Tax Archive » September, 2016

Tax - September, 2016

228 articles

• Johnson Should Pay Taxes On $17B Inversion, Investors Say
• Sam Wyly, SEC Strike $198M Deal Over Fraud Claims
• Christie Unveils Transportation Funding Plan With Tax Cuts
• Fla. State Rep. Caught In Campaign Funds Fraud Pleads Guilty
• Seminole Tribe Loses Bid To Continue Tax Fight On Remand
• 3 Tips For Structuring A Reverse Morris Trust
• Alaskan City Can't Beat Suit Over Cruise Ship Fees
• IRS Scolded For Not Restraining Suit Costs But Escapes Fees
• Kirkland Nabs Ex-Winston & Strawn Tax Pro
• The Laterals Audit: Tax Attorney Moves in September
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Vinson, Skadden
• Ill. Tax Preparer Gets More Than 4 Years In Fraud Scheme
• Fannie, Freddie Exempt From Chicago Real Estate Sales Tax
• Travel Sites Ducking Hotel Taxes, Calif. High Court Hears
• Cos. May Lose Gov't Contracts Over Personal Tax Debts
• Oral Advocacy And 'Vocal Fry'
• IRS Gets Win In $24M Fight With Abbott Exec's Estate
• 4 Key Arguments As ACA Birth Control Battle Rages On
• United Says $500M Tax Case Shouldn't Fail Over Atty Error
• NJ Atty Disbarred Over Client Extortion Scheme
• Ore. Tax Court Rejects Assessment Basis For DirecTV Taxes
• Senate OKs Exempting Some Olympic Winnings From Tax
• The Politics Of Family Enterprises In America
• Pa. Justices Ax Local Gov't Casino Tax Shares
• Feds Adopt Rules To Boot Tax Cheats, Felons From Contracts
• Williams Tells Del. Justices ETE Could Have Saved $38B Deal
• Thousands Ask Treasury To Kill Estate Transfer Proposal
• Amazon Says IRS Did Not Justify Now-Axed Cost-Sharing Rule
• IRS Unveils Private Companies That Will Collect Tax Debts
• Multistate Tax Commission Slams Goodlatte's Sales Tax Plan
• The Courtroom Where It Happened: Hamilton As A Lawyer
• Reuters Challenges $189M In Tax Deficiencies
• Solar Co. Fights $9M Tax Adjustment Over 'Sham' Transaction
• Why Have Lawyers Forgotten About The Middle Class?
• Family Businesses At Risk Under Clinton's Estate Tax Plan
• SEC, IRS Tell Court To Nix Latest Wyly Estate Ch. 11 Plan
• IRS Floats Guidance On Qualification Requirements For RICs
• IRS Tackles 'Unnecessary' QTIP Elections
• Oil Recycler Cops To $6M Renewable Fuel Credits Scam
• House Votes To Carve Exemption In ACA Individual Mandate
• NJ Tax Court Sides With Lotto Winners In Income Tax Fight
• Latham Nabs Ex-Chadbourne Tax Pro For Renewables Work
• Abusive IRS Asset Seizures Targeted In Senate Bill
• Tax Sales And Fraudulent Transfers: 2 Approaches
• Weatherford Pays $140M SEC Fine Over False Tax Accounting
• Buchalter Adds Greenberg Employment Pro, Frazer Tax Experts
• Costco Sued By Shoppers For Taxing Toilet Paper In NJ
• IRS Can't Completely Duck Widow's Tax Suit
• NY Man's Estate Can Claim $5M Loss From Ponzi Scheme
• Tech Groups Say IRS Cost-Sharing Rule Should Stay Dead
• EFH Agrees To Pay $11.8M To Settle Texas Tax Liabilities
• Chamberlain Hrdlicka Adds Ex-DOJ Tax Prosecutor In Philly
