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What To Know About DOL's Benefits Enforcement Update

The U.S. Department of Labor's employee benefits arm recently issued updated enforcement guidance that highlighted... (more story)

Builders Brace To Fight Tax Fraud 'Should Have Known' Test

Britain's tax agency has begun to wield strengthened enforcement powers to combat tax fraud in the construction in... (more story)

Mich. Unclaimed Property Ruling Could Prolong Disputes

A Michigan Court of Appeals ruling that said the state's issuance of audit determinations creates new obligations ... (more story)

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CBP's $166B Tariff Refund Portal Needs 4 Safeguards

Before launching its automated web portal to process tariff-refund disbursements on April 20, U.S. Customs and Border Protection should apply the expensive lessons learned from the pandemic-era employee retent... (more story)

Cross-Border Services Taxes Are 'Quasi-Tariffs,' Report Says

The U.S. arguably has a stronger interest in challenging digital services taxes and other "quasi-tariffs" than in pursuing tariffs on physical goods, according a report Wednesday from the Tax Foundation, which... (more story)

Judge Limits Evidence In Revived Deloitte Trade Secret Case

A West Virginia federal judge has narrowed the evidence prosecutors can present at trial in a revived trade secret case against two former Deloitte employees, curtailing use of an internal investigative report... (more story)

Eaton Says Tax Court Can't Disregard Transfer Of $14B Asset

The U.S. Tax Court can't disregard Eaton's transfer of a $14 billion asset overseas because the IRS itself didn't challenge the transaction's validity, the company argued Wednesday in defending the interest ra... (more story)

LLCs Fight $120M In Denied Tax Breaks For Conservation

Three Texas partnerships challenged over $120 million in denied tax deductions for donations of conservation easements across land they said could be used for solar photovoltaic power plants, telling the U.S. ... (more story)

Partnerships Dispute IRS Denial Of $67M In Easement Breaks

Two partnerships challenged the IRS in the U.S. Tax Court over penalties and additional taxes tied to separate conservation easement deductions, alleging the agency had failed to explain why it denied their $3... (more story)

Customs Casts Doubt On Automating Certain Tariff Refunds

U.S. Customs and Border Protection's automated tariff refund system is nearly complete, but thousands of imports may require a more cumbersome manual process that could undermine the agency's other priorities,... (more story)

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NYC Tribunal Says Case's 20-Year Hold Didn't Violate Rights

A New York City tribunal rejected an insurance agent's arguments that his tax case that was stuck on hold for nearly 20 years while he waited for a quorum to hear it should be dismissed for denying him due process.

Minn. Senate Panel Pitched On Hennepin Sales Tax Hike

Minnesota would boost the sales tax in its largest county, with some of the resulting funds dedicated to local healthcare facilities, under legislation before a Senate panel on Wednesday.

Virginia Governor Proposes Delaying Cannabis Retail Sales

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger on Tuesday declined to sign into law legislation that would tax and regulate the sale of adult-use cannabis, sending the bill back to the Legislature with numerous changes, inc... (more story)

Capital One Owes Fla. Tax On Card Interest, Tax Dept. Says

A Florida trial court erred when it ruled that two Capital One entities don't owe the state taxes on credit card interest and interchange fees stemming from transactions involving Florida customers, the state'... (more story)

Maine Adopts High-Earner Tax, Updates Fed. Tax Conformity

Maine will create an income tax surtax on those earning more than $1 million, adopt a pass-through entity tax and credit and conform with some federal tax changes under a supplemental budget signed by the state's governor.

Ore. Decouples From 1st-Year Depreciation Of Biz Property

Oregon will decouple from the federal first-year depreciation of certain business property and from a tax break for small-business stock gains under legislation signed by the governor.

Weil Adds Kirkland, DLA Piper Attys To Private Funds Platform

Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP announced two additions to its private funds platform on Monday, one from Kirkland & Ellis and the other from DLA Piper.

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Centrica Loses £5.3M Tax Dispute Over North Sea Gas Field

Centrica's activities in a North Sea natural gas field amount to oil extraction, and therefore the company is liable for corporate tax bills totaling £5.3 million ($7.2 million) under the rules governing energ... (more story)

Canada To Suspend Fuel Taxes Amid War In Iran

Canada will temporarily suspend excise taxes on fuel, a CA$2.4 billion ($1.7 billion) expenditure aimed at combating price spikes linked to the U.S. and Israel's war in Iran, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tu... (more story)

2nd Circ. Urged To Rethink IRS Win In Foreign Reporting Case

A New York business owner asked the Second Circuit to rethink a panel's decision that held the IRS could automatically assess and administratively collect certain foreign information reporting penalties, argui... (more story)

Fire Alarm Biz Boss Banned Over £327K Tax Dodging

The owner of two fire alarm companies has been banned from running businesses for six years after dodging more than £327,000 ($444,000) in income tax and value-added tax owed to the U.K.'s tax authority, the I... (more story)

EU Biz Plan Aims To Avoid Unanimous Tax Vote, Official Says

The European Commission purposefully stopped short on prescribing tax changes in its EU Inc. company support proposal to avoid having to put the plans to a unanimous vote that may have delayed or derailed the ... (more story)

Starbucks Claims £13.7M Tax Credit Amid Sales Growth

Starbucks received a £13.7 million ($18.4 million) corporate tax credit in the U.K. in 2025, according to company filings, offsetting losses even as its sales increased 6% in the country.

Reform UK Leader Defends Deputy On Claims Of Unpaid Tax

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said Monday that he is "satisfied" that his deputy Richard Tice's company paid the "full amount of tax" in response to allegations that Tice's property company failed to pay £120,... (more story)