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Tax - October, 2016

232 articles

• Gov't Owes Calif. Wind Farms $207M In Clean Energy Grants
• Health Care IT Co. Says Investors Cost It $2M In Taxes
• Tullow Has Paid Most Of $250M Tax Deal, Uganda Says
• The Laterals Audit: Tax Attorney Moves In October
• IRS Improperly Withheld FOIA Docs, Payroll Co. Claims
• 6th Circ. Says Tax Fraud Case Not Double Jeopardy
• Fla. Florist Asks Justices To Upend Interstate Order Tax
• Wyly Unsecured Creditors Slam $198M Deal With SEC
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 2
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 7
• Calif. Blocked From Collecting Rail Hazmat Transport Fee
• Contractor Hit With $2M Suit Over Multiuse Project Excavation
• Wyly Estate Chapter 11 Plan Denied Confirmation
• Taxation With Representation: Paul Weiss, Skadden, Sullivan
• IRS Eyes Working With Foreign Gov'ts On Transfer Pricing
• LA's $92.5M Phone Tax Class Settlement Gets Final OK
• Miss. Justices Nix $12M Tax On AT&T's Out-Of-State Dividends
• 5th Circ. Upholds $25.2M Tax Preparer Fraud Conviction
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 6
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 1
• Ex-CEO Of Hollywood Payroll Co. Found Guilty Of Tax Evasion
• EU's New Corporate Tax Base May Not Fly With Members
• Ex-Willkie, Hunton Atty's Phone Seized Too Early, Judge Told
• Ex-NJ Water Agency Contractor Dodges Prison For Tax Fraud
• Dozens Charged Over Massive Call Center Fraud
• UBS Gets A Say In French Tax Doc Probe, Swiss Court Says
• Objector Appeals $9.6M Settlement In NJ Bid-Rigging Suit
• When Execs Must Pay Bankrupt Firms' Tax Penalties
• SEC Backs Ex-Atty's Bid To Revive Whistleblower Suit
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 5
• 5 Benefits Of Using A Financial Expert At Mediation
• Borgata Denies $103M Tax Deal With Atlantic City
• Consumer Rights Group Calls Chamber 'Prodigious Litigator'
• IRS Tells 5th Circ. Dual Citizen Can't Sue Over Potential Fine
• 1st Woman To Lead Baker & McKenzie's Global Tax Practice
• Railroad Trade Group Backs Union Pacific In $75M Tax Case
• DC Official Gets 1-Year House Arrest For Fudging Taxes
• Changes To IRS Appeals May Create Problems For Taxpayers
• Wells Fargo Hits Back At Feds In $76M Tax Credit Suit
• Incarcerated Ex-Sandusky Atty Gets More Jail For Tax Evasion
• Ex-Access CEO Must Repay $1.5M Kickbacks, 2nd Circ. Says
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 4
• IRS Says Facebook Must Comply With Summonses In Tax Row
• Proof Requirement In IRS Debt-Equity Rules To Prove Costly
• BofA To Pay $13M To End Suit Over Worker's Fraud Scheme
• EU Unveils New Corporate Tax Proposal To Cut Tax Dodging
• IRS Fails In Determining Collectability, Says Watchdog
• Nashville Airbnb Ordinance Is Unconstitutional, Judge Says
• Cities' Transaction Taxes Threaten Digital Content Cos.
