Tax

  • August 12, 2026

    Steel Tariff Exemption Denial Lacks Backing, Trade Court Says

    The U.S. Department of Commerce wrongly relied on "vague statements" from an objector to reject requests to exempt certain products from a 25% tariff on steel, the U.S. Court of International Trade said Wednesday, ordering reconsiderations.

  • August 11, 2026

    FinCEN Permanently Rolls Back CTA Reporting Requirement

    The U.S. Department of the Treasury's financial crimes unit on Tuesday issued a final rule permanently narrowing reporting regulations under the Corporate Transparency Act, enshrining a regulatory rollback that exempts domestic shell companies from reporting their beneficial ownership information.

  • August 11, 2026

    Goldstein Unveils Cooley Appeal Team

    Thomas Goldstein has unveiled an experienced lineup of appellate lawyers he'll turn to in his bid to overturn 12 tax and mortgage fraud convictions, featuring several attorneys with extensive U.S. Supreme Court experience.

  • August 11, 2026

    Domino's Franchisee, IRS Near Deal In Penalty Dispute

    A Domino's Pizza franchisee and the federal government have mostly agreed in principle on a deal to settle the franchisee's suit alleging the IRS owes it $1.6 million in tax refunds for penalties related to failures to report its employee health coverage plan, the company told a Hawaii federal magistrate judge.

  • August 11, 2026

    Nations Concerned By Nexus For Service Fees In UN Tax Pact

    Some nations expressed concern that overlapping claims to source-taxation rights could arise under the nexus rules within the United Nations framework tax convention's draft protocol on cross-border services, according to negotiations Tuesday.

  • August 11, 2026

    Fed. Circ. Says Brick Duty Lacks Definition, Offers Alternative

    The U.S. Court of International Trade properly found that duty orders on certain heat-resistant bricks lack specific chemical makeup parameters, offering a broad exclusion for one type of brick that may be better challenged with a circumvention proceeding, a Federal Circuit panel ruled Tuesday.

  • August 11, 2026

    NYC Keeps 2nd Home Tax On Target After Court Halts Rollout

    New York City moved to halt a judge's ruling that temporarily paused the rollout of its tax on high-value second homes, preserving the tax's implementation and current deadline for individuals to challenge the city's initial determinations about which properties may be subject to the levy.

  • August 11, 2026

    Rising Star: Kirkland's William Dong

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP's William Dong has served as lead tax counsel on several multibillion-dollar deals spanning industries, including a $4.75 billion sale of a data center and energy infrastructure developer to a tech giant, earning him a spot as one of the tax attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 11, 2026

    Campbell's Soup Targeted In Tariff Refund Suit Blitz

    The Campbell's Co. is the latest business to be hit with a proposed class action from consumers seeking to be reimbursed for the inflated costs the food company charged in response to President Donald Trump's now-struck-down global tariffs.

  • August 10, 2026

    Trump Pick Confirmed To NCUA As Hauptman Joins PCAOB

    The National Credit Union Administration is poised for new leadership after senators on Friday confirmed Trump nominee John Crews to its board, whose acting Chairman Kyle Hauptman has departed for a seat on the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

  • August 10, 2026

    Tax Man Who Shaved Insurance Crook's Income Gets 2 Years

    A Manhattan federal judge has sentenced a preparer of fraudulent tax returns to two years in prison after prosecutors said his cooperation against a client who operated a bribery-fueled insurance scam was marred by confusing proffers and altered records.

  • August 10, 2026

    Ex-Altria Worker Gets Partial 4th Circ. Win In 401(k) Fight

    The Fourth Circuit revived part of an ex-Altria worker's suit claiming the company didn't move quick enough to liquidate his 401(k) assets so he could invest the cash in anticipation of a stock market bump, finding Monday he was improperly denied a contract document for the plan's record keeper.

