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February 19, 2025
Tax Tech Worker Says He Was Fired For Lawsuit Presentation
A tax compliance software company wrongfully fired an employee after he gave a presentation to his co-workers about a gender discrimination lawsuit that had been brought against video game publisher Activision Blizzard, violating his federal and state constitutional rights, according to litigation removed to Connecticut federal court.
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February 19, 2025
Miller & Chevalier Adds Former IRS Chief Counsel
Miller & Chevalier Chtd. has found a new co-leader for its tax controversy and litigation practice as it brings aboard the former chief counsel of the Internal Revenue Service during President Donald Trump's first term.
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February 19, 2025
FinCEN Sets March Deadline For Corporate Transparency Act
The U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network set a new deadline of March 21 for an estimated 32 million small entities to file beneficial ownership reports relating to the Corporate Transparency Act after a Texas federal judge lifted a block on the law's enforcement.
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February 19, 2025
McCarter & English Adds Shutts & Bowen Latin America Head
The former chair of the Shutts & Bowen LLP's Latin America practice group and co-chair of its tax and international law practice group jumped to McCarter & English LLP in Miami, the firm announced Wednesday.
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February 19, 2025
Peanut Truck Co. Exempt From Excise Tax, Justices Told
A Georgia maker of special trucks for peanut farming was denied an excise tax exemption for off-road highway vehicles because the IRS interpreted the law too narrowly, the company argued while urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the Eleventh Circuit on the question.
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February 19, 2025
Ill. Dept. OKs Quantum Computing Building Tax Credit Regs
Illinois individual and corporate taxpayers may claim income tax credits for a portion of wages paid to workers employed in the construction of quantum computing campus facilities, the state Department of Revenue said in adopted regulatory amendments.
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February 18, 2025
Dems Push Corporate Transparency Act Legitimacy To Courts
Congress has the authority to establish a nationwide registry of the beneficial owners of legal entities by passing the Corporate Transparency Act, a group of Democratic legislators said in similar amicus briefs filed in appellate courts.
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February 18, 2025
NY Broadens Tax Break Guidelines For Development Projects
New York state broadened guidelines for determining whether some economic development projects may be eligible for property and sales tax exemptions based on the level of a project's on-site child care services under clarifying legislation signed by Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul.
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February 18, 2025
DC Court Asked To Block DOGE's Access To Taxpayer Data
A federal judge should block the U.S. Treasury Department's reported provision of taxpayer data to the Department of Government Efficiency, halt DOGE's access and order its software uninstalled from Treasury systems, unions and advocacy organizations said in a complaint.
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February 18, 2025
Goldstein's Overseas Ties Make It 'Easier To Flee,' Judge Says
U.S. Supreme Court advocate and SCOTUSblog publisher Tom Goldstein has lost a second attempt to shield his more than $3 million residence in Washington, D.C., from forfeiture in his criminal tax evasion case as a Maryland federal judge ruled Tuesday that he remains a "significant flight risk."
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February 18, 2025
What's At Stake In Justices' Review Of IRS Debt Offsets
A U.S. Supreme Court case that revolves around the IRS' use of offsets to collect a woman's contested tax liability could end up limiting taxpayers' collection due process rights and the U.S. Tax Court's jurisdiction in such circumstances. Here, Law360 looks at what’s at stake in the case.
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February 18, 2025
Trading Firm Fined £1.7M For Financial Crime Control Failings
The Financial Conduct Authority said Tuesday it has fined trader Mako Financial Markets Partnership LLP £1.66 million ($2 million) for its failure to have effective controls against financial crime in cum-ex trading.
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February 14, 2025
Ex-Greenberg Traurig Atty Gets 30 Months For Tax Fraud
A former partner in the Amsterdam office of Greenberg Traurig has been sentenced to 30 months in prison after pleading guilty in New York federal court to helping file a false tax return as part of an alleged ploy to help a famous DJ hide global income from the Internal Revenue Service.
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February 14, 2025
Maine Judge Denies Challenge To Corporate Transparency Act
A Maine federal judge upheld the Corporate Transparency Act, rejecting one of several challenges across federal courts claiming Congress lacked the power to require companies to disclose their real owners.
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February 14, 2025
Trump Aims To End Limits On President's Power To Fire
President Donald Trump has his sights set on taking down a 90-year-old U.S. Supreme Court ruling that protects certain government officials from being fired, a U.S. Department of Justice letter confirms, and he plans to leverage his prior legal victories to deliver the precedent's death knell and expand presidential power.
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February 14, 2025
DOJ Defends IRS Offset Actions In Supreme Court Tax Case
The U.S. Tax Court was right to dismiss a woman's collection due process lawsuit over a 2010 tax debt after the Internal Revenue Service removed the disputed liability using her overpayments from later years, the federal government told the Supreme Court on Friday.
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February 14, 2025
Corporate Transparency Act Vital For Nat'l Security, Circs. Told
A nationwide registry of beneficial ownership information is critical to U.S. foreign policy and national security goals, which makes a law aimed at creating one, the Corporate Transparency Act, a valid exercise of congressional authority, groups told the Fourth and Fifth circuits.
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February 14, 2025
State Lawmakers Eye Tighter Restrictions On Hemp Products
Legislators in multiple states have introduced legislation aimed at regulating or restricting the manufacture and sale of products containing intoxicating cannabinoids derived or synthesized from federally lawful hemp.
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February 14, 2025
4th Circ. Rejects IRS Worker's Discrimination Claims
A Maryland federal court was right to reject claims by a Vietnam-born Internal Revenue Service employee who said she was discriminated against when managers disciplined her for insubordination, the Fourth Circuit ruled Friday, saying she failed to prove other employees were treated differently.
