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Tax - March, 2015

265 articles

• Texas Jury Cut Valero Refinery Appraisal Badly, Court Says
• Puerto Rico Looks To Tax Reform As Debt Savior
• Judge Won't Toss NJ Tax Lien Bid-Rigging Case Over Delays
• IRS Boosts Power To Replace Consolidated Group Agents
• Christie Administration Extends Atlantic City Loan Agreement
• Private Swiss Banker Admits To Tax-Dodge Conspiracy
• Tax Shelter Assessment Regs May Revive Dormant Cases
• Bill Would Reimburse NY Counties For Tribes' Unpaid Taxes
• IRS Commissioner Says Agency's Controversies In The Past
• McDermott Lures Tax Controversy Trio From Dentons
• OECD Seeks Input On BEPS Mandatory Disclosure Rules
• PDVSA Disputes $4 Billion Virgin Islands Tax Assessment
• The 2015 Rising Stars, By Firm
• Justices Told To Defer To Voters On Same-Sex Marriage Bans
• IRS Releases Final Regs On Tax Shelter Assessment Period
• Man Sues US Over Loss Of Gas-Producing Indian Land
• IRS Finalizes Rules For Deducting Excessive Compensation
• BSI To Pay $211M As Part Of DOJ Swiss Bank Program
• Wal-Mart Wants Ohio Sales Tax Suit Out Of Federal Court
• Following The FCA's Public Disclosure Bar
• Mediation And The Thorny Issue Of Settlement Authority
• China's New Tax Regulation Complicates Offshore M&A Deals
• 4 Tips For Negotiating IRS Advance Pricing Agreements
• No $11M FICA Refund For Med Residents, Feds Tell High Court
• CPA Group Asks Lawmakers To Simplify Retirement Plans
• Medical Products Distributor HSI Protests $68M Tax Bill
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• BMC Software May Be Good News For Taxpayers
• Travel Sites' Exhaustion Defense Is Tired, Ill. Towns Say
• Ex-Credit Suisse Bankers Get Probation In Tax Evasion Plot
• Wrigley Field Rooftop Biz Owner Scammed Cubs, Gov't: Feds
• Taxation With Representation: Shearman, Cravath, Skadden
• Shearman, Others Steer Dow's $5B Chlorine Spinoff To Olin
• Gulf Chem Entitled To Franchise Tax Refund, Texas Court Says
• Senate Passes 2016 Budget After Marathon Debate Session
• What Experts Can Say About Inadmissible Facts During Trial
• EU Authorities Nab Scammers In 6-Nation Diesel Tax Scheme
• Fla. Tribe Turns To New Tax Law In Appeal Of IRS Summons
• Atlantic City Job Recovery Bill Approved By NJ Assembly
• Texas Senate Passes $4.6B In Business, Property Tax Cuts
• Estate Tax Repeal Would Be Costly And Unwise, Experts Say
• Accounting Standards Debate Ran Its Course: SEC Official
• Tax Court Has No Sympathy Over Accountant's Unsent Letter
• Financial Data Firm Liable For Sales Tax, NY Tax Panel Says
• Moody's Says Default Still Possible For Atlantic City
• China To Review Polluter Tax To Fight 'War On Pollution'
• The Difficulties In LIHTC Loan Sales
• 9th Circ. Denies IRS En Banc Review Of Lavish Spending Case
• Texas Court Does About-Face In Retail Tax Audit Ruling
• Tax Court Upholds $5M Carryback Losses For RE Co. Owner
• EU Eyes Copyright, Data Reforms For Digital Unity
• IRS Gives Good Directions On ACA Cadillac Tax
• Convicted Cigarette Smuggler Who Skipped Bail Gets 6.5 Years
• Pa. GOP Lawmakers Slam Wolf's Plan For Gas Severance Tax
• Senate Sinks Tax Hike On Rich For Student Loan Refinancing
• Tying Bucks' Taxes To Wis. Arena Bonds May Cost $165M
• Wyden Wants IRS Clarification On Electrical Vehicle Charging
• Statute Of Limitations Can Trip Up Foreign Tax Credit Bids
• High Court May Take On Corporate 5th Amendment Privilege
• US Energy Policy, Taxes Warding Off Biz, Rick Perry Says
• Senate Kicks Off 2016 Budget Amendment Process
• Bankrupt Ski Club Founder On Hook For $56M In Back Taxes
• Bill Would Extend Special Needs Adoption Tax Credit To Tribes
• Atty-Turned-Rabbi Sued For Promoting Tax Schemes
• IRS Head Sees CAP Program As Priority Amid Budget Cuts
• H&R Block Immigration Program Was A Bad Idea, Attys Say
• Lender Smacks AIG With $4M Suit Over Seized Business Plane
• Treasury Official Sees More Transparency In Post-BEPS World
• Avoiding Tax Inefficiencies In M&A Integration
• Funeral Home Owner Escapes Penalty Over Tax Shelter
• Kennedy's Gridlock Comments Spook ACA Backers
• BEPS Project Revives Mandatory Binding Arbitration Talks
• CPAs Want Permanent Extension For Estate Tax Portability
• 5 Tips For Companies Navigating BEPS Changes
• Retailers Say High Court Use Tax Action Is Last Resort
• High Court Axes Appeal In Texas Strip Club Tax Row
• The Law360 400
• Revenue Neutrality Key In Tax Reform, WH Adviser Says
• Litigation Firms Make Cuts Amid Work Slowdown
• Is MegaLaw Just Big Enough To Fail?
