International

  • May 21, 2026

    Baltimore Atty Not Liable For Client's Taxes, 4th Circ. Told

    A Baltimore attorney is challenging a court's order that he cover unpaid federal income taxes owed by his client's holding company, telling the Fourth Circuit on Thursday that the government is wrongly using the Federal Priority Statute as a workaround for the Federal Tax Lien Act.

  • May 21, 2026

    Portugal Must Reclaim Illegal State Aid, EU Court Says

    The European Union's top court said Thursday that Portugal can't suspend tax enforcement proceedings against a company that benefited from unlawful state aid granted by the Madeira Free Zone.

  • May 21, 2026

    Amgen Wants To Preserve Right To Seek Double Tax Relief

    Drugmaker Amgen wants to preserve its right to seek a refund for tax years 2010 through 2015 if the IRS "persists" in taking a position inconsistent with the agency's own arguments pertaining to those years in its audit of 2016 to 2018, the company told the U.S. Tax Court.

  • May 21, 2026

    EPPO Conducts Searches In €2.6M VAT Fraud Case

    Authorities across Europe have searched several properties tied to a €2.6 million ($3 million) value-added tax fraud by suspects whom the European Public Prosecutor's Office believe are linked to other VAT frauds worth hundreds of millions of euros, the office said Thursday.

  • May 21, 2026

    UK To Block Foreign Co. Losses From Lowering Domestic Tax

    The U.K. will require companies to exempt profits and losses attributed to a foreign permanent establishment from domestic taxation beginning next year, HM Revenue & Customs said Thursday.

  • May 21, 2026

    'Check-The-Box' Correctly Applied To Partnership, IRS Says

    The U.S. Tax Court properly applied what are commonly known as check-the-box rules in determining that a company contributing a promissory note for a stake in a partnership had zero basis in the note, the IRS said in objecting to the partnership's motion for reconsideration.

  • May 21, 2026

    ECJ Adviser Backs Challenge To Sweden's Bank Risk Tax

    The European Union's lower court was wrong to uphold Sweden's risk tax on the country's largest credit institutions, an adviser to the bloc's top court said Thursday, because the levy could create a potential selective advantage for untaxed companies.

  • May 21, 2026

    Trade Court Won't Pause Tariff Ruling During US Appeal

    The U.S. Court of International Trade won't stay its ruling blocking the collection of temporary global duties for two businesses and the state of Washington while the federal government appeals the judgment to the Federal Circuit, according to an opinion.

  • May 21, 2026

    Taiwan Outlines Filing Extensions For Controlled Foreign Cos.

    Companies filing taxes in Taiwan are required to declare income from controlled foreign corporations and must apply for a one-time extension by midyear if they're unable to submit audited financial statements, the tax authority said Thursday.

  • May 21, 2026

    EU Elects New Chair Of Int'l Tax Conduct Group

    The European Union group that monitors foreign jurisdictions' tax practices for potential harm elected a Slovenian official Thursday as its chair for the next two years.

  • May 21, 2026

    UK To Crack Down On Energy Giants' Offshore Tax Planning

    U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves announced plans Thursday to restrict offshore tax planning by energy multinationals as part of a series of fiscal measures, including cuts to fuel duty and value-added tax.

  • May 20, 2026

    Bolt Argues Ride-Hailing Apps Qualify For UK VAT Break

    The U.K.'s tax authority can't bar ride-hailing companies from claiming a value-added tax exemption for travel agents, Bolt's counsel told a London court Wednesday, because the agency has long recognized in official guidance that taxi firms can receive the tax break.

  • May 20, 2026

    EU Lawmakers Agree To Include Safeguards In US Trade Deal

    The Parliament and Council of the European Union reached a provisional agreement Wednesday morning to strengthen safeguards to the trade deal reached last year with the U.S., according to a press release.

  • May 20, 2026

    UK Extends Cut To Fuel Tax As War In Iran Raises Prices

    The U.K. will extend a tax cut of 5 pence (7 cents) per liter of fuel through the rest of the year to address higher prices linked to the war in Iran, the government said Wednesday.

  • May 20, 2026

    Hong Kong Seeks To Adopt Crypto Tax Transparency System

    Hong Kong's government will ask lawmakers to adopt the OECD's crypto asset reporting framework next month, expects the system to take effect next year and anticipates exchanges between tax authorities to start in 2028, the territory's tax authority said Wednesday.

  • May 20, 2026

    Hong Kong Hikes Transaction Tax For High-End Homes

    Hong Kong lawmakers adopted legislation Wednesday to hike the rate of a tax on residential real estate transactions valued above HK$100 million ($12.7 million).

  • May 20, 2026

    KC Used Expertise To Dodge £2M In Tax, Prosecutors Say

    A senior tax barrister cheated the public purse out of almost £2 million ($2.7 million) through a series of "elaborate arrangements," a prosecutor said on the first day of the lawyer's criminal trial on Wednesday.

  • May 19, 2026

    States Tell CIT To Reject Gov't's Request To Stay Tariff Ruling

    The federal government's arguments to stay a permanent injunction against the collection of President Donald Trump's temporary global duties for two small businesses and the state of Washington while it appeals the ruling are overblown, a coalition of states told the U.S. Court of International Trade on Tuesday.

  • May 19, 2026

    Costco Calls Suit Over Tariff Refunds Premature

    Costco urged an Illinois federal court to toss a putative consumer class action seeking to recoup the higher costs that shoppers paid under President Donald Trump's global tariffs, contending that the case is premature in the wake of uncertain corporate refunds. 

