United States of America v. Microsoft Corporation

  1. August 27, 2015

    Tax Pros Question IRS Use Of Microsoft Info At Hearing

    The government's airing of Microsoft Corp.'s transfer pricing practices during an evidentiary hearing on the Internal Revenue Service's hiring of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP to assist with an audit of the company might cause some taxpayers to pause before requesting such hearings in the future.

  2. July 21, 2015

    Delay Hits Big Hearing On IRS' Quinn Emanuel Hire

    A Washington federal court Monday delayed a long-awaited evidentiary hearing on the IRS' hiring of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP to help examine Microsoft Corp.'s transfer pricing practices, citing a joint request for a continuance due to "unforeseen circumstances."

  3. July 17, 2015

    Microsoft's Attys Can Take Stand In Quinn Emanuel Case

    A Washington federal judge said Friday nothing prevents two Microsoft attorneys from taking the stand at an evidentiary hearing to examine the Internal Revenue Service's hiring of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP to assist in its examination of the company's transfer pricing practices.

  4. July 15, 2015

    US Asks To Disqualify Microsoft Attys In Quinn Emanuel Case

    The government filed a motion late Tuesday in a Washington federal court to disqualify two Microsoft Corp. attorneys from a case over the Internal Revenue Service's hiring of an outside law firm to assist in its examination of the company's transfer pricing practices.

  5. July 13, 2015

    Tax Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2015

    The second half of 2015 promises to be an exciting one for tax litigation, as attorneys follow two large transfer pricing cases, a U.S. Supreme Court battle over state immunity and an industrial manufacturer's fight over repatriated funds. Here, Law360 examines the most important tax cases yet to be decided this year.

  6. July 06, 2015

    Microsoft, US Clash Over Testimony On Quinn Emanuel Hiring

    The government on Monday objected to a request by Microsoft Corp. in a Washington federal court seeking the testimony of a departing Internal Revenue Service official on the agency's hiring of law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, saying the company is inconveniencing her.

  7. June 17, 2015

    Microsoft Wins Hearing Over Quinn Emanuel Audit Role

    A Washington federal judge said Wednesday that Microsoft Corp. plausibly alleged that the U.S. Internal Revenue Service gave Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP an improper role in an audit of the company's transfer pricing activities, granting a request for an evidentiary hearing.

  8. April 24, 2015

    Quinn Emanuel's Role In Audit Is Too Large, Microsoft Says

    A $2.2 million Internal Revenue Service contract with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP to assist the agency's audit of Microsoft Corp.'s transfer pricing activities is allowing the firm a larger role than the government is letting on, the tech giant argued in Washington federal court onThursday.

  9. April 14, 2015

    IRS Defends Contract With Outside Attys In Microsoft Case

    The United States in a filing in a Washington federal court Tuesday said an Internal Revenue Service contract with commercial litigation attorneys from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP to assist its audit of Microsoft Corp.'s transfer pricing practices is fully supported by the law.

  10. April 06, 2015

    Tax Pros Wary After IRS Hires Quinn Emanuel Litigators

    Microsoft Corp. recently brought to light the IRS' hiring of litigators from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP to assist with examining the tech company's transfer pricing activities, and some tax professionals say the agency's unprecedented move is troubling.