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• This Week In Congress: Bicameral Coincidence, Vote-A-Rama
• Bombardier Can't Get $32M Refund For Airline Fee Tax
• Puerto Rico Won't Defend Same-Sex Marriage Ban In 1st Circ.
• Ex-Credit Suisse Banker Wants Probation For Tax Evasion Plot
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Latham, Simpson
• 5 Federal Tax Planning Tips For Marijuana Businesses
• Jersey City Mulls Expanded Hotel Tax For Airbnb Rentals
• IRS Abates Tax Penalties Against Denver Pot Dispensary
• To Understand King V. Burwell Look To Yates V. US
• 5 Insights From Avon General Counsel Jeff Benjamin
• Prosecutors Say NJ Tax Lien Bid-Rigging Case Is 'Speedy'
• UK Official Details New Criminal Penalties For Tax Evasion
• DirecTV Hit With $5M Class Action Over Conn. Satellite Tax
• Fracking Services Likely To Make The Cut In MLP Guidance
• Spanish Bank Falls After Country Denies Bailout Option
• New Bill Would Shield H-2A Farmers From ACA Mandate
• IRS Walks Back $4M Levy On Checkers Drive-In CEO's Estate
• Ernst & Young Denies Hand In Tanker Co. OSG's Tax Errors
• NJ Electrical Co. Sues To Stop IRS Collection On $3.6M Bill
• Freeing Trapped Cash In Cross-Border Deals
• Switzerland, EU Agree To Automatic Exchange Of Tax Info
• NextEra Unit Sues Feds For $6M Over Unpaid Stimulus Work
• Construction Co. Shareholders On Hook For IRS Debts
• House Looks To Tackle Contractor, Worker Tax Delinquencies
• State Tax Collectors Sizing Up Quill Challenge
• US Asks 9th Circ. To Reconsider IRS Seizure Case
• Tax Board Revokes Calif. Blue Shield's Exempt Status
• IRS Has Headed Off A 2015 Shutdown, Commish Says
• Chicago Attys Peddled Sham Energy Tax Credits, Class Says
• Insurers Should Learn From CoOportunity Health Collapse
• Hawaii High Court Upholds Excise Taxes On E-Travel Cos.
• An Ongoing Tax Refund Saga For Bank Holding Companies
• Privacy Laws Pose Challenge To FATCA Compliance
• OPINION: Not All That Is Public Should Be Publicized
• Attys' Fees Deduction Subject To Tax Deficiency Proceedings
• Minn. Gov. Proposes $94M In Tax Relief From Surplus
• Tax Court Says Couple's State Refund Is Taxable Income
• Rep. Schock Resigns Amid Mounting Ethics Complaints
• Art Collector's Estate Says Atty's Error Cost It $25M In Taxes
• Chicken Co. Wayne Farms Uses Up-C Structure For $100M IPO
• Virgin Islands Wants To Throw $84M Oil Tax Suit Out Of NY
• US Improper Payments Rose $19B In 2014, GAO Says
• More Countries May Enact 'Google Tax,' US Lawmakers Told
• MGM Resorts Urged To Spin Off Real Estate Assets Into REIT
• Recent Chilean Tax Reform Reinforces Need For Treaty
• Texas Pols Want Tax Credits For Alternate Fracking Fluids
• Up The Irish: St. Paddy's Is For Celebrating Pro Bono, Too
• Ariz. Judges Can't Perform Only Opposite-Sex Weddings
• IRS Needn't Process Religious Tax Protests, 9th Circ. Says
• A New Vehicle Of Choice For Irish Investment Funds
• Indiana Tax Court Folds Casino's Innkeeper Tax Refund Case
• Native American Tobacco Co. Stuck With $60M Tax Ruling
• Ga. High Court OKs $200M NFL Stadium Funds
• NFL Safety Rolle Says Tax Atty Stole $1.9M In Refunds
• Real Estate Board Of NY Pushes To Save 421-A Tax Program
• Doral Eyeing Puerto Rico Gov't For Ch. 11 Recoveries
• FirstPay Trustee Takes $28M Tax Row To High Court
• Atty Says Glock Sparked Bogus Case To Discredit Probe
• Switzerland Progresses On OECD Tax Info Exchange
• 5th Circ. Erases Software Company's $13 Million Tax Debt
• Spanish Bank Closes Up Shop After US Treasury Investigation
• Paging Employers: Have You Considered Telemedicine?
