Tax Archive » September, 2017

Tax - September, 2017

224 articles

• IRS Must Improve Estate, Gift Tax Return Reviews, IG Says
• Trump-GOP Tax Plan Would Empty US Coffers, Report Says
• Taxation With Representation: Davis, Weil, Dechert
• Calif. Court Affirms $765,000 Fine For Tax-Free Cigarettes
• Eaton Wants Tax Court To Sharpen Pricing Agreement Win
• Philly's $118M Tax Reassessment Plan Faces New Challenges
• Advisers Plagued By Uncertainty Amid Tax Reform Push
• Ex-Fla. Rep. Gets Prison Time For Skipping Tax Returns
• Floyd Mayweather Pays $23.5M To Settle Tax Debt
• Reader's Digest Loses $2.1M Carryback-Based Tax Refund Bid
• Senate GOP Releases Budget To Serve As Tax Reform Vehicle
• Housing Program Isn't A Charity Under Ohio Law, Court Says
• Congressional Forecast: October
• Firms Warned Over Reach Of New UK Criminal Finance Law
• 5 Tax Fights To Watch In The Supreme Court
• Retired Marshal Asks Supreme Court To Review W.Va. Tax Law
• Congress OKs FAA Reauthorization, Disaster-Based Tax Relief
• Tax Court Rules Farmers' Rent Isn't Self-Employment Income
• IRS Beats FOIA Suit Over Church Taxes
• US Trustee, IRS Take Aim At True Religion's Ch. 11 Plan
• Accountant Pleads Guilty In Seafood Co. Tax Scheme
• Santander Pushes For Deduction In Foreign Tax Credit Row
• New Sedona Principles Stress Information Governance
• Ex-Rep. Mel Reynolds Guilty On All Four Counts In Tax Case
• Pa. Justices Keep Contractor On Hook For $3M Tax Bill
• IRS Rejection Of Renewable Energy Tax Credits Is Puzzling
• 4 Employer Concerns During And After Natural Disasters
• Temporary Expensing May Limit Potential Economic Growth
• Dems Slam GOP Tax Plan As 'Windfall' For Wealthy
• House Bill Targets Sports Leagues' Tax-Exempt Status
• Supreme Court Asked To Look At State Taxation Of Stored Gas
• Disbarred Atty Still Owes $1M In Taxes, Fed. Court Says
• Amazon Must Give Up Vendor Info, Mass. Revenue Dept. Says
• Ohio Justices Overrule Board On School Property Owner's Tax
• For More Value And Diversity In Outside Counsel, Go Small
• Trump, GOP Propose 20% Corporate Tax Rate
• Citing Hurricane, Judge Postpones Puerto Rico Debt Hearings
• Latest ACA Repeal Failure Only A Pause, Not A Full Stop
• US Contractors Complain Of Double Taxation In Iraq
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Chip Inventor's Suit Over Tax Spat
• Trump, Dem. Rep. Give Hint Of Wednesday's Big Tax Reveal
• Ill. Can't Tax Online Lush Orders, Appeals Court Says
• IRS Launches New Cybersecurity Campaign For Tax Pros
• 5th Circ. Won't Review Tax Credit Co.'s Deepwater Claim
• Gay Man's IVF Costs Not Tax-Deductible, 11th Circ. Says
• US Meets Minimum Tax Treaty Dispute Standards, OECD Says
• Backers To Resuscitate ACA Repeal After Failure
• Collaboration Between Company's Tax And IP Experts: Part 1
• Subway Restaurants Dispute Class Action Over Ill. Soda Tax
• EU's Vision For Taxing Tech Profits Faces Treaty Obstacles
• IRS Adopts Final Rules For Gambling Winnings
• House Votes On FAA Reauthorization, Disaster Tax Relief Bill
• Puerto Rico Agency Wants To Minimize Restructuring Delays
• Trump's Tax Plan 'Finalized,' Aims For 15% Corporate Rate
• NY Tribunal Reverses $3.2M Tax Against German Insurer
• Texas Justices Needn't Mull E-Booking Tax Row, 5th Circ. Told