  • May 19, 2026

    IRS Finalizes Changes To Partnership Interest Sales

    The IRS issued final regulations Tuesday that remove a requirement for partnerships to include information in tax returns to help partners who sold interests in businesses with noncapital assets determine their gain or loss, preserving the rules as proposed last year.

  • May 19, 2026

    UK Eyes Property Tax Charge For Multimillion-Pound Homes

    The U.K. government is seeking feedback on a property tax surcharge for homes worth at least £2 million ($2.67 million), according to a consultation launched Tuesday.

  • May 19, 2026

    Ride-Hail App Bolt Can't Get £190M VAT Break, HMRC Argues

    Ride-hailing company Bolt shouldn't be able to claim a £190 million ($254.3 million) value-added tax exemption for travel agents and tour operators because its drivers provide transportation and don't lead tours or book vacations, the U.K.'s tax authority argued before a London court on Tuesday.

  • May 19, 2026

    Maynard Nexsen Adds Transactional Tax Pro In NC

    Maynard Nexsen PC announced that it has added a partner to the firm's tax practice group from Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, adding that the Charlotte, North Carolina, hire brings expertise in transactional tax structuring and planning.

  • May 18, 2026

    Ex-Austrian Bank CEO To Plead Out In $170M Odebrecht Case

    The former CEO of Austrian lender Meinl Bank AG who was extradited from the U.K. has reached a tentative deal to resolve criminal charges that he helped Odebrecht SA hide $170 million in funds used to bribe officials around the world and defraud the Brazilian government, a Brooklyn federal court heard Monday.

  • May 18, 2026

    Timing Wrinkle Could Muddle Foreign Currency Tax Rules

    The U.S. Treasury Department has signaled plans to simplify the process for determining the taxable corporate income of affiliates that conduct business in foreign currencies, but the unclear timeline of upcoming guidance could complicate compliance initially.

Expert Analysis

  • Improving Well-Being In Law, 10 Years After Landmark Study

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    An important 2016 study revealed significant substance abuse and mental health issues among lawyers, and while the findings helped normalize the conversation around these topics, a decade later, structural change is still needed, says Denise Robinson at PLI.

  • Hungary CPAC Funding Probe Could Implicate US Entities

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    A Hungarian anti-corruption investigation into claims that the former prime minister used taxpayer funds to support the Conservative Political Action Conference could include potential cross-border political and financial dimensions that create multiple touchpoints for U.S. regulatory and enforcement interest, say attorneys at Ballard Spahr.

  • Mitigating Multistate Risks As California Expands Tax Reach

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    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 other steps to protect clients from the costs of losing a future audit, says attorney Delina Yasmeh.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On ESI Control

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    Several recent federal court decisions have perpetuated a split over what constitutes “control” of electronically stored information — with judges divided on whether the standard should turn on a party's legal right or practical ability to obtain the information, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • 2 Discovery Rulings Break With Heppner On AI Privilege Issue

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    While a New York federal court’s recent ruling in U.S. v. Heppner suggests that some litigants’ communications with AI tools are discoverable, two other recent federal court decisions demonstrate that such interactions generally qualify for work-product protection under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, says Joshua Dunn at Brown Rudnick.

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

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    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 retention credit, says Peter Gariepy at RubinBrown.

  • Calculating Damages In IEEPA Tariff Refund Litigation

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    To calculate damages in the spate of refund litigation triggered by the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision invalidating tariffs collected under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the central question will be how to determine where in the supply chain their economic burden ultimately came to rest, say analysts at Charles River Associates.

  • Alpine Skiing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Skiing has shaped habits I rely on daily as an attorney — focus, resilience and the ability to remain steady when circumstances shift rapidly — and influences the way I approach legal strategy, client counseling and teamwork, says Isaku Begert at Marshall Gerstein.

  • What A Court Doc Audit Reveals About Erroneous Filings

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    My audit of 1,522 court documents from last month found that over 95% contained at least one verifiable error, with fewer than 1% showing clear indicators of artificial intelligence use — highlighting above all else that lawyers may want to focus most on strengthening their review processes, says Elliott Ash at ETH Zurich.

  • Getting The Most Out Of Learning And Development Programs

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    Junior associates can better develop the legal, business and interpersonal skills they need for long-term success by approaching their firms’ learning and development programs armed with five tips for getting the most out of these resources, says Lauren Hakala at Reed Smith.

  • AI Presents A Make-Or-Break Moment For Outside Counsel

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    The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence by corporate legal departments is forcing a long-overdue reset of the relationship between inside and outside counsel, and introducing a significant opportunity to shed frustrating inefficiencies and strengthen collaboration for firms willing to embrace the shift, says Intel Chief Legal Officer April Miller Boise.

  • 8 Tariff Refund Questions For Restructuring Professionals

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    For restructuring and turnaround professionals, seeking refunds following the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision invalidating tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act raises several questions about how to capture legitimate recoveries while protecting an enterprise from the consequences of its own history, says Jonny Frank and Laura Greenman at StoneTurn, and Andrew Popescu at Province.

  • 5 Tips For Navigating Your Firm's All-Attorney Summit

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    Law firm retreats should be approached strategically, as they present valuable opportunities to advance both the firm's objectives and attorneys' professional development through meaningful participation, building and strengthening internal relationships, and proactive follow-up, says James Argionis at Cozen O’Connor.

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