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April 17, 2026
Brexit Backer Owes Inheritance Tax On Donations, Court Says
A former hedge fund manager who donated about £750,000 ($1 million) to political groups that mostly advocated for Brexit isn't exempt from about £100,000 of inheritance tax on his donations, the First-tier Tribunal said in a judgment.
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April 17, 2026
Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Stikeman Elliott
In this week's Taxation With Representation, Amazon.com Inc. buys satellite communications company Globalstar Inc., waste management company GFL Environmental Inc. acquires Secure Waste Infrastructure Corp., and Standard Life PLC buys the British subsidiary of Dutch insurer Aegon.
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April 17, 2026
Furniture Cos.' $19M Captive Insurance Scam Suit Resumed
A Maryland federal court has resumed a lawsuit accusing a D.C. corporate tax attorney and his former law firm of a $19 million captive insurance scam following notification that the bankruptcy proceedings of the attorney and the firm have concluded.
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April 17, 2026
Taxing Digital Economy Gaining More Traction, OECD says
An official from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Friday that the Paris-based group is engaging in constructive dialogue on the taxation of the digital economy as interest in the subject grows.
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April 16, 2026
Senate Bill Seeks To End Carried Interest Tax Break
Fund managers would face annual taxation of carried interest based on imputed compensation, instead of primarily enjoying long-term capital gains rates, under a bill introduced Thursday by Senate Finance Committee ranking member Ron Wyden, the latest in a decades-long drive to end the tax break.
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April 16, 2026
UK Travel Co. Can Challenge VAT Credit Adjustment
A travel agency can proceed with challenging HM Revenue & Customs' trimming of its value-added tax credit by about £187,000 ($253,000) after a court spiked the U.K. tax authority's bid for an early end to the case.
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April 16, 2026
UK Firms Wary Of Loan-Out Contracts, Paramount VP Says
Companies across various industries are becoming more hesitant to employ people via loan-out firms because of concerns about their own tax liabilities, a Paramount Global vice president said Thursday.
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April 16, 2026
Texas Judge Vacates IRS' Steep Microcaptive Reporting Rule
A Texas federal judge vacated a tax code regulation designating microcaptive insurance transactions as listed transactions subject to deep scrutiny and hefty penalties, saying the Internal Revenue Service didn't prove that they are mostly for tax avoidance and not really for insurance.
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April 16, 2026
Defunct Canada Law Firm Can't Get Bad Debt Tax Deduction
A shuttered Canadian law firm can't get a tax break on unpaid client bills, the Tax Court of Canada ruled, holding that the firm didn't make a sufficient effort to chase down payments before claiming a bad debt deduction.
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April 16, 2026
OECD To Address Double-Tax Policy Quirk, Official Says
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development is working to iron out a policy quirk that can result in double taxation when it is unclear whether restrictions on interest deductions fall under domestic tax rules or international treaty frameworks, an OECD official said Thursday.
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April 16, 2026
Canadian Bank Defeats Country-By-Country Tax Proposal
Shareholders of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce voted against a proposal to require the bank to disclose public country-by-country reports of tax information Thursday, with only about 10% of shareholders voting in favor.
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April 15, 2026
Centrica Loses £5.3M Tax Dispute Over North Sea Gas Field
Centrica's activities in a North Sea natural gas field amount to oil extraction, and therefore the company is liable for corporate tax bills totaling £5.3 million ($7.2 million) under the rules governing energy taxation, according to a London tribunal.
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April 15, 2026
Cross-Border Services Taxes Are 'Quasi-Tariffs,' Report Says
The U.S. arguably has a stronger interest in challenging digital services taxes and other "quasi-tariffs" than in pursuing tariffs on physical goods, according a report Wednesday from the Tax Foundation, which contended that these overseas taxes disproportionately harm large services exporters.
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April 15, 2026
UK Tribunal Says Director Owed Tax On Written-Off Loan
The former director of a defunct U.K. company is on the hook for taxes and penalties after he failed to report a canceled debt to tax authorities, a U.K. court ruled Wednesday.
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April 15, 2026
Eaton Says Tax Court Can't Disregard Transfer Of $14B Asset
The U.S. Tax Court can't disregard Eaton's transfer of a $14 billion asset overseas because the IRS itself didn't challenge the transaction's validity, the company argued Wednesday in defending the interest rates and guarantee fees paid to its Irish parent in 2012 and 2013.
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April 15, 2026
Builders Brace To Fight Tax Fraud 'Should Have Known' Test
Britain's tax agency has begun to wield strengthened enforcement powers to combat tax fraud in the construction industry after reforms that lawyers warn could trigger disputes as businesses challenge whether they meet the regime's contentious "should have known" test.
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April 15, 2026
Orsted Loses Top UK Court Case Over Wind Farm Tax Break
A Danish wind farm company cannot claim tax relief on pre-development costs for building wind farms, Britain's top court held Wednesday, ruling that the costs are not sufficiently connected to the provision of plants and machinery.
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April 14, 2026
Siemens Says It Met Conditions For $671M Deduction
Siemens Medical Solutions is entitled to a $670.6 million foreign-dividend tax deduction because it met the three prerequisites set forth in the statute governing the deduction, the company told the U.S. Tax Court.
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April 14, 2026
Canada To Suspend Fuel Taxes Amid War In Iran
Canada will temporarily suspend excise taxes on fuel, a CA$2.4 billion ($1.7 billion) expenditure aimed at combating price spikes linked to the U.S. and Israel's war in Iran, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday in his first action after winning a governing majority.
