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Tax - July, 2016

226 articles

• Wyly Trustee Says Vinson Can't Get Paid For Exemption Fight
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Kirkland, Wachtell
• Texas Businessman Cops To Defrauding Law Firm Clients
• Bankrupt Quirky Ducks Most Of $1M IRS Payroll Tax Claim
• Feds Slam Ex-Pa. School CEO's Strike Bid In Fraud Case
• Cellphone Tax Row Belongs In State Court, Calif. Says
• 5 Tips For Ensuring A Hassle-Free Audit
• DOJ Reaches Non-Target Agreement With Swiss Bank
• Wal-Mart Speculating In Tax Row, Puerto Rico Tells 1st Circ.
• Italy Can Nix VAT Deductions In Fraud Cases, EU Court Rules
• The Laterals Audit: Tax Attorney Moves In July
• NY Atty Gets 2-Year Suspension For State Tax Avoidance
• Facebook May Have To Pay Billions In Tax Liabilities
• A Primer On Exchange-Traded Notes And Their Tax Treatment
• Prevent Litigation From Becoming A Threat To Data Security
• NY Defends Doc Bid In Cigarette Tax Case Against FedEx
• Level 3, Others Sue NYC Over Taxes On Backup Generators
• Trump Scales Back Projected Tariffs On Ford's Mexican Plant
• Tax Whistleblower Gets IRS Depositions In Claims Dispute
• Companies Face More Pressure To Get Transfer Pricing Right
• Atty Can't Duck 46-Month Tax Evasion Sentence At 9th Circ.
• NY Hotel Can't Get Tax Credit For Providing Breakfast
• 8th Circ. Tosses 4-Year Sentence Over Unpaid Taxes
• IRS Must Produce Discovery In Whistleblower Claim Suit
• New Tax Rules Curtail Benefits Of Pass-Through Leases
• OPINION: Our Juries Are Being Circumvented
• Supplement Co. Loses Wash. Tax Liability Appeal
• Stockholders On Hook For Farming Biz's Tax Bill Post-Trial
• Pa. Panel Says Tax Agency Wrongly Sold Properties
• Fla. Atty Pleads Guilty To Filing False Federal Tax Returns
• Colorado Pot Shop Fights IRS To Restore Tax Write-Offs
• Ohio Religious Retreat Site Denied Tax Exemption
• NJ Lawmakers Propose Taxes On Airbnb
• 9th Circ. Cuts Poker Accounts From Tax Suit
• Legal Aid, Meet Legal Tech
• 4 Traits Of The Top Litigation Firms
• 5 Small(er) But Mighty Litigation Shops
• Law360 Names Top 50 Firms For Litigation
• 7th Circ. Says Tax-Deferred Annuities Shielded From Creditors
• Texas Cities Seek $43M In Attys' Fees From Travel Sites
• TurboTax Co. Settles Consumer Suit Over Liability Terms
• Calif. Consumers Want Cellphone Tax Row Back In State Court
• Swiss Say They Will Give IRS Info On HSBC Accounts
• 5th Circ. Says Bombardier Can't Ditch Aviation Taxes
• Too Early To Decide Tax Fight Over $140M Of Art, IRS Says
• Mass. Governor Does About-Face On Airbnb Tax
• Philippine Energy Dept. Asks Gov't Unity In $1B Shell Row
• DBSI Trustee Wants IRS To Return All Ponzi Funds
• 7th Circ. Shows No Mercy For NJ Biofuel Fraudster
• British Columbia Proposes Real Estate Tax On Foreign Buyers
• Merger Price Vs. Discounted Cash Flow: A Study Of Dell
• Testing The UBE: Portable But Inaccurate Bar Exam Scores
• Coal Co. Can't Claim $7.2M Interest Expenses
• Challenge To IRS Offshore Income Program Rules Dismissed
• Gambling-Business Owner Takes FOIA Suit To High Court
• Levenfeld Pearlstein Adds Corporate Pro From Katten Muchin
• IBM Wins $6M Tax Refund Row At Mich. Appeals Court
• Eaton's Lies About Tax-Free Spinoff Cost $3B, Suit Says
• IRS Asks To Nix Expert Report In $92M Bad Debt Write-Off Row
• Bruins Athletic Director Allowed To Testify In Tax Fight
• Testing The UBE: Missouri Benefits From Uniform Bar Exam
• Taxation With Representation: MoFo, Davis Polk, Cooley
• Church-Linked Hospital Takes ERISA Rules To High Court
• 7th Circ. Overrides Late Lawyer's Payroll Tax Abatement
• Players Shoot For Tax Deals In Free Agency Moves
• Foreign Funds Slow To Buy US Property Despite Tax Change
• NY Scores Partial Win Over Native-Owned Tobacco Co.
