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July 20, 2026
The Internal Revenue Service owes a water transfer services company nearly $351,000 in employee retention tax credit refunds, the business told a Pennsylvania federal court, saying the agency improperly retained the overpayments to offset a supposed civil penalty against the company.
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July 20, 2026
The U.S. Department of the Interior is asking the Seventh Circuit to reject a Wisconsin village's appeal that seeks to undo the agency's decision to place 500 acres into trust for the Oneida Nation, arguing that the municipality can't overcome Congress' power to regulate Indian affairs.
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July 20, 2026
The most coherent way to tax digital services is with value-added taxes that have place-of-supply rules to ensure they apply on a destination basis to final domestic consumption, according to a working paper by the International Monetary Fund.
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July 20, 2026
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. proposed a rule Monday on monetary penalties for failures to provide information on single-employer and multiemployer benefit plans that clarifies how plan sponsors can lower what's owed when they run afoul of their disclosure duties under federal benefits law.
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July 20, 2026
The U.S. Court of International Trade has selected a new underlying case as the one to test the federal government's updates on its system for refunding duties charged under President Donald Trump's struck-down global tariff regime, though it otherwise kept in place certain reporting and hearing deadlines.
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July 20, 2026
A civil rights litigator who left a top role at the Washington state attorney general's office last fall to step in for a retiring state Supreme Court justice is vying this election season to retain the seat for the next two years, drawing opposition from a Ballard Spahr LLP tax attorney and a longtime family law practitioner.
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July 17, 2026
A commercial real estate owner who was convicted of tax evasion for concealing roughly $4.8 million in income from the IRS was sentenced to nearly two years in prison by a Washington federal judge.
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July 17, 2026
A proposed class of consumers has sued retailer Five Below, claiming the discount-store chain should direct money it receives from the government's tariff refunds to the customers since they, not companies, bore the brunt of the economic pain from higher prices.
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July 17, 2026
Plaintiff-side litigation veteran Jerry Schlichter, founding and co-managing partner of Schlichter Bogard LLP, told Law360 that highlights among the firm's recent legal victories include a reported settlement to end 401(k) investment litigation against ADP, as well as a $150 million settlement in a toxic lead emissions case.
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July 17, 2026
A Connecticut municipal assessor did not have the authority to terminate a property tax break for forest use that was erroneously granted, the state Supreme Court said Friday, suggesting that state lawmakers could clarify the law on the matter.
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July 17, 2026
The D.C. Circuit has upheld the maximum prison sentence handed down in the case of an IRS contractor who pled guilty to leaking President Donald Trump's tax returns, along with thousands of others, ruling Friday that the punishment was "reasonable."
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July 17, 2026
In this week's Taxation With Representation, Uber Technologies Inc. buys food delivery company Delivery Hero SE, engineering group ABB Ltd. acquires flow technology company Rotork PLC, and Eli Lilly and Co. buys drug developer AtaiBeckley Inc.
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July 17, 2026
The past week in London has seen Snapchat and Dolby press on with a fresh infringement claim in their ongoing patent battle, The Telegraph face an intellectual property claim by a photo archive, a group of international human rights barristers and chambers sued, and oil business Equinor embroiled in a contract dispute with BP after recently acquiring full ownership in their offshore project. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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July 17, 2026
Two major rulings from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court have left it up to the Legislature to address "skill games" and second-degree murder sentences, while other pending bills would tackle a long-standing challenge in administering elections, and make it harder for scalpers to snatch up high-demand tickets or products online.
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July 16, 2026
The Michigan Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court's dismissal of a suit brought by former property owners seeking the return of surplus proceeds from tax foreclosure sales, saying in a published opinion the property owners did not follow the necessary statutory process when filing their complaint.
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July 16, 2026
A 103-acre tract's best alternative use is not an aggregate quarry, the 11th Circuit ruled, rejecting the valuation that supported a partnership's $23 million deduction claim for donating the Georgia property as a conservation easement.
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July 16, 2026
Online tax return filers who alleged Google's tracking tool effectively eavesdropped on their confidential tax information asked a California federal judge to certify several classes in their suit against the search giant.
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July 16, 2026
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has partially reversed a disciplinary order against a former state court judge facing a suspension of his law license for a string of alleged misconduct on and off the bench, finding certain professional violations he is accused of committing lacked evidentiary support.
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July 16, 2026
Senate Democrats on Thursday once again reintroduced a cannabis legalization bill that would remove the drug entirely from the ambit of the Controlled Substances Act and impose a tax-and-regulate scheme akin to what is currently in place for alcohol and tobacco.
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July 16, 2026
The year so far has seen increased private equity investment in pro teams and college sports, U.S. pro soccer's plans to capitalize on the World Cup and the Chicago Bears' hunt for a new host city. Here, Law360 highlights the most significant sports deals to watch for the remainder of 2026.
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July 16, 2026
A former banker at an Australian firm was convicted Thursday by a German court of attempting €320 million ($366 million) in tax evasion as part of a cum-ex dividend scandal, a court spokesperson told Law360.
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July 16, 2026
Ashurst Perkins Coie announced Thursday that it has bolstered its tax practice with a Los Angeles-based partner who came aboard from Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth PC.
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July 16, 2026
An adviser to the European Union's top court backed Belgium's application of a bloc-wide mechanism for capping revenue collected by certain energy companies, concluding Thursday that the levy didn't deviate from EU law despite applying at a lower threshold.
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July 16, 2026
A Minnesota property owned by a church and leased to a nonprofit organization doesn't qualify for a tax break as a house of worship, the state's tax court said, but a break may be allowed for its use as a public charity.
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July 15, 2026
Federal appeals courts had wide-ranging successes and struggles during the U.S. Supreme Court's recently completed term: One had its best showing in years following its worst showing in years; one felt déjà vu after recently starting to find favor with the justices; and one saw its reputation for independence occupy a rare role in the Supreme Court spotlight.