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Tax - August, 2016

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• Equifax Shakes Fight Over Credit Reports Sent To Tax Agency
• Latest REIT Regulations Not As Broad As Some Had Hoped
• Sec. Lew Reflects On Progress, Offers Goals For Summit
• The Laterals Audit: Tax Attorney Moves In August
• AICPA To Appeal IRS Certification Program Row
• Ex-Bankruptcy Atty Can't Beat IRS Bill Over Biz Losses
• Minnesota Revenue Dept. Can't Duck Attys' Fees In Tax Fight
• Minn. Top Court Keeps Pair's Mathematically Flawed Tax Bill
• Ex-Sen. Levin Slams IRS Over Apple's $14.5B Irish Tax Bill
• 'Plain Language' Bars Pfizer's $8.3M Tax Suit, Gov't Says
• Banks Must Prepare To Change Common Pay Practices
• Reconciling The Practice With The Business Of Law
• Bilzin Sumberg Adds 2 Tax Pros In Miami
• Apple's $14.5B Irish Tax Bill Could Be Wiped In Court
• UPS Says NY State, City Must Disclose Damages In Cigs Suit
• 1855 Treaty Exempts Tribe From Tobacco Tax, 9th Circ. Told
• Tax Court Declares Volleyball Group Is Not A Charity
• Supreme Court Is Asked To Review Colo.'s 'Amazon Tax' Law
• IRS Expands Definition Of REIT-Qualifying Assets
• Ex-NY Senate Leader Blames Lawyer For 5-Year Sentence
• NY Art Collector Fights IRS' Bid To Beat $11M Easement Row
• REBUTTAL: Establishing Standards And Norms In Mediation
• Apple Ordered To Pay $14.5B In Back Taxes To Ireland
• Benecard 3rd Circ. Win Is Latest Setback For Hack Victims
• Feds Say Trial Court Was Right To Dismiss FATCA Challenge
• Halcon Ch. 11 Plan Under Fire From IRS, Pa. Law Firm
• 9th Circ. Says Workers' Settlement Subject To Tax Deductions
• Cancellation Of CFC Debt And Tax Policy Concerns
• Ill. Could Owe $500M More After Pension Fund Rate Downturn
• Fla. Tax Preparer Loses Bid To Nix Gov't Fraud Suit
• Texas Housing Credit Policy Upheld After High Court Remand
• SEC, IRS Say Wyly Ch. 11 Plan Flawed By Isle Of Man Trusts
• Gov't Says Biofuel Exec Can't Shake $56M Fraud Conviction
• IRS To Provide Guidance On Legality Of Stock Distributions
• 5 Tips For Structuring Transfer Pricing Agreements
• Rep. Aims To Nix Physical-Tie Test For Interstate Sales Tax
• Defining Attorney-Client Relationships In The Electronic Age
• Ala. Tribe Says Tax Official's Defenses Should Be Nixed
• Perkins Coie Nabs Ex-Stoel Rives Employee Benefits Pro
• NJ Property Wins $1.5M Tax Cut Under Freeze Act
• NJ Court Dismisses Fraud Class Action Against Verizon
• Taxation With Representation: Ropes, Cooley, Wachtell
• EFH Gets Green Light For First Phase Of Ch. 11 Exit
• Judge Says AIG's $306M Fight With IRS Belongs Before Jury
• Dunkin' Donuts Sales Tax Fight Has Legs, NY Court Told
• 3rd Circ. Shuts Down Class Action Over Benecard Data Breach
• Fla. Finance Atty Pleads Guilty To Helping Hide 'Drug Money'
• Industry Urges Simplicity, Consistency In BEPS Rule
• Tata Pays Calif. County $26M Over Unfinished Tax IT System
• Fantasy Overwhelms The Transfer Tax
• IRS Can Collect Taxes In Virgin Islands Residency Fight
• 5th Circ. Asked To Revive Suit Over $1.4M Tax Penalty
• 4 Reasons Law Firm Business Development Initiatives Fail
• IRS Fights Wyly Estate's Bid To Escape $210M Tax Bill
• Calif. Developer Can Pursue Tax Offsets In USDA Loan Trial
• Md. High Court Sides With Widow In Tom Clancy Estate Tax Row
• UK Proposals Aim New Sanctions At Offshore Tax Dodgers
• IRS Debt-Equity Proposal May Cause State Tax Headaches
• EFH Makes Final Push For First Phase Of Ch. 11 Exit
• 1st Circ. Sides With Wal-Mart In Puerto Rico Tax Fight
• Ex-Pa. Charter School CEO Pleads Guilty To Tax Conspiracy
• Drugmaker Had Too Much Control To Duck $6M Tax Deficiency
• Scotland Says Brexit Will Hurt Tax Revenues
• Calif. Bill To End 'Tampon Tax' Heads To Governor
• Treasury Doubles Down On Efforts Against EU Tax Probes
• Punctuation Errors Lead To Loss For Houston Attorney
• Creditor Takeover No Excuse For Unpaid Tax, 6th Circ. Told
• Final Arbitrage Rules: The Good And Not-So-Good Changes
• Baker & McKenzie Boosts Chicago, DC Tax Teams With 2 Pros
• Ruling Leaves Fla. Tribe Members Facing Slew Of Back Taxes
• Deloitte Escapes Pistons Owner's Estate Malpractice Suit
• Del. Settles $1.4M Unclaimed Property Row With Paper Co.
