Ohio House OKs Immediate Effect For Federal Conformity
Ohio's House of Representatives agreed Wednesday to fast-track the effective date of a bill that would update the state's conformity to the federal tax code, reversing course from a prior action in which the chamber voted against putting the legislation into immediate effect upon enactment.
BREAKING: Goldstein Guilty On Tax Evasion, 11 Other Counts
SCOTUSblog founder and famed U.S. Supreme Court advocate Thomas Goldstein was found guilty of tax evasion, as well as aiding in the filing of false tax returns and lying on loan applications, by a Maryland federal jury Wednesday.
Insurers Weighing Economic Substance In Clean Energy Deals
As deals involving clean energy tax credits continue to proliferate, some tax insurers say they are increasingly underwriting the structural risks with an eye toward potential Internal Revenue Service scrutiny over the economic substance of the arrangements.
Ohio House OKs Immediate Effect For Federal Conformity
Ohio's House of Representatives agreed Wednesday to fast-track the effective date of a bill that would update the state's conformity to the federal tax code, reversing course from a prior action in which the chamber voted against putting the legislation into immediate effect upon enactment.
BREAKING: Goldstein Guilty On Tax Evasion, 11 Other Counts
SCOTUSblog founder and famed U.S. Supreme Court advocate Thomas Goldstein was found guilty of tax evasion, as well as aiding in the filing of false tax returns and lying on loan applications, by a Maryland federal jury Wednesday.
Insurers Weighing Economic Substance In Clean Energy Deals
As deals involving clean energy tax credits continue to proliferate, some tax insurers say they are increasingly underwriting the structural risks with an eye toward potential Internal Revenue Service scrutiny over the economic substance of the arrangements.
Federal More
U.S. Supreme Court justices seemed skeptical Wednesday that a Michigan county violated the U.S. Constitution when it took the title to a home over a tax debt, then sold the home at a low price and refunded onl... (more story)
A Michigan community college that missed the deadline for filing employee wage forms with the IRS while its president was seriously ill struck a deal with the federal government to recover part of a late-filin... (more story)
The Internal Revenue Service has been unable to show that a Cayman Islands hedge fund carried out an on-shore business, the fund told the Third Circuit in challenging a U.S. Tax Court decision that said the fu... (more story)
Baker McKenzie's tax practice conquered several high-profile cases in the past year, advising prominent companies like Meta Platforms Inc. on its challenge of a multibillion-dollar income adjustment and S&P Gl... (more story)
Small businesses behind the successful challenge to President Donald Trump's emergency tariffs asked the Federal Circuit Tuesday to immediately issue its mandate so the lower U.S. Court of International Trade ... (more story)
Polsinelli PC has expanded its tax practice with a new shareholder in Atlanta who came aboard from Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP, Polsinelli announced Tuesday.
The U.S. Treasury Department expects to negotiate international guidance for the recently agreed-to side-by-side safe harbor under the worldwide corporate minimum tax agreement known as Pillar Two, including u... (more story)
State & Local More
Tech Cos. Pitch $200M Change To Md. Data Services Tax
Maryland's new 3% tax on many data services would be altered to exclude those used in taxable services under a bill that technology companies recommended to a state Senate panel Wednesday and that is projected... (more story)
Wisconsin Democrats Introduce Cannabis Legalization Bill
Democratic lawmakers in the Wisconsin Legislature introduced a bill Tuesday to legalize simple possession of marijuana for recreational purposes and to tax and regulate its sale, along with a slew of other cannabis reforms.
Colo. High-Earner Graduated Tax Plan OK'd For Signatures
A proposed ballot measure to replace Colorado's flat tax with a graduated system with higher rates for high earners, netting up to $2.7 billion for the state annually, has qualified for signature gathering.
Ore. Senate OKs Higher Estate Tax Threshold, Increased Rates
Oregon's threshold for estates subject to state tax would rise from $1 million to $2.5 million, with new, higher rates, under legislation passed by the state Senate.
NY Asks Appeals Court To Nix Sunoco's $2.6M Tax Refund Bid
Sunoco's attempt to claim a $2.6 million New York corporate franchise tax refund by including oil sales to third parties in its tax calculations would result in double-counting the transactions in its apportio... (more story)
AI-Generated Doc Ruling Guides Attys On Privilege Risks
A New York federal court's ruling, in U.S. v. Heppner, that documents created by a defendant using an artificial intelligence tool were not privileged, can serve as a guide to attorneys for retaining attorney-... (more story)
Oregon Senate OKs Holding Transportation Tax Vote Earlier
Oregon would hold a vote in May on a referendum for most of a $4.3 billion transportation funding package instead of November under legislation approved by the Senate.
