Tax

  • June 24, 2026

    NY Town Sues Feds Over Seneca Nation's $1 Land Transfer

    A New York town is seeking to vacate a U.S. Department of the Interior decision to place 207 acres into a restricted fee status for the Seneca Nation after the tribe paid a development company a dollar for the land, claiming the transaction is an administrative end run around a 1990 settlement law.

  • June 23, 2026

    States, Ex-IRS Officials Want Trump-IRS Deal Scrutinized

    A coalition of 23 states and a group of former high-level Internal Revenue Service officials have pressed a Florida federal court to reopen Donald Trump's suit against the IRS and carefully scrutinize the resulting settlement, arguing that the litigation was "colored by fraud from the beginning."

  • June 23, 2026

    DC Judge Will Take Gov't 'At Its Word' Trump's Fund Is Dead

    A Washington, D.C., federal judge Tuesday declined to issue a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration's proposed $1.8 billion "lawfare" fund, saying he "must take the government at its word" that the fund is truly dead.

  • June 23, 2026

    Feds Say Consultant Shouldn't Get FARA Verdict Erased

    The U.S. government told a Florida federal court there was "abundant" evidence to convict a political consultant of knowingly failing to register as a foreign agent as she helped draft a $50 million contract involving a former congressman and Venezuela's state-owned oil enterprise.

  • June 23, 2026

    Chancery OKs $29.5M Settlement In Chewy Shareholder Suit

    Delaware's Chancery Court on Tuesday approved a $29.5 million settlement ending a derivative suit that accused a private equity firm of structuring a transaction that benefited it at Chewy Inc.'s expense, noting an independent special litigation committee had uncovered potentially valuable claims and determined a settlement was the better path forward.

  • June 23, 2026

    Customs Announces Second Phase Of Tariff Refund System

    The second phase of a system for importers to claim refunds for tariffs struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court will become available June 29 for certain entries that have been subject to the reconciliation process, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Tuesday.

  • June 23, 2026

    Investors Say Franklin's Putnam Unit Overvalued Funds

    Franklin Templeton's Putnam Funds failed to disclose accounting practices that led to inflated net asset value calculations and saddled investors with higher costs, according to a proposed $100 million class action filed in Massachusetts state court.

  • June 23, 2026

    Judge Who Denied Goldstein Retrial Says It Wasn't Close Case

    A Maryland federal judge has elaborated on her decision to deny SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein's bid for an acquittal or new trial, saying that the evidence presented at trial either supersedes or invalidates his claims of issues with jury instructions and insufficient or excluded evidence.

  • June 23, 2026

    UK Aims To Modernize Tax Framework For Distributions

    The United Kingdom is aiming to modernize its tax system on distributions, including by aligning the treatment of dividends from foreign companies with domestic companies, the government said Tuesday.

  • June 23, 2026

    UK Seeks To Restore Capital Gains Deferrals For Share Gifts

    The U.K. is planning to restore capital gains tax deferral treatment on gifts of business assets covered by the country's substantial shareholding exemption or intangible fixed asset regime, the government said Tuesday.

  • June 23, 2026

    UK Seeks Input On Potential Customs Updates

    HM Revenue & Customs is considering a plan to require customs intermediaries to register with the agency for the purposes of raising standards, it said Tuesday while also looking for general input on modernizing the U.K. customs regime.

  • June 23, 2026

    UK Weighs Extending VAT Accounting To Online Marketplaces

    Online marketplaces would be tasked with accounting for value-added tax on the sales they facilitate for U.K. businesses selling domestic goods to U.K. consumers rather than the underlying business itself, according to a set of reforms proposed Tuesday by the government.

  • June 23, 2026

    Justices Say Mich. Tax Sale Allowed Under Constitution

    A Michigan county did not violate the U.S. Constitution when it took the title of a home over a tax debt, then sold the home at a low price and refunded only that amount to the homeowner, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, agreeing with the Sixth Circuit on merits but remanding the case back to that court to address procedural questions.