• Okla. Sends $27M Tribe Win In Alcohol Tax Suit To 10th Circ.
• Biofuel Exec Convicted For Lies To SEC Over $56M Scheme
• NJ Lawmakers Unveil Deal On Transportation Fund, Tax Cuts
• Property Broker Advised To Pay NY Tax Despite Conn. Office
• Ernst & Young Hires Belfast Axiom Exec For UK Legal Team
• Jersey City Wins Appeal Over Developers' Tax Abatements
• FedEx Fights Shipping Records Bid In Cigarette Tax Case
• Wrigley Rooftop Owner Convicted Of Defrauding Cubs
• NY Court Denies Moody's Bid To Access Tax Docs
• Wrigley Rooftop Owner Meant To Cheat Cubs, Jury Told
• Ex-CEO Convicted For Running $900M Online Ponzi Scheme
• Netflix Tax Suit Survives Dismissal Bid In Chicago
• Texas Oil Surveyor Beats $3.2M IRS Bill
• Feds Weigh In On Calif. County's Tribal Lease Tax Row
• Whole Foods Told To Pay $3.5M On Add-Backs Per NY Tax Law
• IRS Issues Final Rules On Income Inclusion For Lessees
• San Diego Asks Calif. High Court To Set Arena Vote Threshold
• Shell, Philippines' $1.2B Tax Dispute Heads To World Bank
• Canada Vacates Tax On US Lumber Co.'s Duty Refund
• Wal-Mart, Puerto Rico Say District Court Can Hear Tax Spat
• Boston Scientific Reaches $275M Settlement With IRS
• Baker & McKenzie Nabs Ex-Withers Bergman Tax Pro
• Judge Dawson Remembered For Tax Court History Lessons
• Fla. Asks For End To Seminole Tribe's Utility Tax Complaint
• IRS Objects To $61M Loan Claims In Wylys' Bankruptcies
• EFH Judge Won't Force Mediation Ahead Of Plan Confirmation
• Senators Ask IRS To Issue Guidance On R&D Tax Credit
• Report Blasts Utilities For Tax-Dodging While Fighting CPP
• Sen. Wyden Picks Attys To Steer Dems' Tax Reform Agenda
• Pa. School Ex-CEO Wants Claims Stricken From Fraud Case
• Ill. Property Tax Scheme Claims Time-Barred, Judge Told
• Retirement Plans After IRS' Determination Letter Cutback
• New Tax-Free Distribution Rules Raise Valuation Concerns
• Italy Needs To Step Up Its Tax Compliance Measures: OECD
• 10th Circ. Won't Rethink Colo. Taxpayer Bill Of Rights Row
• Tax Sale Extinguished Gas Rights Claim, Pa. Justices Rule
• Longest-Serving Tax Court Judge Dies At 93
• Pipeline Owners Blast FERC Disapproval Of $786M Project
• Canyon Partners Sues LA Again Over Millions In Taxes
• IRS, CSX Wrestle Over $4.1M Employee Tax Refund Row
• IRS Ruling Is Cause For Tax-Exempt Provider Concern
• Guardian Must Wait To Unseal Docs In $1.5B Amazon Tax Row
• NY Fights FedEx's Bid To Trim Cigarette Tax Suit
• Airbnb To Begin Paying Los Angeles Hotel Tax
• $14M Interest Piled Onto Telecom Transferee's $21M Tax Bill
• Feds Say NY Court Can't Rule On Pfizer's $8.3M Interest Row
• Seyfarth Shaw Ducks RICO Claims In Tax Shelter Suit
• RICO Can't Save Mexico Tourism Tax Suit, 11th Circ. Told
• Ore. High Court Renders DirecTV Subject To Tax Assessment
• Estate Escapes $4M Tax Bill Over Life Insurance Policies
• How Law Firms Can Create Next-Generation Office Spaces
• Selling Your Twinkie And Eating It Too
• Equifax Urges Toss Of Credit Report Suit, Citing Spokeo
