Tax Archive » June, 2016

Tax - June, 2016

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• Ill. Adopts Stopgap Budget, One Year Into Impasse
• Del. Unclaimed Property Law Can't Apply Retroactively: Judge
• Taxpayers Fighting IRS Summonses Again Look To High Court
• Trump Sues DC Gov't Over Taxes On Hotel Development
• The Laterals Audit: Tax Attorney Moves In June
• OECD Guidance On Global Tax Rules Permits Voluntary Filing
• Google Raided On Suspected Tax Evasion In Spain
• Ex-PwC Workers Convicted For Luxembourg Tax Docs Leak
• The Latest Trend In Non-GAAP Reporting
• NY Should Unify Standards For Atty Fees Against State Agency
• Ambiguities In IRS Country-By-Country Rules May Cause Woes
• IRS Owes $10.5M In Tax Credits, Employment Co. Says
• Christie Urges Senate To OK Higher Gas Tax, Lower Sales Tax
• Takeaways From Delaware's Energy Transfer Ruling
• West Virginia Co. Challenges Alpha Natural Ch. 11 Plan
• Texas Court Won't Revive $12M Akin Gump Tax Shelter Suit
• Ex-Samsung Exec Gets 6 Years For Fraud After Years On Run
• Wyly Says SEC Seeks 'Leg Up' On His $250M In Annuities
• How To Manage Your Law School Debt After Graduation
• ETE Terminates $38B Williams Deal After Delaware Ruling
• IRS Should Do More To Get Compliance On Tax Credits: GAO
• IRS Says Tax Court Erred In Invalidating Cost-Sharing Rule
• Dunkin' Donuts Not On Hook For Stores' Sales, NJ Judge Says
• How To Become The Firm Every GC Wants To Hire
• The 24 Firms GCs Love The Most
• GAO Sustains Protest Over IRS Sole-Source Cloud Email Deal
• Starbucks' Transfer Pricing Behind EU's $34M Tax Ruling
• Fla. Businessman Gets 51 Months For 7 Years Of Tax Evasion
• IRS Agents Want 'Reasonable Protections' In Bias Deposition
• Ex-Morgan Stanley Banker Cops To Massive Tax Dodge
• The Firms That Won Big At the Supreme Court
• The Top Supreme Court Dissents Of The Term
• The Supreme Court Term By The Numbers
• Jones Walker Says New La. Tax Bills Are Bad For Business
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term
• A Divided Court Finds New Ways To Be Unanimous
• 8 Wasn't Enough For Lawyers Seeking High Court Clarity
• Indicted Ex-Willkie, Hunton Atty Says Phone Seized Illegally
• Disbarred OJ Atty Hits Bankruptcy With $5.1M In Tax Debt
• Mich. Justices Rebuff Challenge To Tax Compact Withdrawal
• NY Says UPS Clearly Broke Deal Not To Ship Untaxed Smokes
• Williams Appeals ETE Merger Escape After Investors OK Deal
• US Challenges Releases In Alpha Natural Ch. 11 Plan
• High Court Won't Hear Ex-Detroit Mayor's Bribery Appeal
• The Cloud And Ethical Considerations For Lawyers
• Proskauer's $20M Malpractice Win Nixed In Appeals Court
• Guam's Tax Refund Appeal Blocked By Supreme Court
• Sam Wyly Tax Bill Totals $1.1B In Fraud Case
• Estate Says $9M IRS Bill Based On Inflated Property Values
• Proposed Solar Bill Highlights Tax Credit Disparities
• In Congress: Only The Senate
• Brexit May Lead To More Favorable UK Tax Regime
• Belize Can't Delay $25M Airport, Tax Deal Row, DC Circ. Told
• ETE Cleared To Ditch $38B Williams Deal In Win For Latham
• IRS Advisory Panel Urges Further Digital Collection Efforts
• Taxation With Representation: Covington, Davis Polk, Gibson
• IRS Moves To Nix CSX's $4.1M Employee Tax Refund Suit
• EFH Ch. 11 Could Stretch Into 2017 Or Beyond, Experts Say
• House GOP Pushes To Slash Tax Code, Cut Taxes, Shrink IRS
• How Lawyers Can Harness The Power Of Social Media
• Ky. Truck Dealer Must Go To Trial On Bulk Of $4M Tax Row
• Williams Says ETE Stand Weaponizes Merger Closing Terms
• Minn. Top Court Fails Companies Seeking Multistate Tax Code
• LA Metro OKs Tax Ballot Measure To Fund $120B Transit Plan
• Feds Drop Suit After UBS Produces Singapore Bank Records
• Pa. Gov. Says No Broad Tax Increases For 2016-17 Budget
• Red Or Black? Difficult Decisions Ahead For Atlantic City
• Ex-Congressman Gets Release From Ill. Jail Ahead Of Tax Trial
• Dems Warn Treasury Of Anti-Inversion Regs' Ill Effects
• Baker & McKenzie Touts Leading Tax Planner's Return
