Federal

  • November 25, 2024

    Feds Violated Atty-Client Rules, Tax Evasion Defendant Says

    A Brazilian-American businessman accused of using Swiss bank accounts to hide $20 million from the Internal Revenue Service asked a Florida federal court to dismiss all the charges against him, saying federal prosecutors improperly gained access to information protected by attorney-client privilege.

  • November 25, 2024

    IRS Finalizes Expansion Of Tax Info Disclosures To Census

    The Internal Revenue Service published final rules Monday expanding what tax return information can be disclosed to the U.S. Census Bureau.

  • November 25, 2024

    IRS Corrects Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit Regs

    The Internal Revenue Service issued a correction notice Monday concerning final rules for the advanced manufacturing production credit.

  • November 25, 2024

    Akin Adds EY Tax Expert To DC Team

    Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP has hired a former Washington Council Ernst & Young senior manager, who is bringing her tax policy-focused practice to the firm's Washington, D.C., office, according to a Monday announcement. 

  • November 22, 2024

    Trump Taps Hedge Fund Billionaire Bessent To Head Treasury

    President-elect Donald Trump on Friday announced that he's selected Scott Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager and the founder of Key Square Group, to serve as secretary of the Treasury in his upcoming administration.

  • November 22, 2024

    IRS Extends Domestic Content Relief For Energy Credits

    Nonprofits, tribal governments, public utilities and other tax-exempt groups eligible for a direct cash payment of their clean energy tax credits can get relief from meeting the domestic content requirements tied to those incentives for 2025 and 2026 under IRS guidance released Friday.

  • November 22, 2024

    The Tax Angle: Tax Prom, 25 Years Of TIGTA

    From a look at the Tax Foundation's 87th annual Tax Prom celebration to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration marking 25 years in operation, here's a peek into a reporter's notebook on a few of the week's developing tax stories.

  • November 22, 2024

    IRS To Send Out Benefit Plan Opinions This Month

    The Internal Revenue Service plans to issue opinion letters this month on preapproved defined benefit plans modified and submitted to the IRS during the second remedial amendment cycle, the agency said Friday.

  • November 22, 2024

    High Court To Review Legality Of FCC's Subsidy Fees

    The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to review whether fees collected to support the Federal Communications Commission's array of telecom subsidy programs for low-income consumers, schools and rural healthcare run afoul of constitutional limits on taxing authority.

  • November 22, 2024

    Vitamin Co. Must Freeze Owner Payouts Amid $1.4M Tax Fight

    A Connecticut federal judge has granted the federal government a temporary restraining order in a $1.4 million tax fight with a vitamin company, barring distributions to the owners unless the company allocates 20% to the court's registry to help cover the potential liability.

  • November 22, 2024

    IRS Ignores Text In $248M Fight, Liberty Global Tells 10th Circ.

    The Internal Revenue Service is incorrectly applying the U.S. tax code in denying Liberty Global's claim for $248 million in foreign tax credits tied to its sale of a Japanese affiliate, the telecommunications company told the Tenth Circuit.

  • November 22, 2024

    IRS Working To Incorporate Feedback On Donor Fund Regs

    The Internal Revenue Service continues to work on final rules for the donor-advised fund excise tax and is taking into account public comments on its proposed rules, such as concerns that the definition of donor-advised funds is too broad, an agency official said Friday. 

  • November 22, 2024

    Halliburton Omitted Grounds From $35M Refund Suit, US Says

    A Texas federal court must dismiss parts of Halliburton's $35 million tax refund lawsuit because the company failed to raise two grounds of relief in its administrative claim for a refund, the U.S. argued.

  • November 22, 2024

    Taxation With Representation: Stradley Ronon, Davis Polk

    In this week's Taxation With Representation, Amcor PLC buys Berry Global Group Inc., AeroVironment buys BlueHalo, Robinhood Markets Inc. acquires TradePMR, and Comcast Corp. spins off a suite of NBCUniversal cable television networks.

  • November 22, 2024

    Railroad Worker Tax Rates Won't Change For 2025

    Tier 2 tax rates for railroad employees, employers and employee representatives in 2025 will remain unchanged, according to an Internal Revenue Service announcement Friday.

  • November 22, 2024

    IRS Corrects Advanced Manufacturing Credit Regs

    The Internal Revenue Service released a correction notice Friday fixing a dozen errors in the final regulations implementing the advanced manufacturing investment credit rules and special 10-year credit recapture rule.

  • November 22, 2024

    Weekly Internal Revenue Bulletin

    The Internal Revenue Service's weekly bulletin, issued Friday, featured finalized rules meant to modernize regulations governing the seizure of property by levy.

  • November 22, 2024

    Ex-Invenergy Atty Joins McDermott's Energy Team In DC

    McDermott Will & Emery LLP announced Friday its Washington, D.C., office has brought on an in-house renewable energy and taxation expert with more than a decade of experience to further help the firm's clients utilize energy transition tax credits available in the Inflation Reduction Act.

  • November 21, 2024

    Tax Firm Must Disclose Case Info In Malpractice Suit

    A tax firm being sued for malpractice and unfair trade practices by former clients can't hide behind a state bar association rule to avoid producing discovery documents it claims are privileged, a Wisconsin federal court ruled Thursday.

  • November 21, 2024

    22M Tax Returns Used Refund-Related Products, TIGTA Says

    Nearly 22 million tax returns for 2023, or 16% of all returns, made use of what are known as refund-related products that either provide loans or help pay for tax preparation fees, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration said Thursday.

