Tax

  • April 08, 2025

    Colo. Appeals Court Urged To Toss Transportation Fees

    Colorado's 2021 transportation funding law violates the state Taxpayer's Bill of Rights and related provisions, an anti-tax group told an appeals court panel Tuesday, urging it to reverse a district court order that stopped its lawsuit.

  • April 08, 2025

    Feds Call Exec Charged With Tax Evasion A Flight Risk

    An aerospace company founder facing tax evasion and other fraud charges should remain in pretrial detention because he's a major flight risk, prosecutors told a D.C. federal court.

  • April 08, 2025

    IT Staffing Co. CEO Charged With $2M Payroll Tax Fraud

    The chief executive officer of a Philadelphia-area information technology staffing firm was charged with failing to collect and pay $2 million in trust fund taxes on behalf of his company and also perjuring himself in his Chapter 13 bankruptcy proceedings.

  • April 08, 2025

    Tax-Dodging Ex-Software Exec Denied Bond Pending Appeal

    A former software executive sentenced to a year in prison for failing to pay over $600,000 in employment taxes in the years before his company failed cannot remain free on bond while he appeals his conviction, a North Carolina federal judge said Tuesday.

  • April 08, 2025

    Judge Won't Block IRS' Automatic Denials Of Worker Credits

    An Arizona federal judge rejected a request by two tax assistance companies to stop the IRS from issuing batch denials of thousands of pandemic-era worker credit claims, saying the companies, which take a cut of the refunded credits as fees, lack the legally required interest in their clients' refunds.

  • April 08, 2025

    South Korea Readies Steps For Responding To US Tariffs

    South Korea will monitor other countries' responses to tariffs, try to negotiate with the U.S. and prepare to roll out measures to shore up its domestic industries in reaction to President Donald Trump's 25% tariffs on goods from the country, its finance ministry said Tuesday.

  • April 08, 2025

    Hughes Hubbard Expands Finance Practice With Tax Expert

    Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP announced it is expanding the firm's project finance practice by adding a former Norton Rose Fulbright attorney with a background in tax law to its Washington, D.C., office.

  • April 08, 2025

    IRS Acting Chief To Depart Amid ICE Info Sharing Deal

    The Internal Revenue Service's acting commissioner Melanie Krause plans to step down, the White House confirmed Tuesday, after the agency struck an agreement with immigration enforcement authorities to share taxpayer records of non-U.S. citizens under criminal investigation.

  • April 08, 2025

    6th Circ. Upholds Mich. Lawyer's Tax Fraud Convictions

    A Michigan personal injury lawyer convicted of filing false tax returns lost a bid for a second trial Monday, as a federal appeals court said he repeated defenses already rejected once by a jury. 

  • April 08, 2025

    Ore. House OKs Tax Court Standing For Associations

    Associations, chambers and other organizations in Oregon could seek relief in the state tax court on behalf of their aggrieved members under legislation approved unanimously by the state House of Representatives.

  • April 07, 2025

    Pa. Supreme Court Snapshot: Electric Bills, Jock Tax

    The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will open its three-day session in Pittsburgh Tuesday with arguments over how to weigh when a coworker or co-owner shares in an employer's immunity from lawsuits under the state's workers' compensation law, and if electricity providers can get additional services put on the utility bills drawn up by power distributors.

  • April 07, 2025

    Mont. State Senator, Farmer Challenge Canadian Tariff Orders

    A Montana state senator and a Blackfeet Nation farmer are asking a federal court to block several Trump administration executive orders and proclamations that impose tariffs on Canadian goods and declare an energy emergency, arguing that the decisions are an unconstitutional attempt to regulate commerce while violating their treaty rights.

  • April 07, 2025

    DOJ Says Partnerships Can't Wipe Out $4M Tax Lien

    Two partnerships cannot use a mortgage sale to foreclose on properties and wipe out the government's $4 million tax lien on a couple's real estate, the U.S. told a Washington federal court.