• 4 Issues Foreign Buyers Of US Real Estate Must Understand
• IRS Whistleblower Program Needs Improvements, Watchdog Says
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 3
• Bridging The Gap Between Outside And Inside Counsel
• Oil Co. Restructuring Deals Bring Unwanted Tax Burdens
• Fla. Medical Marijuana Measure May Boost Business For Firms
• Atlantic City Approves 5-Year Fiscal Recovery Plan
• HRG Group Sued For $2.5M To Pay Former Retailer's Liens
• Justices Asked To Reconsider States' Franchise Tax Compact
• Atheist Group Lacks Standing In Clergy Housing Tax Dispute
• Preschool, Owners Pay $4.3M For Allegedly Ripping Off NY
• IRS Hikes Enrolled-Agent Exam Fees By More Than 600%
• FERC Can't Second-Guess $786M Pipeline Job, DC Circ. Told
• 2016 Native American Tax Litigation Roundup
• Biofuel Exec Loses Bid To Dodge $56M Fraud Conviction
• Travel Sites Say Their Attys Don't Owe Texas Cities Info
• Renewable Fuels Producers Burned By ID Number Fraud
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 2
• So You Want To Be A Partner? You Need A Mentor
• Ex-US Tax Judge Pleads Guilty In 10-Year Tax Cheat Scheme
• Church-Linked Hospitals Urge Justices To Hear ERISA Cases
• Ex-IRS Special Agent Charged With Filing False Tax Returns
• Ruling Against Offshore Partnerships Final, 3rd Circ. Says
• Health Hires: Crowell & Moring, Goodwin, Faegre
• Debtor Asks Supreme Court To Settle Definition Of Tax Return
• Pa. Judge Found Guilty On Ethics Charges In Case-Fixing Row
• Albania Enlists Help Of Int'l Tribunal In Bankers Tax Row
• IRS Can't Tax Non-Cash Pay, Rail Co. Tells 8th Circ.
• Taxation With Representation: Vinson, Wachtell, Latham
• 1st Batch Of Countries Form Pacts To Trade Taxpayer Data
• Texas High Court Won't Rehear Oil Equipment Tax Break Row
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 1
• Honolulu Tax On Million-Dollar Homes Held Unconstitutional
• Tax Court Nixes Couple's Bid To Set Aside IRS Settlement
• Level 3 Fiber Optic Cables Found Not Taxable In NY State
• Tax Firm Ducks Malpractice Suit Over $9.5M IRS Debt
• Lumber Giant Fights Tax Bill For $706M 'Disguised' Land Sale
• Trial Pros' Secret To Courtroom Success
• 100 Days Of Cayman Islands Limited Liability Companies
• IRS Faulted Over Communication With Contractor In Hacking
• Top Nassau County, NY, Official Indicted In Bribery Scheme
• Online Travel Cos.' Revised Tax Deal With Ill. Town Gets Nod
• SEC Muddles Message With Watered-Down E&Y Fine
• US Says Smoking Materials Importer Owes $193K In Penalties
• IRS' Disguised Sale Regs Will Limit Options For Partnerships
• UPS Wants Class Claims In $872M Cig Smuggling Case Nixed
• Wyden Asks Treasury, IRS for Info On Panama Papers Cos.
• SEC Continues To Focus On Non-GAAP Financial Disclosures
• Full 5th Circ. Won't Rehear Bombardier's $32M Tax Appeal
• Full 11th Circ. Won't Rethink Fla. Tax Agency Contempt Ruling
• Rainmaker Q&A: The Scali Law Firm's Melanie Joo
• Neb. Top Court Reverses Denial Of Tax Benefit To Stock Sale
• CPAs Urge Treasury To Restore FBAR Exceptions
• ExxonMobil Says IRS Owes It $1.35B In Botched Tax Refund
• Ill. Retailer Wins FCA Appeal Over Catalog Sales Taxes
• Ala. Tribe Moves For Quick Win In Casino Tax Suit
• Trump Tax Plan May Boost Economy, But Only In Short Term
• 2nd Circ. Pushes Back As Ex-CEO Appeals Kickback Liability
• Pitfalls Remain Despite Easing Of IRS Debt-Equity Rules
• IRS Ordered To Resolve Tea Party Groups' Tax-Exempt Status
• Fla. Construction Firm Partner Evaded Taxes From Gov't Work
• How The IRS Has Narrowed Related-Party Debt Regulations
• Sidley, Proskauer Hold Onto Win In $52M Malpractice Suit
• Hunt Petroleum Heir Blasts Claims For $10M Gift Tax Refund
• China Walks Back Aircraft Tax Breaks To End US WTO Case
• Ernst & Young Pays $11.8M Over Weatherford Audits
• Online Travel Cos. Tax Deal With Ill. Town Too Vague: Judge
• Funding And P3s For Water Infrastructure Projects: Part 2
• Tribe Defends $27M Win On Alcohol Taxes At 10th Circ.