• Consumers Moves for Cert. In Sprint Tax Charge Suit
• Presidential Candidates' Tax Plans May Cause Fiscal Crisis
• Taxation With Representation: Milbank, Fenwick, Mayer Brown
• Justices Asked To Nix Washington's Retroactive Tax Law
• Ex-Judge's Husband Says They Conspired To Cheat On Taxes
• Dow Seeks Supreme Court Review In Tax Shelter Case
• Wash. Asks Judge To Affirm Taxation In Tulalip Village
• Economic Nexus And The Water's-Edge Election In California
• Philly Says Soda Tax Suit Unresolvable Before Levy's Start
• 3 Reverse Morris Trust Deals And The Firms That Led Them
• Israeli Diamond Dealers Arrested In HSBC Tax Evasion Case
• Estate Can't Recover $1.29M In Late Tax Penalties
• Dem. PAC Asks Fla. AG With Trump Ties To Investigate Trump
• Ky. Court Clips Grant Thornton Penalty In Tax Shelter Case
• IRS Estate-Transfer Proposal Meets Rare Repeal Bill
• House Passes Bill Exempting Olympic Winnings From Tax
• More Oversight Urged In $2.8B NYC Development Tax Breaks
• Tax Software Firm Avalara Snags $96M From Private Investors
• IRS Not Liable For New York Presbyterian FICA Settlement
• Edward Herrmann's Family Gets Another Crack At CohnReznick
• Starwood Says It's Owed $4.8M In Interest On Back Taxes
• Tax Groups Stump For Overseas Data Access Reform Efforts
• Widow Of Gulfstream's Paulson Wants Family To Pay $10M Tax
• UPS Agent Explains Smiley-Face Email In $872M Cig-Tax Trial
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Ex-Jenkens Atty's $7B Tax Fraud Conviction
• IRS Chief Defends Record At House Panel On Impeachment
• Mich. Appeals Court Denies Tax Refunds For Bad Auto Debt
• Canadian Bank Seeks $2.4M Tax Refund On Enron Deal
• Some Tricks To Split A Bond Issue
• Data Security Gets New Look With Insurance Tax Credit Bill
• Ariz. Developer Wins Tax Deduction For Undervalued Sale
• Bankrupt Caesars Unit Fights $41M La. Tax Liability
• Overhauling Law Firm Records Departments For A New Reality
• Trump's Tax Plan Unclear On Pass-Through Income: Report
• Boss Testifies UPS Could Have Done More To Check Cig Data
• Philly Soda Tax Challengers Seek Pa. High Court's Intervention
• 10th Circ. Urged To Undo Tribe's $27M Alcohol Tax Win
• SEC Warns Auditors To Keep Things Strictly Professional
• US CEOs Urge EU Members To Reject $14.5B Apple Tax Ruling
• 5 Tax Code Changes That Multinational Businesses Want
• WilmerHale Attys Warn About Impeaching IRS Chief Fairly
• Ernst & Young Pays $9.3M Over Auditors' Cozy Relationships
• Exelon Loses To IRS Over $1.6B Taxable Gain On Plant Sales
• Ex-Willkie, Hunton Atty Loses Bid For IRS Arrest Info
• 11th Circ. Keeps Stance On Late Tax Returns In Bankruptcy
• EU Investigates Luxembourg Tax Deal With French Power Co.
• NY Raises Stakes In UPS Cig Trial With $872M Damages Claim
• Pols To Investigate Solar-Energy Firms Over Tax Incentives
• Rainmaker Q&A: Levenfeld Pearlstein's Lauren Wolven
• In Congress: A Continuing Resolution?