  • August 10, 2026

    Nations Want Optionality In UN Tax Pact's Services Protocol

    Some nations want the ability to pick and choose whether to apply various elements of a protocol on the taxation of cross-border services from the United Nations framework convention on international tax cooperation, according to discussions Monday.

  • August 10, 2026

    Balch & Bingham Wants Chrisleys' Malpractice Suit Dismissed

    Balch & Bingham LLP has moved to dismiss a malpractice complaint from reality television stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, who were pardoned by President Donald Trump in May 2025 after serving over two years in prison for multiple financial crimes, telling the Atlanta federal court the two could "blame only themselves" for their convictions.

  • August 10, 2026

    Rising Star: Latham's Christine Mainguy

    Christine Mainguy of Latham & Watkins LLP led sports live-streaming television service Fubo TV's tax team in its acquisition by Disney and advised Skechers on tax matters in its $9.4 billion take-private acquisition by 3G Capital, earning her a spot among the tax law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 10, 2026

    Biz Owners Appeal Morgan Lewis Win In Tax Shelter Suit

    A pair of business owners asked the Florida Supreme Court to reverse a decision affirming judgment in favor of Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP in a dispute over whether the law firm had routed income through illegal tax shelters.

  • August 10, 2026

    Mass. Board Says $4M Museum Barge Taxable Real Property

    A floating barge used in its current location since 2011 in a Boston Tea Party museum complex is real property taxable by local authorities, the Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board said in an opinion released Monday, upholding its $4 million valuation.

  • August 10, 2026

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    The Delaware Chancery Court last week tackled disputes involving merger settlements, contract claims, controlling stockholders, music rights, prejudgment interest, absentee voting and stockholder standing.

  • August 10, 2026

    Mass. Home Sales Price Best Indicator Of Value, Board Says

    The purchase price of a Massachusetts home was the strongest indicator of its value at the time, a state tax board said in an opinion released Monday, upholding a local assessor's valuations.

  • August 10, 2026

    Feds Propose Regs On Trump Account Income Exclusion

    The U.S. Treasury Department and IRS proposed regulations Monday on how employers can contribute to Trump Accounts, the new tax-advantaged brokerage accounts for children, along with guidelines on how to apply rules for nondiscrimination testing to those contributions.

  • August 10, 2026

    2 Suspects In €33M VAT Fraud Put Under House Arrest In Italy

    Two people suspected of conducting a €33 million ($38 million) value-added tax fraud in Italy by importing clothes from China have been placed under house arrest, European Union prosecutors said Monday.

  • August 07, 2026

    NYC Homeowners Say City Flubbed 2nd Home Tax Launch

    A trio of New York City homeowners sued over the city's implementation of the "pied-à-terre" tax on certain second NYC homes, claiming the city shouldn't have made their names and addresses public, and also wrongly "foisted onto" residents the burden of proving they're not subject to the tax.

  • August 07, 2026

    Wash. AG's 'Neutral' Income Tax Repeal Description Can Stand

    Washington's descriptions of a November ballot measure that would repeal a recently passed income tax on individual earnings over $1 million will remain largely unchanged despite pushback from activists, according to bench rulings Friday from two superior court judges in Olympia.

  • August 07, 2026

    Hyatt Says No Rehearing Needed In $300M Rewards Tax Fight

    The Seventh Circuit doesn't need to reconsider its decision to remand a dispute over the taxability of $300 million in funds from Hyatt Hotels' loyalty rewards program to the U.S. Tax Court, the hospitality giant told the court.

  • August 07, 2026

    IRS, Treasury Plan To Float Regs For Retirement Matches

    The U.S. Treasury Department and IRS intend to propose regulations to implement a provision of the Secure 2.0 Act of 2022 designed to allow lower-income taxpayers who contribute to their retirement savings to receive a federal contribution of up to $1,000, the agencies said Friday.