• Ex-Ill. Rep. Rips Prosecutors' Zeal In Tax Case As Trial Opens
• Wells Fargo Gets Refund Halved To $13.7M For Tax 'Sham'
• 'Codfather' Gets Nearly 4 Years For Falsely Labeling Fish
• SolarCity To Pay $30M To Close Feds' Subsidies Probe
• Repatriation Holiday Won't Create Jobs, Tax Think Tank Says
• Biz License Tax Can Include Int'l Sales, Ala. Court Says
• Deloitte Says Cyberattack Exposed Limited Client Data
• WTO's Boeing Ruling Highlights Importance Of Contingency
• The Challenges Of Administering A Robot Tax
• Ill. Gas Stations, Owners Pay $4.5M In Sales Tax Fraud Case
• Tax Reform Is Not Americans' Top Concern
• House To Consider Tax Relief For Hurricane Victims
• Taxation With Representation: Cravath, Hogan, Skadden
• Portland Arts Tax Constitutional, Oregon Justices Say
• Businesses Divided On Trade-Offs For Tax Reform: KPMG Poll
• OECD Wants Public To Opine On Digital Tax Consequences
• Ex-Water Agency Head Gets 8 Years In Kickback Scheme
• NY Panel Largely Upholds Whole Foods' $3.5M Tax Bill
• McCain Opposes ACA Repeal, Imperiling Bill
• School Can't Use Med Residents To Get $3M FICA Refund
• Caesars Settles With Mississippi On $3M Claim In Ch. 11
• State & Local Tax Deduction Must Be Preserved, Group Says
• Amazon Takes $20M Tax Carrot To Expand In NYC
• WaMu Trust Says No Sanctions For Unpaid Contingency Fee
• 6th Circ. Says Islamic Center Tax Row Not A Federal Matter
• IRS To Issue Letter Rulings On Tax-Free Distributions
• PricewaterhouseCoopers Opens DC Legal Services Office
• Ill. Gov. Signs Bill Extending Tax Credits For In-State Biz
• CEO's Oversight Doesn't Merit $1M Tax Penalty, Judge Says
• Financial Services Can't Get EU Cross-Border Tax Exemption
• The Role Legal Finance Can Play In Firm Year-End Collections
• EU Seeks To Tax Online Businesses Where Profits Are Earned
• Eaton Beats Investor Suit Over Tax Statement That Hurt Stock
• 2nd Circ. Overturns Ex-DHB CEO's Restitution, Keeps Bail
• St. Louis Payroll Tax, Development Deals Upheld
• Senate To Vote On ACA Repeal As Insurers Balk
• Calif. Appeals Court Revives Suit On Taxpayer Standing Issue
• Fed. Court Can't Hear NY Sales Tax Spat, Forever 21 Says
• NY Must Hand Over Relevant Docs In FedEx Cigarette Suit
• CUT Method No Slam Dunk Despite Amazon, Medtronic Wins
• IRS Defends Response In Exxon $1.35B Refund Case
• Valley Forge Quashes School Districts' Reverse Appeals
• 7 Firms Saw Complex $77M Housing Deal To The Finish Line
• Marathon Oil To Pay $33.1M In Foreign Tax Settlement
• 'Per-Doc' Pricing Can Improve Document Review
• 'Corporate Integration' Plan May Be Part Of Tax Reform Talks
• Ill. Fights To Keep Citibank From Seeking $1.6M Tax Refund
• PR Firm's Ex-CFO Charged With Embezzling $3.6M
• Trump Administration Backs 'Last Chance' ACA Repeal Bill
• IRS Pushes For More Docs In Recyclers' $22M Tax Fight
• Inversions To Cost US $12B By 2027, CBO Says
• Territorial Tax Proposal Leaves Many Open Questions
• Avrahami Ruling On Microcaptives Offers Little Guidance
• Ex-CEO Can't Claim $40M Loss Deduction, Tax Court Says
• EU To Consider New Tax Rules For Digital Economy
• Fewer Resources Lead To Fewer IRS Investigations: Report
• SEC Settles With Biofuel Schemers, Persists Against Ex-CEO
