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Tax - November, 2016

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• Oil Recycling Co. Employee Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy
• Dismissal Rulings Slowed In $10B Williams-ETE Merger Fight
• Fox Rothschild Adds 2 Tax, Wealth Planning Pros In Dallas
• Online Travel Cos. Tell 5th Circ. To Reverse Tax Decision
• Mnuchin For Treasury Leaves Wall St. Reform In Question
• VA Patient Tax Fraudster's 27-Year Sentence Upheld
• Katten Muchin Grabs Tax Partner From Reed Smith
• The Ethical Risks Of A Multijurisdictional Practice
• Ways & Means' Top Dem Exiting Post To Fight Trump Agenda
• Goldman Sachs Alum Gets Trump Nod To Run Treasury
• The 1234A-B-Cs Of Breakup Fees
• Brexit Tariffs May Cost Car Industry £4.5B A Year, Group Says
• Convicted CEO In $56M Fraud Scheme Asks Court For Mercy
• Tax MVP: Latham & Watkins' David Raab
• SEC Focus On Financial Reporting: Recent Cases And Trends
• Trump Taps Billionaire Ross To Lead Commerce Department
• Mich. Senate Approves Tax Incentives For Job Growth
• Arizona Co. Must Pay Biz Tax For Sales In Washington
• How Law Firms Are Using Analytics To Reduce Write-Offs
• Swiss Bankers Plead Not Guilty In US Offshore Tax Scheme
• IRS Adopts Fee Increases For Installment Payment Plans
• GOP Leader Reluctant To Put 'Timeline' On First 100 Days
• Tax MVP: Baker & McKenzie's Thomas Linguanti
• A Review Of Key Cases Against Executives In Q3
• Texas Lacks Jurisdiction In Malpractice Case, Firm Argues
• IRS Debt-Equity Rule Gets GAO Sign-Off
• OECD Predicts Economic Growth Under Trump Administration
• Fla. Counties' Rail Bonds Challenges Moot, DOT Says
• Ex-Rep. Must Face Tax Charges, Prosecutors, Judge Says
• $300M In Michelin Assets Frozen In Brazil Tax Case
• MLB Origins Inquiry Irrelevant To Smuggling Case, Feds Say
• Michael Jackson Estate Fights IRS Over Manager's Deposition
• A Warning On Bitcoin Tax Compliance For The IRS
• Doc Office's Benefit Plan Not On Hook For $1M Tax, Suit Says
• Tax MVP: Dakessian Law's Marty Dakessian
• WTO Strikes Down Wash.'s Boeing Tax Cut
• In Congress: 3 Priorities
• IRS To Curb Income Distortion With Proposed Inventory Rule
• The Missing American Jury
• Ron Burkle's $10M KPMG Blown Tax Shelter Suit Looks Timely
• Tea Party Gets Breathing Room In IRS Tax-Exemption Row
• Tax Court Clears Analog Devices Of $25M Tax Bill
• Tax MVP: Davis Polk's Neil Barr
• Feds Get Win In $300M Sunoco Tax Suit
• Trump Foundation Broke Self-Dealing Ban, Filings Suggest
• Saint Lucia Becomes Latest To Sign International Tax Pact
• Christie Says Health Reforms Saved Income Tax Deal With Pa.
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive IRS Suit Over $6.8M Property Loss
• Ex-Chicago Alderman Pleads Not Guilty To Hiding Atty Fees
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms
• Big Tax Grab Risks Nipping Cannabis Industry In The Bud
• Avoiding Law Firm BYOD Risks: Tips For Securing Devices
• Iran UN Mission Consultant Cops To Sanctions, Tax Charges
• Tea Party Group Seeks Extension In IRS Tax-Exemption Row
• Chicago Restaurateur Sentenced To 366 Days For Tax Evasion
• Calif. Appeals Rail Hazmat Fee Injunction To 9th Circ.