• Haeco Says Employees Can't Sue Over Leaked Tax Data
• Rite Aid Challenges NY Tax Rule At Supreme Court
• Wyly Estate Brings $210M IRS Fight To Tax Court
• 5 Tax Policy Developments To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2016
• Gov't Seeks To Copy Ex-Willkie, Hunton Atty's Seized Phone
• IRS Finalizes Tax-Exempt Bond Rules After 3 Tries
• IRS Dredges Out Safe Harbor For Distributing Corporations
• Fox Rothschild Adds 2 White Collar Pros From Blank Rome
• Smokers' Rights Groups Sue FDA Over New Tobacco Regs
• Taxation With Representation: Paul Weiss, Kirkland, Simpson
• Dynetics Sues IRS Over $9M Tax Credit Denial
• New COD Rules For Disregarded Entities Are Restrictive
• GOP Bill Would Require 'Physical Presence' For Sales Taxes
• Trusts Can't Get Fuel Credits For Landfill Gas Sales
• Foreign Investment In US Cos. Surged In 2015, Study Says
• IRS Floats Changes For Determining Tax-Free Distributions
• Jones Day Adds IP Tax Specialist In Atlanta From Kilpatrick
• House Republicans Try To Force IRS Chief Impeachment Vote
• CPAs Say Debt-Equity Regs Can't Extend To Partnerships
• Bankruptcy Can't Nix Late Tax Return Liabilities, 9th Circ. Says
• IRS Provides Helpful Guidance On Management Contracts
• Anaheim To Give Disney $267M In Tax Rebates For New Hotel
• Canada Tax Court Says $170M Foreign Bank Income Is Exempt
• New Zealand Moves To Bolster Foreign Trust Regulations
• 6th Circ. Ends Kim Davis' Marriage License Fight
• SEC Can Try To Force Wylys To Bring Offshore Money Home
• Senate Votes To Make Olympic Winnings Off-Limits To IRS
• Dunkin' Donuts Tries To Dump Coffee Tax Suit
• NY's Latest Position On Unauthorized Insurance Co. Taxation
• 5 Notable Tax Laws And Regulations Of 2016: Midyear Report
• EFH Creditor Asks For Mediation Before Ch. 11 Plan Push
• Pa. Agency Says Laptop With Taxpayers' Info Was Stolen
• Wrigley-Area Club Owner Hid Money From Cubs, Jury Told
• Sen. Hatch Unveils Legislation To Curb Tax Fraud
• House Torn Over Bill To Protect Gay Marriage Opponents
• Sam Wyly Plans Appeal Of $1.1B Tax Fraud Judgment
• The Tax Consequences Of Brexit
• Biz Groups Urge Top Court To Review Multistate Tax Compact
• School District Targeting Apts. For Taxes, Pa. Justices Told
• Top 6 Tax Cases To Watch In The Second Half Of 2016
• House Rejects Extending Reporting Rules, Bank Protections
• 11th Circ. Backs Blocking State Taxes On Ala. Tribal Lands
• Taxpayers Say High Court Can Review IRS Summons Row
• Bank of America Trusts Subject To Mass. Tax, Court Rules
• Uncertainty Ahead For FERC Income Tax Allowance Policy
• CohnReznick Real Estate Exec Sees Dry Powder As A Red Flag
• Va. Power Co. Dodges $7.3M Tax Bill For Use Of Natural Gas
• Pa. Appeals Court Won't Nix Taxes For Tribal Gambling Facility
• How To Close A Law Firm — Practically And Ethically
• What Employers Need To Know About The New 409A Guidance
• DC Circ. Axes Belize's Bid To Pause $25M Enforcement Row
• Tobacco Cos. Bolster Bid For Justices' Take On $125M Award
• IRS Beats Canadian National Railway's $13.3M Refund Suit