• BakerHostetler DQ'd In $230M Russian Tax Fraud Suit
• NY AG Gives Trump Nonprofit More Time To Show Financials
• Princeton To Pay $18M To Settle Tax Exemption Suit
• California City Beats Developers' Appeal Over Special Tax
• 4 Things To Know About The Latest IRS Real Estate Regs
• H&R Block Unit Can Arbitrate Seasonal Worker's Wage Claims
• Paulson Trustees Claim No Liability In Widow's $10M Tax Suit
• Funding And P3s For Water Infrastructure Projects: Part 1
• Mylan's $465M EpiPen Deal With DOJ Too Lenient, Sen. Says
• IRS, Mexico Reach Tax Deal For Contract Manufacturers
• Tax Groups Back Top Court Challenge To Retroactive Tax Law
• OPINION: 3rd-Party Litigation Funding Needs Transparency
• CPAs In The Spotlight: SEC Focus On Auditors And Auditing
• US Election Will Shake Up Activism, Okapi CEO Says
• Christie Signs $16B Transportation Funding Plan Into Law
• Sweden Faces $25M Claim For Seizing Russian Woman's Land
• NJ Court: No Gross Income Tax On Pre-2009 Lottery Wins
• BakerHostetler Adds Tax Partner From Pepper Hamilton
• IRS Nonprofit Test Unconstitutional, Conservative Group Says
• Cay Clubs Ex-CFO Arrested On Bank Fraud, Tax Charges
• Fla. Atty Still Owes Tax Despite Disputed Docs: 11th Circ.
• What Will Become Of Jersey City's Tax Abatement Law?
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Jones Day, Cravath
• Gordon Ramsay Asks To End JV After Partner's Tax Crime
• Treasury Issues Final Controversial Debt-To-Equity Rules
• Energy Execs Must Give Back Tax Refunds, 5th Circ. Says
• IRS Objects To Jumio Ch. 11 Plan Confirmation
• New Mexico Can't Tax Property On Tribal Lands, Suit Says
• Convicted Ex-NY Sen. Decries 'Hellish Conditions' At Prison
• IRS Casting 'Wide Net' With Debt-Equity Regs, Attys Say
• Louisiana Defends $41M Tax Calculation Against Caesars
• IRS Says Microsoft Must Hand Over Tax Planning Docs
• Feds Defend $1M Tax Win Against VoIP Co. At Fed. Circ.
• The Death Of The New Jersey Estate Tax
• Vanguard Urges 3rd Circ. To Toss Ex-Atty's Whistleblower Suit
• Tax-Evading Techie Moves To Beat $10.2M Tax Bill For Fraud
• Feds, Tribe Slam Wash.'s Assertion Of Taxing Power In Village
• Ex-Amedisys Tax VP To Serve 4 Years, Pay $15.5M For Fraud
• Texas AG Says Brownsville's Plastic Bag Fee Is Unlawful Tax
• Biofuel Producers Cop To $60M Green Fuels Program Fraud
• Facebook Fights IRS' $8B Irish Transfer Pricing Hike
• Ex-Port Of LA Police Chief Gets 2 Years In Corruption Case
• $12M Akin Gump Malpractice Row Needs Review: Developer
• IRS Releases Final Regulations On Internal Use Software
• Rental Car Insurer Can't Shake Avis Ties, Customers Say
• Treasury's Inversion Rule Undermines Tax Law, Chamber Says
• The Art Of Silence At Trial
• IRS Could Increase Fees For Offers In Compromise
• New FAR Rules On Tax Cheats, Felons: The Do's And Don'ts
• Ally Sees End Of Repo Tax Windfall Case In Calif.