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April 14, 2026
IRS Audited 3% Of Rich Taxpayers Pegged As Flouting FATCA
The IRS audited just 3% of taxpayers with $6.2 trillion offshore who were identified as noncompliant with the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act and assessed no penalties to the vast majority of "egregious nonfilers," the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration said in a report.
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April 14, 2026
Customs Casts Doubt On Automating Certain Tariff Refunds
U.S. Customs and Border Protection's automated tariff refund system is nearly complete, but thousands of imports may require a more cumbersome manual process that could undermine the agency's other priorities, an official told the U.S. Court of International Trade on Tuesday.
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April 14, 2026
Canada Appeals Court Denies Costs To Gov't In Tax Disputes
Canada's government will not receive enhanced legal costs for tax disputes with two companies where it largely prevailed because it failed to demonstrate that related cases held in abeyance justified the extra award, according to the Federal Court of Appeal.
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April 14, 2026
2nd Circ. Urged To Rethink IRS Win In Foreign Reporting Case
A New York business owner asked the Second Circuit to rethink a panel's decision that held the IRS could automatically assess and administratively collect certain foreign information reporting penalties, arguing that the ruling deepens a nationwide conflict about the agency's assessment authority.
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April 14, 2026
Fire Alarm Biz Boss Banned Over £327K Tax Dodging
The owner of two fire alarm companies has been banned from running businesses for six years after dodging more than £327,000 ($444,000) in income tax and value-added tax owed to the U.K.'s tax authority, the Insolvency Service said Tuesday.
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April 13, 2026
EU Biz Plan Aims To Avoid Unanimous Tax Vote, Official Says
The European Commission purposefully stopped short on prescribing tax changes in its EU Inc. company support proposal to avoid having to put the plans to a unanimous vote that may have delayed or derailed the package, an official said Monday.
Expert Analysis
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Think Like A Lawyer: Note 3 Simple Types Of Legal Complexity
Cases can appear complex for several reasons — due to the number of issues, the volume of factual and evidentiary sources, and the sophistication of those sources — but the same basic technique can help lawyers tame their arguments into a simple and persuasive message, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.
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Litigation Inspiration: Reframing Document Review
For attorneys — new ones especially — there is much fulfillment to find in document review by reflecting on how important, interesting and pleasant it can be, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.
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3 Ways To Train Junior Lawyers In 30 Minutes Or Less
Today’s junior lawyers are experiencing a skills gap due to pandemic-era disruptions, but firms can help bring them up to speed by offering high-impact skill building content in bite-sized, interactive training sessions, say Stacey Schwartz at Katten, Diane Costigan at Winston & Strawn and Lauren Tierney at Freshfields.
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The Bar Needs More Clarity On The Discovery Objection Rule
Almost 10 years after Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34 was amended, attorneys still seem confused about what they should include in objections to discovery requests, and until the rules committee provides additional clarity, practitioners must beware the steep costs of noncompliance, says Tristan Ellis at Shanies Law Office.
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So You Want To Move Your Law Practice To Canada, Eh?
Google searches for how to move to Canada have surged in the wake of the U.S. presidential election, and if you’re an attorney considering a move to the Great White North, you’ll need to understand how the practice of law differs across the border, says David Postel at Henein Hutchison.
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Promoting Diversity In The Selection Of ADR Neutrals
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Choosing neutrals from diverse backgrounds is an important step in promoting inclusion in the legal profession, and it can enhance the legitimacy and public perception of alternative dispute resolution proceedings, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.
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Striking A Balance Between AI Use And Attorney Well-Being
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As the legal industry increasingly adopts generative artificial intelligence tools to boost efficiency, leaders must note the hidden costs of increased productivity, and work to protect attorneys’ well-being while unlocking AI’s full potential, says Ed Sohn at Factor.
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How Judiciary Can Minimize AI Risks In Secondary Sources
Because courts’ standing orders on generative artificial intelligence and other safeguards do not address the risk of hallucinations in secondary source materials, the judiciary should consider enlisting legal publishers and database hosts to protect against AI-generated inaccuracies, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.
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How Attorneys Can Break Free From Career Enmeshment
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Ambitious attorneys can sometimes experience career enmeshment — when your sense of self-worth becomes unhealthily tangled up in your legal vocation — but taking the time to discover and realign with your core personal values can help you recover your identity, says Janna Koretz at Azimuth Psychological.
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Lawyers With Disabilities Are Seeking Equity, Not Pity
Attorneys living with disabilities face extra challenges — including the need for special accommodations, the fear of stigmatization and the risk of being tokenized — but if given equitable opportunities, they can still rise to the top of their field, says Kate Reder Sheikh, a former attorney and legal recruiter at Major Lindsey & Africa.
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Judicial Committee Best Venue For Litigation Funding Rules
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The Advisory Committee on Civil Rules' recent decision to consider developing a rule for litigation funding disclosure is a welcome development, ensuring that the result will be the product of a thorough, inclusive and deliberative process that appropriately balances all interests, says Stewart Ackerly at Statera Capital.
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The Strategic Advantages Of Appointing A Law Firm CEO
The impact on law firms of the recent CrowdStrike outage underscores that the business of law is no longer merely about providing supplemental support for legal practice — and helps explain why some law firms are appointing dedicated, full-time CEOs to navigate the challenges of the modern legal landscape, says Jennifer Johnson at Calibrate Strategies.
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How Cos. Can Build A Strong In-House Pro Bono Program
During this year’s pro bono celebration week, companies should consider some key pointers to grow and maintain a vibrant in-house program for attorneys to provide free legal services for the public good, says Mary Benton at Alston & Bird.