Tax Archive » May, 2017

Tax - May, 2017

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• Fantasy Sports Legalization Bill Passes Ill. Senate, Not House
• No Deal For Ill. Lawmakers After 700 Days Without A Budget
• IRS Still Vague On Large Business Audit Details
• Key West Properties Can't Avoid Paying Utility Fee, Court Says
• Owners, CFO Plead Guilty In DOD Fraud, Tax Evasion Scheme
• Feds Can Take $160M From Convicted Biofuel Fraudsters
• 'Hotel For Pets' Not An Actual Hotel, NJ Tax Court Says
• Minn. Gov. Vetoes Legislative Funding In Tax Cut Fight
• Tax Atty Asks For Leniency For Role In $200M Fraud Scheme
• Coming Soon: Partnership Representatives For Tax Issues
• The Return Of Attorney-Conducted Voir Dire
• Puerto Rico Bond Payments Frozen Amid Competing Claims
• The Laterals Audit: Tax Attorney Moves In May
• BJ's Must Face Certified Class In Fla. Sales Tax Suit
• Supreme Court Passes On Protest Of Calif. City Special Tax
• Pfizer Seeks 6-Year Clock, Not 2, In Tossed $8M Tax Suit
• Liberty Justice Center Threatens To Sue Over Ill. Tax Hikes
• Dutch High Court Seeks EU Ruling On Dividend Tax Rules
• Gray Matters: Identities Are Us
• NJ Panel Won't Disturb Developer's $12M Tax Assessment
• European Council OKs New Corporate Tax Avoidance Rules
• Turning 50, Greenberg Traurig Tops The Law360 400
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• The Firms That Grew Fastest Without Merging
• The Firms That Lost The Most Ground In 2016
• Biggest US Firms Opt For Modest Growth In Sluggish Market
• The Law360 400
• NJ Can't Deny Deductions For Software Co.'s Licensing Deals
• Ill. Senate Passes Workers' Comp Changes Without Repubs
• House GOP Tax Plan May Exact Foreign Toll On Offshore IP
• Accused Tax Dodger Can't Duck $1K-A-Day Contempt Fine
• NH High Court Revives DirecTV's Property Tax Suit
• Illinois Atty Shakes Suspension Over Payroll Taxes
• Taxation With Representation: Cleary, Paul, Winston, Davis
• Whistleblower Loses Challenge To Docked Award At Tax Court
• UPS Hit With $247M Judgment In Tobacco Shipping Row
• Mnuchin Mum On How To Pay For Massive Tax Cuts
• Haynes And Boone Bolsters Tax Practice With Dallas Partner
• 5th Circ. Upholds Tax Preparer's IRS Obstruction Conviction
• My Milkshake Is Better Than Yours: Part 2
• IRS Mischaracterizes Tax Preparer Rule, DC Circ. Told
• Fla. Gov. OKs $180M Tax Cut Led By Commercial Rent Break
• Third Coinbase User Opposes IRS Bid As 'Fishing Expedition'
• Advocacy Group Sues For IRS Estate Transfer Records
• The IRS Brings Partial Clarity To North-South Scenarios
• Questions Following Prevezon Money Laundering Settlement
• Mistrust Reigns In Fight Over Paying Off $14B In Ill. Debt
• 4 Key Takeaways As CBO Scores Revised ACA Repeal Bill
• Scripts Unit Awarded $4.6M Refund Withheld By Co. Suing It
• Wells Fargo Fails To Escape Penalty In $1.25B Tax 'Sham'
• My Milkshake Is Better Than Yours: Part 1
• Embattled Calif. Tax Board Adopts Governance Proposals
• Mylan, IRS Ink Deal To Avoid Trial On Nebivolol Transaction
• Trump Budget Chief Defends Domestic Cuts At House Panel
• EU Council Adopts Directive For Resolving Double Tax Rows
• IRS Slams Coke's Confidentiality Bid In Transfer Pricing Row
• The 1st Amendment Right To Pass Through Fees — And Taxes
• Feds Look To Take $150M From Convicted Biofuel Fraudster
• Pretax Premiums May Have Employees Singing Post-Tax Blues
• Ill. Senate Dems Force Through Tax Hike, Budget
• 'Soup Nazi' Exec Charged With Tax Evasion
• 2nd Circ. Dumps Sales Tax Row Over Dunkin' Donuts' Coffee
• NJ Assembly Approves 'Airbnb' Tax Bill
• Congress Pans Spending Cuts In Trump Budget Plan
• Jones Day Snags Reed Smith Tax Partner In Chicago
• Feds Drop Tax Fraud Case Against Dallas Politico