• No Dice: High Court Denies Gambling Biz Owner's FOIA Case
• Sugary Drink Taxes Effective, WHO Report Shows
• IRS Tells Court It Doesn't Owe Payroll Firms More Docs
• Wells Fargo, Feds Dig In For Trial Over Foreign Tax Credit
• Partnership Tax Guidance: Disguised Sales And Liabilities
• Credit Card Cos. Lose $42M NJ Tax Challenge
• Philly Defends Soda Tax Against Beverage Groups' Challenge
• EU Nations Agree On 'Backbone' Of Financial Transaction Tax
• High Court Refuses Gillette's Calif. Tax Compact Challenge
• Cooley Nabs Tax Partner From PwC, Growing VC Practice
• DreamWorks Not Entitled To $4.4M Tax Refund, Judge Says
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Latham, Kirkland
• Sprouts W-2 Phishing Suits Consolidated In Arizona By JPML
• AmFin Financial Agrees To Hand $170M Tax Refund To FDIC
• Pol Questions NYC's Property Tax Lien Sale Process
• Texas CPA On Hook For $4M In Tax Deficiencies
• Exxon Accused Of Using Tax-Exempt Group To Lobby
• Ex-Arnold Porter Atty To Lead ICSID Panel In Laos Casino Row
• Tax Pros Push Tweaks In New IRS Partnership Audit Rules
• High Court Asked To Hear Tax Suit Over Shuttered Vt. Property
• A Battle Over The Business Of Rooftop Solar
• SPower Gains $786M In Funding For 9 Solar Projects
• Some Hotel Feedback Products Not Subject To NY Sales Tax
• SEC Settlements Spotlight Auditors Gone Wild
• Del. Asks Chancery To Enforce Unclaimed Property Summons
• Realty Cos. Ordered To Pay Taxes On Penn. Purchases
• Judge Won't Defer To IRS Ruling In $300M Sunoco Row
• Swiss High Court Says Bank Can't Share Atty Info With US
• Pa. Energy Co. Employee Hit With Fraud, Tax Evasion Charges
• Rainmaker Q&A: Quinn Emanuel's Juan Morillo
• Coming Soon: The 3-D (And 4-D) Brief
• Mo. Top Court Affirms Higher Sales Tax On Airline Meals
• Ind. Law On Property Valuation Holds Up, Tax Court Says
• Online Fantasy Sports Entry Fee Not Subject To NJ Sales Tax
• The Art Of The Self-Deal: Trouble At The Trump Foundation
• Unclaimed Property Rules At Stake In High Court Fight
• Minn. High Court Hears Medtronic Investor's Inversion Case
• Ways Means Chair Urges Treasury To Ax Debt Equity Rules
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear Benecard Data Breach Suit
• Pa. House Panel Urged To End Philly's Wage Tax Dominance
• Media Estate Trustee Loses Priority To IRS Lien At 11th Circ.
• Fraudster Who Blamed Attys For Guilty Plea Gets 15 Years
• Ohio Justices Want $28M Auto Parts Plant Valuation Redone
• The 'Tough Noogies' Doctrine: Rights But No Remedies
• Trump's Tax Returns Take Center Stage At VP Debate
• SEC Says Wyly Estate Must Hand Over $101M Final Judgment
• Texas Franchise Tax Bills Can Be Tweaked, State Justices Told
• Tax Court Upholds Penalties Over Chiropractor's Unpaid Taxes
• Natural Gas Is A Taxable Motor Fuel, Ill. Tribunal Says
• IRS Finalizes Disguised Property Sale Rules In Partnerships
• IRS Revises Partner Liability Rules After Public Criticism
• Dunkin' Can't Be Sued Over NY Tax Charges, Judge Says
• NJ Court Stays Malpractice Case As $100M Tax Fight Unfolds
• Class Action Seeks To Boot Foot Locker Delivery Tax
• US Co. Can't Get $21M Tax Refund Under Treaty With Canada
• Dewey Trust, Proskauer, Sidley Beat Malpractice Suit
• Trump Turns To Longtime Counsel Kasowitz After Times Report
• Gawker Ch. 11 Plan Would Limit Possible Hogan Recovery
• Trudeau Outlines Carbon Tax For Canada
• IRS Won't Apply 3rd Circ. Rewards Plan Ruling To Others
• High Court Won't Hear Rite Aid's NY Property Tax Case
• Final IRS Regs Extend R&D Credit To Some Unsold Software
• Trump Foundation Ordered By NY AG To Cease Fundraising
• IRS Settles With Banker's Estate Over Tax On $140M In Art