House Passes IRS Services, Abuse, Disaster Relief Tax Bills
The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday approved several tax bills that would improve IRS administration as well as provide relief for survivors of major disasters and sexual abuse, sending the proposals to the Senate for consideration.
NJ Judge Frees Mixed-Use Properties From 'Mansion Tax'
Sales of two mixed-use properties along the Hudson River in New Jersey aren't subject to a state fee on properties sold for more than $1 million because the properties should be classified as residential instead of commercial based on their usage, the state Tax Court ruled Monday.
Canada Tax Agency Wrong To Let Interest Accrue, Court Says
The Federal Court of Canada upheld a couple's challenge against interest on their tax bill, holding that revenue officials failed to consider the pair's good faith belief that they were donating to a legitimate charity rather than a tax shelter.
House Passes IRS Services, Abuse, Disaster Relief Tax Bills
The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday approved several tax bills that would improve IRS administration as well as provide relief for survivors of major disasters and sexual abuse, sending the proposals to the Senate for consideration.
NJ Judge Frees Mixed-Use Properties From 'Mansion Tax'
Sales of two mixed-use properties along the Hudson River in New Jersey aren't subject to a state fee on properties sold for more than $1 million because the properties should be classified as residential instead of commercial based on their usage, the state Tax Court ruled Monday.
Canada Tax Agency Wrong To Let Interest Accrue, Court Says
The Federal Court of Canada upheld a couple's challenge against interest on their tax bill, holding that revenue officials failed to consider the pair's good faith belief that they were donating to a legitimate charity rather than a tax shelter.
Federal More
U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, told jurors in Florida federal court on Monday that his meetings with Venezuelan officials set up by former Florida Congressman David Rivera were part of a larger attempt to n... (more story)
Legal strategies are evolving quickly in the wake of last week's "historic" rescheduling of state-legal medical cannabis, as a group of attorneys and advocates gathered Monday to evaluate the trade-offs of dis... (more story)
Holland & Knight and Dentons are among the U.S. law firms with the most attorneys working on affordable housing, an analysis by Law360 Real Estate Authority found.
The U.S. Supreme Court denied a couple's challenge to a $345,000 penalty against them Monday, preserving an Eleventh Circuit decision rejecting their argument that the IRS didn't get sufficient supervisory app... (more story)
A Puerto Rican woman to whom the Internal Revenue Service erroneously assigned her employer's tax debt cannot obtain a court order waiving her obligation to file returns, the government told the Puerto Rican f... (more story)
President Donald Trump and the IRS have been asked to show that they are "sufficiently adverse" for a Miami federal court to take up Trump's lawsuit against the government for failing to prevent a former IRS c... (more story)
As President Donald Trump and Congress turn increased attention to tackling the nation's housing affordability crisis, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner, whose agency serv... (more story)
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Taxation With Representation: Gibson Dunn, Paul Weiss
In this week's Taxation With Representation, Elon Musk's SpaceX strikes a deal with Cursor that could lead to an acquisition of the artificial intelligence startup, building products distributor QXO Inc. buys ... (more story)
Barnes & Thornburg Lands 6 Bradley Arant Attys In Southeast
Barnes & Thornburg LLP announced Thursday that the firm has hired six attorneys from Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP for its Atlanta and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, offices, increasing its capabilities in th... (more story)
Ill. House Passes Bill Aiming To Keep Chicago Bears In-State
The Illinois General Assembly has approved a bill amended to provide more tax incentives for the site of a proposed stadium for the Chicago Bears, who are also considering a stadium offer from neighboring Indiana.
Mich. High Court Fast-Tracks Appeal Over 24% Cannabis Tax
The Michigan Supreme Court has ordered the state's intermediate appeals court to accelerate a closely watched constitutional challenge to the state's 24% cannabis tax that went into effect earlier this year, h... (more story)
Minn. Business Groups Denounce Sales Tax Expansion
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's proposal to expand the state's sales tax base to include more services and a social media tax plan would increase costs in the state, several business groups said during a hearing Thursday.