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February 14, 2025
Alvarez & Marsal Appoints Tax Leader For Southeast Asia
Alvarez & Marsal has appointed a former PwC senior tax partner as a managing director and head of tax for the Southeast Asia region.
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February 14, 2025
Brown Rudnick Bolsters Firm With Tax Pro From Fieldfisher
Brown Rudnick LLP announced it added a former Fieldfisher partner to work in the firm's London-based litigation and dispute resolution practice as a tax partner.
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February 14, 2025
Tariffs On Drugs And Chips May Not Bring Makers Stateside
The White House's planned tariffs on semiconductors, computer chips and pharmaceuticals are likely to raise prices for consumers and businesses, but won't necessarily lead to the president's stated goal of growing domestic manufacturing, attorneys and others told Law360.
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February 14, 2025
Trump Tariff Plan Sparks UK Fears Of Retaliation For VAT
The U.K. could be hit with tariffs as part of U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to impose reciprocal measures on countries that levy value-added taxes on American products, with sectors such as pharmaceuticals under threat, experts in Britain warned.
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February 14, 2025
Judge Leaves Curbs On DOGE Treasury Access After Hearing
A Manhattan federal judge left in place temporary curbs on sweeping powers handed by President Donald Trump to Elon Musk's government-slashing U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization, after 19 states challenged the organization's access to U.S. Treasury payment systems.
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February 13, 2025
House Dems Push Against GOP's Proposed Tax Cuts
House Budget Committee Republicans on Thursday passed a resolution that would allow for the passage of up to $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and the repeal of the Inflation Reduction Act.
Expert Analysis
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So You Want To Move Your Law Practice To Canada, Eh?
Google searches for how to move to Canada have surged in the wake of the U.S. presidential election, and if you’re an attorney considering a move to the Great White North, you’ll need to understand how the practice of law differs across the border, says David Postel at Henein Hutchison.
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Legislation Most Likely To Pass In Lame Duck Session
As Congress begins its five-week post-election lame duck session, attorneys at Greenberg Traurig break down the legislative priorities and which proposals can be expected to pass.
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What Trump's 2nd Presidency Could Mean For Crypto Sector
Trump's second term will bring a fundamental shift from the Biden administration's approach to crypto-asset regulation and banking supervision, with the most significant changes likely taking effect in the first two quarters of 2025 and broader policy shifts emerging over the next year, say attorneys at Cahill.
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Promoting Diversity In The Selection Of ADR Neutrals
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Choosing neutrals from diverse backgrounds is an important step in promoting inclusion in the legal profession, and it can enhance the legitimacy and public perception of alternative dispute resolution proceedings, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.
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Playing Ultimate Makes Us Better Lawyers
In addition to being fun, ultimate Frisbee has improved our legal careers by emphasizing the importance of professionalism, teamwork, perseverance, enthusiasm and vulnerability, say Arunabha Bhoumik and Adam Bernstein at Regeneron.
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Considering Chevron's End Through A State Tax Lens
States took the lead in encouraging Chevron's demise, turning away from Chevron-type deference in state tax administration ahead of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright decision, a trend likely to accelerate as courts take a more active role in interpreting tax laws, say attorneys at Eversheds Sutherland.
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E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On Metadata
Several recent rulings reflect the competing considerations that arise when parties dispute the form of production for electronically stored information, underscoring that counsel must carefully consider how to produce and request reasonably usable data, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Kentucky Tax Talk: Finally Better Online Records At Revenue?
The Kentucky Department of Revenue has not taken significant visible steps toward complying with legislation requiring it to post administrative guidance on its website starting no later than Nov. 15, and refusal to do so would widen the transparency gap between the state and its more business-friendly neighbors, say attorneys at Frost Brown.
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Striking A Balance Between AI Use And Attorney Well-Being
As the legal industry increasingly adopts generative artificial intelligence tools to boost efficiency, leaders must note the hidden costs of increased productivity, and work to protect attorneys’ well-being while unlocking AI’s full potential, says Ed Sohn at Factor.
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Takeaways From The IRS' Crypto Doc Summons Win
A recent First Circuit decision holding that taxpayers do not have a Fourth Amendment reasonable expectation of privacy in cryptocurrency transaction records should prompt both taxpayers and exchanges to take stock of past transactions and future plans, say attorneys at BakerHostetler.
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Empathy In Mediation Offers A Soft Landing For Disputes
Experiencing a crash-landing on a recent flight underscored to me how much difference empathy makes in times of crisis or stress, including during mediation, says Eydith Kaufman at Alternative Resolution Centers.
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Being An Artist Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My work as an artist has highlighted how using creativity and precision together — qualities that are equally essential in both art and law — not only improves outcomes, but also leads to more innovative and thoughtful work, says Sarah La Pearl at Segal McCambridge.
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How Judiciary Can Minimize AI Risks In Secondary Sources
Because courts’ standing orders on generative artificial intelligence and other safeguards do not address the risk of hallucinations in secondary source materials, the judiciary should consider enlisting legal publishers and database hosts to protect against AI-generated inaccuracies, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.
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NY Tax Talk: Questions In Corporate Franchise Tax Regs Case
In the first challenge to New York's Corporate Franchise Tax regulations — Paychex v. Department of Taxation and Finance — the court has an important opportunity to provide clarity on a major retroactive application issue, say attorneys at Eversheds Sutherland.
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How Attorneys Can Break Free From Career Enmeshment
Ambitious attorneys can sometimes experience career enmeshment — when your sense of self-worth becomes unhealthily tangled up in your legal vocation — but taking the time to discover and realign with your core personal values can help you recover your identity, says Janna Koretz at Azimuth Psychological.