• From The Partner's Desk: Tips For Recent Law Grads
• 10th Circ. Upholds IRS Levy In Tax-Dodging Case
• Ex-UN Leader Dies 5 Days Before Hearing In Bribery Case
• UPS Gets Defense Revived In NY's Untaxed Cigarettes Suit
• Ex-Credit Suisse Banker Pleads Guilty To Helping Tax Dodgers
• NJ Landowner Can't Escape Tax On Space Used By Nonprofit
• Tenn. Defies High Court Tax Ruling On Interstate Sales
• White House Likely To Veto $236M Funding Cut For IRS
• Racehorse Owner Calls For End To $5.2M Tax Refund Row
• Watchdog Says IRS Missed Over $21M In Offshore Penalties
• The Benefits Of Owning Qualified Small Business Stock
• 'Taking My Talents To South Beach': Law Firm Version
• Latham's Good Faith Pivotal In Williams-ETE Merger Trial
• Ky. Clerk Tells 6th Circ. Marriage License Suit Is Moot
• 11th Circ. Won't Rehear Taxpayers' IRS Summons Dispute
• Tribe Secures Win Over Okla. In $27M Alcohol-Tax Fight
• Ponzi Schemer Faces 19 Years As 10th Circ. Upholds Verdict
• NJ High Court Won't Review Axed Tax Rule In Lorillard Row
• Your 401(k) Plan: A Ticking Time Bomb Of Liability?
• Contractor Family Can't Dodge $21.7M In Taxes, Penalties
• EU Gov'ts Finally Reach Deal On Anti-Tax Avoidance Laws
• How To Avoid Creating A Worthless Trust
• ETE's CEO Feared 'Implosion' With $38B Williams Merger
• Hope Remains For Texas Drilling Tax Breaks After Court Loss
• Firms Must Plant Roots In These Cities To Compete Globally
• 4 Firms Lead The Pack In Global Expansion
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2016
• Philly Sugar Tax's Bitter Foes Face Long-Shot Legal Battle
• Estate Says IRS Wrongly Painted Art Deal As Profitable
• Online Travel Cos. Beat Most Ill. Cities' Tax Claims
• IRS Blasts Bid To Nix Program For Unlicensed Preparers
• Tax Issues In Selling Versus Leasing Oil And Gas Interests
• Structuring Ideas For Cash Investors In Solar Projects
• IRS And SEC Have Contrary Views On Disgorgement
• In Congress: Brexit, Puerto Rico, 2nd Amendment Showdown
• ETE Says Williams Failed To Disclose Merger Vote Pressures
• Taxation With Representation: Wilson, Fenwick, Gibson
• Kobre & Kim Adds Ex-Federal Prosecutor To London Team
• High Court Should Weigh Tax V. Penalty, LA Man Says
• Texas Group Calls Housing Tax Credit Policy Discriminatory
• Sears, Citibank Lose $1.2M Sales Tax Case In Vt. Top Court
• Preparer's Guilt Doesn't Erase Couple's Penalty: Tax Court
• Colo. Dispensary Urges State AG Intervention In Pot Tax Row
• 7 Tips For Simplifying Tax Writing
• Activists' Attention Forcing REITs To Spend On Defense
• Man Sentenced To 8 Years For Defrauding Calif. Tribe Of $18M
• EU Finance Ministers Reach Tentative Anti-Tax Avoidance Deal
• Taxpayer Remedies Against A Negligent CPA
• Eaton Fights Sour Ruling In $370M IRS Row Over Overseas Deals
• Texas Justices Sink Coveted Oil Equipment Tax Break
• EU Countries Move Toward Deal On Financial Transactions Tax
• Williams, ETE Battle Over Briefs As Del. Merger Trial Looms
• Ill. Property Owners Seek Class Cert. In Tax Scheme Row
• Quirky Says Payroll Records Refute IRS Claim
• Philly City Council OKs Sugary Drinks Tax
• Using A Treadmill Isn't 'Renting' It, Texas Appeals Court Says
• Congress OKs Bill Opening Tax Info In Missing Child Cases
• Divorce, Wall Street Style
• Callister Nebeker Floats Deal To End $11.5M Tax Penalty Suit
• 7th Circ. Again OKs Longer Sentence For Hearing No-Show
• Rimon Adds 4 Partners From Arent, W&C, Sedgwick, Norris
• EFH Can Solicit T-Side On Ch. 11 Plan Despite Tax Worries
• Online Retailer Challenges Ala. Rule Requiring Use Tax
• Texas Housing Bias Row May Affect Developer Building Plans
• Ohio Top Court Orders Refund Of Congressman's Tax Penalty
• FedEx Wants NY Tribal Cigarette Tax Suit Trimmed
• Airbnb To Begin Paying Pa. Hotel Tax
• Hogan Lovells Boosts Corporate Team With Ex-Jones Day Atty
• $29.9M Partnership Interest Sale Taxable, Pa. Court Says
• House Panel Votes To Censure IRS Chief Over Alleged Bias
• Ex-Sandusky Atty Cops To Tax Evasion Charges In Pa.