• Christie Signs NJ Law Clarifying Tax Breaks For Stadiums
• 7th Circ. Cuts Appeal Options For IRS Levies
• Tax Policy In The Trump Era: Part 3
• Ky. Truck Dealer Shouldn't Get $4M Tax Refund, Feds Say
• 4 Ways Lawyers Can Improve Their Marketing
• What To Expect In The Remaining Days Of The 114th Congress
• Liquor Co. Execs Sue Rival For Fees Amid Bootlegging Claims
• Coinbase Raises Privacy Alarm In Bitcoin Tax Evasion Case
• Top Court Urged To Fix Conflict Over Tax Return Definition
• After Sex Tape Reveal, Ex-Rep. Wants Tax Case Dropped
• Tax Policy In The Trump Era: Part 2
• Tax Court Attorney Urges DC Circ. To Reinstate Him
• Overfunded Pension Plan Leaves Co. Liable For Excise Taxes
• Jury Sides With Feds In Wells Fargo $76M Tax Credit Suit
• Texas Frozen Food Biz Owner Gets 15 Years For $5.3M Fraud
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Kirkland, Simpson
• Feds, Ky. Truck Dealer Fight Over $4M Excise Tax Dismissal
• Beyond Bean Counting: How Legal Can Add True Value
• Physical Tie Test For State Tax Takes Latest Hit In Ohio
• Allen Matkins Snags K&L Gates Tax Partner
• Ill. Property Tax Bid-Rigging Action Beats Dismissal Again
• IRS Emails Didn't Encrypt Taxpayers' Data, Report Says
• Tax Policy In The Trump Era: Part 1
• Ohio Justices Back Biz Privilege Tax With No Physical Tie
• OPINION: The US Supreme Court In 2017
• Colo. Tax Reporting Row Unlikely To Nix Physical Tie Rule
• 10th Circ. Agrees With Tax-Evading Kansas Atty's Conviction
• Room Tax Hike Passed To Help Fund Las Vegas NFL Stadium
• Trump Refiles Suit Against DC Over Hotel Taxes
• Senate Democrats Pick NY's Schumer As Leader
• Tax Court Misdefined Key Terms In MoneyGram Row: 5th Circ.
• A Primer On The Presidential Appointee Vetting Process
• Merging Law Firms: Think Before You Tie The Knot
• Ex-Swiss Banker To Face Music For Tax Evasion Scheme
• IRS' Debt-Equity Rule In Jeopardy Under New Administration
• IRS May Shrink To 3 Smaller Units Under House GOP Tax Plan
• Wash. High Court Wary Of Florist's Same-Sex Objections
• MLB Stars Are Witnesses In Cuban Player Smuggling Trial
• IRS Gets Briefs Barred In Microsoft Transfer Pricing Row
• House GOP To Keep Same Leaders At Helm
• NJ High Court To Hear Fight Over Jersey City Tax Abatement
• Conn. Woman's Estate Takes $68M Gift Tax Row To Court
• IRS Aims To Block NAM Brief In Anti-Inversion Rule Fight
• Ex-Chicago Alderman Indicted In Legal Fee Tax Scheme
• IRS Chief's Impeachment Must Proceed, Ohio Rep. Says
• Chicago Homeowners Say Airbnb Rule Is Unconstitutional
• Audit Recovery Co. Fights IRS' Bid For $36.5M Tax Bill
• Congress Likely Looking At Short Lame-Duck Session
• Railroad Cos. Tell 7th Circ. Stock Options Are Not Taxable
• Merging Law Firms: Why Deals Fail Or Underperform
• IRS Defends Cost-Sharing Rule In Altera Row At 9th Circ.
• Colo. Can't Appeal Case It Already Won, Retail Group Says
• Fla. Atty Caught Hiding 'Drug Money' In Sting Gets 10 Months
• Chamber Fights To Back Microsoft In Transfer Pricing Row
• IRS Says Tea Party Suit Need Go No Further
• 8th Circ. Requires Rethink In Tax Liabilities Transfer Ruling
• Sarkozy Wants Carbon Tax If Trump Backs Out Of Paris Pact
• What To Expect From The New Senate
• Merging Law Firms: Beware Conflicts Of Interest
• $25M Tax Shelter Bill Must Be Paid To Fight It: Fed. Circ.