• This Week In Congress: Immigration And Net Neutrality
• Calif. Debtors Still Eligible For Licenses, Court Says
• Taxation With Representation: Wilson Sonsini, Wachtell, S&C
• States Taking A Larger Role In Transportation Funding
• Law Students Tell High Court To Overturn Gay Marriage Bans
• Madoff Investors Get Deja Vu As PwC Challenges Class Cert.
• Wyly Brothers Cry Foul Over $300M SEC Judgment
• Ford Asks High Court To Hear $445M IRS Tax Interest Row
• Tribe Twisted Law To Avoid Fla. Casino Taxes, 11th Circ. Told
• King & Spalding Scoops Up Ex-Latham Tax Pro In London
• Montana Rep. Wants Indian Coal Tax Credit Made Permanent
• Pa. Justices Told Tax Sale Didn't Include Gas-Rich Subsurface
• CMS Ducks Questions On ACA Tax Form Fix
• IRS Nets Win In Charitable Deduction Row Over NC Easement
• 8 Cases To Know As High Court Weighs ACA's Future
• European Bank Ousts Board Following Treasury Accusations
• Software Co. Off Hook For Ariz. Transaction Privilege Tax
• 5 Insights From Dish General Counsel Stanton Dodge
• Colo. 'Amazon Tax' Case Could Grace High Court Again
• Three Sentenced In Mont. Reservation Corruption Scandal
• NY State Employee Can't Shake Taxes On Retirement Loans
• Calif. High Court Takes Up LA's Atty DQ Bid Over Tax Docs
• IRS Proposes Guidance On Tax-Exempt Obligation Reporting
• Tax Credit Timeline Extension Will Kickstart Wind Projects
• FDIC Says Bank's $9.6M Refund Claim Comes Too Late
• Microsoft Hits IRS With New FOIA Suit Over Tax Probe
• IRS Proposal Will Impact Deduction Negotiations In M&A
• OPINION: Beyond The 'Grow Or Die' Law Firm Model
• Exelon Can't Include Nuke Liabilities On Taxes: Fed. Circ.
• Tax Court Says Excess NY Development Credits Are Subsidies
• 4 Pitfalls For Foreign Investment In US Real Estate
• Fla. Court Rules Privately Operated Navy Housing Tax-Exempt
• Airlines Charge Exempt Passengers Tourism Tax, Suit Says
• IRS Eases Charitable Hospital ACA Reporting Requirements
• Senators Introduce Bill To Keep Immigrants From Tax Credit
• Paper Mill Co. Seeks Void Of $17M IRS Deficiency Notice
• Sens. Revive Internet Sales Tax Bill
• Tax Court Refuses To Ax Benefit Plan Tax Exemption Case
• Hermitage CEO Can't Duck Subpoena In $230M Tax Fraud Case
• Ex-Tribal Official Gets 34 Months In Bribery Scheme
• Fla. Senate Panel Passes Film Incentive Bill
• Govs. Say Online Sales Tax Should Rely On Buyer's Location
• Law360 Tax Editorial Advisory Board
• Suspended Atty Gets 5 Years For Laundering Drug Money
• Law Firm Should Face Tax Credit Malpractice Suit, Judge Told
• BofA Wrongly Pinning Bond Row On Buchanan, Court Told
• Senate Tax Plan Would Cost $1.7T Before Gains, Study Says
• NJ Lottery Can't Shake Retroactive Taxation Claims
• FedEx Can't Dodge NY Bootleg Cigarette Suit
• Tax Execs Expect Reform In 2017, Miller & Chevalier Says
• FDIC Calls Bid For Win 'Myopic' In $9.6M Tax Refund Fight
• EU Commission, Banco Santander Challenge State Aid Rulings
• UK Boat Co. Fights $18M Tax Bill, Denying US Operations
• Spotlight On PCAOB's 2014 Enforcement Program
• Travel Sites Say Towns Didn't Exhaust Remedies In Tax Suit
• UK Tax Promoters Must Tell Clients About Gov't Monitoring
• IRS Lifts Blackout On MLP Guidance, Vows New Standards
• This Week in Congress: Human Trafficking Legislation
• TurboTax Maker Says DOJ, FTC Looking Into Filing Fraud
• Justices Asked To Eye Late Tax Returns' Bankruptcy Status
• GOP Rep. Floats Bill To Block Tax Credits To Immigrants