• Feds Urge Justices Not To Review Santander $234M Tax Beef
• Feds Urge Justices To Nix Bombardier 'Ticket Tax' Petition
• Biz Execs Spar Over Border-Adjusted Tax At House Hearing
• Attorneys, Your Input Is Needed On Deposition Rule
• Texas 'Gentlemen's' Club Suit Blasts Raid Over Latex-Wear
• Retroactive Tax Laws Muddying Businesses' Future Decisions
• Wash. Court Backs T-Mobile, Says Seattle Can't Tax Roaming
• Trump's $4T Budget Pays For Defense With Domestic Cuts
• Shop Owners Move To Keep $1.8M Dress Seizure Suit Intact
• Embattled NYC Taxi Mogul Sues Accountants For Malpractice
• Feds Oppose Coinbase User Intervention In IRS Summons
• Justices Won't Review Wash. State Retroactive Tax Change
• High Court Nixes Challenge To Backdated Mich. Tax Law
• In Congress: Budget, Health Care, Comey
• IRS Looks To Enforce Teva Summons In Charity Inquiry
• Belgian Fairness Tax May Violate Law, EU Top Court Says
• Gibson Dunn Adds Sanctions, Export Control Expert In DC
• GOP Lawmakers Dive Into Digital Currency Records Row
• ICSID Won't Split Proceedings In $200M Laos Casino Dispute
• NY Solar Tax Credit Not For Geothermal Systems, Panel Says
• Wis., Ho-Chunk Nation Fight Bid To Block Casino Expansion
• Ariz. Appeals Court Axes Property Tax On Solar Panels
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Wachtell, Vinson
• NY Judge Dismisses $2.4B Tax-Dodging Suit Against Citigroup
• 'Deathbed' Transfers From Trust Part Of Estate: Tax Court
• Ex-Rep. Grimm Gets 4-Year Atty Suspension On Tax Charge
• JCI Investors Fight To Protect Tax Suit Over $16.6B Inversion
• Kochs Launch Campaign To Support Trump's Tax Proposals
• Execs Push For Permanent And Comprehensive Tax Reform
• How Client Feedback Programs Benefit Law Firms And Clients
• Kostelanetz & Fink Taps Ex-DOJ Tax Attys To Open DC Office
• A Primer On Effectively Connected Income
• 2nd Circ. Looks Unwilling To Revive Dunkin' Donuts Tax Beef
• NY Real Estate Investor Can't Duck Tax Bill
• Senate Confirms Trump's Associate Attorney General Pick
• GOP Has No Tax Plan B Without Border Adjustment, Rep. Says
• Gas Trusts Take Landfill Gas Tax Credit Case To DC Circ.
• Dems Undo Ill. Budget, Reform Deal As Republicans Cry Foul
• Trustee Can't Get Funds From IRS, Gov't Tells 9th Circ.
• Hinshaw Nabs Dentons Tax Atty As Partner In NY Office
• Coinbase Users Move To Stay Unnamed, Quash IRS Summons
• Ex-Client Hits BakerHostetler With $1.4M Bill For Russia Spat
• GOP Sen. Floats Tax Bill To Help With Investment Expenses
• Bipartisan Bill Again Calls For Transparency In Settlements
• Adelphia Founders Seek To Revive Deloitte & Touche Suit
• Trump Sends Senate 2 Key Tax, Economic Policy Nominees
• 6th Circ. Nixes $1M Fine, Says Execs Were Not Reckless
• GOP Pushes To Keep Agenda On Track Amid Trump Turmoil
• Ill. Dems Trot Out Nonbudget Ideas In End-Of-Session Rush
• New Audit Powers Mean New Liabilities For Partnership Reps
• CPA Group Takes Up Trump's Call To 'Review' Tax Regs
• Dismissed Juror Said 'Holy Spirit' Told Him Rep. Was Innocent
• Vodafone Kicks Off 2nd Tax Arbitration Against India
• Calif. State Controller Floats Reforms For Tax Board
• Calif. Cap-And-Trade Foes Take Fight To State Supreme Court
• Enviros, Union Want Trump's 2-For-1 Regs Order Sunk
• Chamber Asks Treasury To Nix Inversion, Estate Tax Rules
• Ex-Illinois Rep. Told To Stop Tweeting About Tax Case
• Offshore Tax Suit Doesn't Block Collection, DC Circ. Told
• Solving The Legal Industry's Data Protection Breakdown
• Historic Mich. Building's Owner Sues To Save $7M Write-Off
• FDIC Scores Partial Victory In $265M Tax Refund Row
• Trump's Tax Cut For Pass-Throughs May Cost Nearly $2T
• Bank Gets Green Light To Sue Firm Over Estate Tax Advice
• Ill. County Not Immune From Tax Auction Rig Suit, Court Told
