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Tax - February, 2017

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• Trump Pledges Health Care, Safety And Jobs In First Address
• Pension Bill Falters, 'Grand Bargain' Moves Forward In Ill.
• The Laterals Audit: Tax Attorney Moves In February
• Miss. Use Tax Bill For Remote Retailers Dies In Senate
• WTO Will Miss Deadline On Boeing Subsidy Appeal Ruling
• Morgan Stanley Says Tax Reporting Mishap Could Cost $70M
• Reed Smith Adds State Tax Team From Morrison Foerster
• Seyfarth DC Real Estate Leader Eyes Tax Law 'Sea Change'
• 8th Circ. Affirms Subway Franchise Fraudster's Forfeiture
• Texas Resident Can't Drag Others Into $25M Tax Suit
• How 401(k) Benefits Can Attract Millennial Legal Talent
• How The Courts Review Executive Orders
• EFH Tells Bankruptcy Judge It Owes IRS $47.6M, Not $7.8B
• NJ 'Airbnb' Bill Would Regulate, Tax Short-Term Rentals
• Pfizer's $1.1B Bond Can Be Redeemed If US Tax Laws Change
• Prevezon Scores 2nd Deposition In $230M Tax Fraud Suit
• IRS Handles Fewer Criminal Cases As Staffing Drops: Report
• Retroactive Fix Can't Save $26.4M Easement Deduction: IRS
• NJ Home Can't Escape Estate Tax
• Canadian Silver Co. Says Investors Lied About Stock Trading
• Wyo. Tax Bill Aimed At Online Vendors Heads To Governor
• Wyoming Couple Wins $4.6M Tax Refund
• Colo. 'Amazon Tax' Law Gets Active Date Under Settlement
• How Chicago's Rental Car Tax Crossed The Line
• Jersey Shore Pizza Shop Owners Sentenced In Tax Case
• Bombardier Urges High Court To Nix 'Ticket Tax' Expansion
• IRS Says Offshore Income Row Could Prevent Tax Collection
• Tax Court Says NJ Overtaxed In Sale-Leaseback Adjustment
• Trump Shows Optimism For Republican Border Tax Plan
• IRS Presses High Court To Refuse Tax Discharge Dispute
• Feds Score Quick Win In $5.2M Gambling Winnings Row
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Vinson, O'Melveny
• Valero Refinery Appraisal Was Unfair, Texas Justices Say
• Kansas, Kickapoo Tribe Reach New Cigarette Deal
• Trump Orders Agencies To Create Deregulation Task Forces
• What Lawyers Can Learn From Kellyanne Conway
• Understanding Connecticut's Income Tax On Stock Options
• Abuse Claims 'Overblown' In Jackson Tax Trial: IRS' Expert
• Tax Reform Possible Despite Border Adjustment Opposition
• NY Tax Atty Suspended Over $3M Theft Allegations
• IRS Asked To Create Form To Help Shareholder Compliance
• Ga. Appeals Court Axes AT&T Challenge To Refund Regs
• Mnuchin Shares GOP's Optimistic Timeline For Tax Reform
• Reinstated NY Securities Lawyer Gets Reciprocal DC Leniency
• Tax Court Rejects Estate's Valuation Of $2.4M Art Collection
• Philly Sugary Drinks Tax Brings In $5.7M In First Month
• The Mistakes Lawyers Make When Copying And Pasting
• Tax Implications Of The Affordable Care Act Repeal
• Grant Thornton, EisnerAmper Near KO Of $100M Fraud Claims
• Liner LLP Adds Real Estate Tax Pro In SoCal
• Kansas Top Court Rejects Pizza Hut Franchisee's Tax Appeal
• Kansas Senate Fails To Override Veto Of Tax Increase Bill
• FedEx Can't Pare Claims In NY Cigarette Tax Suit
• Baker Botts Snags 9 Partners From Norton Rose Fulbright
