Tax

  • April 28, 2026

    Meta Says Tax Court Has Jurisdiction Over Interest Claim

    The U.S. Tax Court has jurisdiction over whether Meta is due a refund of interest for 2019 because the company claimed an overpayment for that year along with its challenge to deficiencies assessed in 2017, 2018 and 2019, the social media giant argued.

  • April 28, 2026

    Over 11 Million Imports Entered For Tariff Refunds, CBP Says

    Importers have successfully submitted more than 11.2 million entries to Customs and Border Protection's tariff refund system, and more than 1.7 million imports have been validated and are ready for refunds, a CBP official told the U.S. Court of International Trade on Tuesday.

  • April 28, 2026

    Australia Wants Online Cos. To Pay News Media Or Be Taxed

    Australia has opened a second consultation on a 2.25% digital services tax that would be imposed on large social media companies and search engines if they don't pay Australian news organizations to publish their work.

  • April 28, 2026

    Korean Court Cancels $46.6M Of Netflix's Tax Bill, Report Says

    Netflix on Tuesday secured the cancellation of 68.7 billion won ($46.6 million) in taxes imposed by the Korean government in a dispute over the characterization of payments to a Dutch subsidiary, in a partial victory at a Seoul court, according to a news report.

  • April 28, 2026

    Kansas Gov. Nixes Second Attempt At Property Tax Protests

    Kansas' governor vetoed a second bill that would have allowed taxpayers to petition the property tax increases of localities under certain conditions.

  • April 28, 2026

    Meet The Attys Arguing The High Court 'Skinny Label' Case

    When the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday in a patent case involving "skinny labels" on generic drugs, a longtime patent attorney as well as a government attorney who often handles intellectual property cases will face an appellate specialist who has argued many high court cases.

  • April 28, 2026

    Kansas Expands Tax Credits For Employer Childcare Costs

    Kansas expanded tax credits for employers' expenses related to providing childcare for employees' children under a bill signed by the governor.

  • April 28, 2026

    NJ Man Asks 3rd Circ. To Revisit $40M Tax Conviction

    A New Jersey man convicted of making $40 million from filing false tax returns in a countrywide securities scheme asked the Third Circuit to reconsider affirming his conviction, citing what he described as a conflict of interest and a misreading of arguments in the ruling against him.

  • April 27, 2026

    Texas Rep. Says Rivera Wanted Political Change In Venezuela

    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 negotiate an exit for then-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and usher in free and fair elections for the country.

  • April 27, 2026

    Attys, Advocates Call DOJ Pot Rule Historic Shift For Feds

    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 dispensaries now being able to register like pharmacies with the feds and the potential effect on industry investments and trade.

  • April 27, 2026

    Democratic Sen. Presses Retail Giants On Tariff Refund Plans

    The top Democrat on the U.S. Senate small business committee sent letters last week to major retailers and shipping carriers asking whether they planned to pass on to consumers tariff refunds they receive.

  • April 27, 2026

    Judge Asks If Trump, IRS Sufficiently Adverse In Tax Leak Suit

    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 contractor from leaking his tax returns to news outlets.

  • April 27, 2026

    Va. To Allow Tax Breaks For Affordable Housing Conversions

    Virginia will allow local governments to provide partial property tax exemptions for eligible building conversions to provide affordable housing under a bill signed by the governor.

  • April 24, 2026

    Feds Fight Ex-Rep.'s Acquittal Bid In Venezuela FARA Case

    Federal prosecutors urged a Florida U.S. district judge to reject an attempt by politician David Rivera and a political consultant to escape charges for allegedly failing to register as foreign agents while secretly representing Venezuela's state-owned oil company, saying the charges aren't too late.

  • April 24, 2026

    One Certainty As Tariff Refunds Start: 'There Will Be Litigation'

    The launch of the refund process for tariffs struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court marks the start of lengthy and multifaceted court battles as companies fight with consumers — and amongst themselves — about who gets a slice of the $166 billion pie, experts told Law360.

  • April 24, 2026

    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 TopBuild Corp., and Eli Lilly & Co. acquires clinical-stage biotechnology company Kelonia Therapeutics.

  • April 24, 2026

    Trump Makes Fresh US Tariff Threat Over UK Digital Tax

    President Donald Trump warned that his administration will impose new tariffs on the U.K. unless the British government dismantles its digital services tax targeting tech giants.

  • April 24, 2026

    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 the tax and insurance recovery practice groups.

  • April 23, 2026

    BofA, EY Strike $2.5M Deal To Settle MOVEit Breach Claims

    Bank of America and EY have agreed to pay $2.5 million to nearly 200,000 people to settle claims in multidistrict litigation over the May 2023 breach of file transfer application MOVEit, according to a motion for settlement.

  • April 23, 2026

    Pair Accused Of Scheming To Dodge $2.5M IRS Tax Debt

    A Connecticut grand jury has charged an in-state businessman allegedly $2.5 million in debt to the Internal Revenue Service and a North Carolina man with engineering a series of financial transactions to keep tax authorities from collecting the debt, according to federal prosecutors.

  • April 23, 2026

    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.

