Tax Archive » February, 2019

Tax - February, 2019

178 articles

• NBA Star's Ex-Assistant Can't Vacate 5-Year Fraud Sentence
• LA Metro Board Greenlights Congestion Pricing Study
• Neal Doesn't Rule Out Pursuing Trump's Business Tax Returns
• Rules Of Construction Provide Framework For Decoding TCJA
• Ex-Wash. Bank CEO Pleads Guilty To $867K Tax Fraud
• Senators Unveil Bill To Renew Slew Of Expired Tax Incentives
• EU Flags 7 Countries For Aggressive Tax Avoidance
• Online Retailers, States Watch Mass. Remote Tax Suit
• The Laterals Audit: Tax Attorney Moves In February
• Holland & Knight Adds Int'l Tax Atty From Greenberg Traurig
• IRS Never Proved Forex Traders' Rates Rigged, DC Circ. Told
• Trump Lowballed Assets To Avoid Taxes, Cohen Tells House
• Ill. Atty Cops To Evading Taxes On Tobacco Case Atty Fees
• CPAs Urge Revising Interest Definition In Proposed Regs
• SALT Cap Will Prevent $323B In Deductions, TIGTA Says
• Shifting Tax Burden To Polluters Requires Caution: Specialists
• Senate Confirms Ex-Bingham Partner As IRS Chief Counsel
• Defense Cos. Gave Wrong Tax Advice To Contractors: Suit
• Treasury Downplays Tax Overhaul's Role In Underwithholding
• Calif. Court Says Tribe Member On Hook For Cigarette Taxes
• Reed Smith Lands Tax Lawyer From Grant Thornton
• IRS To Extend Spinoff Guidance Program Past Original Cutoff
• Spanish Soccer Teams Didn't Get State Aid, EU Court Says
• US Online Marketplace Operators Now Liable For German VAT
• Employers, There May Be No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
• Foreign Shares Hike Eaton's Gross By $187M, Tax Court Rules
• Mass. Tax Dept. Urges Nixing Remote Sellers' Tax Complaint
• Ariz. High Court Upholds Car Rental Tax As Constitutional
• Feds Doubt Need For 2 Trials In Exxon Mobil's $1.35B Tax Row
• High Court Denies Review Of Nonprofit CEO's $100K Fine
• Red Stone Equity Wraps Up $74M Calif. Real Estate Fund
• Gov't, Health Orgs Seek Wins In Suit Over ACA-Exempt Plans
• NC Legislature's Approved Tax Cap Amendment Ruled Invalid
• Tribal Org. Urges 9th Circ. To Rehear County Tax Row
• Taxation With Representation: Davis Polk, Kirkland, Vinson
• Debt Ceiling Deal May Help Renew Tax Credits, House Staffer Says
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Distinguishing Donor Advised Funds From Foundations
• EY Lands Ex-House Ways and Means Chief GOP Tax Counsel
• Greenspoon Marder Unit, Squire Patton Back Pot Roundtable
• 3 Lessons From A Crypto Mock Trial
• States Follow The IRS In Joining The Big Data Revolution
• Tracing Puerto Rico's Journey Through Bankruptcy
• IRS Worker Charged With Leaking Michael Cohen's Bank Info
• Couple Found Guilty Of $1M Medicaid, Payroll Tax Scheme
• NH Senate Unanimously Passes Anti-Wayfair Remote Tax Bill
• IRS Commissioner Welcomes Senate Vote On Chief Counsel
• Manafort Sentencing Dates Set In Va., DC
• Avoiding Payroll Tax Traps For Foreign Employees
• Justices Raise Bar On State Tax Discrimination In W.Va. Case
• Kaestner Trust May Pick Up Where Wayfair Left Off
• Ex-KPMGer Admits Serial Tax And Bank Fraud, Cover-Up
• Ill. Gov. Pushes Tiered Income Tax Plus Taxes On Pot, Bets
• Brown Rudnick Slips Liability In Biz Owners' ESOP Tax Suit
• ABB Unit Settles Tax Dispute For About 10 Cents On Dollar
• Tribes Could Draw Infrastructure Loans Under Montana Bill
• NC Phased-Out Loss Regime Can Still Alter Tax Liability
• A Chat With McDermott COO John Yoshimura
• UBS Fined €3.7B By French Court In Tax Fraud Case
• W.Va. Tax Discriminated Against Fed. Retirees, Justices Say
• DC Circ. Says Pro-Israel Americans Must Face Conspiracy Suit
• Justices Deny LLC Owner's Appeal Over Financial Privacy Law
• NZ Crafting Digital Tax Measures To Raise Up To $55M
• HSBC Allocates $626M For Tax-Related Investigations
• High Court Turns Down Ill. Property Owners' County Tax Row
• Ga. Justices Free AT&T Unit From $40M Claim Over 911 Fees
• The Problem With 'Optimal' Diversity
• The Sequel To Upland: A Calif. Supermajority Tax Showdown
• The $1B Question: Can Puerto Rico Afford Its Bankruptcy Bills?