• Medtronic Ruling Can Steer Transfer Pricing Tax Disputes
• SeaWorld Assessment Lands County Appraiser In Court
• ETE Wants 'Disturbing' Details Out On $38B Williams Merger
• BJ's Fla. Sales Tax Class Suit Can Stand, Judge Says
• Ex-Oppenheimer Exec Hid His Tax Liens, FINRA Says
• 7th Circ. Nixes 'Improvidently Issued' Prison Term Opinion
• Lack Of Oversight Dogs DOJ Prosecution Deals, Report Says
• Ropes & Gray Nabs Ex-Paul Hastings Tax Pro
• Country Music Star Ordered To Pay Nearly $1M In Back Taxes
• House Passes Bill To Ax IRS Nonprofit Donor Disclosures
• EU Official Sees Progress On Deal To Curb Tax Avoidance
• Jailed Ex-Rep. Asks For Electronic Monitoring Ahead Of Trial
• 6 Factors Every Law Firm's Gender Diversity Initiative Needs
• Equifax Customers Renew Privacy Row After Spokeo Ruling
• 7th Circ. OKs Longer Prison Term For No-Show At Sentencing
• Broadcaster Wins $15M IRS Row On 9th Circ. Remand
• Ripple Affiliate Gets BitLicense From NYDFS
• UPS Can't Dodge NY Untaxed Cigarettes Suit
• KPMG Steps Down As FIFA Auditor Amid Corruption Scandal
• NY Appeals Court Upholds Tax Law On Tribal Lands
• Wis. Firm Wins OK To Subpoena Accountants In $17M Tax Row
• Wegmans Foils Pa. Land Assessment On Appeal
• Schaeffler, IRS End $25M Dispute Over Stake Sale Loss
• High Court Passes On Fla. Doc's Deposit Structuring Appeal
• High Court Won't Hear Seminoles' Fla. Utility Tax Appeal
• IRS Adds $54M To Michael Jackson Estate's Value
• In Congress: FOIA, Fiscal Year 2017, Preventing IRS Abuse
• Williams, ETE Talks Narrow Ahead of Trial On $38B Merger
• EFH Warns Of $4B Tax Bill For Creditors
• Texas Lawyer Spared $40M IRS Fine Over Tax Shelter Tips
• Wrigley Rooftop Owner Wants Emails Barred In Tax Case
• Transfer Pricing At Root Of $34M Fiat Tax Ruling, EC Says
• Fed. Circ. Rejects Convicted Ex-CEO's $18M Tax Refund Suit
• CORRECTED: Cayman Islands Delays FATCA Reporting Date
• Taxation With Representation: Gibson, White, Sheppard
• NJ Lawmakers Unveil $20B Plan To Boost Transportation Aid
• Philanthropic Capital In Search Of Clarity
• NY Mall Not Owed Tax Break, State Appellate Court Rules
• In-House Teams Are Voting With Their Feet — And Then Some
• IRS Sued Over Rules On Offshore Disclosure Program
• Fed Circ. Won't Revive Ex-CEO's $4M Tax Refund Suit
• Rental Car Insurer Levied Tax On Hidden Charges, Suit Says
• Show Us The MoneyGrams, 21 States Tell Del. In Fund Bid
• Royalty Rates in $1.3B Medtronic Row Nixed By Tax Court
• IRS Limits Taxpayer Definition For Bankruptcy Exclusions
• Federal Judge Permanently Blocks Alabama Marriage Laws
• DQ BakerHostetler Or Russian Crooks Win, 2nd Circ. Told
• Oregon Appeals Court Upholds Portland's Arts Education Tax
• EU Tax Evasion Rules May Be Undone By Lack Of Certainty
• Flub In 47-Step Tax Dodge Could Cost National Grid $1.6M
• CPA Group Suggests New IRS Rules For Donating Goods
• Ceding Atty Conflicts, Energy Investor To Cop To $45M Tax Plot
• New IRS Regulations May Cool REIT Spinoffs
• IRS Dropped The Ball Post-Data Breach, Watchdog Says
• Bill Would Force Prez Nominees To Cough Up Tax Returns
• Wyly Judge Won't Wait For 2nd Circ.'s Word In $299M Appeal
• S&P Says AC Bailout Measures Aren't A Long-Term Solution
• Canadian Firm Advised KPMG On Tax Avoidance Plan
• Greenberg Traurig Snags State Tax Pro From Morgan Lewis
• Okla. Reduces Time To Claim Sales And Use Tax Refunds
• 7 Tips For Writing An Effective Amicus Brief
