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Tax - February, 2016

231 articles

• IRS Had Right To Adjust Guidant's Income, Court Rules
• Feds Prevail In Internet Phone Provider's $1M Tax Suit
• 9th Circ. Won't Grant Cert. In Deloitte Audit Workers' OT Suit
• The Laterals Audit: This Month's Tax Attorney Moves
• Justices Reject GOP Donor's ACA Tax Challenge
• Dentons Adds New Co-Head Of US Tax Controversy Practice
• Yellow Pages Co. Sues IRS Over Disputed Partnership Taxes
• India Makes Offer To Vodafone, Others In Offshore Tax Row
• EU Commissioner Says Tax Deal Probes Supported By Law
• Mich. Appeals Court Grants Cos. Muted Tax Compact Win
• Illinois Tool Pushes IRS To Cough Up Docs In $70M Tax Row
• Direct Marketing V. Brohl And Advent Of New Nexus Rules
• Seminoles Push Justices To Resolve Fla. Utilities Tax Row
• Sprint Urges Justices To Kill NY Law Blamed For $300M Hit
• IRS Doubles Number Of Victims Of Cyberattack
• Caterpillar Hit With Derivative Suit Over $2.4B Tax Evasion
• More States Join Fight Against Obamacare Tax On Medicaid
• NY Sen. Stuck With Lying, Obstruction Jury Convictions
• Model Tax Treaty Eases Fears With Binding Arbitration
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, MoFo, Sidley
• Ex-Seyfarth Partner Says Porn Co.'s Tax Suit Is Too Late
• NJ Town Challenges Nonprofit Hospital's Tax Exemption
• Belgium Launches Investigation Of UBS For Tax Fraud
• Restructuring Partnership Debt? Tax Planning Is Key
• Simpson, Hogan Guide Hilton On REIT, Time Share Spinoffs
• Google Boss Meets EU Antitrust Chief In Brussels
• Swiss Citizen Sues IRS In $2.7M Foreign Bank Account Row
• Tax Court Finds In IRS' Favor On Abusive Roth IRA Strategy
• Pfizer Said To Save $35B In Taxes With Move To Ireland
• Pros And Cons Of Structured Settlement Annuities
• 5 Tips For Founding A Successful Law Firm
• House's Brady Wants Revamp Of International Tax Code In 2016
• Law360 Tax Editorial Advisory Board
• Feds Want UBS Forced To Give Up Taxpayer's Bank Records
• Cybersecurity Weak On Many IRS-Approved Filing Sites
• Akin Gump Client Fights To Revive $12M Tax Shelter Suit
• Bracewell Adds Experienced Tax Partner To New York Office
• EU Mulls Changes To VAT Collection System To Combat Fraud
• House Dems' Bill Would Limit Inversion Earnings Stripping
• NJ Tax Court Says Citizen FCA Awards Count As Income
• UK Lawmakers Pan $181M Google Tax Deal As Too Meager
• 9th Circ. Refuses Atty Fee Bid Over Inflated $124M IRS Bill
• Lawmakers Warned Of Harms Of EU Tax Investigations, BEPS
• 5 Law Office Design Tips Before Moving To Latin America
• A Win-Win For Companies Purchasing Aircraft
• Texas Drilling Services Co. Wins Tax Refund Case
• Feds Can't Keep Ex-Blackhawk Worker's Tax Refunds: DC Circ.