• Puerto Rico's Law Firms Find Their Footing After Disaster
• Facing Up To 24 Years, Manafort Gets No Help From Mueller
• 7th Circ. Asked To Revive RICO Suit Against Seyfarth
• Development Barred At BASF Superfund Site: NJ Tax Court
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, McAfee, Latham
• Va. Conforming To Tax Overhaul, Granting $1B In Deductions
• Molson Coors Artificially Inflated Stock Price, Investor Claims
• Ill. Officials Eye Graduated Tax, Bond Sale For Pension Debt
• Take Care Defining Health Services Under IRC Section 199A
• 5 EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Rules US Cos. Should Know
• 3 Takeaways From Amazon's About-Face On New York City HQ2
• Public Seeks More Flexibility In Opportunity Zone Rules
• 'Jersey Shore' Star's Ex-Accountant Ducks Jail In Tax Case
• Baker Botts' New Managing Partner To Focus On Tech, Energy
• Qualified Opportunity Fund Structuring For PE Sponsors
• Former Manatt Phelps Partner Joins Venable's Tax Practice
• Gallery Owner Mary Boone Gets 2.5 Years In Tax Fraud Case
• Don't Look To Virginia For Double Tax Relief
• Amazon Drops Plans To Build HQ2 In New York City
• Manafort Voided Plea Deal By Lying To Mueller, Judge Rules
• Texas Panel Affirms Ban On Repealing Homestead Exemptions
• Treasury Withholding Tables Cut Refunds For 4M: Economist
• FCC Must Clarify 911 Expenditure Rules, NJ Group Says
• A Brief Exploration Of Privilege Nuances In The Tax Context
• Del. Revenue At Risk In High Court Unclaimed Property Suit
• Better Contracts Make For More Likely Tax Savings In Ohio
• GOP Sens. Advance Plan To Speed Up Judicial Confirmations
• Calif. Tribe Urges 9th Circ. To Rethink County Tax Ruling
• Rubio Aims To Hike Stock-Buyback Tax To Pay For Expensing
• Munsch Hardt Adds Former Shell Tax Adviser, 2 Energy Attys
• Proposed Opportunity Zone Regs Hazy On Marijuana Projects
• Trump Won't Back Cuomo Bid To Change SALT Deduction Cap
• A Sneak Peek At Dutch Advance Ruling Practice
• Fresh Takes On Seeking Costs And Fees Under Rule 45
• Lehman Creditors Urge Top UK Court To Overturn Tax Bill
• Trump Atty Exits Greenberg Traurig To Start Boutique
• States Face Political Hurdles In Seeking Foreign Income
• Tribal Cos. Can't Escape NY's Contraband Cigarettes Suit
• Trump Blames Staff Errors And NY AG For Foundation Flubs
• Cuomo To Meet Trump On SALT Tax, Rips Amazon HQ2 Critics
• Corps. Resisting Tax Disclosure On Wrong Side Of History
• Judging A Book: Smith Camp Reviews 'Echo Of Its Time'
• Boston Fights Airbnb Bid To Stop Short-Term Rental Regs
• 7 Tips For Tribal Governments To Reduce Member Taxes
• One Woman's Attempt To Rebuild After Hurricane Maria
• 'Now Is The Real Crisis': Puerto Ricans Struggle For Disaster Aid
• Looking To Start Over, Storm-Tossed Lawyers Land In Fla.
• Challenge To Trump's '2-For-1' Reg Order Skirts Dismissal
• It's 2 Steps Forward, 1 Step Back For The Cannabis Industry
• Va. Justices Reject Co.'s Appeal Of Income Apportionment
• Awarding Of Costs In Tax Shelter Case Upheld By Fed. Circ.