• Calif. Co.'s Video Software Subject To NY Sales Tax
• 5 Things To Know About Justice Gorsuch's First 30 Days
• Fraud Didn't Have To Be Only Explanation In UK VAT Case
• IRS And Debt Co. Settle Massive Accounting Row
• In Congress: Post Comey
• Prevezon To Pay $6M In Settlement Reached On Eve Of Trial
• Provision In Law Firm's Policy 'Unintelligible,' Judge Says
• Silver Wheaton Investors Win Class Cert. In Securities Row
• Judge Says Pfizer's $8.3M Tax Suit Brought Too Late
• Ohio Justices Clarify Low-Income Housing Tax Valuations
• 5 Mistakes That End Law Firms
• Tenn. Assembly Halts Out-Of-State Sales Tax Collection
• 9th Circ. Rejects WaMu Try For Savings & Loan Tax Refund
• Taxation With Representation: Debevoise, Sullivan, Fried
• EU Commission Using Own Rules In State Aid Rows: Experts
• Trump Has No Russia Ties, With 'Few Exceptions,' Attys Say
• Uber Sued By San Francisco In Driver Info Subpoena Row
• DOJ Accuses 3 Fla. Tax Preparers Of Filing False Returns
• Ill. Dangerously Near Junk Bond Status, Lawmakers Told
• Ex-Fla. Congresswoman Convicted In Slush Fund Scheme
• Taxpayer Can't Blame TurboTax For Mistakes, Court Says
• Liquor Giant Facing £107M 'Google Tax' In UK
• Prevezon Loses Bid to Sink Money Laundering Suit
• Blank Rome Nabs NY Tax Attys From Withers Bergman
• Ex-Sandusky Atty Wins Resentencing On Client Theft Charges
• Trump Names RSM Partner For Key Tax Policy Post
• Fla. Counties' Suits Over Rail Bond Moot, Judge Says
• Affordable Housing Developers Anxious Amid Tax Uncertainty
• Trump's Tax Plan And 401(k)s: What's Old Could Be New Again
• Political Discord May Kill Tax Reform Before It Begins
• Ill. Budget Zombie Bills Reemerge To GOP Block
• IRS Drops $56M Pa. Suit In Venue Dispute
• Australian Co. Seeks Ch. 15 In Wake Of Tax Avoidance Case
• Prevezon Wary Of Anti-Russian Jury Bias In $230M Fraud Trial
• 8th Circ. Affirms Surgeon's Stock Plan Is Not Tax Exempt
• Dutch Court Says Russia Unlawfully Bankrupted Yukos
• Claims Court Says Gazprom Can't Get $16.8M For Tax Mistake
• Schiff Hardin Nabs Ex-Stetler & Rotert White Collar Partner
• IRS To Issue Private Rulings Again On Certain Distributions
• NJ Budget Panel Advances 'Airbnb' Tax Bill
• Steptoe & Johnson Lands Former PwC Tax Atty
• Mayer Brown Adds Tax Team from Eversheds Sutherland
• Gov't Breathes Sigh Of Relief In Russian Fraud Evidence Row
• Mylan, IRS Trade Opening Shots Ahead Of $100M Tax Trial
• Crowell Tells Businesses To Take Lead On Regulatory Agenda
• Beer Distributor To Pay $14M Tax Bill Over Capital Gains
• Fla. Real Estate Exec Gets $303M Judgment For Ponzi Scheme
• California Tampon Tax Bill Fails A Second Time
• Fla. Gov. Threatens Veto Of Budget That Bypasses His Goals
• Fed. Circ. Allows Stock Fraud Victims To Claim $2M Loss
• Petitioner Can't Deduct Bond Premiums From NY Income Tax
• 7th Circ. Calls Railroad Stock Options Taxable In $13M Row
• Why US Law Firms Need Anti-Money Laundering Policies
• Real Estate Tax Changes Would Create Confusion, Difficulty
• Tilton Accountant Says She Owns Firms In Chancery Fight
• Texas Atty Keeps $40M Win Against IRS Over Tax Shelter Tips
• Ex-Rep. Using Twitter To Harass Witness, Gov't Says
• Sen. Tester Blasts Federal Online Sales Tax Bill
• Suit Says Trump EO Gives Churches Preferential Treatment
• In Trump Era, States Take Lead On Social Cost Of Carbon
• Accountant Can't Claim $2.3M IRS Penalty Came Too Late
• OECD Launches Tool To Report Loopholes In Int'l Tax Accord
• Hedge Fund Settlement Shows Broad Reach Of New York FCA
• Stability For Calif. Cap-And-Trade Program, For Now
• Pet Food Co. Takes Ohio Tax Row To Supreme Court
• Fla. Real Estate Exec To Pay IRS $1.5M For Ponzi Scheme
• Late Tax Forms Can't Free Tax Debts In Bankruptcy: 3rd Circ.