• 8th Circ. Urged To Reverse $75M Union Pacific Tax Refund
• Nigerian Resident Indicted In NJ For $10.2M Tax Fraud Scheme
• US Still Fighting Boeing Subsidy Ruling At WTO
• Wells Fargo Can't Deduct Tax In Sham Barclays Transaction
• GOP Health Care Push Puts Short-Term Fix In Peril, Dems Say
• US Trade Rep Slams China's 'Mercantilist' Onslaught
• SD Can Tax Nontribal Members In Store, But Not Casino
• IRS Proposes New Rules Affecting Registered Obligations
• IRS Updates Template For Advance Pricing Agreements
• Caesars Reaches $19M Settlement With La. Dept. Of Revenue
• CEO's Unreported Bank Account Was No Accident, IRS Says
• Tax Dodger Battling Code Provision Finds Friends In Biz
• High Court Urged To Tune In To Satellite-Cable Tax Row
• Defunct Coal Co. Fights New IRS Denial Of $119M Tax Credits
• Taxation With Representation: Paul, Shearman, Haynes, Locke
• Audit Finds Flaws In IRS Information Sharing Programs
• Mass. Senate Short-Term Rental Tax Bill On The Move
• Pension Fund Trustees Win Tax Credit Fight At Top EU Court
• Mexico Finalizes 280 Tax Accords With US-Based Companies
• Whitney Houston's Estate Nears IRS Deal In $11M Tax Case
• Former Sen. Finance Counsel Urges Higher Taxes On Wealthy
• A Guide To The Executive Branch Official Nomination Process
• HMRC Executive Chair To Retire In December
• Fowler White Burnett Adds Tax, Maritime Shareholders
• SD's Rush To Kill Quill May Hurt Odds Of High Court Review
• LA's $52M Settlement Over 'Disguised' Electricity Tax OK'd
• Mass. Moves Forward With Internet Sales Tax Rule
• Hess, Exxon, Shell Take On DC In Tax Software Row
• An IRS Lifeline To Public Utilities On Normalization
• 7th Circ. Judge Doubts CEO's Claim He Missed Fuel Scam
• AIG Challenges Evidence Exclusion Bid In $306M IRS Fight
• EU High Court Says UK Trust Fund Exit Tax Violates Freedoms
• House Vote Puts CFPB, SEC's Reach In Danger
• Tax On Out-Of-State Retailers Nixed By SD Justices
• DOJ Queries Swiss Life Over Cross-Border US Client Business
• Texas Justices Weigh Effect Of State's Tax Formulas
• NJ Law Firm Can't Stop IRS While It Fights Tax Debt
• Ireland's Corporate Tax Rate Sustainable Till 2020: Report
• Eaton Denies Intent To Spin Off Unit In $3B Investor Suit
• Tax Reform Framework Expected In Approximately Two Weeks
• Ex-Chuhak Atty Gets 18 Months For Defrauding NFL Players
• Senate GOP Starts Latest Health Care Reform Push
• EU To Prioritize Tax Haven Reforms In 2018
• 50 Cent Sues Ex-Managers For Tax Liability, 'Self-Dealing'
• Nixing Pass-Through Rate For Service Cos. Can't Stop Abuse
• Senators Inch Toward ACA Deal As New Repeal Bid Looms
• EisnerAmper Wants To Keep $100M Fraud Claims Nixed
• Austria Wins EU Double Taxation Fight Against Germany
• Pa. Court Deals Blow To Operating Loss Tax Deduction Limit
• IRS Mishandled 1 In 7 FOIA Requests In 2016, Audit Shows
• Senate OKs Key Trump Economic Adviser
• Synopsys To Repatriate Up To $850M Of Offshore Cash
• Mnuchin Says Hedge Funds Will Lose Lower Tax Rates
• Expired Deadline Bars Tax Deficiency Assessment: Court
• Ind. Man Takes Tax, Fraud Conviction To High Court
• Reps. Float Bill To Give Tax Credit for Apprenticeships
• Feds Hit Back At Santander's 'Last-Ditch' Tax Refund Bid
• DOL's Fiduciary Rule: Death By A Thousand Cuts?
