International
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October 22, 2025
Canada Tax Agency Could Expand Audit Powers, Pro Says
Tax attorneys in Canada are closely watching a proposal that would give the country's revenue agency extensive audit powers, including the ability to take information under oath before any potential litigation begins, a practitioner said Wednesday.
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October 22, 2025
Switzerland Seeks Comments On Updated EU Tax Data Deal
The Swiss government is inviting public comments on an agreement it reached with the European Union to update the jurisdictions' agreement for the automatic exchange of tax information, it said Wednesday.
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October 21, 2025
Discovery Against Gem Company Halted In Malawi's Tax Probe
Malawi's government can no longer proceed with discovery against a gemstone company that partnered with a mining outfit the country claims evaded billions of dollars in taxes and royalties on exported rubies and sapphires, a Washington federal judge ruled, vacating his own order.
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October 21, 2025
'Revenge Tax' May Reappear If Pillar 2 Talks Stall, Pros Say
Republican lawmakers are likely to revive what is commonly known as the revenge tax if countries are unable to flesh out a tentative agreement to effectively exempt U.S. companies from the 15% global corporate minimum tax regime known as Pillar Two, practitioners said Tuesday.
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October 21, 2025
EU To Ditch Plans For Transaction Tax, Shell Co. Law
The European Commission plans to withdraw proposed directives that would impose a financial transaction tax and target tax evasion through the use of shell companies, it said Tuesday in a work program for 2026.
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October 21, 2025
Medtronic Says 8th Circ. Wrongly Tossed Tax Court's Method
The Eighth Circuit's rejection of the U.S. Tax Court's latest ruling on the pricing of Medtronic intangibles placed unnecessary restrictions on the court's unspecified method addressing such assets transferred to Puerto Rico, the company argued as it asked the circuit court to rethink its decision.
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October 21, 2025
UK Pensions Body Calls For Long-Term Tax Policy
The government must commit to long-term policy on pension tax relief, an influential trade body said Tuesday, warning that mounting uncertainty every year around the Budget was harming consumer confidence.
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October 20, 2025
G7 Deal Exempting US From Min. Tax Hurts Brazil, Prof Says
Latin American countries, especially Brazil, are concerned that the deal announced by the Group of Seven countries in June exempting U.S. multinationals from a globally agreed 15% minimum tax gives the U.S. an unfair advantage over them, a professor at University of Antwerp said Monday.
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October 20, 2025
Emergency Tariffs Unlawfully Unprecedented, Justices Told
The International Emergency Economic Powers Act has never been used until President Donald Trump to impose tariffs, and nowhere does the law provide that explicit authority, a dozen states, several small businesses and a pair of Illinois toymakers told the U.S. Supreme Court Monday.
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October 20, 2025
Switzerland, EU Sign Automatic Tax Data Exchange Deal
The Swiss government signed an agreement with the European Union to improve its automatic exchange of financial information standards, according to a statement published Monday.
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October 20, 2025
Brazil Signs OECD Convention On Tax Treaties
Brazil on Monday signed the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's convention to align bilateral tax treaties with standards aimed at preventing base erosion and profit shifting, according to the organization.
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October 20, 2025
Treasury Floats Plan To Scrap Look-Through Rules
The U.S. Treasury Department proposed regulations Monday that would remove rules that allow revenue officials to, in a manner of speaking, look through the corporate owners of real estate investment entities to determine whether they are domestically controlled.
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October 20, 2025
China To Offer 50% VAT Rebate For Offshore Wind Electricity
China will offer a 50% rebate on value-added taxes for companies that sell electricity they produce with offshore wind installments starting next month, the State Tax Administration said.
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October 20, 2025
Directors Jailed For £20M Fraud Involving Fake VAT Claims
Six company directors were sentenced Monday for their role in a £20 million ($27 million) tax fraud involving a wholesale electrical appliance business that deliberately understated how much value-added tax was owed to HM Revenue and Customs.
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October 17, 2025
Trump Orders Truck Tariffs, Expands Auto Rebate Program
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday to begin anticipated tariffs on heavy and medium trucks on Nov. 1, while expanding a program that domestic auto manufacturers are already utilizing for rebates to existing tariffs on auto vehicles.
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October 17, 2025
Electronic Co. Tells Justices Trump Tariffs Are The Emergency
Emergency tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump are creating extraordinary economic threats under a law that was intended to protect U.S. retailers from such harm, a Virginia-based electronics company told the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday.
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October 17, 2025
UN Shipping Agency Delays Carbon Price Opposed By US
The United Nations' shipping agency agreed Friday to postpone for one year its plan to introduce a global carbon price, which the U.S. government opposes, having called it a "global carbon tax."
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October 17, 2025
Covington Adds Former IRS Special Counsel In DC
Covington & Burling LLP has grown its tax practice in Washington, D.C., with the addition of a former special counsel in the Office of Chief Counsel at the Internal Revenue Service.
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October 17, 2025
French Digital Tax Ruling Puts Spotlight On Trade Tensions
A French court decision that upheld the nation's digital services tax could bolster similar measures in other European Union member states, but legal backing may mean little if countries use DSTs as bargaining chips in tariff negotiations with the United States.
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October 17, 2025
Taxation With Representation: Latham, Kirkland, Wachtell
In this week's Taxation With Representation, the Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Partnership, MGX, and BlackRock's Global Infrastructure Partners acquire Aligned Data Centers from Macquarie Asset Management and co-investors; Rayonier Inc. and PotlatchDeltic Corp. merge to create a timber and wood products giant; and a Lone Star Funds affiliate acquires industrial processing equipment provider Hillenbrand Inc.