Maryland's new 3% tax on many data services would be altered to exclude those used in taxable services under a bill that technology companies recommended to a state Senate panel Wednesday and that is projected... (more story)
Democratic lawmakers in the Wisconsin Legislature introduced a bill Tuesday to legalize simple possession of marijuana for recreational purposes and to tax and regulate its sale, along with a slew of other cannabis reforms.
A proposed ballot measure to replace Colorado's flat tax with a graduated system with higher rates for high earners, netting up to $2.7 billion for the state annually, has qualified for signature gathering.
Oregon's threshold for estates subject to state tax would rise from $1 million to $2.5 million, with new, higher rates, under legislation passed by the state Senate.
Sunoco's attempt to claim a $2.6 million New York corporate franchise tax refund by including oil sales to third parties in its tax calculations would result in double-counting the transactions in its apportio... (more story)
A New York federal court's ruling, in U.S. v. Heppner, that documents created by a defendant using an artificial intelligence tool were not privileged, can serve as a guide to attorneys for retaining attorney-... (more story)
Oregon would hold a vote in May on a referendum for most of a $4.3 billion transportation funding package instead of November under legislation approved by the Senate.
International More
EU Trade Chief Urges Skeptical Lawmakers To Pass US Deal
The European Union's trade commissioner pleaded Tuesday with the bloc's lawmakers to ratify a trade deal with the U.S. next month, attempting to reassure skeptical lawmakers that President Donald Trump's admin... (more story)
Canadian Investor Loses Tax Battle Over BVI Arrangement
A Canadian investor who redomiciled his holding company to the British Virgin Islands days before a profitable share sale bypassed anti-deferral rules through a tax scheme, Canada's Federal Court of Appeal sai... (more story)
Lords Slam Labour's 'Regressive' Salary Sacrifice Reforms
Conservative peers told the government on Tuesday that its planned £2,000 ($2,700) cap on salary sacrifice pension saving arrangements will unfairly harm lower-earning workers.
FedEx, Bausch, Other Cos. Join Race For Tariff Refunds
FedEx, Bausch & Lomb and L'Oreal are among the companies that raced to the U.S. Court of International Trade on Monday seeking full refunds of the trade duties they paid as a result of the 2025 tariffs that Pr... (more story)
Senate Dems Aim To Require Refunds Of Illegal Trump Tariffs
Senate Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation Monday to require the federal government to issue refunds to importers for duties paid that were imposed by President Donald Trump under the International Eme... (more story)
US Customs Stops Collecting Tariffs Starting Tuesday
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will stop collecting the tariffs President Donald Trump illegally imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act beginning at midnight Tuesday, according to gu... (more story)
The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Leadership Strategy After Day 1
For law firm leaders, ensuring a newly combined law firm lives up to its promise, both in its first days of operation and well after, includes tough decisions, clear and specific communication, and cheerleadin... (more story)
The European Union's trade commissioner pleaded Tuesday with the bloc's lawmakers to ratify a trade deal with the U.S. next month, attempting to reassure skeptical lawmakers that President Donald Trump's admin... (more story)
A Canadian investor who redomiciled his holding company to the British Virgin Islands days before a profitable share sale bypassed anti-deferral rules through a tax scheme, Canada's Federal Court of Appeal sai... (more story)
Conservative peers told the government on Tuesday that its planned £2,000 ($2,700) cap on salary sacrifice pension saving arrangements will unfairly harm lower-earning workers.
FedEx, Bausch & Lomb and L'Oreal are among the companies that raced to the U.S. Court of International Trade on Monday seeking full refunds of the trade duties they paid as a result of the 2025 tariffs that Pr... (more story)
Senate Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation Monday to require the federal government to issue refunds to importers for duties paid that were imposed by President Donald Trump under the International Eme... (more story)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will stop collecting the tariffs President Donald Trump illegally imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act beginning at midnight Tuesday, according to gu... (more story)
For law firm leaders, ensuring a newly combined law firm lives up to its promise, both in its first days of operation and well after, includes tough decisions, clear and specific communication, and cheerleadin... (more story)