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Pa. Panel Narrows Test For Tax Exemption On Charities' Land
A Pennsylvania appeals court panel held Tuesday that the Salvation Army was wrongly denied a real estate tax exemption for an outdoor retreat by the organization, saying that the entire property was operated in keeping with the group's charitable mission.
Smithfield Gets Mass. Tax Bill Cut Over Finnigan Calculation
Massachusetts' application of what is commonly known as a Finnigan adjustment to Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp.'s sales receipts indirectly taxed income in violation of federal law, a state board said in a decision released Monday, cutting a corporate tax bill for the company by about half.
Atty Hopes AI Tool Can Make Tax Court More Accessible
An attorney has developed an artificial intelligence-powered tool that aims to give practitioners a new window into the U.S. Tax Court's sprawling docket with analyses of judge and attorney workloads, daily opinion summaries and real-time case updates. Michael Coverstone, counsel at Kostelanetz LLP, spoke to Law360 about what it can do.
Pa. Panel Narrows Test For Tax Exemption On Charities' Land
A Pennsylvania appeals court panel held Tuesday that the Salvation Army was wrongly denied a real estate tax exemption for an outdoor retreat by the organization, saying that the entire property was operated in keeping with the group's charitable mission.
Smithfield Gets Mass. Tax Bill Cut Over Finnigan Calculation
Massachusetts' application of what is commonly known as a Finnigan adjustment to Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp.'s sales receipts indirectly taxed income in violation of federal law, a state board said in a decision released Monday, cutting a corporate tax bill for the company by about half.
Atty Hopes AI Tool Can Make Tax Court More Accessible
An attorney has developed an artificial intelligence-powered tool that aims to give practitioners a new window into the U.S. Tax Court's sprawling docket with analyses of judge and attorney workloads, daily opinion summaries and real-time case updates. Michael Coverstone, counsel at Kostelanetz LLP, spoke to Law360 about what it can do.
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A watchdog organization asked a D.C. federal court to order the government to disclose communications relating to the settlement between President Donald Trump and the Internal Revenue Service over leaks of hi... (more story)
The Internal Revenue Service's income tax withholding regulations resulted in employers overdeducting taxes from their employees' paychecks, two workers told a Texas federal court, arguing the agency's rulemak... (more story)
A recent U.S. Tax Court decision that tossed IRS regulations doesn't help Liberty Global's bid for a $2.4 billion deduction under the same statute, the federal government told the Tenth Circuit, arguing that t... (more story)
The former chief of the appeals section of what was once the Tax Division of the U.S. Department of Justice has returned to the agency to helm the appellate arm of the department's newly named civil tax branch, she announced.
A crypto hedge fund manager who renounced his U.S. citizenship and moved to the Cayman Islands was sentenced to over three years in prison for tax evasion, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District o... (more story)
A California wind farm, the nation's second largest, is entitled to an additional $49.4 million in renewable energy cash grants, a U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge announced Monday, approving the parties' re... (more story)
Four limited liability companies defended total deductions of $245 million for conservation easements on land in two Wisconsin counties they donated in 2021, telling the U.S. Tax Court the properties had the p... (more story)
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Judges On AI: Examining Administrative, Organizational Uses
U.S. District Judge Alan Albright of the Western District of Texas examines how artificial intelligence could transform a court's ability to deal with administrative work and organize materials when preparing ... (more story)
Ala. Court Upholds Denial Of Film Production Tax Breaks
The denial of Alabama tax incentives claimed by a film production was not subject to judicial review under the state's law on administrative procedures, a state appeals court said Friday, affirming the actions... (more story)
Forced Labor Tariffs Are Another Illegal Global Regime, Cos. Say
President Donald Trump's latest tariff covering most imports to the U.S. is yet another instance of the president attempting to establish an illegal global tariff regime, a pair of companies told the U.S. Cour... (more story)
Taxation With Representation: Kleinberg Kaplan, Baker Botts
In this week's Taxation With Representation, Brookfield Asset Management acquires Aypa Power from funds managed by Blackstone Energy Transition Partners, Brookfield and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board buy... (more story)
Ensuring Eligibility For Data Center Sales Tax Breaks
As states compete to lure data centers, sales tax exemptions are an important component of many incentive packages — but companies must ensure that projects not only qualify for exemptions on paper, but also c... (more story)
Fighting The Good Fight Against A Bad Rule: SALT In Review
From a continuing challenge to a New York regulation on interstate commerce to Washington state voters' chance to repeal a tax on millionaires, RSM's David Brunori offers his thoughts on noteworthy state and local tax news.