  • June 22, 2026

    US Fields Questions On Temporary Global Tariff At WTO

    A World Trade Organization committee held a meeting Monday to exchange views on President Donald Trump's temporary global tariff set to expire in July, according to a news release.

  • June 22, 2026

    Justices Won't Review Dispute Over Tax Fraud Deadline

    The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to review a woman's challenge against the Internal Revenue Service over the period in which the agency can assess taxes on a taxpayer when a fraudulent third party triggers the liability.

  • June 22, 2026

    No Need For Promises That $1.8B Fund Is Dead, DOJ Says

    The U.S. Department of Justice refused to file a declaration stating it won't create a $1.8 billion settlement fund as part of the deal to close President Donald Trump's tax leak suit against the Internal Revenue Service, telling a Virginia federal judge it is "unnecessary."

  • June 22, 2026

    RI Allows Late Tax Interest Waivers For Commercial Property

    Rhode Island authorized the waiver of interest on overdue taxes for commercial properties under a bill signed by the governor.

  • June 22, 2026

    OECD Asks US To Fix Beneficial Ownership Transparency

    The U.S. is only partially compliant with its obligations to ensure the availability of beneficial ownership information, weighed down by its "deficient" definition of beneficial owners in tax filings, the OECD said in a report.

  • June 18, 2026

    Comedian Carlos Mencia Charged In Calif. Tax Evasion Case

    Comedian Carlos Mencia is facing felony tax evasion charges after California prosecutors say he failed to report $8.7 million in personal and corporate income, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced Thursday.

  • June 18, 2026

    Calif. Billionaire Tax Qualifies For November Ballot

    Supporters of a referendum that calls for a 5% tax to be levied once on the wealth of California billionaires have collected enough signatures to get their measure on the November ballot, California's secretary of state said.

  • June 18, 2026

    Pennsylvania Skill Games Ruling Ups Ante For New Rules

    The Pennsylvania Supreme Court's recent ruling that skill games are subject to the same oversight as slot machines is a catalyst for lawmakers to craft a taxation and regulation framework and fuel a revenue boost Gov. Josh Shapiro has envisioned for years, experts tell Law360.

  • June 18, 2026

    Securitization Cos. Can Duck EU Interest Limits, Adviser Says

    Luxembourg correctly exempted securitization companies from the interest limitation rule under the European Union's anti-tax avoidance directive because they are comparable to financial undertakings that are explicitly exempted, an adviser to the European Court of Justice said Thursday.

  • June 18, 2026

    NC Legislators OK 90% Property Tax Break For Builders

    North Carolina would allow local governments to create specialized districts and provide significant tax exclusions for developers to incentivize new property improvements under a bill now on the governor's desk.

  • June 18, 2026

    Meta Says IRS Seeks 'Do-Over' Of Facebook Case

    The IRS, in increasing Meta's income under the periodic adjustment rule for years 2017-2019, is seeking a "do-over" of the Facebook case decided in 2025, valuing the same intangibles the U.S. Tax Court already valued under a different method, Meta argued.

  • June 18, 2026

    Del. Bill Seeks Intermediary Municipal Rental Tax Collection

    Delaware would require accommodations intermediaries to collect short-term rental tax for municipalities under a bill introduced in the state House of Representatives.

Expert Analysis

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    Painting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Painting trains me to see both the fine detail and the whole composition at once, enabling me to identify friction points while keeping sight of a client's bigger vision, but the most significant lesson I've brought to my legal work has been the value of originality, says Jana Gouchev at Gouchev Law.