• White House May Introduce Tax Changes For 2018 Fiscal Year
• Calif. Court Gets Automatic Funding Disclosure Right
• Silver Co. Slams Bid For Deloitte Docs In Fraud Suit
• 10th Circ. Upholds Tax Rule Limiting Judicial Review
• Chamber Rebuts IRS, Says Inversion Rule Needs Ax, Not Fix
• Mylan Can't Shield Docs In $100M Tax Fight Over Drug License
• WaMu Again Loses In Tax Refund Suit Over Thrift Deals
• Dunkin' Says Buyers Can Take Sales Tax Suit To NY Agency
• Apple Fights $14.5B Tax Bill, Says Profits Belong To US
• Gawker Says $3.7M IRS, NYC Tax Claims Could Hold Up Ch. 11
• PwC Must Face Job Applicants' Age Discrimination Claims
• CEOs Mobilize To Back Border Adjustment Tax
• Justices Won't Hear Loan Co.'s Mass. Excise Tax Appeal
• High Court Rejects Sales Tax Appeal On Out-Of-State Sales
• Uber Held To Be Taxable Taxi Service In Australia
• Cole Schotz Forms Restaurant And Hospitality Group
• Pa. Court Vacates Ruling On Tax Exemption For Trust
• ACA Program Isn't An Improper Tax On States, 6th Circ. Says
• Partnership Audit Rule Freeze Causing Confusion For States
• Tax Trial Over Cable Co. Sale Hangs On Diligence
• Scholastic Loses $3.3M Georgia Sales Tax Dispute
• LA Fitness Tax Row Won't Get Texas High Court Review
• Wyo. Advances Bill To Fight Restrictions On Online Sales Tax
• Cay Clubs Ex-CFO Fights Gov't Request To Clarify Order
• Pa. Appeals Court Will Revisit Case Over Gas Rights
• Taxation With Representation: Weil, Skadden, Kirkland
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Suit Against BofA Over Loan Reports
• EXCLUSIVE: UK Seeks Bank Shield From EU Tax Avoidance Law
• King Of Pop's Ex-Manager Says Brands Lined Up Before Death
• Mo. High Court Rules Fla. Telecom Co. Liable For Sales Tax
• Wash. High Court Upholds Estate Tax On $5.5M In Fed Taxes
• 6th Circ. Slams IRS In Retirement Transfers Dispute
• FedEx Can Seek Documents On Illegal Cigarette Shipping
• Wash. High Court Rebuffs Florist's Same-Sex Objections
• Prevezon Blasts New Gov't Evidence In $230M Tax Fraud Suit
• 'Cultural Services' Tax Exemption Up To EU Members: Court
• Relearning The Lessons Of Korematsu's Case
• How A General Counsel Should Think About AI: Part 2
• Rauner Asks For Pension Reform, Power To Cut Ill. Budget
• Michael Jackson's Image Was In 'Nuclear Winter': Expert
• NJ, MGM Resorts Ink $72M Deal Over Property Tax Appeals
• House Republicans Announce Their Own ACA Replacement
• Border Adjust Tax Will Have Limited Trade Impact, Report Says
• US Wants New Shot At Inversion Rule If It Loses Challenge
• Cay Clubs Ex-CFO Seeks To Keep Tax Report Out Of Trial
• Retailers Meet With Trump Amid Tax Reform Concerns
• Colo. Gov. Downplays Harm Of Taxpayer Rights Bill, Court Told
• Beef Co. Says Cattle Sales Not Stock In $33.4M IRS Tax Suit
• How A General Counsel Should Think About AI: Part 1
• 3rd Circ. Denies Mandamus Bid In Tax Appeal
• NJ Road Agency Can't Get Property Exemption For Cell Tower
• Taxpayers Lose Appeal For Equity On Foreclosed Properties
• Philip Morris Facing More Thai Tax Evasion Charges
• Eaton Aims to Drop $3B Shareholder Suit Over Spinoff
• IRS Tax Certification Hurts CPAs, AICPA Tells Fed Circ.
