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April 01, 2026
A retired diplomat Wednesday described former Florida congressman David Rivera's Venezuelan contact Raúl Gorrín as a wealthy businessman "distrusted by everybody," telling jurors in the criminal trial against Rivera that Gorrín was willing to work with the Venezuelan regime when financially beneficial.
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April 01, 2026
Sidley Austin LLP defeated a suit from a family of business magnates who said they were duped into a tax sheltering scheme by an ex-attorney, after a Georgia federal judge ruled the family should have suspected they were in legal trouble long before they filed their suit.
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April 01, 2026
More than 4 million children have been signed up for the new type of individual retirement account known as a Trump account, with more than a quarter of them eligible to receive $1,000 contributions through a pilot program, the Internal Revenue Service said.
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April 01, 2026
Offit Kurman Attorneys At Law announced Wednesday it has expanded its presence in Atlanta with the addition of five Taylor Duma LLP attorneys following the firm's closure Tuesday.
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April 01, 2026
Jones Walker LLP announced Wednesday that it added two new attorneys as members of its tax practice group and employee benefits team in Miami from Sugarman & Susskind PA.
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March 31, 2026
Before taking inactive status late last year, U.S. District Judge William H. Alsup presided over historic litigation in California's Northern District for 26 years, arriving at his San Francisco chambers every weekday before dawn to prepare for the day's work.
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March 31, 2026
Republican lobbyist Brian Ballard was "exceptionally angry" and blocked former Florida Congressman David Rivera's number after Rivera insinuated Ballard was tied to a $50 million consulting agreement Rivera signed with the U.S. affiliate of Venezuela's state-owned company, Ballard testified Tuesday in federal court.
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March 31, 2026
The U.S. Department of Labor's recent proposal to give retirement plan fiduciaries legal cover to select a broader range of investments aims to reduce ERISA litigation, but attorneys on both sides of the bar say they expect the rule to face legal challenges if finalized as proposed.
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March 31, 2026
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will enable refunds for imports already liquidated that were subject to tariffs struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court, but that functionality still requires more time to develop, according to an official's declaration filed Tuesday in the U.S. Court of International Trade.
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March 31, 2026
The Internal Revenue Service can assess and collect restitution against a former attorney who served prison time in connection with $7 billion in tax fraud, making the amount immediately due and payable, the Seventh Circuit ruled, saying it was the first circuit court to address the issue.
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March 30, 2026
Washington state will put a nearly 10% tax on the income of residents who earn more than $1 million under a bill signed Monday by Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson.
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March 30, 2026
Michigan's new tax on marijuana sales has resulted in an effective tax rate that's higher than the constitution permits, a group representing the cannabis industry claimed in a new lawsuit Monday.
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March 30, 2026
Utah expanded a corporate and individual income tax credit for employer-provided child care to apply to off-site facilities under a bill signed by the governor.
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March 30, 2026
An eye doctor and his wife asked the Fifth Circuit to overturn a U.S. Tax Court decision from last year that affirmed Internal Revenue Service penalties and payments associated with their ophthalmology practice's microcaptive insurance arrangements.
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March 30, 2026
The Colorado Supreme Court will determine whether Netflix's streaming video services are tangible personal property subject to sales tax, the justices said Monday, agreeing to review a state appeals court ruling in favor of the state Department of Revenue.
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March 30, 2026
A Texas mother and son were indicted for filing fraudulent tax returns through their tax preparation businesses, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, which said the pair tried to get unwarranted refunds by fabricating deductions.
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March 30, 2026
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP announced Monday it has welcomed a four-member Baker McKenzie team with experience in tax and transfer pricing to the firm's New York office.
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March 30, 2026
Deloitte lost its bid to avoid a June trial in a dispute over the accounting firm's handling of a $77 million share repurchase and planned charitable transfer that allegedly led to an unexpected tax bill for Boston-area developers and philanthropists William and Joyce Cummings.
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March 30, 2026
The U.S. Department of Labor unveiled a proposal Monday to expand access to alternative investments, like private equity and digital assets, in retirement plans by establishing a safe harbor process for fiduciaries to follow when deciding where retirees' savings go.
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March 27, 2026
The $50 million consulting contract that former Florida Congressman David Rivera signed with the U.S. affiliate of Venezuela's state-owned oil company was ultimately funded and controlled by the Venezuelan parent company, the attorney who drafted the document said Friday at Rivera's trial on charges of failing to register as a foreign agent.
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March 27, 2026
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Friday that it is walking away from a case accusing restaurant franchisor FAT Brands of running an illegal $27 million personal loan scheme to fuel its former CEO's lavish lifestyle as the public company foundered.
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March 27, 2026
A Georgia appellate court must reconsider its opinion that Uber was required to collect and remit millions in sales taxes on behalf of drivers and customers who used its app before the Wayfair decision, the state's highest court said.
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March 27, 2026
A partnership is entitled to all of its claimed $70 million tax deduction for donating a conservation easement in Louisiana, as the IRS stipulated to missing a notification deadline for disallowing the tax break, according to a decision entered Friday in the U.S. Tax Court.
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March 27, 2026
A Missouri lawyer convicted of helping perpetrate a $22 million tax scheme is asking to stay out of prison while she appeals, telling a North Carolina federal court that she believes her appeal could be successful on grounds that her indictment was obtained unconstitutionally.
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March 27, 2026
A D.C. federal court said Friday it does not have the authority to order New York City to issue a tax refund sought by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in its capacity as receiver of the failed Silicon Valley Bank.