  • April 07, 2025

    Trump Threatens Triple-Digit Tariff Rates If China Retaliates

    President Donald Trump on Monday threatened an additional 50% tariff on Chinese imports entering the U.S., which would drive the total rate above 100%, if Beijing follows through on the retaliatory tariffs announced last week in response to Trump's reciprocal plan.

  • April 07, 2025

    Starmer Calls For US Trade Deal That Avoids Tax Hikes

    The Labour government would sign a trade deal with the U.S. only if the terms fit Britain's national interest, which would mean avoiding the need for further domestic tax hikes, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in a news conference Monday.

  • April 07, 2025

    Montana To Appraise Taxable Real Property Every 2 Years

    Montana will reappraise most taxable real property every two years under a bill signed by the governor.

  • April 07, 2025

    3 Plead To Construction Scheme That Skirted $26M In Taxes

    Three Floridians have pled guilty to a fraud scheme that prosecutors said caused more than $26 million in tax losses, bilked insurance companies and helped employ people unauthorized to work in the United States, according to court filings.

  • April 04, 2025

    Colo. Residents Say City Stormwater Fees Are Unlawful Taxes

    A Boulder, Colorado, community organization has alleged in state court that the city is unlawfully charging residents fees for stormwater and flood management in order to pay for $66 million worth of bonds issued for a local flood mitigation project.

  • April 04, 2025

    Fla. House Bill Would Cut General Sales Tax Rate, Other Rates

    Florida would reduce the state's general sales tax rate and other sales tax rates, including the rates imposed on commercial rent, electricity and sales of new mobile homes, by three-quarters of a percentage point under a bill introduced in the state House of Representatives.

  • April 04, 2025

    Wash. Justices Won't Review Biz Group's Tax Deduction Case

    The Washington Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from the Better Business Bureau over a lower court's denying that the group was entitled to a refund of business and occupation taxes paid to the Washington Department of Revenue in 2017.

  • April 04, 2025

    China Issues Tariffs, WTO Challenge To Hit Back At Trump

    Chinese officials began honing their response to the Trump administration's expansive new tariffs on Friday, setting up retaliatory duties and announcing plans for a challenge at the World Trade Organization.

  • April 04, 2025

    Taxation With Representation: Ropes & Gray, Paul Hastings

    In this week's Taxation With Representation, Siemens AG acquires Dotmatics from Insight Partners, LPL Financial acquires Commonwealth Financial Network, Brookfield Asset Management takes a majority stake in Angel Oak Cos., and TowneBank acquires Old Point Financial Corp.

  • April 04, 2025

    Mortgage Lender Sues US For $5M In Worker Credit Refunds

    The Internal Revenue Service owes a mortgage lender $5 million in refunds for worker tax credits after it had to suspend operations during the pandemic, the lender told a California federal court, saying the agency denied one of its claims for credits without conducting an audit.

  • April 03, 2025

    Civil Liberties Org. Sues To Block Trump's China Tariffs

    The New Civil Liberties Alliance on Thursday filed what it says is the first lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's February and March tariffs on all imports from China, saying the president doesn't have the authority to impose emergency tariffs without congressional approval.

  • April 03, 2025

    Ex-Judge, Profs Ask Justices To Weigh 9th Circ. Ch. 7 Ruling

    A former bankruptcy judge and five law professors have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Ninth Circuit opinion protecting the state of Montana from a real estate mogul and Montana ski resort founder's bid for damages over an involuntary Chapter 7 the state initiated.

Expert Analysis

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Hyperlinked Documents

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    Recent rulings show that counsel should engage in early discussions with clients regarding the potential of hyperlinked documents in electronically stored information, which will allow for more deliberate negotiation of any agreements regarding the scope of discovery, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Loper Bright Limits Federal Agencies' Ability To Alter Course

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision to dismantle Chevron deference also effectively overrules its 2005 decision in National Cable & Telecommunications Association v. Brand X, greatly diminishing agencies' ability to change regulatory course from one administration to the next, says Steven Gordon at Holland & Knight.

