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Tax - February, 2018

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• The Laterals Audit: Tax Attorney Moves In February
• Death Of Dutch Tax Regime Inflicts Administrative Costs
• Assistant In UN Real Estate Bribery Plot Gets 7 Months
• Ga. Senate Committee Strikes Delta Tax Break Amid NRA Row
• Polish Vendor Properly Gave VAT Refunds, EU Court Finds
• Amazon Eyes Expansion In Boston For $5M In Tax Breaks
• States Examine Cryptocurrency As New Way To Collect Tax
• Ohio Justices To Decide If Reds' Bobbleheads Can Be Taxed
• Taxpayers: Watch How States Respond To IRC Section 965
• Portuguese Property Co. Can Keep VAT Deductions: EU Court
• Feds Seek Lesser Sentence For Ex-CEO In $36M Fraud Case
• No Gain On Monster CEO's Stock Swap Delay, 2nd Circ. Told
• How Newman's Own Got A New Life
• Settlement Payment Considerations After Tax Reform
• Manafort To Face 'Foreign Agent' Charges At Sept. Trial
• Bill To Extend Tribe's Gambling Pact Hits Fla. House Floor
• States Struggle To Fix Digital Disparity Of Old Tax Codes
• Ill. Dems Want To Lower Threshold For 'Home Rule' Towns
• Goulston & Storrs Lures Back ERISA Atty From Murtha Cullina
• Quill Is Harmful, Outdated And Must Go, SD Tells Justices
• UK Co. Used Employee Benefits Plan To Dodge Taxes: Panel
• Cities, States Court Delta After Ga. Threatens Tax Break
• House Bill Targets Tax Loopholes For Multinational Cos.
• Swiss Insurer Starr Appeals Denial Of $38M Tax Refund
• Slovenia Brings OECD Mega-Treaty To Brink Of Enactment
• Dr Pepper Executive Pleads Guilty To Fraud, Tax Charges
• Why Machine Learning Should Matter To Lawyers
• 9th Circ. Affirms Enhanced Fraud Sentence Of Ex-IRS Worker
• Drinks Festival Founder Wants Tax Docs In Racketeering Suit
• Feds Move To DQ Todd & Weld Atty In Mass. Sen. Fraud Case
• Trump Infrastructure Plan: Perspectives For The P3 Market
• Dutch Case Highlights Transfer Pricing In Restructuring
• EU State Aid Probes Aim At Tax Loopholes, Specialist Says
• Top Court Review Baseless In Va. Tax Case, Duty Free Says
• Luxembourg Appeals EU Ruling On Tax Treatment Of Amazon
• NJ Senate Passes Bill To Protect Tax Agreement With Pa.
• Ga. Lt. Gov. Threatens To Wield Tax Code To Punish Delta
• Aviation Co.'s Doc Request Called 'Fishing' In $4.7M Row
• Prominent US Treasury Tax Official Abruptly Resigns
• Lawsuit Over Trump's 2-For-1 Regulation Order Tossed
• NJ Senate Passes Bill To Extend Business-Friendly Zones
• Tax Cut Law More About Political Optics, Panelist Says
• NJ Senate Passes Charity Donations Bill To Fight SALT Cap
• Greenberg Traurig Team Exits Suit By Vet-Led Former Client
• Apple Fails In Bid To Ban Protesters From French Stores
• Clarity Sought On Tax Law's Treatment Of Executive Pay
• Businesses Beware: SALT Effects Of Tax Reform May Vary
• Expired Royalty Closing Agreement Allowed In Coke Trial
• Tax Reform's Impacts On Pass-Through Entities
• Getting Back To Basics With Master Limited Partnerships
• No Quick Answer On Transition Tax, Treasury Official Says
• Days Appear Numbered For Lax Online Sales Tax Collection
• DBSI Trustee Wants IRS To Return All Ponzi Funds