• Judge Won't Change Ruling That Tribal Member Owes Taxes
• Judge Slams Convicted Atty With Sanctions In Loan Dispute
• Building Owner Fights To Appeal Foreclosure Proceeds Ruling
• Atlantic City Seeks Reprieve From Default On $73M NJ Loan
• Ex-Rep. Reynolds: Africa Probe's Failure Led To Tax Charge
• Taxation With Representation: Sullivan, Wachtell, Jones Day
• Comcast Property Can't Be Deemed 'New' By Oregon
• Rite Aid Urges Justices To Toss NY Real Estate Tax Rule
• Sprint Says Customer Loyalty Should Nix Tax Charge Suit
• Aviation Group Backs Bombardier In $32M Tax Appeal
• FATCA Endangers Privacy, Financial Security, 6th Circ. Told
• IRS Slams Colo. Dispensary's Refund Bid In Pot Tax Suit
• IRS Budget Cuts Blamed For Costly Audits Of Small Biz
• FERC Asks DC Circ. To Reject Alaska Pipeline Appeal
• Feds Blast Santander Group's Bid To Preserve $234M Tax Win
• Feds Crack Down On Multinationals' Foreign Tax Credits
• White & Case Nabs Ex-BLP Tax Pro In London
• House Panel To Hold IRS Chief Impeachment Hearing
• Nike, IRS End $250M Battle Over Foreign Tax Credits
• I Know My Rollover Is Late, But It's OK
• 3 Steps To Successful Judgment Enforcement
• Feds Say Treaties Don't Absolve Tribal Member Of Taxes
• Discovery Sanctions Rejected In UPS Untaxed Cigs Suit
• Lawyer's Ex Must Pay Tax On $5.5M Post-Divorce Payment
• Philly Soft Drink Tax Targeted In Beverage Groups' Suit
• Ethanol Maker's Mich. Tax Credit Halved For Lack Of Payroll
• Calif. Gov. Vetoes Tampon Tax Bill, Citing Budget Concerns
• Calif. Slams Rail Injunction Bid In Hazmat Transpo Fee Suit
• Israeli Court Rejects Challenge Of US Tax Data-Sharing Pact
• Oil Cos., Airlines Push For FERC Tax Allowance Refunds
• Rainmaker Q&A: Chamberlain Hrdlicka's Scot Kirkpatrick
• What Is 'Real Property'? Looking At The Latest REIT Rules
• Pair Linked To $900M Ponzi Scheme Get Prison Terms
• Dems Seek Criminal Probe Into Trump's Fla. AG Donation
• Tax Official's Claims, Defenses Axed In Ala. Tribe's Suit
• 1st Circ. Agrees Chemist's $5.6M Income Is Not Tax-Exempt
• Microsoft Says IRS Can't See Docs In Transfer Pricing Row
• House Votes To Lower ACA Out-Of-Pocket Tax Deductibility
• Oncor Fights Tax Savings Ruling Before Texas Justices
• House Rep. Tries To Force IRS Chief Impeachment Vote
• Swiss Supreme Court OKs Sharing Of Bank Data With Dutch
• ETE Urges Del. Justices To OK $38B Williams Deal Breakup
• Calif. Says Bad Records Don't Let Taylor-Wharton Dodge Tax
• Should Your Law Firm Move To The Cloud?
• 3rd Circ. Revives Preemption Fight Over Jersey City Tax Law
• SEC Urged To Protect Investors From Corporate Tax Dodging
• NJ Lawmakers Advance Bill To Fight Corporate Inversions
• Texas Doctor Gets Prison For Payroll Tax Evasion Scam
• Couple's Land Sale Not A Capital Gain, 11th Circ. Says
• DC Group Issues Paper Calling For Stronger Corporate Tax
• Altera Says Tax Court Rightly Nixed IRS Cost-Sharing Rule
• Wrigley Rooftop Owner's Bid For New Trial Fails, Feds Say
• Quest Diagnostics Wins Appeal On La. Income Tax Refund
• IRS' Management Contract Safe Harbors: Some Observations
• EFH Wants $11.8M Deal Over Texas Taxes Approved
• From The Partner's Desk: Paving Your Path To Partnership
• In Congress: Zika, Water Resources, Funding Our Government
• UK Tax Reporting Vote Stokes Worries About Public Opinion
• Pharmacist Gets More Than 3 Years For $2.7M Drug Fraud
• Property Co. Can't Sue LA County For Fraud Over Tax Sale
• Class Asks 3rd Circ. To Rehear Benecard Data Breach Suit
• Feds Say Fla. Tribe Can't Avoid Judgment In Casino Tax Case
• Pittsburgh Tax Atty Convicted Of Employment Tax Fraud
• Taxation With Representation: Sullivan, Skadden, Kirkland
• US Probe Led To Apple's $14.5B Irish Tax Bill, Says EU
• How We Can Diversify The Legal Profession And Why We Must
• Seagate Says It Didn't See Phishing Scam Coming
• Absence Of Final MLP Status Rules Sowing Uncertainty
• Prison, Fines For Man Who Ducked Immigrant Worker Taxes
• Ill. Court Partially Decertifies Class In Tax Sale Scheme
• Pa. Judge Admits To Case-Fixing Charges In Ethics Trial
• Bombardier Asks Full 5th Circ. To Hear $32M Tax Appeal
• Kirkland Hires Top PwC Lawyer To Grow Int'l Arbitration In US
• Fla. Rep's Staffer Waives Atty Conflict In Slush Fund Suit
• Tax Preparers Seek Quick Win In IRS Fee Suit
• Fed. Circ. Urged To Turn Away Ex-CEO's $18M Tax Refund Suit
• SEC Urges Contempt For Wyly Executor Over $101M Penalty
• Arbitral Award That Cut Taxes Is Valid, Kiev Court Rules
• Judge Will Hear Ex-Rep.'s Case Despite Shared Clinton Ties
• Marvel Can't Shake $16.6M Tax Bill In 2nd Circ.