• Ways and Means Chair Won't Seek Trump's Tax Returns
• Howard Stern Aired Woman's Convo With IRS Agent, Suit Says
• Saving Lawyers 1 Less Drink At A Time
• Illinois lawmakers propose biotechnology tax credits
• Ohio Man Fights Personal Tax Liability For Employer's Buys
• IRS Objects To Shipping Co.'s $200M Bankruptcy Plan
• Mnuchin Wins Confirmation As Treasury Secretary
• Deduction On $43M Mine Sale Profits OK'd By Canadian Court
• Head Of $900M ZeekRewards Ponzi Scheme Gets 15 Years
• Oregon Art Museum Is Tax Exempt, Court Rules
• Pa. High Court To Hold Off On Philly Soda Tax Appeal
• Real Estate Execs Hit Firms, Atty With $30M Tax Shelter Suit
• IRS Won't Apply 5th Circ. Accounting Ruling For Farmers
• South Dakota, Tribe Seek Quick Wins In Casino Tax Suit
• Lawyers Cannot Stay Silent While Trump Belittles The Courts
• Christie Axes Bill To Revive Biz-Friendly Zones In 5 Cities
• Biz Prof Gets 7-Month Prison Stretch For $220M Tax Scheme
• DOJ Moves To Foreclose On Wyly Widow's Dallas Home
• WMI Hits Back At $5M Tax Consulting Fee, Sanction Claims
• Match CEO Nixes NY Taxes, Penalties Based On Dallas Move
• Ga. Introduces Bill In Line With U.S. Partnership Audit Law
• Marketing Basics For Solo Practitioners And Small Law Firms
• Dems Say Trump Has Flipped, Now Supports Ex-Im
• IRS Says Conservative Group's Political Bias Claim Is Moot
• Demystifying International Extradition
• Taxation With Representation: Vinson, Bracewell, Debevoise
• Implications Of Closing The 'Carried-Interest Loophole'
• PwC Says Job Applicants Can't Sue For Age Discrimination
• GOP Plan For Pass-Throughs Raises Tax Evasion Alarm
• IRS Objects To Releases In Samson Resources Ch. 11 Plan
• Think Tank Seeks High Court Review Of Mich. Tax Deal Exit
• Tax Court Lets Whistleblower Drop Challenge To Denied Award
• Energy Cos. Unnerved By Trump's Mexico Border Tax Talk
• US Sues To Collect $4M Fine Over 'Placebo' Bracelet
• House Dems Defend IRS Debt-Equity Rules Under GOP Threat
• Tax Group Of The Year: Sutherland Asbill
• Senate Republicans Reveal Rift In Border Tax Push
• Uniformity Vs. Autonomy In Insurance Regulation: Part 2
• Law Firm Margin Improvement: The Long Game
• Greenberg Atty Explains Michael Jackson Estate's IP Moves
• Fla. House Panel Advances Bill To Cut Tax, Other Incentives
• Ill. Senate Proposes Sales Tax Hike On Food, Drugs
• Tax Group Of The Year: Skadden
• UK Rejects Watchdog's Call To Discount Tax-Avoidance Gains
• Long-Shot Carbon Tax Plan Aims For Policy Consensus
• Ex-Congressional Chief Of Staff Cops To Slush Fund Scheme
• Trump's Border Tax Plans Could Spark Canadian Trade War
• $3M Ends EY Negligence Row In Universal Health Bankruptcy
• Blank Rome Adds Benefits Team From Pepper Hamilton
• Silver Co. Investors Seek Canada's Help In Fraud Suit
• Winston Adds Leading Tax Controversy Atty From Shearman
• NY State Lawmakers Move To Postpone NYC Bag Fee
• Considerations For PE Funds Eyeing Foreign Portfolio Cos.
• Groups Sue To Block Trump's 2-For-1 Regulatory Order
• 2017 Check-Up: Is Your Law Firm Positioned For Success?