  • Compliance Pointers Amid Domestic Terrorism Clampdown

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    A recent presidential memorandum marks a shift in federal domestic-terrorism enforcement that should prompt nonprofits to enhance diligence related to grantees, vendors and events, and financial institutions to shore up their internal resources for increased suspicious-activity monitoring and reporting obligations, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • Trump Tax Law Has Mixed Impacts On Commercial Real Estate

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    The One Big Beautiful Bill Act brings sweeping changes to the real estate industry — and while the permanency of opportunity zones and bonus depreciation creates predictability for some taxpayers, sunsetting incentives for renewable energy projects will leave others with hard choices, says Jordan Metzger at Cole Schotz.

  • Protecting Sensitive Court Filings After Recent Cyber Breach

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    In the wake of a recent cyberattack on federal courts' Case Management/Electronic Case Files system, civil litigants should consider seeking enhanced protections for sensitive materials filed under seal to mitigate the risk of unauthorized exposure, say attorneys at Redgrave.

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    Judging Figure Skating Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Judging figure skating competitions helps me hone the focus, decisiveness and ability to process complex real-time information I need in court, but more importantly, it makes me reengage with a community and my identity outside of law, which, paradoxically, always brings me back to work feeling restored, says Megan Raymond at Groombridge Wu.

  • What Ethics Rules Say On Atty Discipline For Online Speech

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    Though law firms are free to discipline employees for their online commentary about Charlie Kirk or other social media activity, saying crude or insensitive things on the internet generally doesn’t subject attorneys to professional discipline under the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, says Stacie H. Rosenzweig at Halling & Cayo.

  • 2 Rulings Highlight IRS' Uncertain Civil Fraud Penalty Powers

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    Conflicting decisions from the U.S. Tax Court and the Northern District of Texas that hinge on whether the IRS can administratively assert civil fraud penalties since the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2024 decision in SEC v. Jarkesy provide both opportunities and potential pitfalls for taxpayers, says Michael Landman at Bird Marella.

  • Junior Attys Must Beware Of 5 Common Legal Brief Mistakes

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    Junior law firm associates must be careful to avoid five common pitfalls when drafting legal briefs — from including every possible argument to not developing a theme — to build the reputation of a sought-after litigator, says James Argionis at Cozen O'Connor.

  • Digital Asset Report Opens Doors For Banks, But Risks Linger

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    A recent report from a White House working group discussing digital asset market structure signals how banks may elect to expand into digital asset custody, trading and related services in the years ahead, but the road remains layered with challenges, say attorneys at Foley & Lardner.

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    Power To The Paralegals: How And Why Training Must Evolve

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    Empowering paralegals through new models of education that emphasize digital fluency, interdisciplinary collaboration and human-centered lawyering could help solve workforce challenges and the justice gap — if firms, educators and policymakers get on board, say Kristine Custodio Suero and Kelli Radnothy.

  • 5 Real Estate Takeaways From Trump's Sweeping Tax Law

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    Changes to the Internal Revenue Code included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will have a range of effects on real estate sponsors, investors and real estate investment trusts — from more compliance flexibility around taxable REIT subsidiary limits to new considerations raised by a key retaliatory tax provision that was left out, say attorneys at DLA Piper.

  • Evaluating The Current State Of Trump's Tariff Deals

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    As the Trump administration's ambitious tariff effort rolls into its ninth month, and many deals lack the details necessary to provide trade market certainty, attorneys at Adams & Reese examine where things stand.

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    Playing Softball Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My time on the softball field has taught me lessons that also apply to success in legal work — on effective preparation, flexibility, communication and teamwork, says Sarah Abrams at Baleen Specialty.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Mastering Time Management

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    Law students typically have weeks or months to prepare for any given deadline, but the unpredictability of practicing in the real world means that lawyers must become time-management pros, ready to adapt to scheduling conflicts and unexpected assignments at any given moment, says David Thomas at Honigman.

  • How Hyperlinks Are Changing E-Discovery Responsibilities

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    A recent e-discovery dispute over hyperlinked data in Hubbard v. Crow shows how courts have increasingly broadened the definition of control to account for cloud-based evidence, and why organizations must rethink preservation practices to avoid spoliation risks, says Bree Murphy at Exterro.

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