• Looming Cap On Borrowing Could Alter Financing Strategies
• TIGTA Criticizes IRS' Worker Misclassification Project
• Justices Urged To Find Railroad Stock Options Not Taxable
• Foreign-Derived Income Rate Might Not Go Up, Brady Says
• Tax Reform Seen Prompting Few Transfer Pricing Settlements
• Treasury's Mnuchin Says IRS Calculator Coming Soon
• Stakeholders Must Act Now To Nominate Opportunity Zones
• Taxation With Representation: Davis Polk, Kirkland & Ellis
• Mass. Justices Revive Long Row Over Computer Contract Tax
• Chloe Kim's Right Of Publicity: The Value Of Gold
• SC Federal Court Lacks Jurisdiction, Reservations.com Says
• Biz Seeks $136M Refund From Gov't For Solar Power Project
• NY Asks 2nd Circ. To Affirm $247M UPS Cigarette Penalty
• Manafort Associate Pleads Guilty In Mueller Probe
• Tax Law Could Keep IP From Leaving, Treasury Official Says
• Chamber Seeks Clarity For Tax Law's Repatriation Rules
• Treasury Official Keeps Mum On BEAT Anti-Abuse Rules
• NY Tells 2nd Circ. To Toss Couple's $5M Income Tax Appeal
• Pass-Throughs Await IRS Guidance Before Restructuring
• Feds Ask DC Circ. To Reinstate Tax Preparer ID Fees
• Wash. House To Vote On Budget With Capital Gains Tax
• Trump's Ex-Campaign Officials Face New Tax, Fraud Charges
• Tax Specialists Call For Generous Reading Of BEAT Provision
• BBC, Guardian Say Public Duty Trumps Appleby Records Suit
• Breaking Down The New Interest Deduction Limitation
• NJ Trader Faces New Charges In Market Manipulation Case
• Pa. Man Gets 1 Year For Aiding Tobacco Tax Evasion
• How Tax Reform Changes The Treatment Of Fringe Benefits
• NY Tax Atty Charged With Tax Fraud Over $3.5M Charity Scam
• Carbon-Related Tax Unlikely Under Int'l Rules, Prof Says
• Okla. Tribe Asks 10th Circ. To Rethink $27M Tax Ruling
• Tax Court Rejects Religious Nonprofit's Bid For Costs
• UK Tax Policy Reflects Maturing Oil Fields, Official Says
• Feds Can't Get Israeli Court Info In $163M Perrigo Tax Row
• Dems Could Have Kept SALT In TCJA, Senate Counsel Says
• Dutch Official Says Tax Rulings Must Retain Certainty Aspect
• Jackson Hewitt Faces Franchisee Customer's Fraud Claims
• Aviation Contractor Seeks Rival's Tax Docs In $4.6M Row
• Publisher's $2M Refund Claim Came Too Late, 2nd Circ. Told
• EU Tees Up New Measures To Tax The Digital Economy
• Dueling Tax Measures On San Francisco's June Ballot
• NY Accountant Pleads Guilty In Stock Manipulation Scheme
• 4 Takeaways As Trump Admin. Backs Skimpy Health Policies
• States Seeing Rash Of Bills To Tax Carbon Emissions
• Conn. Embarks On Aggressive Effort To Collect Online Tax
• Unions Say Disney World Withheld $1K Tax Cut Bonuses
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Forfeiture Order In $10M Tax Fraud Case
• $300M Emergency Loan Approved For Puerto Rico Electric Co.
• Railroad Cos. Tell High Court $13.3M In Options Not Taxable
• Top UK Court Weighs Gov't Appeal In Prudential Tax Dispute
• Supreme Court Rejects Investor's Claims On Tax Shelter
• Planning For The New GILTI Tax
• HSBC Faces $1.5B In Fines From Swiss Tax Evasion Probes
• BEAT Grew Out Of Frustration, Treasury Official Says
• Can Courts Handle The Increased FOIA Strain Under Trump?