• Man Vs. Machine: Or, Lawyers Vs. Legal Technology
• US Tax Code Likely To Get First Major Facelift In 30 Years
• In Congress: Lame Duck Session
• OPINION: The Verdict — A Rejection Of Politics As Usual
• Summons For Info From Google Stayed For 9th Circ. Appeal
• Trump Presidency Won't Be A Red Light For Green Energy
• Telecom Fees Subject To Provider Tax: Maine's High Court
• Tax Case Shows IRS' Dogged Pursuit Of Trust Fund Penalty
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Weil, Willkie
• Merging Law Firms: Why Hogan Lovells Has Worked
• Mich. Health Insurance Tax Faces High Court Appeal
• What Happens To ACA Challenges Still In Court?
• Fla. Atty Gets 8 Months For Underpaying Taxes By Nearly $1M
• Austin's Court Fight Over Commercial Property Tax Booted
• Marijuana Tipping Point: California And Florida Lead The Way
• 5 Transportation Ballot Measures Voters Gave A Green Light
• NJ Gambles On State Takeover Of Broke Atlantic City
• Feds Urge 1st Circ. To Nix Santander's $234M Tax Win
• IRS Needs To Better Target Questionable DAPDs, Watchdog Says
• US Tax Court Won't Ax Whistleblower's Bid For IRS Award
• Chamber Of Commerce, IRS Clash On Anti-Inversion Rule
• Valero Fights Refinery Property Appraisal At Texas High Court
• States Ask Justices To Nix Test For Taxing Remote Sales
• $65M Ponzi Schemer Gets 20 Years After Decade On The Run
• Foreign Affairs Outlook For Trump Presidency, 115th Congress
• CRS Investors Seek Cert. In Suit Over $100M Tax Liability
• Recovery Act Grant Ruling: An Uncertain Precedent
• Controlled Foreign Corp. Rules Could Deter Joint Ventures
• Fla. Court Affirms Toss Of Seminole Tribe's Fuel Tax Suit
• Employment Law Possibilities Under President Trump
• Texas Heirs Can't Shake IRS' $3M Tax Bill
• Trump's Upset Win Puts Obama Legacy On Chopping Block
• After Trump's Triumph, What's Next?
• Trump Win Puts These 4 On High Court Shortlist
• Calif. Voters Largely Greenlight Tax Increases
• Trump's Victory May Spell Bad News For Long-Term Economy
• GOP Retains Control Of Both Houses Of Congress
• Marijuana Ballots: Calif., Fla. Say Yes To Legal Pot
• La. Voters Refuse To Get Rid Of Corporate Tax Deduction
• Wyly's $198M SEC Settlement Wins OK From Ch. 11 Judge
• Pot Grower Can't Nix Tax Ruling On 5th Amendment Grounds
• Tax Profs Ask High Court To Leave Colo. Sales Tax Law Alone
• IRS Lacks Compliance Strategy For Virtual Currencies: Report
• Vinson & Elkins Nabs Ex-Ernst & Young Tax Pro
• Atlantic City Takeover Looms As NJ Again Nixes City Plan
• Nev. Judge Shuts Down Trump's Early Voting Suit
• Consumers Seek Sanctions Against Sprint In Tax Charge Suit
• No Takings Violation In Withheld Tax Rebates, 7th Circ. Says
• The Firms Cashing In This Election Season
• Why The Candidates' BigLaw Bills Keep Rising
• Fla. Men Get Lengthy Prison Terms For Biofuel Fraud
• Candid Advice From The Bench: Judges Are People Too
• UK Opens Criminal Probe Into Tax Dodgers, Enablers
• IRS Wants Briefs Barred In Microsoft's Transfer Pricing Row
• NY Restaurant Chain Settles Workers' Claims For $200K
• Judge Nixes Privilege Objection In Allstate ERISA Row