• UK Atty Can't Escape US Charges In Tax Avoidance Scheme
• Taxation With Representation: Bracewell, Osler, Debevoise
• Del. Unclaimed Property Rules Defy Ruling, Tax Group Says
• The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Of The AHCA
• Federal Court Again Upholds Colo. Taxpayer Bill Of Rights
• What NYC's New Tax Abatement Program Means For Attorneys
• 4 Key Takeaways For Attys From The AHCA
• AbbVie Investors Sue In Chancery Over $55B Shire Merger
• Patent Box Tax Break For IP May Not Increase Gov't Revenue
• Chamber Blasts IRS' Case Citation In Inversion Rule Row
• Continental Fights Ponzi Coverage After 9th Circ. Revival
• AEP Unit Can't Escape Pa. Tax On Electricity Sales
• Ex-CFO Of Cay Clubs Gets 40 Years For $300M Ponzi Scheme
• Google Settles Italian Tax Row For Over $330M
• FBI To Quiz Holland & Knight Duo In Energy Tax Credit Case
• ACLU Backs Off On Threat To Sue Over Religious Exec. Order
• Tax Gap, Incorrect Payouts Roughly Equal Fed. Deficit: GAO
• Trump Orders Looser Regs For ACA Contraceptive Mandate
• House Votes To Repeal Obamacare
• Company Had One Shot To Fight Tax Penalty, 7th Circ. Says
• How The Byrd Rule Slowed Down GOP Health Care Reform
• Russian's Death Off-Limits At Upcoming $230M Fraud Trial
• House GOP To Push AHCA Vote Thursday
• Insurer Must Pay Tax Debt Before Policyholder: 3rd Circ.
• Widow Stuck With Tax Bill From Failed Real Estate Venture
• 3rd Time Not Charm For Texas Fight Against AMC Tax Refund
• Study Finds IRS Issued $17B In Improper Tax Credits
• NY Tribe Gets Counterclaim Tossed In Property Tax Suit
• Ex-Guinea Mining Minister Convicted Of Taking Bribes
• Remaining $1.8M Also Tossed In $4.1M CSX Tax Clawback Bid
• Axing Carried Interest Tax Perk May Create New Loopholes
• Judge Withdraws Sanction For Atty In Loan Dispute
• IRS Wants $1.8M Wedding Dress Seizure Lawsuit Trimmed
• 10th Circ. Nixes Pot Dispensary's Challenge To IRS Probe
• An Uncertain Future For US-Chile Tax Treaty — Especially Now
• 6th Circ. Revives Gay Pair's Damages Suit Against Ky. Clerk
• High Court Establishes New Theory Of Municipal Standing
• 'The Refund Is Owed,' Judge Tells IRS In $15M Tax Suit
• Ex-Guinea Minister Admits To Web Of Lies At Bribery Trial
• Disbarred Atty Gets 3 Years For Immigrant Fraud
• Tobacco Co. Asks Justices To Review Backdated Tax Law
• Reed Smith Adds Tax Transactions Partner In New York
• What Lawyers Should Know To Avoid Online Scams
• The Current State Of Renewable Energy Disputes: Part 3
• How Recent Actions Could Limit IRS Regulatory Authority
• Fla. Senate Committee Passes Broad-Based Tax Relief Bill
• Telecom Co. Loses $452M Refund Bid In Australia
• Trump Wants Permanent Tax Cuts, Carried Interest Overhaul
• Refunded UK Tax Payments Not Exempt, Says Tax Court
• Christie Vetoes Bill For Tax Disclosure By Prez Candidates
• Tax Reform Debate Hindered By Trump Tax Cuts, Experts Say
• Tax Court Won't Seal Testimony In Michael Jackson Case
• Border Adjustment Likely To Run Afoul Of WTO, Says Report
• IRS Large-Business Audits Must Be More Nimble, GAO Says
• The Current State Of Renewable Energy Disputes: Part 2
• Web Servers: An Overlooked Cybersecurity Risk At Law Firms
• High Court Says Cities Can Sue Banks Over Foreclosure Costs