• Coca-Cola To Pay $3.6B Under Tax Repatriation Provision
• Court Asked To Toss Suit Over $1.4B LNG Plant Tax Break
• IRS Asserts Coca-Cola Undervalued Property In $3B Tax Case
• Pot Biz Urges Supreme Court To Take Case Against IRS
• Caterpillar's Tax Bill May Reach $2.3B After IRS Audit
• UK Supreme Court Refuses Citi's Challenge In HMRC Tax Suit
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Davis, Skadden, Weil
• 6 Takeaways For The Sports Industry From Tax Reform
• How Emerging Sources Of ESI Will Impact Discovery
• Puerto Rico Electric Co. Denied Bid For Emergency Loan
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Citizens United Challenge To NY Donor Law
• Bilateral Safe Harbors Uncertain Under OECD, Economist Says
• Axing Deadwood Tax Regs Of Little Use To Businesses
• Brady, Hatch Urge IRS To Stop Rewarding Problem Workers
• EU Initiates 8-Month Audit Of Members' VAT Practices
• Mass. Lawmakers Eye Broad Sports Betting If Justices Ax Ban
• Forfeited $10M Deposit Not Capital Gain, 11th Circ. Says
• Put The Brakes On Acceleration Bay Litigation Funder Ruling
• The Base Erosion And Anti-Abuse Tax: An Introduction
• A Chat With Hogan Lovells HR Chief Allison Friend
• Texas Man Can't Use Frozen Funds For Appeal, 5th Circ. Says
• Mnuchin Vows To Close Carried Interest Loophole In Tax Law
• Play It Safe In Reporting Bitcoin On FBAR, Specialists Say
• Pfizer Fights In 2nd Circ. Over Interest Claims Deadline
• Tax Code's Drug Trafficking Provision Seen As Out Of Touch
• Countries Must Step Up Energy Taxes, OECD Says
• Ex-CEO Hid Millions, Lived Large Off Pa. Co., Feds Charge
• Recent Trends In Structuring Risk Retention Vehicles
• The Impact Of Kokesh So Far, And What's Next: Part 2
• Considerations For Attorneys Using Artificial Intelligence
• Senate Panel Grills OMB's Mulvaney On Trump Budget
• Lawmakers Continue To Make Corrections To Fed. Tax Law
• EU Targets Shipyard Tax Scheme In Letter To Polish Gov't
• How A Recent Tax Case Offers Guidance To Family Offices
• IRS May Deny Accounting Period Shifts Over Transition Tax
• How China's Withholding Tax Relief Affects Foreign Investors
• The Impact Of Kokesh So Far, And What's Next: Part 1
• An Overview Of The New International Tax Provisions
• Treasury Proposes Scrapping Nearly 300 Tax Rules
• Gov't Must Seek Tribes' Input On Vital Issues: NCAI Prez
• IRS Asks Court To Toss Facebook's Tax Appeal Suit
• Trump Budget Includes $15B To Enforce Tax Law
• With Budgets Tight, Tax Sharing Could Get Another Look
• Ingersoll-Rand Seeks Quick Win On $25M Foreign Tax Credit
• IRS Pick's Clean Slate May Help Reform Embattled Agency
• US Tax Cuts Worsen Divide Between Rich And Poor, Prof Says
• Judging A Book: Duncan Reviews 'Justice And Empathy'
• States Shouldn't Rush On Federal Audit Rules, Tax Pros Say
• SEC, CFTC Whistleblowers Dodge A Devastating Tax Bullet
• Biz Interest Anti-Abuse Tax Rule Possible, Official Says
• Interim Years Trivial In Partnership Audits, IRS Rep Says
• DOJ's No. 3 Checks Out For Walmart Gig
• Uber, Lyft Can't Bypass Local Taxes, SF Lawsuit Claims
• Budget Bill Contains Energy Tax Credit Boon
• Facebook Docs Not Privileged, US Argues In Tax Dispute
• India Signs 7 APAs, Including First Deal With US
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Weil, Latham
• Texas Oil Co. Sues IRS In $222M Fuel Credit Dispute
• A Recent Tax Court View Of Statute Of Limitations Provisions
• Trump Signs Spending Bill, Ending Overnight Shutdown
• States Again Turn To EITC To Help Low-Income Workers
• $3B Tax Trial Will Focus On Royalties, Coca-Cola Says
• Australia Floats Guidance For Diverted Profits Tax
• The Art Of The Litigation Funding Deal