• Taxation With Representation: Sullivan, Stroock, Vinson
• Tax Plans Foretell Leftward Shift For Dems Seeking 2020 Nod
• Michael Cohen-Linked Immigration Atty Disbarred In NY
• Sanders And Schumer (Mostly) Right On Share Repurchases
• Push To Legalize Cannabis Biz Deductions Made In Congress
• France Hits Danske With Formal Money Laundering Probe
• Holland & Knight Forms Team To Tackle Venezuela Matters
• 9th Circ. Rescinds IRS Early Win In Agent Door-Knocking Bout
• Legality Of Disclosing Trump's Taxes Debated At House Panel
• States Face Continued Challenges In Taxing Shared Economy
• Bermuda Tops Americas In US Corp. Foreign Income, IRS Says
• Sen. Grassley Confirms He Won't Adjust SALT Deduction Cap
• Uzbekistan Gets $13M Mining Row Award Halted In Fed. Court
• 'The Mooch' Talks Mayhem, Con Law, Lessons From Harvard
• Now In Congress: State Of The Union, Border Wall, Syria
• Ex-Bank Execs Acquitted Of Straw Lending Fraud Scheme
• Tax Lenders Class Action May Proceed, 4th Circ. Says
• High Court Should Hear Railroad Tax Bias Case: Think Tank
• Why PE's 'Opportunity Zone' Plans Remain On Hold
• Trump Renominates 4 To US Tax Court
• Houston Doctor Gets 18 Months In Prison For Tax Evasion
• Fla. Justices Told Hospital's History Backs $115M Bond Plan
• US Silent On Tribe's Supreme Court Gambling Tax Petition
• Action Items For Retirement Plan Sponsors In 2019
• GOP Lawmakers Float Bill To End Electric Vehicle Tax Credit
• Why Proper Document Redaction May Be An Ethical Duty
• OECD Continues Quest For Digital Tax Solution
• DC Circ. Revives FOIA Case Involving IRS Disciplinary Probe
• Senate Panel Approves Key IRS, Treasury Nominations
• Pillsbury Nabs Ex-Tesla Atty For Tax Practice Team
• Amazon HQ2 Critic Tapped For Key NY Board With Veto Power
• Tax Pro Bilked $11M, Earned More Prison Time, 10th Circ. Says
• A Look At FINRA's New 529 Plan Self-Reporting Initiative
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Refugee's Journey Of Firsts
• Reps And Warranty Insurance: Navigating The Claims Process
• Farm Bill Gives Cannabis Companies Room To Grow
• National Digital Taxes Could Face State Aid Challenge In EU
• Puerto Rico Gets Green Light For $18B Sales Tax Debt Plan
• Tax Court Judge Blasts Peers Over Virgin Islands Suit Ruling
• Sens. Urge Limiting Dividend Payouts By Changing Tax Code
• Calif. Judge Nixes Bid For Convicted VC To Repay $5.5M
• Covington Nabs Tax Partner From PwC For NY Office
• Fla. Gov. Seeks Property, Sales Tax Relief In $91.3B Budget
• CPA Who Pilfered $862K From Client Gets 3½ Years In Prison
• Tobacco Cos. Dodged Cigar Import Excise Taxes, CBP Says
• Texans Look To State Supreme Court For Franchise Tax Clarity
• Keeping PR Strategy Communications Privileged: Part 2
• EU Retail Group Says Slovak Turnover Tax Discriminatory
• As Puerto Rico Recovers, Courts Heed Lessons Of Disaster
• Trump's ACA Hatred Isn't Basis To Sue, Judge Rules
• Indirect Investors May Lose Out Under New Pass-Through Regs
• Emulation Could Lead To Int'l Tax Coordination, Panelists Say
• Pa. Gov. Renews Plan For Natural Gas Tax, Draws Criticism
• Insurer Says It Needn't Defend Auditor In Microcap Scheme
• Ex-Stradling Yocca Partner Joins Loeb & Loeb's Tax Practice
• NY Tax Minutes: Wayfair, Executive Budget, Goldman Offshore
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Vinson, Simpson
• Keeping PR Strategy Communications Privileged: Part 1