Federal

  • November 18, 2024

    IRS Sinks Arizona's Challenge To Federal Tax On Rebates

    A federal judge dismissed Arizona's challenge to the Internal Revenue Service's position that rebates the state paid to taxpayers with dependents in 2023 were subject to federal tax, saying the state lacked standing to bring the case.

  • November 18, 2024

    Stradley Ronon Adds Tax Pro From Perkins Coie In Chicago

    Pennsylvania-based firm Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP has added a tax partner to its Chicago office who spent more than two decades with Perkins Coie LLP, the firm announced Monday.

  • November 18, 2024

    6th Circ. Pauses IRS Summons For Eaton Worker Docs

    The Sixth Circuit said Eaton Corp. doesn't have to comply with an IRS demand to produce performance reviews for its foreign employees until the appellate court decides whether to overturn a decision that the agency's transfer pricing investigation of the multinational power management company outweighed worker privacy concerns.

  • November 18, 2024

    Tobacco Co. Asks Justices To Review Ore. Out-Of-State Tax

    Actions in Oregon by the wholesale customers of an out-of-state tobacco company do not invalidate the protections in federal law against state taxation, the company told the U.S. Supreme Court, seeking review of an Oregon Supreme Court decision.

  • November 18, 2024

    Loan Provider Owed $34M In Retention Credits, Court Told

    A mortgage loan company based in New York asked a federal court to award it more than $34 million in pandemic-era employee retention tax credits, saying the Internal Revenue Service has failed to respond to three separate claims for the credits.

  • November 18, 2024

    Intuit's GC-Turned-People Chief Sees Comp Reach $15.8M

    An executive who helps oversee financial software company Intuit's workforce and formerly served as its general counsel earned roughly $15.8 million in compensation for fiscal year 2024, most of that from stock awards, a public filing says.

  • November 18, 2024

    Allen Matkins Adds Stradley Ronon Tax Co-Chair In NY

    Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP has continued growing its New York office with the addition of the co-chair of Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP's tax department, the firm said Monday.

  • November 18, 2024

    11th Circ. Shelves Peanut Truck Co.'s Excise Tax Refund

    The Eleventh Circuit has overturned a decision awarding an excise tax refund to a manufacturer for selling wagons that dry and carry peanuts, saying the refund is reserved for vehicles that are specially designed for off-highway transportation — a test the peanut wagons failed.

  • November 18, 2024

    Tax Interest Rates To Drop In First Quarter Of 2025

    The Internal Revenue Service's interest rates for overpayments and underpayments of tax will drop in the first quarter of 2025, the agency said Monday.

  • November 15, 2024

    The Tax Angle: TCJA Debate, S Corp. Compliance

    From a look at congressional lawmakers ramping up their debate over the expiration of the GOP's 2017 tax overhaul law to the IRS' plans to provide more oversight for pass-through businesses and S corporations, here's a peek into a reporter's notebook on a few of the week's developing tax stories.

  • November 15, 2024

    Poor Counsel Led To Unjust Tax Convictions, Justices Told

    A North Carolina actuary asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Fourth Circuit decision denying his bid to reverse his 2016 tax fraud convictions, saying the ruling was based on bad decisions made by his then-trial counsel.

  • November 15, 2024

    Man Gets 6 Years For Tax Evasion With Watches, Casino Chips

    A former New Jersey businessman was sentenced to more than six years in prison and ordered to pay roughly $10.3 million in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service after being convicted of evading taxes using ploys involving luxury watches and casino chips.

  • November 15, 2024

    Hedge Fund Group Urges Trump To Reject 'Punitive' Policies

    A leading industry group representing hedge funds and other alternative asset managers is urging President-elect Donald Trump to abandon "punitive" economic policies and instead propose tax and regulatory relief, including business-friendly priorities at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

  • November 15, 2024

    Fla. Health Co. Owner Pleads Guilty In $11M Payroll Tax Case

    A Florida healthcare business owner who caused a tax loss to the IRS of nearly $11 million pled guilty in a Miami federal court to failing to pay employment taxes and not filing his income tax returns, the U.S. Department of Justice said Friday.

  • November 15, 2024

    Applicable Federal Rates Set To Increase In Dec.

    Applicable federal rates for income tax purposes will increase across the board in December, reversing a decline spanning months, the Internal Revenue Service said Friday.

  • November 15, 2024

    Taxation With Representation: Cravath, MoFo, Gibson Dunn

    In this week's Taxation With Representation, Cardinal Health takes a majority stake in GI Alliance and acquires Advanced Diabetes Supply Group, Just Eat offloads Grubhub to Wonder Group, Rivian Automotive and Volkswagen Group launch a joint venture, and Ovintiv Inc. buys Montney Basin assets from Paramount Resources Ltd.

  • November 15, 2024

    Judge Advises Axing Bank's Home Stake In $1.7M Tax Dispute

    A federal magistrate judge recommended jettisoning any interest of JPMorgan Chase Bank NA in a California home the government wants to sell to recover $1.7 million in taxes, saying the bank, as a loan holder, hasn't responded to the government's lawsuit seeking the sale.

  • November 15, 2024

    Weekly Internal Revenue Bulletin

    The Internal Revenue Service's weekly bulletin, issued Friday, included increases to the annual amount employees can contribute to various retirement plans as part of the agency's cost-of-living adjustments.

  • November 14, 2024

    Cos. Tell Court To Make IRS Process Worker Retention Credits

    Two companies that help clients obtain pandemic-era employee retention tax credits asked an Arizona federal court to stop the Internal Revenue Service from issuing what they claim are batch denials based on faulty automated systems, saying the agency is required to individually review all claims.

