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April 30, 2026
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday aimed at expanding workers' access to a low-cost retirement plan via a new government website, touting a $1,000 federal contribution match available under authority that Congress provided in a 2022 retirement law, the Secure 2.0 Act.
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April 30, 2026
A Pennsylvania university that was charged by a borough for stormwater management services doesn't owe the amount assessed because the charges constitute a tax that the university is exempt from paying, the state's Supreme Court affirmed Thursday.
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April 30, 2026
A mortgage lender still suffered from suspensions to its business during COVID-19 even if it saw an overall increase in revenue, it told a California federal court, pushing back on the U.S. government's attempt to block it from claiming a $5 million employee retention tax credit.
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April 30, 2026
Global export restrictions on critical raw materials that are key for digital and renewable energy technologies increased fivefold between 2009 and 2024, which could lead to greater risks of supply chain vulnerabilities, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said.
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April 30, 2026
Gabon was rated as noncompliant with tax transparency standards, while Guinea, Montserrat and Niue have room to improve on their legal frameworks, according to peer reviews published by the OECD.
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April 30, 2026
Meta Platforms Inc. booked a more than $8 billion tax benefit from U.S. Treasury Department guidance on the corporate alternative minimum tax that allowed taxpayers to reduce the tax's base, the company said.
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April 30, 2026
The Fifth Circuit upheld the dismissal of a man's claims that an India-based information technology and professional services firm violated the False Claims Act via fraudulent visa applications and improper tax withholding, finding no specific payment obligations under the FCA itself.
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April 30, 2026
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said Thursday that he has asked the IRS to investigate whether two attorneys "inaccurately advised" wealthy individuals that they could avoid taxes on capital gains accrued in the U.S. before becoming residents of Puerto Rico.
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April 30, 2026
A Miami federal court appointed six attorneys from three firms to help it determine whether it has jurisdiction in President Donald Trump's suit accusing the IRS of failing to prevent a former contractor from leaking his tax returns to news outlets.
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April 29, 2026
The government did not prove that political consultant Esther Nuhfer was operating in bad faith when she worked with former Florida congressman David Rivera under a $50 million contract with a unit of Venezuela's state-owned oil company, Nuhfer's attorney said Wednesday in his final pitch to jurors.
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April 29, 2026
A Fifth Circuit panel seemed dubious of a law firm's argument that a federal court lacked jurisdiction over a claim that it shuffled assets to avoid paying an arbitration award that totaled $70 million, saying Wednesday that the firm's argument was "a stretch."
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April 29, 2026
A Fort Worth manufacturer already received employee retention tax credits for the first three quarters of 2021, rendering moot its challenge to claw back a refund amount, the IRS told a Texas federal court.
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April 29, 2026
Customs and Border Protection expects the first refunds for tariffs paid under the global regime struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court to be issued May 11, according to an order published at the U.S. Court of International Trade.
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April 28, 2026
Former U.S. Rep. David Rivera's public opposition to the regime of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was just a "facade" as he secretly worked on behalf of the government under a $50 million contract with a unit of Venezuela's state-owned oil company, federal prosecutors told jurors on Tuesday.
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April 28, 2026
Supporters of a referendum that calls for a 5% tax to be levied once on the wealth of California billionaires said they are closer to getting their measure on the November ballot as they are ready to turn in nearly twice the number of required signatures.
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April 28, 2026
The U.S. Tax Court has jurisdiction over whether Meta is due a refund of interest for 2019 because the company claimed an overpayment for that year along with its challenge to deficiencies assessed in 2017, 2018 and 2019, the social media giant argued.
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April 28, 2026
Importers have successfully submitted more than 11.2 million entries to Customs and Border Protection's tariff refund system, and more than 1.7 million imports have been validated and are ready for refunds, a CBP official told the U.S. Court of International Trade on Tuesday.
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April 28, 2026
Australia has opened a second consultation on a 2.25% digital services tax that would be imposed on large social media companies and search engines if they don't pay Australian news organizations to publish their work.
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April 28, 2026
Netflix on Tuesday secured the cancellation of 68.7 billion won ($46.6 million) in taxes imposed by the Korean government in a dispute over the characterization of payments to a Dutch subsidiary, in a partial victory at a Seoul court, according to a news report.
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April 28, 2026
Kansas' governor vetoed a second bill that would have allowed taxpayers to petition the property tax increases of localities under certain conditions.
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April 28, 2026
When the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday in a patent case involving "skinny labels" on generic drugs, a longtime patent attorney as well as a government attorney who often handles intellectual property cases will face an appellate specialist who has argued many high court cases.
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April 28, 2026
Kansas expanded tax credits for employers' expenses related to providing childcare for employees' children under a bill signed by the governor.
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April 28, 2026
A New Jersey man convicted of making $40 million from filing false tax returns in a countrywide securities scheme asked the Third Circuit to reconsider affirming his conviction, citing what he described as a conflict of interest and a misreading of arguments in the ruling against him.
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April 27, 2026
U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, told jurors in Florida federal court on Monday that his meetings with Venezuelan officials set up by former Florida Congressman David Rivera were part of a larger attempt to negotiate an exit for then-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and usher in free and fair elections for the country.
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April 27, 2026
Legal strategies are evolving quickly in the wake of last week's "historic" rescheduling of state-legal medical cannabis, as a group of attorneys and advocates gathered Monday to evaluate the trade-offs of dispensaries now being able to register like pharmacies with the feds and the potential effect on industry investments and trade.