• Citizens United Architect Predicts Future Finance Battles
• Clinton Trounces Trump In Donations From Biggest Of BigLaw
• SEC, Wyly Family Reach Deal On $101M Fraud Judgment
• IRS' Tea Party Screening Likely Unconstitutional, Judge Says
• Ala. Tax Official Won't Oppose Tribe's Bid To Block Taxes
• Senators Want Mylan To Pay DOD $50M In EpiPen Refunds
• 7 Steps For Managing An Associate Who May Be Impaired
• Swiss Tax Regulator Won't Fight UBS Doc Probe Ruling
• FedEx Bid To Compel Tobacco Suit Discovery Searches Nixed
• Indiana County Can't Upend CVS Tax Assessment
• 11th Circ. Slams Ruling On Self-Serving Taxpayer Statements
• NY Professor To Pay $100M For Hiding Swiss Bank Accounts
• Trump's Tax Returns Not In Journalist's Reach, IRS Says
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Willkie, Shearman
• IRS Says Funding Too Low To Heed Transfer Pricing Advice
• QinetiQ Tests APA's Application To Tax Deficiency Notices
• Taiwanese Co. Can't Take Taxes From $3.2M Royalties Award
• Plunge In Tax Return ID Theft Gets IRS Tooting Own Horn
• House Republicans Blast Proposed IRS Estate Tax Rule
• The Role Of Litigation Analytics In Your Case
• NY Tax Doesn't Violate Strip Club's Speech Rights, Court Says
• Fla. Justices Say Tax Shelter Claims Began Post-IRS Action
• IRS Defends Test Used To Determine Nonprofit Status
• Starbucks Baristas' Tip Suit Kicked To State Court
• Ohio High Court Rejects Food Co.'s Tax Return Change-Up
• Sunoco's $300M Tax Suit Is Double-Dipping, Court Told
• Tax Pros Warn Global Tax Reports May Not Be Confidential
• Citibank Wins $1.6M Refund In Ill. Auto Loan Tax Appeal
• Tax-Prep Owner, Co-Conspirator Guilty In $2M Ponzi Scheme
• IRS Issues Regulations On Controlled Foreign Corps.
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 5
• Tax Pros Expect More Resources Used For New Global Rules
• IRS Shakes Class Action Over 2015 Data Breach
• Atlantic City Vows To Fight Agency's Fiscal Plan Rejection
• IRS Yet To Define Biz Assets For Tax-Free Distributions
• NY Judge To Dig In As $872M UPS Cigarette Tax Trial Wraps
• Pa. High Court Won't Take Over Philly Soda Tax Fight
• When Brain Cancer Is Not Reasonable Cause For Late Filing
• Man Charged In $100M Fraud Arrested After Cubs Game
• Mass. High Court Rejects Verizon's Tax Law Challenge
• Silver Co. Investors Move For Class Cert. In $207M Tax Bill Suit
• 4 Ways To Get Associates Trial-Ready
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 4
• Calif. Tribe Says County Can't Tax Lessees On Trust Lands
• Wyly Estate Slams SEC In Fight To Collect $101M Judgment
• NJ Agency Rejects Atlantic City's Financial Bailout Plan
• Trump's Tax Attorneys Warned About Casino Debt Maneuver
• IRS Outlines Potential Tax Evasion Tied To Captive Insurance
• Bankrupt Energy Co. Disputes $36M In Ch. 11 Claims
• NJ Town's Assessment Found Lacking On Appeal Instructions
• Feds Can't Escape Pfizer's $8.3M Tax Refund Interest Suit
• NY Liquor Wholesaler's 'Grossly Improper' Tax Fine Gutted
• Gulfstream Founder Widow Says Trustees Liable In $10M Suit
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 3
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 8