Federal

  • October 07, 2024

    TCJA Extension, Biz Tax Cut To Reward Top 5%, Report Says

    Former President Donald Trump's planned extension of the 2017 tax cuts and lowering of corporate rates contribute most among his platform to lowering taxes for the wealthiest 5% and hiking them for everyone else, the left-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy said Monday in a report.

  • October 04, 2024

    Defunct Yoga Studios' Founder Cops To Tax Evasion

    The founder of a defunct chain of prominent and lucrative yoga studios who was accused of hiding $1.6 million in income from the Internal Revenue Service pled guilty to tax evasion, New York federal prosecutors said Friday.

  • October 04, 2024

    DC Circ. Won't Reconsider Whistleblower's $690M Claim

    The D.C. Circuit on Friday rejected a whistleblower's request that it rehear a ruling upholding the denial of up to $690 million, or 30%, of the $2.3 billion collected in an Internal Revenue Service offshore voluntary disclosure program.

  • October 04, 2024

    Fed. Circ. Revives HR Co.'s $1.6M Tax Penalty Refund Bid

    A human resources company that sought $1.6 million in tax penalty refunds should not have been rejected for its failure to attach power-of-attorney forms to its requests, the Federal Circuit said Friday in vacating a decision by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.

  • October 04, 2024

    Promise Of OECD's Payments Tax Treaty Called Into Question

    The OECD-designed tool to provide developing countries with better means to apply a minimum tax on income sent from their jurisdictions to low-taxed entities within a corporate group is inadequate to address those countries' revenue needs, tax policy organizations said.

  • October 04, 2024

    Former NJ Doctor Owes $4.8M In FBAR Penalties, Court Told

    A former physician in New Jersey faces a tax bill of almost $5 million for failing to report 19 bank accounts he opened at Indian banks, the government told a federal court.

  • October 04, 2024

    IRS Probes Atty Over Promotion Of Deferred Law Firm Fees

    The Internal Revenue Service is investigating a lawyer it suspects of promoting a scheme to illegally shield attorneys from taxes on legal fees, according to an Ohio federal court petition seeking to enforce summonses for documents in the case.

  • October 04, 2024

    Justices Accept Ex-Chicago Alderman's False Statement Case

    The U.S. Supreme Court said Friday that it would review the conviction of an ex-Burke Warren MacKay & Serritella PC attorney and former Chicago alderman under a federal statute that prohibits making false statements to influence certain financial institutions.

  • October 04, 2024

    Taxation With Representation: Gibson Dunn, Weil, Simpson

    In this week's Taxation with Representation, DirectTV buys EchoStar's video business for $10 billion, Marsh McLennan inks a $7.75 billion deal for McGriff Insurance, and PepsiCo closes a $1.2 billion deal to purchase Siete Foods.

  • October 04, 2024

    Weekly Internal Revenue Bulletin

    The Internal Revenue Service's weekly bulletin, issued Friday, included proposed regulations that would define which electric vehicle charging ports and other similar infrastructure that taxpayers can build in underserved communities to qualify for a tax credit.

  • October 03, 2024

    12 Lawyers Who Are The Future Of The Supreme Court Bar

    One attorney hasn't lost a single U.S. Supreme Court case she's argued, or even a single justice's vote. One attorney is perhaps "the preeminent SCOTUS advocate." And one may soon become U.S. solicitor general, despite acknowledging there are "judges out there who don't like me." All three are among a dozen lawyers in the vanguard of the Supreme Court bar's next generation, poised to follow in the footsteps of the bar's current icons.

  • October 03, 2024

    US Partnership Excluded From Tax Treaty, Irish Court Says

    A Delaware corporation with three Irish subsidiaries must pay Irish taxes on distributions to its U.S. partners because a U.S.-Ireland tax treaty designed to prevent double taxation does not apply, the Irish High Court ruled.