• Clinton Unveils New Tax Platform For Small Businesses
• Biz Groups Dispute Gov't Claim In $234M Foreign Tax Suit
• Oregon Pot Tax Sprouts $25M By Seventh Month
• IRS Launches Tips Page For 'Sharing Economy'
• IRS Harassed Taxpayers To Get To Preparers, Suit Says
• IRS Updates Safe Harbors For Management Contracts
• German Expat Says Tax Row Brief Reflects Prior Arguments
• From BigLaw To Your Own Firm: 4 Tips For Legal Startups
• Illinois Becomes Latest State To Eliminate 'Tampon Tax'
• Fight To Raise Value Of Tax Assessor's Home Gets Go-Ahead
• Clinton's Tax Plan: A Closer Look
• Newspaper Co. Slams Govt's Appeal Of Foreclosure Sale
• Colo. Dispensary Moves For Refund In Marijuana Tax Row
• Debt-Equity Rules Look Like Rush Job, Sen. Hatch Warns
• The ETE-Williams Dispute Through A Tax Lens
• UK Lobby Group Urges Revamp Of Tax On Stock Sales
• EU-Colombia Booze Battle Headed For WTO Panel
• 4 Communications Fundamentals For High-Stakes Litigation
• JPMorgan To Get $645M From FDIC Over WaMu Purchase
• Gillette, Others Push For High Court Review Of Tax Compact
• IRS Proposes Higher Fees, New Online Payment Plans
• Airlines Conspired In Tourism Tax, Say Mexican Citizens
• Taxation With Representation: Cleary, Gibson, Mayer Brown
• Trump's Tax Plan: A Closer Look
• High Court Inclusive Communities Ruling: 1 Year Later
• Calif. Pols Unveil $7.4B Transpo Package, Gas Tax Hikes
• Texas High Court Won't Review Atty's Biz Tax Liability Fight
• NY State Sets Tax Terms For UFC, Mixed Martial Arts Events
• Risk Management Tips For Attys Serving As Local Counsel
• Nonprofits Are Corporations, 6th Circ. Holds In $9M Tax Suit
• Pipeline Can't Challenge Delaware Unclaimed Property Audit
• Defense Lawyer Pleading The 5th Beats IRS Summons
• UK Softens Tax Avoidance Message After Industry Panic
• IRS Can't Get Another Try At French Tax Row, DC Circ. Told
• The Tax Deductibility Of Fines And Penalties
• Biofuel Exec Says Jury Erred In $56M Fraud Conviction
• EFH Tax Fight Set To Dominate 1st Phase Of Ch. 11 Exit Push
• Ill. Voters Could Save Money For Roads Via Ballot Measure
• Atty's A Day Late But Still $550K Short In IRS Tax Fight
• Johnson, Tyco Ink $16.6B Inversion As Shareholders Balk
• SD Inks Tax Collection Deals With Three Tribes
• Fla. Counties' Rail Bond Suit Against DOT Stays On Track
• IRS Finalizes Foreign Procurement Excise Tax Guidance
• IRS Urged To Define CPA In Co-Employer Regs
• Convicted Wrigley Rooftop Owner Says Jury Overreached
• Rainmaker Q&A: Morvillo Abramowitz's Jeremy Temkin
• Akerman Beefs Up NY Office With 6 New Attys
• Beware The 'Standard' Mediation Confidentiality Agreement
• Pfizer Says $8.3M Tax Interest Row Belongs In NY Court