  • November 14, 2024

    TIGTA Head Pick Pledges To Support IRS Modernization

    President Joe Biden's pick for Treasury inspector general for tax administration pledged during a Senate panel nomination hearing Thursday to support the Internal Revenue Service's modernization efforts and be as apolitical as his predecessor.

  • November 14, 2024

    Widow Owes $613K After Mexican Tax Dodge, US Tells Court

    The widow of a Texas man faces $613,000 in penalties that her husband incurred by failing to report his foreign bank accounts, the U.S. told a federal court, arguing that she participated in a Mexican real estate transaction to avoid paying the penalties he owed.

  • November 14, 2024

    Senate Fills Last Remaining Tax Court Seat

    The Senate approved the last of President Joe Biden's nominees to serve on the U.S. Tax Court, marking the sixth judge the chamber has confirmed to the court this year.

  • November 14, 2024

    IRS Asks Court To Toss Woman's Inheritance Tax Penalty Suit

    A woman who missed the deadline for reporting that she received a $350,000 inheritance isn't allowed to sue the IRS for acting arbitrarily in charging her a late penalty because other remedies to her complaint are available to her, the agency told a California federal court Thursday.

  • November 14, 2024

    New Clean Electricity Credits At Risk In 2025 Tax Talks

    Clean electricity tax credits in the Democrats' signature climate law could be scaled back amid next year's effort by President-elect Donald Trump and GOP lawmakers to quickly renew expiring provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act once they're in office.

  • November 14, 2024

    Duo Charged With Hacking Tax Firms In Refund Fraud Scheme

    Boston federal prosecutors have unsealed charges against two men who allegedly used information hacked and stolen from Massachusetts tax preparation firms to pocket more than $1.3 million from fraudulent tax returns.

Expert Analysis

  • A Post-Mortem Analysis Of Stroock's Demise

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    After the dissolution of 147-year-old firm Stroock late last year shook up the legal world, a post-mortem analysis of the data reveals a long list of warning signs preceding the firm’s collapse — and provides some insight into how other firms might avoid the same disastrous fate, says Craig Savitzky at Leopard Solutions.

  • SG's Office Is Case Study To Help Close Legal Gender Gap

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    As women continue to be underrepresented in the upper echelons of the legal profession, law firms could learn from the example set by the Office of the Solicitor General, where culture and workplace policies have helped foster greater gender equality, say attorneys at Ocean Tomo.

  • Planning A Defense As IRS Kicks Off Sports Losses Campaign

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    Sports team owners and partnerships face potential examination under the Internal Revenue Service’s recently announced sports industry losses campaign, and should be preparing to explain what drove their reported losses and assembling documentation to support their tax return positions and accounting methods, say Sheri Dillon and Jennifer Breen at Morgan Lewis.

  • What New Calif. Strike Force Means For White Collar Crimes

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    The recently announced Central District of California strike force targeting complex corporate and securities fraud — following the Northern District of California's model — combines experienced prosecutorial leadership and partnerships with federal agencies like the IRS and FBI, and could result in an uptick in the number of cases and speed of proceedings, say attorneys at MoFo.

  • Reimagining Law Firm Culture To Break The Cycle Of Burnout

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    While attorney burnout remains a perennial issue in the legal profession, shifting post-pandemic expectations mean that law firms must adapt their office cultures to retain talent, say Kevin Henderson and Eric Pacifici at SMB Law Group.

  • The Legal Industry Needs A Cybersecurity Paradigm Shift

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    As law firms face ever-increasing risks of cyberattacks and ransomware incidents, the legal industry must implement robust cybersecurity measures and privacy-centric practices to preserve attorney-client privilege, safeguard client trust and uphold the profession’s integrity, says Ryan Paterson at Unplugged.

  • As Promised, IRS Is Coming For Crypto Tax Evaders

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    The IRS is fulfilling its promise to crack down on those who have neglected to pay taxes on cryptocurrency earnings, as demonstrated by recently imposed prison sentences, enforcement initiatives and meetings with international counterparts — suggesting a few key takeaways for taxpayer compliance, say attorneys at BakerHostetler.

  • 5 Reasons Associates Shouldn't Take A Job Just For Money

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    As a number of BigLaw firms increase salary scales for early-career attorneys, law students and lateral associates considering new job offers should weigh several key factors that may matter more than financial compensation, say Albert Tawil at Lateral Hub and Ruvin Levavi at Power Forward.

  • The Pop Culture Docket: Judge Djerassi On Super Bowl 52

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    Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Ramy Djerassi discusses how Super Bowl 52, in which the Philadelphia Eagles prevailed over the New England Patriots, provides an apt metaphor for alternative dispute resolution processes in commercial business cases.

  • Parsing Treasury's Proposed Clean Hydrogen Tax Credit Rules

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    Regulations recently proposed by the IRS and the U.S. Department of the Treasury concerning two types of tax credits for clean hydrogen production facilities should resolve many of the most pressing questions around qualification for the credits — albeit in a relatively stringent manner, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • Employee Experience Strategy Can Boost Law Firm Success

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    Amid continuing business uncertainty, law firms should consider adopting a holistic employee experience strategy — prioritizing consistency, targeting signature moments and leveraging measurement tools — to maximize productivity and profitability, says Haley Revel at Calibrate Consulting.

  • 6 Practice Pointers For Pro Bono Immigration Practice

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    An attorney taking on their first pro bono immigration matter may find the law and procedures beguiling, but understanding key deadlines, the significance of individual immigration judges' rules and specialized aspects of the practice can help avoid common missteps, says Steven Malm at Haynes Boone.

  • Lessons From Country Singer's Personal Service Saga

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    Recent reports that country singer Luke Combs won a judgment against a Florida woman who didn’t receive notice of the counterfeit suit against her should serve as a reminder for attorneys on best practices for effectuating service by electronic means, say attorneys at Jenner & Block.

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