  • November 21, 2024

    IRS Updates Dependent Claiming Rules To Speed Up Refunds

    Starting in 2025, the Internal Revenue Service will accept e-filed returns that claim dependents that were already claimed on another taxpayer's return so long as the primary taxpayer on the second return includes a valid Identity Protection Personal Identification Number, the agency said Thursday.

  • November 21, 2024

    Hype For Energy Tax Perks Could Shield Regs From Repeal

    President-elect Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers could turn to an oversight tool called the Congressional Review Act to undermine clean energy tax credit regulations implementing key parts of Democrats' signature climate law, but the strategy may falter due to GOP support for the incentives.

  • November 21, 2024

    Delayed Tax Deadline For Hostages Bill Clears House

    Tax deadlines would be delayed and late fees reimbursed for Americans held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad under legislation passed Thursday by the House after it rejected an attempt last week to fast-track the proposal.

  • November 21, 2024

    Ga. Attys' Easement Fraud Class Suit Shipped To State Court

    A Georgia federal judge kicked back to state court a proposed class action accusing conservation easement fund organizers of racketeering and defrauding investors, saying the organizers failed to prove that the proposed class had at least 100 investors or that the case hinged on federal law.

  • November 21, 2024

    Israel-Hamas War Tax Relief Needed More Notice, TIGTA Says

    While the Internal Revenue Service did well to proactively identify taxpayers likely affected by the Israel-Hamas war that it sought to grant tax relief, it failed to directly notify these taxpayers, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration said Thursday.

Expert Analysis

  • How IRA Unlocks Green Energy Investments For Tribes

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    An Inflation Reduction Act provision going into effect May 10 represents a critical juncture for Native American tribes, offering promising economic opportunity in green energy investment, but requiring a proactive and informed approach when taking advantage of newly available tax incentives, say attorneys at Lewis Brisbois.

  • Former Minn. Chief Justice Instructs On Writing Better Briefs

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    Former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea, now at Greenberg Traurig, offers strategies on writing more effective appellate briefs from her time on the bench.

  • What To Know About IRS' New Jet Use Audit Campaign

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    The Internal Revenue Service recently announced plans to open several dozen audits scrutinizing executive use of company jets, so companies should be prepared to show the business reasons for travel, and how items like imputed income and deduction disallowance were calculated, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • Stay Interviews Are Key To Retaining Legal Talent

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    Even as the economy shifts and layoffs continue, law firms still want to retain their top attorneys, and so-called stay interviews — informal conversations with employees to identify potential issues before they lead to turnover — can be a crucial tool for improving retention and morale, say Tina Cohen Nicol and Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey.

  • Judicial Independence Is Imperative This Election Year

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    As the next election nears, the judges involved in the upcoming trials against former President Donald Trump increasingly face political pressures and threats of violence — revealing the urgent need to safeguard judicial independence and uphold the rule of law, says Benes Aldana at the National Judicial College.

  • Spartan Arbitration Tactics Against Well-Funded Opponents

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    Like the ancient Spartans who held off a numerically superior Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae, trial attorneys and clients faced with arbitration against an opponent with a bigger war chest can take a strategic approach to create a pass to victory, say Kostas Katsiris and Benjamin Argyle at Venable.

  • What Recent Study Shows About AI's Promise For Legal Tasks

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    Amid both skepticism and excitement about the promise of generative artificial intelligence in legal contexts, the first randomized controlled trial studying its impact on basic lawyering tasks shows mixed but promising results, and underscores the need for attorneys to proactively engage with AI, says Daniel Schwarcz at University of Minnesota Law School.

  • How FinCEN Proposal Expands RE Transaction Obligations

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    Against a regulatory backdrop foreshadowing anti-money laundering efforts in the real estate sector, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's proposed rule significantly expands reporting requirements for certain nonfinanced residential real estate transfers and necessitates careful review, say attorneys at Fried Frank.

  • What To Know About Employee Retention Credit Disclosures

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    Employers that filed potentially erroneous employee retention credit claims should take certain steps to determine whether the IRS’ voluntary disclosure program is a good fit and, if so, prepare a strong application before the window closes on March 22, say attorneys at Dentons.

  • Litigation Inspiration: A Source Of Untapped Fulfillment

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    As increasing numbers of attorneys struggle with stress and mental health issues, business litigators can find protection against burnout by remembering their important role in society — because fulfillment in one’s work isn’t just reserved for public interest lawyers, say Bennett Rawicki and Peter Bigelow at Hilgers Graben.

  • Unpacking FinCEN's Proposed Real Estate Transaction Rule

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    Phil Jelsma and Ulrick Matsunaga at Crosbie Gliner take a close look at the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's recently proposed rulemaking — which mandates new disclosures for professionals involved in all-cash real estate deals — and discuss best next steps for the broad range of businesses that could be affected.

  • Think Like A Lawyer: Forget Everything You Know About IRAC

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    The mode of legal reasoning most students learn in law school, often called “Issue, Rule, Application, Conclusion,” or IRAC, erroneously frames analysis as a separate, discrete step, resulting in disorganized briefs and untold obfuscation — but the fix is pretty simple, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

  • The Corporate Transparency Act Isn't Dead Yet

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    After an Alabama federal court's ruling last week rendering the Corporate Transparency Act unconstitutional, changes to the law may ultimately be required, but ongoing compliance is still the best course of action for most, says George Singer at Holland & Hart.

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