• Chancery Keeps Fraud Claims In $200M Trucking Sale Row
• 10th Circ. Fortifies State 'Amazon Tax' Laws
• Yarn Maker Wants Tariff Case To Wind Up In Federal Court
• SD House Passes Sales Tax Increase Legislation
• Up-C IPOs Quietly Gaining Traction During Market Lull
• Seyfarth Seeks To Nix Porn Co.'s Suit Over Tax Shelters
• Ex-SEC Accountant Settles KPMG Conflict Of Interest Row
• Merging Tax Law And Data Security
• 10th Circ. Hands Win to Colorado In 'Amazon Tax' Suit
• Tax Court Again Denies Legal Fees After 9th Circ. Reversal
• FDIC Says Mediation Futile In Bank's $9.6M Refund Fight
• Dickinson Wright Snags Ohio Tax Pro From Jones Day
• Disbarred NY Atty Cops To Stealing $1.5M From Clients
• Vodafone Can't Change Basis For $6M Tax Claim: UK Court
• NYC Tax Fraud, ID Theft Ringleader Gets 9 Years In Prison
• Tax Planning Tips For Investors Relocating To The US
• Tax Prep Co. Sues Wal-Mart Over 'Happy Tax' Promotion
• IRS Foreign Asset Regs Eliminate Principal Purpose Test
• Big Airlines Beat Racketeering Suit Over Mexico Tourism Tax
• IRS Floats New Rule On Who Can Issue Tax-Exempt Bonds
• Options For Closing A Solvent Business In China
• How Principles-Based Accounting Standards Impact Litigation
• In Congress: Zika, FDA, Fraudulent Joinder
• Texas Justices To Review Oncor Rate-Making Case
• OPINION: Big Law's Perverse Incentive System
• US Says Couple Owes $31M In Tax Deficiencies
• Ex-Saab Execs Charged With False Invoicing In Sweden
• Barnes & Thornburg Nabs Private Wealth Pro In Chicago
• 9th Circ. Gives 2nd Chance To Apt. Owner's LA Tax Challenge
• Ind. Man Sentenced To 72 Months In $145M Biofuels Tax Scam
• Taxation With Representation: Schulte, Skadden, Kirkland
• The Enforceability Of Debt Capital Commitments
• How S Corporations Can Minimize The Built-In Gains Tax
• Hermitage Asks 2nd Circ. To Guard Docs In Baker DQ Row
• Scalia Sought To Put Meaning To Words In Tax Writings
• Alston & Bird Owes $35M For Coke Widow Row, Ex-Client Says
• Inversions, Special Rates Part Of New US Model Tax Treaty
• Texas Court Says Allstate Owed Tax Refund For Vendor Work
• Ex-Defense Worker Receives 4 Years For $2M Kickback Plot
• Wobbly Steering Class Says FCA Doesn't Need Their Tax Info
• The Colossal Cost Of Poor International Estate Planning
• Feds Seek To Speak In 11th Circ. Tribal Tax Battle
• NJ Lawmakers Formalize Plan For Atlantic City Bailout
• Tax Pros Ask For Class Cert. Redo In IRS ID Fee Row
• Airbnb Will Collect Taxes Directly From Ala. Guests
• ConocoPhillips Australia Settles Timor-Leste Tax Disputes
• UK High Court Says Shop Direct Owes Tax On $178M Refund
• Lehman Tells 2nd Circ. Treaty Entitles It To Tax Credits
• IRS Locks In Rules On Broker Reporting Obligations
• IRS Trying To Exploit Biltmore Owners' Frailty, Court Told
• US Tax Planning For Bona Fide Puerto Rico Residents
• BakerHostetler Can't Stay In $230M Tax Row, 2nd Circ. Told
• Fla. Court Revives Ministry's Challenge To Property Tax Bill
• Battling Revenue Doom And Gloom With Litigation Finance
• India Says It May Seize Vodafone Assets In $2.1B Tax Row
• 'Too Big To Fail' Banks Still A Problem, Fed Official Says
• Wylys Say IRS Can't Seek Time-Barred Taxes In $2.2B Fight
• Federal Court Shuts Down Nationwide Tax Prep Business
• Christie's 2017 Budget To Pump $1.9B Into NJ Pension Fund
• Reflections On The Swiss Bank Program: What Next For DOJ?