• Abuse Claim Dulled King Of Pop's Image, Tax Judge Hears
• Feds Probe Passports, Tax Docs At Ballplayer Smuggling Trial
• 11th Circ. Says Fed. Court Can Abstain From Stormwater Row
• Betting Co. Founder Says IRS Chose Wrong Place To Sue Him
• Pa. Legislators Urge Court To Undo Philly Soda Tax Ruling
• Pillsbury Opens Miami Office, Adds 6 From Boies Schiller
• Okla. Gov. Aims To Ax Corporate Income Tax, Raise Fuel Tax
• McDermott Adds Tax Partners From Paul Hastings, Greenberg
• 8th Circ. Absolves PNC Of Liability For Sigillito Ponzi
• Pa. Gov. Seeks Cuts, Shale Tax To Combat Budget Deficit
• Jury Says Outdoor Gear Co.'s Late Tax Payment Not Negligent
• Tax Group Of The Year: Reed Smith
• The Missing Key To 3rd-Party Litigation Funding
• Michael Jackson's $700M Last Dance With IRS Kicks Off In LA
• Cost Of GOP Tax Plan May Outweigh Touted Benefits
• Gibson Dunn To Launch Energy-Focused Houston Office
• 2 Sentenced For $250M Offshore Pump-And-Dump, Tax Dodge
• Ex-Fla. Rep. Seeks To Duck Prison For Campaign Fund Misuse
• Pa. Court Orders Home Tax Sale Reviewed Since Debt Paid
• Gov't Settles GE Tax Fight Over $455M Loss On Co. Sale
• Belize Can't Stop BCB's Bid To Enforce $27.4M Award
• Energy Co. Wins $12M In Arbitration With Ukraine
• Info Services Co.'s Reports For Clients Can Be Taxed In NY
• The 5th Amendment's Essential Role In Offshore Audits
• Tax Group Of The Year: Kirkland & Ellis
• In Congress: Cabinet Approvals, Disapproval Resolutions
• Belize Laws To Protect State Assets From Ashcroft Face Suit
• Hawaii, Kansas Mull Tax Burdens On Out-Of-State Vendors
• Target Unit Found Liable For Colo. Corporate Income Tax
• Dewey Lied About Docs Over $8M Tax Bill, Ex-Client Says
• GOP Rep. Says Stars Aligned For Transformative Tax Reform
• Judge Warns UK Lawyer Against Repping Himself In Tax Case
• Tax-Prep Owner, 1 Other Sentenced In $2M Ponzi Scheme
• Tax Group Of The Year: Baker McKenzie
• Prez's Ability To Remove Tax Judges Found Constitutional
• Taxation With Representation: Cleary, Cooley, Skadden
• The Up-C: An Alternative Exit For PE-Backed Energy Cos.
• Gorsuch May Bring Change To Tax On Out-Of-State Sales
• Tax Court Says Ambiguous Deficiency Notice Was Still Valid
• Rival Interest Groups Square Off Over GOP Tax Plan
• Hogan Lovells Adds Tax Partner From Linklaters
• Trump Targets Law Blocking Churches From Political Activity
• IRS Moves To End $377M Tax Row Over Merrill Lynch Loans
• Mylan Slams IRS' 'Misleading' Discovery Motion In Tax Row
• CPAs Want IRS Guidance On Startup Research Credits
• WWII Contract Breach Decision May Open Pandora's Box
• Can Federal Agencies Reverse Course Under Trump?
• The IRS Needs Help
• Agent, Trainer Deny Smuggling Cuban Ballplayers At Trial
• The 4 Wittiest Dissents By Gorsuch
• Gorsuch's Opening Words Speak Volumes About His Style
• Senators Flirt With Nuclear Option Over High Court Pick
• IRS Update On Large-Business Audits Too Vague, Critics Say
• Similar On The Law, Gorsuch Differs From Scalia In Style
• Tax Court Upholds $10.7M Liability Against Engineering Co.
• IRS Atty 'Broke Bad,' Sold Meth In The Mail, Say Prosecutors
• Sprint Beats Sanctions In Suit Over Tax Charges
• Attys React To Judge Gorsuch's Supreme Court Nomination
• Non-US Bank's NY Office Not a 'Branch' For Tax Purposes
• Taxpayer's Estate Loses Battle Over $1M Check
• The Myth Of The Forceful Mediator
• How The Cayman Islands Updated Its Confidentiality Law
• Senate Panel Advances Price, Mnuchin Without Dems Present