A New York federal judge denied a charity founder's request to withdraw his guilty plea to wire fraud and tax evasion involving his organization, finding he failed to establish sufficient grounds to argue his innocence.

In this week's Taxation With Representation, Royal Caribbean invests billions in a joint venture with Sandals, Telix Pharmaceuticals buys ITM Isotope Technologies Munich, and Priority Technology makes a go-pri... (more story)

Duane Morris LLP has agreed to private mediation to settle a proposed class action by an employee who alleged that the firm failed to withhold taxes for workers who were misclassified as partners, according to a notice.

A D.C. Circuit judge questioned whether Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line should be allowed to pocket excess sums collected under its income tax allowance from prior years that were placed in a separate account for ... (more story)

As a child, I viewed bid whist as a family tradition and a source of friendly card game competition, but as a lawyer, I see it as a tool that has helped me cultivate skills like communication, teamwork, risk a... (more story)

The Fourth Circuit balked late Wednesday at freeing Tom Goldstein from prison as he fights felony convictions, and it rejected fast-track review of the renowned appellate advocate's trial, indicating he'll lik... (more story)

The U.S. Tax Court contradicted its own findings by deciding that pharmaceutical company Aventis controlled assets in an investment vehicle with a French affiliate, couldn't deduct related payments and was lia... (more story)

K&L Gates LLP added to its New York office a new corporate tax partner who specializes in complex tax planning and controversy, the firm announced.

A California county lawfully used a rarely tested constitutional measure to put a sales tax question on an early ballot after the county said it needed to do so because of a fiscal emergency, a state appellate panel affirmed.

A Nestle facility in Indiana was correctly assessed from 2018 through 2023 at roughly $50 million, the state tax court said, rejecting the company's claim that the state tax board failed to properly consider i... (more story)

New York sued Polymarket on Thursday alleging it runs an illegal gambling operation in the state through its sports prediction markets, the same day that Polymarket lodged its own suit accusing the state of in... (more story)

Washington, D.C., would impose additional property tax on homes worth about $2.6 million or more that are not rented out or used as primary residences under legislation before the district council.

Three Maryland Tax Court rulings that recently struck down the state's digital advertising tax suggest constitutional and statutory vulnerabilities that could be used to challenge newly enacted digital service... (more story)

California’s first-in-the-nation act regulating how attorneys and arbitrators use generative artificial intelligence will likely soon become law, but read broadly, the provisions may dissuade lawyers from empl... (more story)

The World Trade Organization said Friday it will consider Russia's challenge that the European Union's carbon import levy poses significant trade barriers despite the bloc's protest that it is unreasonable to ... (more story)

The U.K. government should consider introducing a proportional property tax to replace council tax and stamp duty, a move that could unlock more than £10 billion ($13.2 billion) in consumer spending, a campaig... (more story)

Administrators for collapsed construction company Ardmore Construction recovered £3.4 million ($4.5 million) in overpayments from Britain's tax authority, according to a public filing.

French delegates at the Council of the European Union are pushing for more streamlined treatment of customs intermediaries across member states to fight value-added tax fraud and unfair business competition, a... (more story)

A clear majority of European Union countries criticized the tax policy framework steered by the United Nations and voiced concerns during a meeting about bias and inadequate technical processes, three EU offic... (more story)

Britain's tax authority disputed a claim from a law firm that it suspects wealthy individuals may have underpaid inheritance tax by as much as £392 million ($523.2 million) in fiscal year 2025-26, saying the f... (more story)

Britain's accounting watchdog has revised two of its standards on using the work of an external expert in the audit process, aligning them Wednesday with changes made by an international standard-setter.