  • October 03, 2024

    Assisted Living Owner Can't Deduct Losses, Tax Court Says

    The owner of an assisted living company may not deduct passive losses for a group home he renovated because he spent too few hours working on repairs to qualify as a real estate professional, the U.S. Tax Court ruled Thursday.

  • October 03, 2024

    TIGTA Says $12.9B In Early Distributions Missing Added Tax

    Roughly 2.8 million taxpayers in 2021 received early retirement distributions totaling $12.9 billion but did not pay the additional 10% tax or file for an exception, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration said Thursday.

  • October 03, 2024

    Bankruptcy Doesn't Pause Tipster's Case, Tax Court Says

    A tax tipster's bankruptcy filing doesn't pause his U.S. Tax Court case challenging the Internal Revenue Service's denial of his request for a whistleblower award, the Tax Court ruled Thursday, saying the award case doesn't concern his tax liability.

  • October 03, 2024

    IRS Expanding Scope Of Free Online Tax-Filing Program

    The Internal Revenue Service will expand its free online tax-filing program to accommodate more types of income, credits and deductions in 2025, Commissioner Daniel Werfel said Thursday.

  • October 03, 2024

    3M Tells 8th Circ. Chevron's End Dooms IRS In $24M Dispute

    Multinational conglomerate 3M said Thursday that the U.S. Supreme Court's striking down of Chevron deference dictates that the Eighth Circuit overturn a U.S. Tax Court decision that supported the IRS' reallocation of $24 million from the company's Brazilian affiliate.

  • October 03, 2024

    IRS Used $2B Of Funding Boost For Operating Expenses

    The IRS has used $2 billion of the funding boost it received under the Inflation Reduction Act to supplement its annual funding, according to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.

  • October 03, 2024

    IRS Missing Out On $1.4B In Taxes On Gambling Winnings

    The Internal Revenue Service's failure to enforce income tax filing requirements for recipients of a form to report gambling winnings has cost it an estimated roughly $1.4 billion in additional tax revenue, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration said Thursday.

  • October 03, 2024

    IRS Issues Part-Time Worker 403(b) Retirement Plan Guidance

    The Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Treasury Department published guidance Thursday on how long-term, part-time employees' Internal Revenue Code Section 403(b) retirement plans will be affected by the Secure 2.0 Act of 2022, which will apply to such plans starting in 2025.

  • October 03, 2024

    K&L Gates Boosts Houston Shop With Ernst & Young Tax Ace

    K&L Gates LLP strengthened its Houston office this week with the hire of a tax partner with nearly three decades of expertise in advising multinational corporations on U.S. taxation on cross-border acquisitions and other transactions.

  • October 03, 2024

    Calif. Can't Delay Bank's $20.7M Tax Refund, FDIC Tells Court

    A California tax collection agency shouldn't be allowed to delay a $20.7 million tax refund it owes the shuttered Signature Bank, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. told a New York federal court, saying that as the bank's receiver, it's entitled to the money now.

  • October 03, 2024

    Tax Deadlines Delayed For Victims Of Wash. Reservation Fires

    Taxpayers on the Yakama Nation's reservation in Washington state will have until Feb. 3 to file individual and business tax returns and make payments following wildfires, the Internal Revenue Service said Thursday.

  • October 03, 2024

    Ch. 7 Invalidates $4M Worker Retention Credit Suit, Gov't Says

    A road construction company can't sue the Internal Revenue Service for a tax refund for pandemic-era worker credits because its claims stemmed from Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings, the federal government told a Florida federal court.

  • October 02, 2024

    NY Man Posed As Exec To Steal $810K Tax Refund, Feds Say

    A New York man has been charged with intercepting an unnamed Connecticut investment firm's $810,337 tax refund and then impersonating an executive of the company to steal most of it.

Expert Analysis

  • Reimagining Law Firm Culture To Break The Cycle Of Burnout

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    While attorney burnout remains a perennial issue in the legal profession, shifting post-pandemic expectations mean that law firms must adapt their office cultures to retain talent, say Kevin Henderson and Eric Pacifici at SMB Law Group.