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Gibson, Baker
• Papa John's Ill. Delivery Tax Suit Staying In Federal Court
• Ocwen Tries To Buck Tax Reporting Class Action
• More Twists And Turns May Follow In Use Tax Dispute
• Full Tax Reform Better Than Corp. Only, Tax Staffers Say
• Top Republicans Give Gay Marriage Blessing To High Court
• Treasury Official Says Middle Class Needs Biz Tax Reform
• IRS Forced To Do Less With Less Dough, Chief Atty Says
• Calif. Tobacco Seller Convicted In $16M Excise Tax Scheme
• No Fix On The Horizon In Fla. If Court Nixes ACA Subsidies
• Trump Resorts Seeks $6.5M DIP Boost To Cover AC Tax Bill
• NY Court Says Exxon Must Pay Tax On Spill Enviro-Monitoring
• Bank Leumi Investor Sues Over $400M Tax Evasion Penalty
• Bharara Denies Tainting Silver Case Through Media Blitz
• Target Smacked With Sales Tax Overcharge Class Action
• Wis. Appeals Court Revives Estate Tax Malpractice Suit
• Biofuel Execs Can't Claim Regulatory Reliance In Tax Case
• ABA, 300 Cos. Urge High Court To Back Gay Marriage
• IRS Clarifies Tax Reporting For Cos. Who Leave Groups
• 3rd Circ. Pauses Fraud Trial For Pa. Congressman's Son
• E-Books Don't Qualify For Reduced Tax Rate, EU Court Says
• Law Firm Tensions Mount In Africa — What Does It Mean?
• Burger King's Fresh Take On Exchangeable Share Structure
• High Court CSX Ruling Could Justify Rail Tax Disparities
• Rubio Tax Reform Plan Bold, But May Sink Under Costs
• UKP Holdings Says IRS Won't Let Go Of $6 Million Refund
• Brothers Get Years In Prison For Defrauding Systemax
• Attorneys React To Supreme Court 'Amazon Tax' Ruling
• Barely Used Church Property OK'd For NJ Tax Exemption
• McDermott Scores Ex-KPMG Tax Exec in Chicago
• Beware Phantom Income Risk In Crowdfunded Property Deals
• IRS' New Safe Harbor A Welcome Change For Health Care Orgs
• Justices Reverse CSX Fuel Tax Win, Remand To 11th Circ.
• High Court Split On ACA Subsidy Challenge At Oral Args
• Pa. Bar Groups Rip Wolf's Legal Services Tax Proposal
• Alabama Supreme Court Halts Same-Sex Marriage
• High Court Settles Only Part Of 'Amazon Tax' Debate
• Kennedy's Call To Reconsider Quill Could Spawn Test Case
• 8th Circ. OKs Enhanced 2-Year Sentence For Tax Cheat
• Tax IG Says ACA Tax Credit Fraud Could Be 'Budget Buster'
• GOP Vows ACA Backup As High Court Arguments Loom
• Big Tax Ploys Can Be Tamed Without Congress, Wyden Says
• 5 States That Could Follow Iowa's Gas Tax Hike
• Pa. Gov. Seeks Tax Reform To Levy Drilling, Balance Budget
• UK Tax Guru Gets 1 Year For Insider Trading
• IRS Updates Guidance On Reporting Slots, Bingo, Keno Wins
• Justices Hand Federal Court Keys To Colo. 'Amazon Tax' Case
• High Court Denies Same-Day Release Of ACA Arguments
• Equipment Co. Nailed For 3rd-Party Tax Transfer Scheme
• Attys Predict Supreme Court Will Uphold ACA's Tax Credits
• Judge Axes Nebraska's Same-Sex Marriage Ban
• Grassley Promises Legislation To Deny EITC To Immigrants
• IRS Says $38M Tax Spat Not For Judicial Review
• Billion-Dollar Issues Loom Over Fla. Legislature Session
• Ala. Court Says Lesbian's Ex-Partner Has Custody Rights
• 'Itinerant' Nonfiler Loses $100K Tax Lien Appeal At 7th Circ.
• 5 Wild Cards At High Court's ACA Arguments
• ACA Cadillac Tax Could Hit Less Expensive Plans
• Luxembourg Finance Head Pins Tax Dodging On Int'l System
• Ignore The Digital Economy Tax Movement At Your Own Peril
• This Week In Congress: Netanyahu's Controversial Visit