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US-Canada Stalemate Expected To Hold Amid USMCA Review

The trade stalemate between the U.S. and Canada is likely to continue through a drawn-out review process for the U... (more story)

State And Local Tax Policy To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2026

From more states seeking to eliminate tax breaks for data centers to tax policy shifts that will be decided at bal... (more story)

State And Local Tax Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2026

From Mastercard's appeal of a South Carolina decision that income-producing activity occurred within the state to ... (more story)

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Government Backs Tax Evader's Higher Sentence At 4th Circ.

A West Virginia federal judge correctly handed down an enhanced sentence to a real estate appraisal business owner convicted of failing to pay employment taxes, federal prosecutors told the Fourth Circuit, urg... (more story)

Biofuel Tax Fraudster Loses Bid For Extra Sentence Reduction

A Utah federal judge declined to reduce further the original sentence of an accomplice in a $500 million biofuel production tax credit fraud scheme, finding that his prior reduction to 12 years had sufficientl... (more story)

US Biz Group Urges EU To Honor Side-By-Side Treatment

A lobbying group representing U.S. companies called on the European Union to respect the country's side-by-side agreement as the bloc continues to work on a tax simplification overhaul.

Mich. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2

The second quarter brought several notable financial services law developments to Michigan, including a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on state tax foreclosures, progress on a money transmission modernization bill ... (more story)

Mattress Seller, Mo. Customers End Use Tax Overcharge Fight

A Missouri federal court closed a class action by online customers claiming excessive tax charges by a mattress retailer after the parties reached a deal that will see the customers refunded.

Vague IRS Rules Should Nix Foreign Gift Penalties, Court Told

A California civil service worker asked a federal court to waive penalties imposed by the IRS over her failure to report wedding gifts received from family in China, contending the agency was unclear about fil... (more story)

Taxation With Representation: Cleary, Paul Weiss, Fried Frank

In this week's Taxation With Representation, Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. acquires specialty chemicals technology company Element Solutions Inc., Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. buys Crinetics Pharmaceuticals ... (more story)

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2nd Circ. Rejects Counties' Bid To Derail Congestion Pricing

The Second Circuit on Monday upheld New York City's congestion pricing, rejecting two suburban counties' claims that Manhattan's congestion pricing tolls are discriminatory and unconstitutionally restrict moto... (more story)

Calif. Republicans Urge US To Deny State's MCO Tax

California's managed care organization provider tax, which was restructured and requires federal approval under a recently enacted law, should be rejected by the U.S. government, state Assembly Republicans sai... (more story)

Mass. Town Says Developer Owes $100K Under Rezoning Deal

The small central Massachusetts town of Lancaster says a developer is trying to wriggle out of paying half of an agreed-upon impact contribution spelled out in a deal to create a mixed-use "enterprise district... (more story)

A Tax Regulation With A Hole In The Middle: SALT In Review

From Dunkin' Donuts' successful challenge of a New Jersey sales tax regulation to a proposed income tax cut that won't appear on the Massachusetts ballot, RSM's David Brunori offers his thoughts on noteworthy ... (more story)

Cookies Retail Led Dispensary Into $1.9M Tax Crisis, Suit Says

Six entrepreneurs alleged in a California state court lawsuit that cannabis giant Cookies Retail pushed them out of their dispensary and took control over its bank accounts, leaving the retail shop saddled wit... (more story)

Okla. Tax Officials Say McGirt Can't Upend Osage Ruling

Oklahoma tax officials say the Osage Nation can't rely on a 2020 landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling to overturn a decision that declined to vacate a 16-year-old determination that its reservation boundaries ha... (more story)

5 Clifford Chance Finance And Tax Attys Join Sidley In NY, DC

Sidley Austin LLP announced Thursday that five Clifford Chance LLP attorneys have joined the firm's global finance and tax practices in New York and Washington, D.C.

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Israeli Law Firm Counters Gov't Bid To Toss GILTI Reg Suit

An Israeli law firm asked the D.C. federal court Monday to disregard the government's attempt to end its suit aiming to scrap regulations that implemented the 2017 tax law's global intangible low-taxed income ... (more story)

German, Dutch Arrest 2 In €300M VAT Fraud Involving Autos

German and Dutch authorities have arrested two individuals linked to a group involved in a value-added tax fraud with imported cars that has created around €300 million ($342 million) in estimated losses, the ... (more story)

US Pillar 2 Deal Cuts UK Tax Take By £600M, Report Says

The U.K.'s tax revenue from the global minimum corporate rate will fall by around £600 million ($804.7 million) annually as a result of U.S. corporate giants' exemption from the rules, according to a parliamen... (more story)

EU Withholding Rules Curbing Investment, Says Tax Lead

The European Union needs to improve withholding tax rules for investment funds to generate more capital for businesses, although progress is restricted by ownership rules, a senior EU official said Thursday.

Austria's Bank VAT Break Was State Aid, EU Top Court Says

The European Union's top court ruled Thursday against an Austrian law that provided a value-added tax exemption for certain transactions in the banking and insurance sectors, holding that the tax break functio... (more story)

EU, South Africa Meet To Discuss Clean Energy Trade Deal

South African and European officials began an intergovernmental dialogue Thursday to continue implementation efforts on the green energy trade deal signed last year, with particular focus on the kinds of busin... (more story)

HMRC Secures 260 Convictions For Tax Dodging In 2025-26

The U.K.'s tax authority secured 260 convictions out of 300 prosecutions in criminal tax cases in fiscal year 2025-26, it said Thursday in its annual report.