• Tax Legislation Prompts IRS Updates To Guidance Plan
• Whistleblower Can't Avoid Tax On FCA Award, NJ Court Says
• Tax Group Of The Year: Skadden
• Budget Deal Would Renew Expired Tax 'Extenders'
• TCJA Will Affect Foreign Investments In US Real Estate
• Greece Must Tax Fuel Headed For Non-EU Nations, Court Says
• Hochman Salkin Atty Nominated For IRS Commissioner Role
• Senior EU Lawmakers Vote To Set Up Paradise Papers Probe
• Senate Leaders Reveal Spending Deal As Shutdown Looms
• Sen. Wyden Calls For GAO To Study Tax Bill's Impact
• Norway Signs Agreement With EU To Tackle VAT Fraud
• Tax Group of the Year: Morgan Lewis & Bockius
• Smart Contracts Need Smart Corporate Lawyers
• 5th Circ. Lets Alone Reversal Of Cities' $84M Hotel Tax Win
• Partnership Rules Flout Long-Held Principles, Tax Pros Say
• W.Va. City Can't Make Cable Co. Hide Tax On Subscriber Bills
• Tax-Exempt Organizations Face A New Excise Tax
• Former UAW VP's Widow Admits To Tax Fraud In Chrysler Con
• A Look At Hong Kong's New Transfer Pricing Proposal
• India's Budget Takes Anti-Tax Avoidance Cues From OECD
• CBO Officials Say Jury Still Out On Fed. Tax Cut's Impact
• 10th Circ. Reverses Okla. Tribe's $27M Alcohol Tax Win
• How To Fix Your Broken Client Teams
• Mass. Justices Question Legality Of 'Millionaire Tax' Petition
• Pa. Gov. Seeks Tax On Natural Gas To Fund Education
• Sunoco Downplays Cost To Gov't In $306M Fed. Circ. Tax Row
• Cook Inlet Decision Rightly Protects Deemed Consolidation
• 2nd Circ. Orders Judge To Justify Tax-Dodger's Record Fine
• Tax Group Of The Year: Mayer Brown
• Pa. Panel Orders Redo In Railroad Tax Exemption Fight
• A Look At Air Rights In Boston, San Francisco And New York
• Former Dell Employee, Accomplice Sentenced For Fraud
• House Panel Seeks Reformed Hiring Practices At IRS
• IRS May Struggle To Comply With 2-For-1 Regulation Order
• Amazon Settles €196M Tax Dispute With France
• Wells Fargo Denied New Trial In $1.25B Tax 'Sham' Case
• Tax Scammer's Wife Pleads With 2nd Circ. Over Seized Funds
• Fla. High Court Won't Hear Key West Stormwater Fee Dispute
• IRS Asks Supreme Court To Skip Appeal In Marijuana Case
• Tax Group Of The Year: Davis Polk
• From Amazon To Foxconn, Incentives To Woo Biz Scrutinized
• Iran UN Consultant Gets 3 Months For Tax, Sanctions Crimes
• Locke Lord Adds Tax, Transaction Atty From Andrews Kurth
• For States, New Federal Tax Law Is A Big Problem To Solve
• Mass. Appeals Court Upholds $16.6M VAT Claim
• WaMu Ordered To Pay $5M Tax Counsel Fee For Ch. 11 Work
• Prevezon Must Pay Out $6M Settlement Despite Asset Freeze
• High Foreign Taxes May Still Trigger GILTI, Panelist Says
• Tax Law At Stake In Upcoming Elections, Trump Adviser Says
• Tax Group Of The Year: Cravath
• New Partnership Audit Rules Affect Many Family Partnerships
• Taxation With Representation: Fenwick, Morgan, Sidley
• How To Serve Your Blind Client Effectively
• DOJ Limitation On Agency Guidance Levels Playing Field
• What To Expect After Trump's State Of The Union Address
• About My Paycheck: The Lurking Retaliation Risk
• 3rd Circ. Says Lawyer Must Disclose Client List To IRS
• DOJ Settles Final Case In IRS Political Targeting Row
• Business Trio Can't Void IRS Settlement, 7th Circ. Finds
• Gov't Sues For FBAR Penalties Over UK Bank Accounts
• Solar Co. Seeks $12M In Federal Clean Energy Cash Grants
• EU Nations Won't Wait For Agreement On Digital Tax Rules
• IRS Rules Would OK Partnerships To Adjust Outside Bases
• Full 11th Circ. Nixes 30-Year Precedent On Tax Affidavits
• How Notice 2018-13 Frames Foreign Earnings Transition Tax
• Evolving Due Process In The Digital Age
• Under New Tax Law, Time Is Running Out For Ponzi Victims