• The 25 Law Firms GCs Recommend To Their Friends
• A Good Breeze Is Blowing For Offshore US Wind Development
• European Parliament Passes Anti-Tax Evasion Measures
• $38B Williams-ETE Merger Fight Heading Toward Trial
• EU Says Luxembourg Knew McDonald's Profits Weren't Taxed
• Ex-CEO Urges Fed. Circ. To Revive Bid For $4M Tax Refund
• Phone Kiosk Co. Spared NY Telecom Tax But Not Sales Tax
• Dewey Trust Says Malpractice Row Duplicates Past Lawsuits
• White House Threatens Veto Of Senate's 2017 NDAA
• IRS Says Fines Paid to FINRA Aren't Tax-Deductible
• IRS Proposes Corporate-Level Tax On Certain REIT Transfers
• TurboTax Co. Says Terms Send Consumer Suit To Arbitration
• Ex-Congressman Gets New Trial Date After Complaints
• The Myth That Mesivtah Changed Pa. Tax Exemption Law
• Silver Co. Likely Stuck With Investors' $207M Tax Bill Suit
• SEC Slams Wyly's Attempt To Shield Assets From Creditors
• Ex-Newark Water Agency Contractor Admits To Tax Fraud
• Tax Court Says Insurance Distributions Count As Income
• Texas Court Upholds Class Denial In City Tax Assessment Suit
• Puerto Rico Asks 1st Circ. To Reinstate 'Wal-Mart Tax'
• Ex-Rep. Fears Judge's Bias Due To Mutual Link To Bill Clinton
• Jeffer Mangels Adds Tax Partner From Venable
• Holland & Knight Nabs Ex-Mayer Brown Tax Vet In NC
• NY County Can't Deny Town's Sales Tax To Offset School Cost
• IRS Wrongly Nixed $25M Foreign Tax Credit, Suit Says
• 5 Tips For Complying With Country-By-Country Tax Reporting
• High Court Rejects Banks' Appeal In Tax Info-Sharing Fight
• Unintended Consequences Of Slashing The Interest Deduction
• In Congress: Looking To Ramp Up Review Of Legislation
• PwC Auditors Get OK For $1.5M Settlement In FLSA Suit
• Paragon Offshore Ch. 11 Exit Plan Hits $22M IRS Speed Bump
• Mexico's Tax Doings Spark NAFTA Row With Mining Biz
• Gillette, Other Cos. Tell High Court Tax Compact Binding
• Taxation With Representation: Squire, Bracewell, Orrick
• Fla. On Hook For Legal Fees In Same-Sex Marriage Cases
• Investing In India? Time To Rethink Structures
• Caesars Seeks To Convert Units To LLCs To Ease Tax Burden
• Ernst & Young Exec In DC Tapped For OECD Tax Post
• EU Takes Step To Create Single Market For Pensions
• EU Parliament 1 Step Closer To Panama Papers Inquiry
• Tax Court Grants Petitioner A Filing Snow Day
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Wells Fargo RMBS Tax Fight
• NY Tax Panel Boosts Developer's Case For $7M Tax Credit
• Bulgarian Gets 4 Years For Accounting Firm Hack Scheme
• Mich. Top Court Won't Hear Tax Appeal Over Reward Program
• A Brief History Of Law Firm Cyberattacks
• Williams Cos., ETE Near Deal On $38B Merger Tax Docs
• Fla. Justices Say Builder Lacked Right To Tax Exemption
• Treasury's Step Toward Global Transparency
• Rehear Religious Land Zoning Row, Ohio Town Tells 6th Circ.
• Okla. Wants Tribe's Arbitration Win In Alcohol-Tax Fight Nixed
• Dentons Boosts DC Real Estate Group By Hiring Tax Pro
• Wal-Mart's Tax Suit Shouldn't Have Proceeded, 1st Circ. Told
• Ala. Appeals Court Rejects Lockheed's Bid For Tax Refunds
• Illinois Senate Unanimous In Vote Against Tampon Tax
• Georgia Developer Fights IRS For $25M Easement Write-Off
• OECD Seeks Input On Treaty Changes To Fight Tax Evasion
• The Resurrection Of The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill
• Learning From Energy Future's Mistakes
• Zubik V. Burwell: The Supreme Court As Mediator?