• EU Launches Another Study On Double Taxation
• Orrick Adds 7 More Partners To New Houston Office
• Real Estate JVs With NY Owners Call For Creative Lawyering
• Scalia's Rapid-Fire Questioning Transformed Oral Arguments
• Justice Scalia Leaves His Mark In Biting, Clever Dissents
• Death Of Scalia Leaves High Court Docket In Limbo
• Scalia Leaves Mighty Legacy At High Court
• GOP Attys Would Likely Back Srinivasan To Replace Scalia
• Scalia's Originalism Shifted The Constitutional Debate
• Scalia Took On Gun Control, Class Actions In Top Opinions
• Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Dies At 79
• IRS Blasts Wyly Args In $2.2B IRS Fight
• Texas AG's Gay Marriage Ethics Row Breaks New Ground
• Congressional Outlook 2016: Tax, Health, Trade
• Ex-Assistant Gets 57 Months For Stealing From NBA Star
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Davies, DLA Piper
• Trust Seeks $20M Tax Refund Related To Madoff Losses
• Chrysler Has No Right To See Tax Returns, Ram Owners Say
• Wrong Law Used In Tax Collection Coverage Spat, Court Says
• EU Denies Bias Against US Companies In Tax Probes
• Amended Rule 26's Proportionality Standard: The First 60 Days
• Texas AG Under Investigation For Response To Obergefell
• Man Can Fight Tax Bill Despite Errant IRS Notice, Judge Says
• Treasury Presses EU To Stop Tax Probes Into US Companies
• Fla. House, Senate Set Up Budget Showdown
• Feds Say Wylys Knew The Score In $2.2B IRS Fight
• Court To Consider Scope Of IGRA In Tribal Casino Tax Battle
• Gulfsteam Founder's Wife On Hook In IRS Dispute, Son Says
• Trade Enforcement Bill With Internet Tax Ban Clears Senate
• Real Estate Rumors: PwC, Quantlab, Signature Bank
• EU's Anti-Tax Avoidance Proposal Is Problematic
• Ky. Clerk Not Obstructing Marriage Licenses, Judge Finds
• Tax Court Says Chicago IP Firm Owes Penalties To IRS
• GOP Senators Introduce Another Bill To Repeal Obamacare
• IRS Will Miss Private Debt Collection Contract Deadline
• Foley & Lardner Lands LA Tax Partner From Buchalter Nemer
• Aussie Gov't Floats 'Netflix Tax' On Foreign Digital Sales
• How Does Skadden Stay No. 1?
• Tax Pros Win Class Cert. In IRS ID Number Fee Row
• IRS Identity Theft Aide Pleads Guilty To Identity Theft
• Madoff Feeder Renews Bid To Intervene In $55M PwC Deal
• $50B Yukos Award Must Be Nixed, Russia Tells Hague Court
• Pa. Gov.'s Budget Plan Would Revive Shale-Gas Severance Tax
• Tax Court Says Judge Can't Deduct Expenses Above The Line
• NY, NJ Dunkin' Donuts Accused Of Charging Illegal Tax
• NY Builders Union Head Calls 421-A Tax Break 'Dead'
• Tax Certainty At Center Of OECD Push For Arbitration
• UPS Defenses Trimmed In $180M Untaxed Cigarette Suit
• Towns Say There's No Question Travel Sites Keep Hotel Taxes
• OPINION: The Road To Partnership Must Keep Evolving
• Calif. County Can't Dodge Tribe's Tax Fight, Judge Says
• Obama Budget Would Ensure Wealthy Pay Investment Tax
• Fossil Fuels Would Foot Bill For $320B Clean Transport Plan
• State Tax Dominion On The Line In Ohio High Court Case
• Take Advantage Of The Italian Patent Box While You Can
• Tax Court Interest Claims Don't Have To Wait For IRS Notice
• 11th Circ. Finds Tax Court's Deduction Valuation Flawed
• Wylys Say Atty's Knowledge Wasn't Theirs In $2.2B Tax Row
• Trusts Take Kinder Morgan MLP Row To High Court
• Pa. Reps. Push Gas Drilling Tax In Advance Of Wolf's Budget
• Nonprofit NJ Hospitals Dispute IRS Tax Bill Over Group Buys
• California Tax Man Wins Super Bowl 50
