shut Up'
• Coats Rose Merges With Dallas-Based Wright Ginsberg
• Wash. State Says Boeing Must Disclose Tax Savings
• BakerHostetler Keeps Fighting DQ In $230M Tax Fraud Case
• Gov't Tells High Court To Skip BNY $500M Tax Credit Case
• Ex-Contracting Official Gets 30 Months In Iraq Bribery Case
• Obama Vetoes Latest Attempt To Dismantle ACA
• NJ Biofuel Co. Owner Gets 20 Years For Fraud Scheme
• 6 Steps To Becoming A Superior Supervising Attorney
• Taxation With Representation: Shearman, Cooley, Skadden
• Wyly Defends Offshore Trusts In $2.2B Tax Fraud Trial
• Calif. Gillette Decision Lends Heft To State Tax Autonomy
• Law Plainly Precludes Tax On $3M Forex Loss, 6th Circ. Says
• Ill. Appellate Court Overturns Hospital Tax Exemption
• NJ Lawmakers Weigh Hospital Tax Exemption Bill
• Atlantic City Rescue Bills Move Closer To Law
• IRS, Texas Taxmen Oppose American Apparel Ch. 11 Plan
• IRS Withdraws Proposed Donation Rule Due To Opposition
• Madoff Feeder Suit Ends With $55M PwC Settlement
• The Next Swiss Bank To Resolve US Tax Problems
• Morgan Lewis Scores Int'l Tax Atty From Baker & McKenzie
• IRS Slams Wyly Offshore Scheme In $2.2B Tax Fraud Trial
• House Sends ACA Repeal Bill To White House
• Chemoil Accused Of Tax Fraud In $890 Million Countersuit
• Utah High Court Blunts Sales Tax Regs In Rent-A-Center Case
• Taxpayer Advocate Warns Of Reduced Practitioner Services
• Fund Backs BakerHostetler DQ In $230M Tax Fraud Row
• Swiss Bank UBP To Pay $188M In DOJ Tax Evasion Deal
• Global Tax Enforcement In 2016: What You Need To Know
• IRS Extends Tax Shield To Preemptive ID Protection Services
• Cherokee Treasurer Joins Federal Tax Advisory Committee
• IRS Could Win Big In Wyly's $2.2B Tax Claim Trial
• Millionaire's Estate Asks High Court To Nix Tax Settlement
• Ore. Appeals Court Approves Portland Telecom Utility Tax
• Altera Blasts $3.3M IRS Bill Based On Voided Rule
• Neb. Town's Tribal Tax Beef Is With Congress, Justices Told
• Ex-Viacom Exec Says Exposing Tax Scheme Got Her Fired
• AIG Tells High Court It Has Strongest Pending Tax Credit Case
• 5th Circ. Affirms Texas' Right To Deny Grant In 'Machete' Row
• Ballard Spahr Nabs Cybercrime Prosecutor For Privacy Group
• Pa. Justices Reject Appeal Over $125M Tobacco Settlement
• DOJ Ends '15 With $107M Swiss Bank Program Settlements
• Tax Dodging Ex-Sullivan Atty Must Reapply To NY State Bar
• 2015 In Review: Tax Regulators Attempt To Strike Back
• Gov't Extends Some ACA Reporting Deadlines For Employers
• Pa. Justices Take Up Duke Energy $35M Reassessment Row
• Washington Carbon Tax Initiative Moves To Legislature
• Calif. High Court Reverses Gillette Tax Apportionment Win
• Will EU Findings Press US For Greater Tax Transparency?