• Why More Global Giants Are Renouncing Their HQs
• Firms Stay The Course On London Growth Amid Brexit Haze
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2017
• Global Firms Snap Up India Work With Liberalization In Limbo
• Where The Global 20 Are Bolstering Their Ranks
• Auto Finance Co. Denied $1.68M Ill. Tax Refund
• Ky. Hospitals Ask 6th Circ. To Rethink Tax Refund Ruling
• Royalty Closing Agreement Relevant In Coca-Cola Tax Fight
• DOJ Won't Re-Open Political Bias Investigation Against IRS
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, DLA, Simpson
• Court Revives Property Tax Row Against NJ Town
• Ex-Credit Suisse Banker Avoids Prison For US Tax Scheme
• How Collaboration Is Changing Inside Some Law Firms
• IRS Grants Safe Harbor For Utilities With Accounting Errors
• Tax Foundation Says Tax On Rail Co.'s Fuel Is Discriminatory
• NJ Country Club Owner Gets Prison For Tax Evasion
• Tax Reform Isn't One-Size-Fits-All For Energy Industry
• Starbucks Scores Early Out In Investor Suit Over EU Taxes
• BJ's Can't Force Arbitration In Florida Sales Tax Suit
• NY Allows Telephone Cos. To Apportion In-State Charges
• Tax Shelter Fraudster Asks 2nd Circ. To Let Him Fight Penalty
• Detroit Residents' Arena Fund Suit A Delay Tactic, Orgs. Say
• Ryan Says Congress On Track To Pass Tax Reform By 2018
• Blazing A Trail For More Local Taxes By Ballot Initiative
• Dealing With Difficult Lawyers
• Tax Reform Prospects Getting Bleak Despite Trump Speeches
• 2 Ex-Howrey Partners Settle Tax Cases For $50K Each
• Trump Touts Biz Tax Cuts In Face Of Liberal Group's Critique
• ACA Peace Breaks Out After Years Of Partisan Combat
• OECD Warns Of Consequences For Misuse Of Tax Data
• Deutsche Bank Exits Tax Shelter Suit After Claims Expire
• DC Board Sanctions Ex-GE Atty For Multiple Tax Fraud Leaks
• Pa. Law Firm Hit With Suit Over Inflated Tax Collection
• High Court Told Tax Code's Omnibus Clause Too 'Sweeping'
• House Passes Bill Targeting IRS Asset Seizure Program
• Replacing DACA More Urgent Than Tax Reform: Microsoft
• IRS Can Keep Docs Out Of CEO's $1M Tax Penalty Trial
• Screws Are Defined By Their Anchor, Gov't Tells Fed. Circ.
• The Laterals Audit: Tax Attorney Moves In August
• Saul Ewing, Arnstein & Lehr Merger Yields 15-Office Firm
• Weil Draws On Team Dynamics For Win In Archstone Suit
• Ex-Credit Suisse Banker Asks For No Jail Time Or Fine
• Wind Power: A Strong Market But An Uncertain Future
• Texas High Court Won't Hear Risk Pool Reinsurance Tax Row
• WTO Grounds EU Case Against Boeing Subsidies
• Calif. High Court Tax Decision Could Be A Pyrrhic Victory
• Congressional Forecast: September
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Sullivan, Hogan
• Gov't Rips Challenge To Trump's 2-For-1 Regulation Order
• Paul, Others Seek 6th Circ. Rehearing For FATCA Challenge
• Film Investors Sue Advisers Over 'Missold' Tax Scheme
• Exxon Sues IRS For FOIA Foot-Dragging On $1.35B Refund
• New Flexibility Comes To REIT Earnings Distribution