Kate Hudson Activewear Customer Drops Tariff Refund Claim
A customer of Kate Hudson's activewear business Fabletics has dropped her claim for refunds of global tariffs she alleged the actress's company passed on to customers before the U.S. Supreme Court found them illegal.
U.S. District Judge Alan Albright of the Western District of Texas examines how artificial intelligence could transform a court's ability to deal with administrative work and organize materials when preparing ... (more story)
The denial of Alabama tax incentives claimed by a film production was not subject to judicial review under the state's law on administrative procedures, a state appeals court said Friday, affirming the actions... (more story)
President Donald Trump's latest tariff covering most imports to the U.S. is yet another instance of the president attempting to establish an illegal global tariff regime, a pair of companies told the U.S. Cour... (more story)
In this week's Taxation With Representation, Brookfield Asset Management acquires Aypa Power from funds managed by Blackstone Energy Transition Partners, Brookfield and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board buy... (more story)
As states compete to lure data centers, sales tax exemptions are an important component of many incentive packages — but companies must ensure that projects not only qualify for exemptions on paper, but also c... (more story)
From a continuing challenge to a New York regulation on interstate commerce to Washington state voters' chance to repeal a tax on millionaires, RSM's David Brunori offers his thoughts on noteworthy state and local tax news.
A customer of Kate Hudson's activewear business Fabletics has dropped her claim for refunds of global tariffs she alleged the actress's company passed on to customers before the U.S. Supreme Court found them illegal.
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Trade Unions Urge Burnham Toward Higher Taxes On Banks
U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham should back higher taxes on banks following Barclays Group's financial results, a group of trade unions urged Tuesday.
UK Court Cuts Penalties, Upholds Bans Over Pensions Advice
A U.K. appeals court upheld the Financial Conduct Authority's decision to ban a company director and pensions adviser from the financial services sector but reduced the watchdog's penalty assessment, holding M... (more story)
Tax Evasion Charges Brought In Wrong Court, DC Judge Says
A Washington, D.C., federal judge dismissed charges accusing a man of tax evasion in years he worked overseas, agreeing with him that D.C. court wasn't the proper venue because an essential element of the alle... (more story)
Semiconductor Co. Says IRS Wrongly Nixed $61M Deduction
A Silicon Valley company specializing in semiconductor process control told the U.S. Tax Court that the Internal Revenue Service wrongly denied it a deduction of at least $60.9 million for dividends received f... (more story)
Trump's Latest Canada Tariffs Could Be More Than Bluster
President Donald Trump's proposed 50% tariffs on select Canadian imports could be a negotiation tactic, but given the ongoing tension between the U.S. and Canada, trade lawyers are bracing for the possibility ... (more story)
World Cup National Bodies Get IRS Filing Requirement Waived
The Internal Revenue Service will waive a filing requirement for tax-exempt national soccer associations that participated in this year's FIFA World Cup if they lack income connected to the U.S. other than pri... (more story)
DVLA Accused Of Defying Ban To Seal £133M Egis Contract
A debt collector told a London court Friday that the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency awarded a £133 million ($177 million) vehicle tax enforcement contract to rival Egis despite a procurement challenge tha... (more story)
U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham should back higher taxes on banks following Barclays Group's financial results, a group of trade unions urged Tuesday.
A U.K. appeals court upheld the Financial Conduct Authority's decision to ban a company director and pensions adviser from the financial services sector but reduced the watchdog's penalty assessment, holding M... (more story)
A Washington, D.C., federal judge dismissed charges accusing a man of tax evasion in years he worked overseas, agreeing with him that D.C. court wasn't the proper venue because an essential element of the alle... (more story)
A Silicon Valley company specializing in semiconductor process control told the U.S. Tax Court that the Internal Revenue Service wrongly denied it a deduction of at least $60.9 million for dividends received f... (more story)
President Donald Trump's proposed 50% tariffs on select Canadian imports could be a negotiation tactic, but given the ongoing tension between the U.S. and Canada, trade lawyers are bracing for the possibility ... (more story)
The Internal Revenue Service will waive a filing requirement for tax-exempt national soccer associations that participated in this year's FIFA World Cup if they lack income connected to the U.S. other than pri... (more story)
A debt collector told a London court Friday that the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency awarded a £133 million ($177 million) vehicle tax enforcement contract to rival Egis despite a procurement challenge tha... (more story)