• The Top Tax Cases Of 2016: Midyear Report
• House Rejects Axing IRS Commisioner's Pay
• NYC Missing $59M Over Senior Homeowner Tax Break Flub
• Wrigley Field Area Club Owner Can't Hide Email In Tax Case
• EU Probes Tax Rates On French, Belgian Ports
• Fla. Rep., Chief Of Staff Charged Over Charity 'Slush Fund'
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Skadden, Orrick
• New Republican Plan May Be Key To Unlocking Tax Reform
• Citing Spokeo, Judge Keeps Alive Sprint Billing Class Action
• IRS Sets Money Market Fund Rules Loose
• FedEx Isn't Turning Over Tobacco Shipping Records, NY Says
• Structured Finance Group Protests New Inversion Rules
• 3M Trades Blows With IRS In $24M Transfer Pricing Row
• Sprouts, Workers Want W-2 Phishing Suit Paused For JPML
• The Smart Money Is Not Following Traditional Law Firms
• GOP-Led Hearing On ACA Cost-Sharing A Sham, Dems Say
• A Successful Supreme Court Term For Native American Tribes
• Sen. Rand Paul Urges 6th Circ. To Revive FATCA Suit
• Gov't Says No Stay Needed In IRS Summons Suit
• Facebook Must Produce Irish Unit Records, IRS Says
• IRS Floats Rule For Health Insurance Exchange Info Sharing
• A Look At India's Latest Reforms For Startups, Investors
• European Parliament Calls For Crackdown On Tax Dodgers
• Messi, Father May Dodge 21-Month Tax Fraud Sentence
• Solo Lawyer Fights Biz Tax Liability At Texas High Court
• CRS Execs Must Face Investor Suit Over $100M Tax Liability
• Accountant Admits Scamming Cubs In Wrigley Rooftop Fraud
• RFP Lessons: 5 Ways Law Firms Can Beat Frustration
• Some Clarity On 'Commercially Reasonable Efforts' In M&A
• EU High Court Adviser Recommends 2nd Look At Irish Air Tax
• IRS, GE Unit Slip Employee's Tax Withholding Row
• Tax Profs Support IRS In Appeal Of Nixed Cost-Sharing Rule
• 6 Career Tips For Aspiring In-House Tax Counsel
• ACLU Urges 6th Circ. To Dismiss Ky. Clerk's Appeal
• IRS Tech Chief Quits After Critical Pay Authority Lapses
• The Growing Threat Of Transferee Liability In Midco Deals
• UBS To Challenge Order Forcing French Tax Doc Turnover
• Spanish Soccer Clubs Must Pay Back Illegal State Subsidies
• EU Plans Bloc-Wide Tax Data Sharing After Panama Papers
• RFP Lessons: 7 Tips To Improve Your Responses
• In Congress: Gun Control, Zika, FAA
• Union Pacific Denied $75M Tax Refund For Stock Option
• Another Chippewa Cree Man Faces Prison In Bribe Scandal
• Ex-US Rep. Grimm's Biz Partner Gets 6 Months For Tax Fraud
• Former DC Official, Mayoral Aide Faces Tax Evasion Charge
• ETE-Williams Merger Flop A Blueprint For Energy Deal Exits
• DC Circ. Nixes FERC Tax Allowance For Pipeline Partnership
• Wyly Can't Shield $250M In Offshore Payments From SEC
• 6 Williams Board Members Quit In Wake Of ETE Deal Bust
• Judge Blocks Miss. Law Protecting Gay Marriage Objectors
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Skadden, Vinson
• Real Estate Legislation To Watch In The Second Half Of 2016
• RFP Lessons: A General Counsel's List Of Law Firm Mistakes