  • The Legal Industry Needs A Cybersecurity Paradigm Shift

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    As law firms face ever-increasing risks of cyberattacks and ransomware incidents, the legal industry must implement robust cybersecurity measures and privacy-centric practices to preserve attorney-client privilege, safeguard client trust and uphold the profession’s integrity, says Ryan Paterson at Unplugged.

  • As Promised, IRS Is Coming For Crypto Tax Evaders

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    The IRS is fulfilling its promise to crack down on those who have neglected to pay taxes on cryptocurrency earnings, as demonstrated by recently imposed prison sentences, enforcement initiatives and meetings with international counterparts — suggesting a few key takeaways for taxpayer compliance, say attorneys at BakerHostetler.

  • 5 Reasons Associates Shouldn't Take A Job Just For Money

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    As a number of BigLaw firms increase salary scales for early-career attorneys, law students and lateral associates considering new job offers should weigh several key factors that may matter more than financial compensation, say Albert Tawil at Lateral Hub and Ruvin Levavi at Power Forward.

  • The Pop Culture Docket: Judge Djerassi On Super Bowl 52

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    Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Ramy Djerassi discusses how Super Bowl 52, in which the Philadelphia Eagles prevailed over the New England Patriots, provides an apt metaphor for alternative dispute resolution processes in commercial business cases.

  • Parsing Treasury's Proposed Clean Hydrogen Tax Credit Rules

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    Regulations recently proposed by the IRS and the U.S. Department of the Treasury concerning two types of tax credits for clean hydrogen production facilities should resolve many of the most pressing questions around qualification for the credits — albeit in a relatively stringent manner, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • Employee Experience Strategy Can Boost Law Firm Success

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    Amid continuing business uncertainty, law firms should consider adopting a holistic employee experience strategy — prioritizing consistency, targeting signature moments and leveraging measurement tools — to maximize productivity and profitability, says Haley Revel at Calibrate Consulting.

  • 6 Practice Pointers For Pro Bono Immigration Practice

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    An attorney taking on their first pro bono immigration matter may find the law and procedures beguiling, but understanding key deadlines, the significance of individual immigration judges' rules and specialized aspects of the practice can help avoid common missteps, says Steven Malm at Haynes Boone.

  • Lessons From Country Singer's Personal Service Saga

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    Recent reports that country singer Luke Combs won a judgment against a Florida woman who didn’t receive notice of the counterfeit suit against her should serve as a reminder for attorneys on best practices for effectuating service by electronic means, say attorneys at Jenner & Block.

  • 7 E-Discovery Predictions For 2024 And Beyond

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    The legal and technical issues of e-discovery now affect virtually every lawsuit, and in the year to come, practitioners can expect practices and policies to evolve in a number of ways, from the expanded use of relevancy redactions to mandated information security provisions in protective orders, say attorneys at Littler.

  • 5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2024

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    Over the next year and beyond, litigation funding will continue to evolve in ways that affect attorneys and the larger litigation landscape, from the growth of a secondary market for funded claims, to rising interest rates restricting the availability of capital, says Jeffery Lula at GLS Capital.

  • Tech CEO Tax Ruling A Warning For Forward Contracts

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    In McKelvey v. Commissioner, the U.S. Tax Court decided that deceased Monster.com founder Andrew McKelvey terminated his underlying obligations when he extended variable prepaid forward contracts, demonstrating why startup founders, early employees and investors should think carefully before amending derivative agreements, say Daren Shaver and Trent Tanzi at Hanson Bridgett.

  • 4 Legal Ethics Considerations For The New Year

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    As attorneys and clients reset for a new year, now is a good time to take a step back and review some core ethical issues that attorneys should keep front of mind in 2024, including approaching generative artificial intelligence with caution and care, and avoiding pitfalls in outside counsel guidelines, say attorneys at HWG.

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