  • Series

    Teaching Scuba Diving Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    As a master scuba instructor, I’ve learned how to prepare for the unexpected, overcome fears and practice patience, and each of these skills – among the many others I’ve developed – has profoundly enhanced my work as a lawyer, says Ron Raether at Troutman Pepper.

  • A Guide To Long-Term, Part-Time Employee Determinations

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    With final regulations under the Secure Act requiring 401(k) retirement benefits for long-term, part-time employees expected soon, Amy Sheridan and David Guadagnoli at Sullivan & Worcester look at how the proposed rules would shift the risk-reward calculus on excluding categories of employees, and what plan sponsors would need to consider when designing retirement plans.

  • Series

    After Chevron: Delegation Of Authority And Tax Regulators

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    The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service will face higher standards following Loper Bright’s finding that courts should determine whether agency rules meet the best possible interpretation of the tax code, as well as the scope of the authority delegated by Congress, says Edward Froelich at McDermott.

  • Lawyers Can Take Action To Honor The Voting Rights Act

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    As the Voting Rights Act reaches its 59th anniversary Tuesday, it must urgently be reinforced against recent efforts to dismantle voter protections, and lawyers can pitch in immediately by volunteering and taking on pro bono work to directly help safeguard the right to vote, says Anna Chu at We The Action.

  • NY Tax Talk: Triggers For Tax On Software-As-A-Service

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    Recent decisions by New York’s Tax Appeals Tribunal and Division of Tax Appeals, finding that services bundled with prewritten software were tangible property, provide insight into the features and customer interactions that render such products subject to New York sales tax, say Elizabeth Cha and Madison Ball at Eversheds Sutherland.

  • How To Grow Marketing, Biz Dev Teams In A Tight Market

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    Faced with fierce competition and rising operating costs, firms are feeling the pressure to build a well-oiled marketing and business development team that supports strategic priorities, but they’ll need to be flexible and creative given a tight talent market, says Ben Curle at Ambition.

  • Series

    Rock Climbing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Rock climbing requires problem-solving, focus, risk management and resilience, skills that are also invaluable assets in my role as a finance lawyer, says Mei Zhang at Haynes and Boone.

  • Contract Disputes Recap: Preserving Payment Rights

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    Stephanie Magnell and Zachary Jacobson at Seyfarth examine three recent decisions that together illustrate the importance of keeping accurate records and adhering to contractual procedures to avoid inadvertently waiving contractual rights to cost reimbursements or nonroutine payments.

  • Think Like A Lawyer: Dance The Legal Standard Two-Step

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    From rookie brief writers to Chief Justice John Roberts, lawyers should master the legal standard two-step — framing the governing standard at the outset, and clarifying why they meet that standard — which has benefits for both the drafter and reader, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

  • Opinion

    After Jarkesy, IRS Must Course-Correct On Captive Insurance

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    The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy decision has profound implications for other agencies, including the IRS, which must stop ignoring due process and curtailing congressional intent in its policing of captive insurance arrangements, says Peter Dawson at the 831(b) Institute.

  • Kentucky Tax Talk: Appeals Court Revisits Leases' Tax Effects

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    With better facts and greater emphasis on the Kentucky Constitution, Walgreen Co. may succeed in its latest Kentucky Court of Appeals challenge to a tax assessor's method of valuing leaseholds on real property for purposes of determining ad valorem tax, say Mark Sommer and Elizabeth Ethington at Frost Brown Todd.

  • Series

    Being A Luthier Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    When I’m not working as an appellate lawyer, I spend my spare time building guitars — a craft known as luthiery — which has helped to enhance the discipline, patience and resilience needed to write better briefs, says Rob Carty at Nichols Brar.

  • Lead Like 'Ted Lasso' By Embracing Cognitive Diversity

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    The Apple TV+ series “Ted Lasso” aptly illustrates how embracing cognitive diversity can be a winning strategy for teams, providing a useful lesson for law firms, which can benefit significantly from fresh, diverse perspectives and collaborative problem-solving, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.

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