  • April 23, 2026

    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, halting trial court proceedings as the appeal unfolds. 

  • April 23, 2026

    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 federal court, noting that the company's revenue actually increased by 600%.

  • April 23, 2026

    UK Collected £944M From Digital Services Tax In Past Year

    The United Kingdom collected £944 million ($1.27 billion) from its digital services tax during the 2025-2026 fiscal year, about 0.001% of the country's total tax take, HM Revenue & Customs said Thursday.

  • April 23, 2026

    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 pledge to adopt the unilateral measure if international negotiations on an alternative fail.

Expert Analysis

  • Nonprofits Face Uncertainty Over Political Activity Rules

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    Two federal court decisions suggesting that the Internal Revenue Service's rules for 501(c)(4) organizations' political activity may be too vague to survive constitutional scrutiny leave nonprofit organizations caught between constitutional limits on government regulation of speech and tax limits on their exempt status, say attorneys at BakerHostetler.

  • Opinion

    Supreme Court Term Limits Would Carry Hidden Risk

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    While proposals for limiting the terms of U.S. Supreme Court justices are popular, a steady stream of relatively young, highly marketable ex-justices with unique knowledge and influence entering the marketplace of law and politics could create new problems, say Michael Broyde at Emory University and Hayden Hall at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

  • Series

    Knitting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Stretching my skills as a knitter makes me a better antitrust attorney by challenging me to recalibrate after wrong turns, not rush outcomes, and trust that I can teach myself the skills to tackle new and difficult projects — even when I don’t have a pattern to work from, says Kara Kuritz at V&E.

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    The Biz Court Digest: Welcome To Miami

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    After nearly 20 years in operation, the Miami Complex Business Litigation Division is a pioneer upon which other jurisdictions in the state have been modeled, adopting many innovations to keep its cases running more efficiently and staffing experienced judges who are accustomed to hearing business disputes, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

  • AI Evidence Rule Tweaks Encourage Judicial Guardrails

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    Recent additions to a committee note on proposed Rule of Evidence 707 — governing evidence generated by artificial intelligence — seek to mitigate potential dangers that may arise once machine outputs are introduced at trial, encouraging judges to perform critical gatekeeping functions, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.

  • Series

    The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Getting The Message Across

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    Communications and brand strategy during a law firm merger represent a crucial thread that runs through every stage of a combination and should include clear messaging, leverage modern marketing tools and embrace the chance to evolve, says Ashley Horne at Womble Bond.

  • Opinion

    Horizontal Stare Decisis Should Not Be Casually Discarded

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    Eliminating the so-called law of the circuit doctrine — as recently proposed by a Fifth Circuit judge, echoing Justice Neil Gorsuch’s concurrence in Loper Bright — would undermine public confidence in the judiciary’s independence and create costly uncertainty for litigants, says Lawrence Bluestone at Genova Burns.

  • 10 Commandments For Agentic AI Tools In The Legal Industry

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    Though agentic artificial intelligence has demonstrated significant promise for optimizing legal work, it presents numerous risks, so specific ethical obligations should be built into the knowledge base of every agentic AI tool used in the legal industry, says Steven Cordero at Akerman LLP.

  • Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: December Lessons

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    In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy discusses recent rulings and identifies practice tips from cases involving securities, takings, automobile insurance, and wage and hour claims.

  • NY Tax Talk: New ALJs, New Rules, Apportionment, Bundling

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    Attorneys at Eversheds review the top New York tax law developments from last quarter, including appointments to the New York City Tax Appeals Tribunal and the city's proposed rules to clarify income taxation of foreign corporations, and highlight two litigation matters to watch.

  • Series

    Preaching Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Becoming a Gospel preacher has enhanced my success as a trial lawyer by teaching me the importance of credibility, relatability, persuasiveness and thorough preparation for my congregants, the same skills needed with judges and juries in the courtroom, says Reginald Harris at Stinson.

  • State, Federal Incentives Heat Up Geothermal Projects

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    Geothermal energy can now benefit from dramatically accelerated permitting for development on federal land as well as state-level renewable energy portfolio standards — but operating in the complex legal framework surrounding geothermal projects requires successful navigation of complex water rights and environmental regulations, say attorneys at Holland & Hart.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Client-Led Litigation

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    New litigators can better help their corporate clients achieve their overall objectives when they move beyond simply fighting for legal victory to a client-led approach that resolves the legal dispute while balancing the company's competing out-of-court priorities, says Chelsea Ireland at Cohen Ziffer.

  • A Close Look At The Evolving Interval Fund Space

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    Interval funds — closed-end registered investment companies that make periodic repurchase offers — have recently moved to the center of the conversation about retail access to private markets, spurred along by President Donald Trump's August executive order incorporating alternative assets into 401(k) plans and target date strategies, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.

  • Series

    The Law Firm Merger Diaries: How To Build On Cultural Fit

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    Law firm mergers should start with people, then move to strategy: A two-level screening that puts finding a cultural fit at the pinnacle of the process can unearth shared values that are instrumental to deciding to move forward with a combination, says Matthew Madsen at Harrison.

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