• NJ Assembly Panel Advances Casino Expansion Bill
• A Look At The DOJ's Latest Offshore Tax Case
• In Congress: Energy, Nutrition, North Korea
• GCs Name Best Of The Best Attorneys
• 8 Firms Boast The Most Client-Savvy Attorneys
• Harman Tax VP Arrested, Sued By SEC Over Insider Trading
• Bankers Take Challenge Of Info-Sharing Law To High Court
• DirecTV Customers Appeal Tax Surcharge Arbitration Order
• Ex-NFL Player Burress Ordered To Pay $56K In Tax Case
• Manufacturers Readying For Vote On Customs Bill Next Week
• Tobacco Seller Pushes DC Circ. To Revive Internet Tax Row
• Dentons Expands Milan Practice With 2 New Partners
• EU Tells 2nd Circ. $200M Award Is Based On 'Illegal' Treaty
• Atlantic City Ordered To Pay $62.5M Casino Tax Refund
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Sullivan, Norton
• New FIRPTA Changes Are No Panacea
• Obama To Pitch $10-Per-Barrel Oil Fee In 2017 Budget
• ACA Sign-Ups Near 13M As Annual Enrollment Ends
• FDIC Can't Duck Bank's Pared Suit Over $9.6M Refund Claim
• Swiss Bank Pays $547M For Tax Scam, 2 Advisers Admit Guilt
• Tax Preparer's False Returns Cost US Millions, DOJ Says
• Retroactive Tax Change Was Constitutional, Fla. Justices Told
• LA Port Police Chief Pleads Guilty To Tax Evasion Charges
• Bayer Making Progress Settling $175M R&D Tax Row With IRS
• IRS Deduction Denial Beyond Jurisdiction, Pot Dispensary Says
• NY Panel Says Adult Club Stripped $3.2M In Sales Taxes
• IRS Wants Data Breach Suit Tossed For Lack Of Standing
• DC Circ. To Weigh Internet Sales Tax Due Process Rights
• IRS To Pause Data Wipes After Quinn Emanuel Case Erasure
• EU Antitrust Vs. US Companies
• Seminole Tribe To Ask High Court To Consider Fla. Tax Row
• IRS Reveals Proposed Regs On Partners' Foreign Tax Payouts
• Madoff Feeder Trustee Can't Touch Proposed $55M PwC Deal
• PwC Owes Hedge Fund Founder $6M In Valuation Row
• Biltmore Owners Push Back IRS Bid To Nix $95M Gift Row
• Airport Contractor Can't Duck Taxes, Belize Tells DC Circ.
• A Ray of Hope Amid International Tax Disputes
• PwC Tells Jurors To Forgive Its Hedge Fund Overvaluation
• 3 Florida Stadiums Clear Hurdle To Renovation Tax Funds
• Ill. Official Seeks Stay On Hospital Property Tax Ruling
• House Falls Short On Veto Override For ACA Repeal Bill
• Guam Asks High Court To Review Tax Refund Class Action
• Pa. Congressman's Son Gets 5 Years For Bank Fraud Scheme
• Senate Rejects Broader Efficiency Standard For Energy Bill
• 2 Swiss Bankers Plead Not Guilty To $600M Offshore Scheme
• IRS Can Re-Examine Titan Docs In Audit, 7th Circ. Says
• Romania Didn't Satisfy ICSID's $200M Award, US Court Told
• Expedia, Others Should Pay Tax Penalties, Ill. City Says
• Puerto Rico Defends Business Tax Against Wal-Mart Challenge
• Common Interest Protection In Commercial Transactions
• 2 Law Firms Top January M&A As Deals Slump
• Ex-Doc Wants Gov't Attys DQ'd In UnitedHealth Lap-Band Suit
• NJ Man Cops To Helping Doctor Hide $3.6 Million
• EU Antitrust Chief Deflects US' Tax Probe Worries
• Dechert Lures Back Kirkland Tax Atty Who Focuses On Deals
• Whiteford Gains Public Finance And Real Estate Partner
• SD Lawmakers Float Bill To Broaden Tribal Tax Pacts
• Texas Appeals Court Affirms Grant Cut For 'Machete' Film
• IRS To Weigh Advance Tax Pricing For Indian Transactions
• PwC Seeks To Block Trustee Objections To $55M Madoff Deal
• Ohio AG Defends Debt Letters In Supreme Court
• Silver Co. Says No Proof Of Fraud In $762M Tax Case