• UK Proposes Tough Penalties For Tax Avoidance Enablers
• Fuel Tax Law Creates Big Leak In Aviation Trust Fund
• Bad News For Loan Co. Spells Refund Opportunity For Others
• Cairn Sees Hearings In $4.4B India Tax Arbitration By 2017
• New Anti-Laundering Regs Needed For Firms, Expert Says
• IRS Can't Ding Biz Owner For European Bike Trip Deductions
• Santander Says IRS Twisting UK Deal To Deny $234M Award
• IRS Plans Tax Rules For Partnerships, Health Benefits
• Pillow Maker Pays $1.1M To End Whistleblower Tax Suit
• A Loose Standard For IRS Summons Enforcement
• New ABA Tax Chair Wants To Recruit Younger Members
• 5 Mistakes To Avoid When Building Law Libraries
• Tucker Arensberg Adds Ex-Buchanan Ingersoll Tax Atty
• Family Charities Liable In $100M Midco Tax Battle
• EFH Gears Up For Second Attempt To Exit Bankruptcy
• Fed. Circ. Unravels Bid To Move Yarn Maker's Customs Fight
• Federal Cuts Didn't Spare Utah County, Claims Court Says
• CPAs Ask Treasury To Nix 'Duplicative' Reporting Demands
• 6 Strategies For Challenging An IRS Deficiency Notice
• NY Man Gets 27 Months For $3.8M Tax Fraud Scheme
• Proposed IRS Rules Would Limit Section 355 Distributions
• Anadarko Petroleum Seeks $25.6M From IRS
• Law Students Should Explore BigLaw Pro Bono Options
• Clinton Says Trump's Tax-Slashing Plan Is Gift To 1%
• Taxation With Representation: Fenwick, Sullivan, Gibson Dunn
• Bankruptcy Court Shouldn't Have Tackled Tax Penalty
• Investing Co. Eyes Settlement Of $10M IRS Deduction Dispute
• Nike Fighting $223M Tax Bill Over Foreign Tax Credits
• Carriers Want Calif. Cellphone Tax Row Kept At Federal Level
• Mass. High Court Again Rejects Tax Appeal Post-Wynne
• State Gov't Group Urges Feds To Stay Out Of Sports Betting
• Dunkin' Donuts Says Sales Tax Fight Belongs In Tax Court
• Williams Decries Chancery's Focus On Latham In ETE Case
• Extracting Opportunities From Texas Supreme Court 'Win'
• Wyly Wants To Take $1.1B Tax Fraud Appeal To 5th Circ.
• Fla. Tax Agency In Contempt For Collection, 11th Circ. Says
• IRS May Be Awarding Contracts To Tax Delinquents
• Tax Claims Against Tribe, Feds Should Be Axed, Judge Says
• A Look At New Treasury Rules For Family Entities
• UK Tax-Friendly Investment Funds May Face Reporting Rules
• Halliburton's Tax Appeal Was Timely Filed, Court Rules
• Morgan Lewis Boosts Calif. Tax Team With Ex-IRS Trial Atty
• Disbarred NJ Atty Hit With Suit Over Ethics, Tax Appeals
• Church Fights IRS' $7.8M Tax Demand Tied To Donor's Conviction
• Drug Co. Wins Deferral Treatment Of $2.8M Income Gain
• Ex-IRS Employee Gets 9 Years For Identity Theft Scheme
• Facebook Must Explain Snubbed IRS Summonses, Judge Says
• Outspoken IRS Critic Appeals Tax Penalties To 9th Circ.