• Treasury Petitioned To Investigate Apple For Tax Evasion
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of $52.5M Del. Bond Challenge
• Fla. Hotel Manager's $10M Deposit Not Capital Gains
• UK Votes To Make Global Cos. List Earnings, Taxes By Nation
• IRS Must Clarify Limitations Of Tax Advice, Watchdog Says
• Trump Draws More Attention Over Donation To Fla. AG
• Gov't Says Phone Card Co. Can't Claim $1.6M Tax Refund
• Leveraging Trial Strategies To Improve Your Negotiating Skills
• 10th Circ. Allows Good Faith Defense To $4.6M IRS Penalty
• Widow Scores Partial Win In $10M Estate Tax Row With IRS
• Fla. Tribe Wants Tax Judgment Focused On One Member
• SDNY Cybercrime Chief Joins Sullivan & Cromwell
• Rental Car Insurer Seeks To Toss Hidden Charge Suit
• Seneca Member Says Taxed Revenue Protected By Treaty
• NBA Star's Ex-Assistant Drops Appeal Of Fraud Conviction
• Texas Justices Take Valero Refinery's Property Tax Dispute
• Feds Fight For Sports Agent's Tax Returns In Smuggling Trial
• 2nd Circ. Upholds $3M Judgment In NY Man's Tax Fraud Suit
• Fed. Circ. Asked To Save Suit Over $25M Tax Shelter Penalty
• Old Skills, New Tricks: Opportunities For Law Librarians
• WTO Dispute Roundup: Poultry, Alcohol Spats Hit Roadblocks
• Singapore, Australia To Exchange Taxpayers' Financial Info
• A Glance At The Future Of Unclaimed Property
• Ala. Not Off Hook For AT&T Users' Tax Refund Bid
• Texas High Court To Look At ETP's $162M Stored Gas Taxes
• In Congress: Welcome Back To More Of The Same
• Online Sales To Get Pricier Under GOP Rep's Sales Tax Plan
• Taxation With Representation: Fried Frank, Faegre, Orrick
• Israeli Court Pumps Brakes On US Tax Data-Sharing Pact
• NJ Gov. Christie To End Income Tax Deal With Pa.
• Bankruptcy Trustee Can Have 10 Years To Go After Assets
• Native-Owned Tobacco Co. Says NY Can't Appeal Cig Ruling
• IRS Warns Tax Pros About New Attacks From Identity Thieves
• Irish Government To Appeal Apple's $14.5B Tax Bill
• Fugitive Fraudster's 10-Year Flight Ends With 5-Year Sentence
• Will 'Dr. Bull' Affect Actual Jurors?
• New Passport Rules Set For Sex Offenders, Tax Delinquents
• Pfizer Stockholder Denied Request To Inspect Co. Records
• IRS Formally Recognizes Same-Sex Marriages By States
• Pa. School District Appeals Injunction On Tax Hike
• AICPA Asks IRS To Expand Manufacturing Deduction Criteria
• Hospital Group Says Illinois Nonprofit Tax Law Is OK
• Feds Sue Health Care Biz Over $1M In Employment Taxes
• IRS Doesn't Alert Taxpayers Of Identity Theft, Watchdog Says
• Taxpayers Back Dual Citizen In 5th Circ. Row With IRS
• Wyly Estate Hit With $250M In Tax Liens