DOJ Final Order Loosens Rules For State-Legal Medical Pot
The U.S. Department of Justice published a final order Thursday loosening federal restrictions on medical marijuana products that fall within the ambit of state-regulated programs or have approval from the U.S... (more story)
Mitigating Multistate Risks As California Expands Tax Reach
Though California's new sourcing rules and extension of the pass-through entity election have created uncertainty, practitioners should file protective returns to respect the law's ambiguity and take certain o... (more story)
In this week's Taxation With Representation, Elon Musk's SpaceX strikes a deal with Cursor that could lead to an acquisition of the artificial intelligence startup, building products distributor QXO Inc. buys ... (more story)
Barnes & Thornburg LLP announced Thursday that the firm has hired six attorneys from Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP for its Atlanta and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, offices, increasing its capabilities in th... (more story)
The Illinois General Assembly has approved a bill amended to provide more tax incentives for the site of a proposed stadium for the Chicago Bears, who are also considering a stadium offer from neighboring Indiana.
The Michigan Supreme Court has ordered the state's intermediate appeals court to accelerate a closely watched constitutional challenge to the state's 24% cannabis tax that went into effect earlier this year, h... (more story)
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's proposal to expand the state's sales tax base to include more services and a social media tax plan would increase costs in the state, several business groups said during a hearing Thursday.
The U.S. Department of Justice published a final order Thursday loosening federal restrictions on medical marijuana products that fall within the ambit of state-regulated programs or have approval from the U.S... (more story)
Though California's new sourcing rules and extension of the pass-through entity election have created uncertainty, practitioners should file protective returns to respect the law's ambiguity and take certain o... (more story)
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Budget Tax Raid Fears Spurred Pension Withdrawals
Fears over a tax raid on pensions have led to a surge in Britons cashing out of their long-term savings in the run-up to Budget announcements, a consultancy found Tuesday.
UK Industry Group Calls For Countermeasures To US Tariffs
A U.K. industry group urged the country's government to prepare a "trade bazooka," including a package of countermeasures to safeguard the economy from outside shocks such as U.S. tariffs and the economic fall... (more story)
Pension Overtaxation Bill Still At £44M Despite Reforms
The government was forced to refund £44.1 million ($59.7 million) in overcharged tax on pension income in the first three months of the year, a figure that has remained largely unchanged despite reforms last year.
Cyprus Proposes Reduced Rates In EU Tobacco Tax Bill
Cyprus has proposed lower European Union excise duties on tobacco products such as cigars in an effort to find a compromise on an amended tobacco tax bill, according to the proposal seen by Law360.
Tax Barrister Suspended After Failed Libel Claim
A tax barrister has been suspended from practice until 2027, the bar regulator has said, following the failure of his £8 million ($10.8 million) libel claim against former Clifford Chance LLP partner Dan Neidle.
Lender's COVID Boom Bars $5M Worker Credit Claim, US Says
A mortgage lender isn't entitled to a $5 million refund for denied COVID-19 worker tax credits because the company's true business was never halted by a government order, the U.S. government told a California ... (more story)
Belgian Lawmakers Push Gov't For 3% Digital Services Tax
Belgian lawmakers have introduced a bill to create a 3% digital services tax on revenue that large multinational corporations derive from the country, pushing the governing coalition to follow through on a ple... (more story)
Fears over a tax raid on pensions have led to a surge in Britons cashing out of their long-term savings in the run-up to Budget announcements, a consultancy found Tuesday.
A U.K. industry group urged the country's government to prepare a "trade bazooka," including a package of countermeasures to safeguard the economy from outside shocks such as U.S. tariffs and the economic fall... (more story)
The government was forced to refund £44.1 million ($59.7 million) in overcharged tax on pension income in the first three months of the year, a figure that has remained largely unchanged despite reforms last year.
Cyprus has proposed lower European Union excise duties on tobacco products such as cigars in an effort to find a compromise on an amended tobacco tax bill, according to the proposal seen by Law360.
A tax barrister has been suspended from practice until 2027, the bar regulator has said, following the failure of his £8 million ($10.8 million) libel claim against former Clifford Chance LLP partner Dan Neidle.
A mortgage lender isn't entitled to a $5 million refund for denied COVID-19 worker tax credits because the company's true business was never halted by a government order, the U.S. government told a California ... (more story)
Belgian lawmakers have introduced a bill to create a 3% digital services tax on revenue that large multinational corporations derive from the country, pushing the governing coalition to follow through on a ple... (more story)