Expert Analysis

  • Hot Topics For Family Offices In 2026

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    For family offices, the throughline of 2026 is disciplined readiness, as navigating impact from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and platform maturation will be necessary to preserve flexibility and enhance client outcomes, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • Opinion

    The Case For Emulating, Not Dividing, The Ninth Circuit

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    Champions for improved judicial administration should reject the unfounded criticisms driving recent Senate proposals to divide the Ninth Circuit and instead seek to replicate the court's unique strengths and successes, says Ninth Circuit Judge J. Clifford Wallace.

  • Series

    Muay Thai Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Muay Thai kickboxing has taught me that in order to win, one must stick to one's game plan and adapt under pressure, just as when facing challenges by opposing counsel or judges, says Mark Schork at Feldman Shepherd.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Intentional Career-Building

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    A successful legal career is built through intention: understanding expectations, assessing strengths honestly and proactively seeking opportunities to grow and cultivating relationships that support your development, say Erika Drous and Hillary Mann at Morrison Foerster.

  • How Changes At The IRS Will Affect Tax Controversy In 2026

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    Taxpayers will need to adjust approaches to dealing with the IRS in 2026, as the agency is likely to shift its audit strategies and increases reliance on technology following the significant reductions in funding and personnel last year, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.

  • 5 Tariff And Trade Developments To Watch In 2026

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    A new trade landscape emerged in 2025, the contours of which will be further defined by developments that will merit close attention this year, including a key ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court and a review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, says Ted Posner at Baker Botts.

  • 4 Developments That Defined The 2025 Ethics Landscape

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    The legal profession spent 2025 at the edge of its ethical comfort zone as courts, firms and regulators confronted how fast-moving technologies and new business models collide with long-standing professional duties, signaling that the profession is entering a period of sustained disruption that will continue into 2026, says Hilary Gerzhoy at HWG Law.

  • Navigating AI In The Legal Industry

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    As artificial intelligence becomes an increasingly integral part of legal practice, Law360 guest commentary this year examined evolving ethical obligations, how the plaintiffs bar is using AI to level the playing field against corporate defense teams, and the attendant risks of adoption.

  • How Fractional GCs Can Manage Risks Of Engagement

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    As more organizations eliminate their in-house legal departments in favor of outsourcing legal work, fractional general counsel roles offer practitioners an engaging and flexible way to practice at a high level, but they can also present legal, ethical and operational risks that must be proactively managed, say attorneys at Boies Schiller.

  • How OECD Tax Update Tackles Mobile Workforce Complexity

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    The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s recently updated model tax convention — a recalibration of international tax principles in response to an increasingly mobile workforce — should prompt companies to reevaluate cross-border operations, transfer pricing policies and tax controversy strategies, say attorneys at Eversheds.

  • Series

    Nature Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Nature photography reminds me to focus on what is in front of me and to slow down to achieve success, and, in embracing the value of viewing situations through different lenses, offers skills transferable to the practice of law, says Brian Willett at Saul Ewing.

  • What 2025 Transpo And Logistics Legal Trends Mean For 2026

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    2025 was challenging for the transportation and logistics sector, with emergent trends including dramatic federal policy shifts, developments in tort risk, and a host of mergers and acquisitions — but a review of these themes offers a useful playbook for where the industry is headed in 2026, says Jonathan Todd at Benesch.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Practical Problem Solving

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    Issue-spotting skills are well honed in law school, but practicing attorneys must also identify clients’ problems and true goals, and then be able to provide solutions, says Mary Kate Hogan at Quarles & Brady.

  • Opinion

    A Uniform Federal Rule Would Curb Gen AI Missteps In Court

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    To address the patchwork of courts’ standing orders on generative artificial intelligence, curbing abuses and relieving the burden on judges, the federal judiciary should consider amending its civil procedure rules to require litigants to certify they’ve reviewed legal filings for accuracy, say attorneys at Shook Hardy.

  • Series

    The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Integrating Practice Groups

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    Enacting unified leadership and consistent client service standards ensures law firm practice groups connect and collaborate around shared goals, turning a law firm merger into a platform for growth rather than a period of disruption, says Brian Catlett at Fennemore Craig.

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