• Texas Bar Won't Sanction AG For Same-Sex Marriage Opinion
• IRS Cries Foul To DC Circ. In Expat Tax Dispute
• Ky. Scraps Tax Board To Focus More Funds On Crime Victims
• Robbins Geller Leads Brazil Steel Co. Investors' Tax Suit
• Calif. Firms Struggle To Find Exchange Properties Amid Boom
• IRS Relaxes Rules for Charitable Remainder Annuity Trusts
• IRS Floats Changes To Proposed Regulations For CPEOs
• IRS Is Asked For Info On Carbon Credits For Oil Extraction
• UPS Escapes Racketeering Claims In Cigarette Tax Suit
• Allergan Scores $58M Tax Break To Remain In NJ
• Fuel Fraud Law Drained Up To $2B From Airport Fund: GAO
• Writing Arbitration Clauses To Get The Arbitration You Want
• Search-Seizure Ban Can't Apply To Tax Cases, Judge Says
• Malpractice Row Differs From Other Dewey Suits, Court Told
• IRS Scales Back Tax Preparer Fee Amid Class Action
• Current Unclaimed Property Law May Lead To Suits Abroad
• 2nd Time's The Charm For Would-Be Tax Preparers Class
• School District Loses 5th Circ. Tax Battle With Glassmaker
• Consumers Hit Back On Equifax Bid To Toss Credit Report Suit
• Locke Lord Woos Tax Partner Back From Ernst & Young
• FedEx Fights To Trim NY Tribal Cigarette Tax Suit
• Bitcoin Trading Isn't Money Laundering, But For How Long?
• SEC Bars KPMG Auditors After TierOne Mortgage Case Roles
• AbbVie Hit With Hedge Fund's Suit Over Failed Shire Deal
• 1st Circ. Says Atty Owes Fees For Frivolous Sex-Bias Suit
• Homeowners Seek Class Cert. On Ill. Prop Tax Scheme Claims
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Fenwick, Kirkland
• New Audit Rule Limits Tax Discharges By Partnerships
• DC Circ. Revives Tea Party Lawsuits Against IRS
• UK Court Says Securities Transactions Aren't Deductible
• A Review Of Key Criminal Cases Against Execs In Q2
• Tax Reform Advocates Bash Republicans' Anti-TPP Effort
• Deutsche Bank Mostly Ducks FINRA Tax Shelter Arbitration
• 9 Tips For Becoming A Legal Pundit In The Media
• Tax Pros Question Legality Of New IRS Estate Transfer Rule
• US Chamber Challenges Anti-Tax Inversion Rule
• Ivins Phillips Adds Former Tax Committee Chief Of Staff
• Sen. Pushes Bill Barring 'Victory Tax' On Olympic Athletes
• Chicago Mayor Proposes New Utility Tax To Fund Pensions
• Law Firm Employees Can Better Defend Against Cyberthreats
• Proposed Form 5500 Changes And Impact On Retirement Plans
• IRS Will Hold Partnerships To New Audit Opt-In
• Calif. Water Agency Tells 9th Circ. Tribal Fee Rule Hurts
• Calif. Board Says Tax Pact Doesn't Need Top Court Review
• Fried Frank Nabs Akin Gump Tax Partner
• Boston Cab Co. Owner To Pay $2M For Tax, Fraud Charges
• IRS Can't Limit Tax Whistleblower Payout, Judge Says
• Tax Suit Over $40M Cable Co. Sale Saved For Trial
• 'Netflix Tax' On Digital Downloads Takes Effect In Pa.
• IRS Voluntary Certification Program Survives AICPA Challenge
• Banker's Estate Seeks Tax Refund Over $140M Of Art
• Ropes & Gray Asks Texas Judge To Enforce $2.3M Fees Win
• Ex-Atty's Criminal Penalties Can't Bar Civil Ones
• Bankrupt Refco Gets Pass On $3.6M IRS Penalty
• Rail Giants Seek Injunction Against Calif. Hazmat Transpo Fee
• Fla. Tribe Says Utility Tax Row Must Be Pled Further
• IRS Aims To Stop Undervaluation Of Transferred Interests
• Gov't Sues Gambling Co. Founder For $56.5M IPO Tax Bill
• Marrone Bio Investors Say Ernst & Young Must Face Claims
• The Specter Of A Financial Transactions Tax
• Oregon Tax Court Won't Reopen Electricity Row
• Steptoe & Johnson Adds Tax Partner From Katten Muchin
• IRS Agent Can't Dodge Claim In Suit Over Tax Evasion Case
• Ex-Federal Prosecutors Form Whistleblower Partnership
• Estate-Swindling Ex-Atty On Hook For Unpaid Taxes
• Fried Frank Nabs Ex-Noerr Corporate Tax Pro
• 2nd Circ. Scraps IRS Summons Targeting Offshore Toy Profits
• After DC Circ. Loss, Belize Wants Justices to Kill $25M Awards
• Exelon Sues Gov't Over $4.6M In Tax Overpayments
• Rail Giants Call Calif. Hazmat Transpo Fee Anti-Competitive
• BigLaw's (Crowded) Passage To India?