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October 16, 2025
China's Crackdown On Rare Earth Minerals Spooks Importers
In the latest trade salvo between the U.S. and China, stricter Chinese export controls on critical earth minerals that many U.S. manufacturers rely on are causing concern for businesses, which may have difficulty diversifying supply chains for the rare materials.
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October 16, 2025
Finland Looks To Narrow Tax Data Collection
Finland's government has proposed amending the way the country's tax administration accesses certain financial information, such as bank records, in order to narrow and better target the information requests in line with European Union data privacy standards, the administration said Thursday.
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October 16, 2025
Firm's Case Against GILTI Regs Can Proceed, DC Judge Says
An Israeli law firm's suit alleging that U.S. Department of the Treasury regulations regarding overseas income create disproportionate burdens for small entities may continue, a D.C. federal judge said, though dismissing a parallel claim brought by an individual attorney.
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October 16, 2025
EU Still Hopes For Pillar 1 Despite Doubts
The European Union's best chance for resolving how to tax the digital economy is still to use the OECD's Pillar One rather than unilateral measures that risk disputes, the EU's tax director told the European Parliament's tax committee Thursday.
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October 16, 2025
Newsquest Defends Report On Wage Practices At Welsh Club
An English regional newspaper publisher has defended itself against a Welsh telecommunications businessman's libel claim, saying it accurately reported that one of its companies underpaid its employers.
Expert Analysis
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Think Like A Lawyer: Note 3 Simple Types Of Legal Complexity
Cases can appear complex for several reasons — due to the number of issues, the volume of factual and evidentiary sources, and the sophistication of those sources — but the same basic technique can help lawyers tame their arguments into a simple and persuasive message, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.
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Litigation Inspiration: Reframing Document Review
For attorneys — new ones especially — there is much fulfillment to find in document review by reflecting on how important, interesting and pleasant it can be, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.
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3 Ways To Train Junior Lawyers In 30 Minutes Or Less
Today’s junior lawyers are experiencing a skills gap due to pandemic-era disruptions, but firms can help bring them up to speed by offering high-impact skill building content in bite-sized, interactive training sessions, say Stacey Schwartz at Katten, Diane Costigan at Winston & Strawn and Lauren Tierney at Freshfields.
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The Bar Needs More Clarity On The Discovery Objection Rule
Almost 10 years after Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34 was amended, attorneys still seem confused about what they should include in objections to discovery requests, and until the rules committee provides additional clarity, practitioners must beware the steep costs of noncompliance, says Tristan Ellis at Shanies Law Office.
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So You Want To Move Your Law Practice To Canada, Eh?
Google searches for how to move to Canada have surged in the wake of the U.S. presidential election, and if you’re an attorney considering a move to the Great White North, you’ll need to understand how the practice of law differs across the border, says David Postel at Henein Hutchison.
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Promoting Diversity In The Selection Of ADR Neutrals
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Choosing neutrals from diverse backgrounds is an important step in promoting inclusion in the legal profession, and it can enhance the legitimacy and public perception of alternative dispute resolution proceedings, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.
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Striking A Balance Between AI Use And Attorney Well-Being
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As the legal industry increasingly adopts generative artificial intelligence tools to boost efficiency, leaders must note the hidden costs of increased productivity, and work to protect attorneys’ well-being while unlocking AI’s full potential, says Ed Sohn at Factor.
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How Judiciary Can Minimize AI Risks In Secondary Sources
Because courts’ standing orders on generative artificial intelligence and other safeguards do not address the risk of hallucinations in secondary source materials, the judiciary should consider enlisting legal publishers and database hosts to protect against AI-generated inaccuracies, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.
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How Attorneys Can Break Free From Career Enmeshment
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Ambitious attorneys can sometimes experience career enmeshment — when your sense of self-worth becomes unhealthily tangled up in your legal vocation — but taking the time to discover and realign with your core personal values can help you recover your identity, says Janna Koretz at Azimuth Psychological.
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Lawyers With Disabilities Are Seeking Equity, Not Pity
Attorneys living with disabilities face extra challenges — including the need for special accommodations, the fear of stigmatization and the risk of being tokenized — but if given equitable opportunities, they can still rise to the top of their field, says Kate Reder Sheikh, a former attorney and legal recruiter at Major Lindsey & Africa.
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Judicial Committee Best Venue For Litigation Funding Rules
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The Advisory Committee on Civil Rules' recent decision to consider developing a rule for litigation funding disclosure is a welcome development, ensuring that the result will be the product of a thorough, inclusive and deliberative process that appropriately balances all interests, says Stewart Ackerly at Statera Capital.
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The Strategic Advantages Of Appointing A Law Firm CEO
The impact on law firms of the recent CrowdStrike outage underscores that the business of law is no longer merely about providing supplemental support for legal practice — and helps explain why some law firms are appointing dedicated, full-time CEOs to navigate the challenges of the modern legal landscape, says Jennifer Johnson at Calibrate Strategies.
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How Cos. Can Build A Strong In-House Pro Bono Program
During this year’s pro bono celebration week, companies should consider some key pointers to grow and maintain a vibrant in-house program for attorneys to provide free legal services for the public good, says Mary Benton at Alston & Bird.