Tax

  • April 21, 2026

    House Panel Votes To Gut Corporate Transparency Act

    A House finance committee advanced a bill Tuesday that would defang the Corporate Transparency Act by exempting all domestically owned companies from compliance, codifying a limitation already implemented by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

  • April 21, 2026

    Atty Loses Latest Bid To Delay Prison In $22M Tax Fraud Case

    The U.S. Bureau of Prisons is capable of handling a St. Louis attorney's outpatient needs, a North Carolina federal judge said, denying her request to delay her prison report date after she was convicted of helping perpetrate a $22 million tax fraud scheme.

  • April 21, 2026

    IRS Says Meta Pricing Adjustments Not Barred By Prior Ruling

    The U.S. Tax Court's opinion on the pricing of Meta predecessor Facebook's transferred intangible assets doesn't prevent the IRS from making periodic adjustments based on transactions occurring over the life of the company's cost-sharing arrangement with an Irish subsidiary, the agency argued.

  • April 21, 2026

    Pot Management Co. Says It's Allowed Biz Tax Deduction

    A California-based management company linked to cannabis operations is challenging the IRS over a $4.2 million tax bill, according to a U.S. Tax Court petition, arguing that the company does not traffic in controlled substances that would otherwise bar it from claiming business deductions.

  • April 21, 2026

    Calif. Sex Abuse Boutique Sues Wood LLP For Bad Tax Advice

    A West Hollywood boutique law firm formed to represent victims of sex abuse on UCLA's campus has filed a professional negligence and breach of fiduciary duty suit against Robert W. Wood and Wood LLP, claiming in California state court that their allegedly faulty financial advice caused the loss of $2 million in interest.

  • April 21, 2026

    UK Exit Tax Ruling Is Judicial Overreach, Court Told

    A tribunal overstepped its authority by ruling in favor of Britain's tax authority to impose an exit tax on U.K. trusts leaving the country in breach of European Union law long before Brexit was enacted, a trust argued before a London appeals court Tuesday.

  • April 21, 2026

    IRS Lists Over 1,400 Individuals Who Lost US Citizenship

    The Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday issued a list of more than 1,400 individuals who lost U.S. citizenship during the first quarter of the year, a slight uptick from a year ago.

  • April 20, 2026

    Little-Known Gambling Tax Could Upend Boom In US Betting

    After a record year for U.S. commercial gaming, a little-known tax on phantom income in last year's Republican reconciliation law has spurred bipartisan repeal efforts amid concerns it could alter betting behavior and drain state and local economies built on gambling-related tourism.

  • April 20, 2026

    Justices Won't Review Doctor's Captive Insurance Tax Fight

    The U.S. Supreme Court won't review the Internal Revenue Service's rejection of a Texas doctor's claim to $1 million in tax deductions linked to his urgent care network's captive insurance company, the court said Monday.

  • April 20, 2026

    NY Atty Says Okla. Law Firm Misclassified, Denied Benefits

    A New York attorney has filed a $3.1 million contract suit against her former employer, accusing an Oklahoma-based national litigation firm of terminating her employment after she requested an overdue invoice, following more than three years of full-time contract work without benefits.

  • April 20, 2026

    UK Co. Should Have Known About VAT Fraud, Tribunal Says

    A computer company should have known it was dealing with value-added tax fraudsters whose business was too good to be true, so HMRC's denial of a nearly £430,000 ($582,000) tax deduction is valid, the First-tier Tribunal said in a decision.

  • April 20, 2026

    No Rehearing In Limited Partner Tax Row, 5th Circ. Told

    The Internal Revenue Service fell short in its request for the full Fifth Circuit to revisit a high-profile case it lost in January over the self-employment tax exception for business partners with limited liability, a Texas management consulting firm said.

  • April 20, 2026

    Reform UK Deputy Says His Co. May Have Made Tax Errors

    Reform UK deputy Richard Tice said "some errors" are inevitable when running multiple businesses following a report that his investment company failed to pay almost £100,000 ($135,000) in corporate tax, adding that he would pay up if it is found he owes more taxes.

  • April 17, 2026

    Ex-Rep. Didn't Fund Venezuelan Opposition, Accountant Says

    A forensic accountant testified in Florida federal court on Friday that his investigation into the finances of politician David Rivera found that no funds were given to Venezuelan opposition officials, telling jurors how he followed the money trail of the one-time congressman accused of secretly lobbying for a foreign government.

  • April 17, 2026

    Judge Finds E-Cigarette Shop Violated State Tobacco Laws

    A California magistrate judge has recommended summary judgment in favor of the state in its suit against an electronic cigarette seller, saying the undisputed facts of the case say the business violated the law by selling e-cigarettes without a license and unlawfully shipped them through the U.S. Postal Service.

  • April 17, 2026

    Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Stikeman Elliott

    In this week's Taxation With Representation, Amazon.com Inc. buys satellite communications company Globalstar Inc., waste management company GFL Environmental Inc. acquires Secure Waste Infrastructure Corp., and Standard Life PLC buys the British subsidiary of Dutch insurer Aegon.

  • April 17, 2026

    Enrolled Agent Test Fees To Rise, IRS Says

    The Internal Revenue Service proposed cutting fees it charges people who take the exam for becoming one of its enrolled agents, though it noted Friday that the overall cost to test takers will increase because of a third-party contract.

  • April 17, 2026

    Furniture Cos.' $19M Captive Insurance Scam Suit Resumed

    A Maryland federal court has resumed a lawsuit accusing a D.C. corporate tax attorney and his former law firm of a $19 million captive insurance scam following notification that the bankruptcy proceedings of the attorney and the firm have concluded.

  • April 16, 2026

    Seattle's COVID-Era Tenant Protections Face Appellate Skeptic

    A Washington state appellate judge pushed back Thursday on Seattle's defense of COVID-19-era tenant rights ordinances, observing that the plaintiff landlord may have a stronger Fifth Amendment takings claim than usual because of the "unique" situation of "six regulations passed within a short time period."

  • April 16, 2026

    IRS Proposes Regs For $2K Gambling Reporting Level

    The IRS unveiled proposed regulations Thursday to implement a higher threshold of $2,000 for when gambling businesses must report payouts to the government — including winnings from bingo, keno and slot machines — reflecting changes in the 2025 budget law.

  • April 16, 2026

    Calif. Mall Can't Have Property Value Reduced Due To COVID

    A California mall should not have its property value reduced despite hardships faced due to the coronavirus pandemic, because the mandated closures did not physically affect the property, a state appellate court affirmed. 

  • April 16, 2026

    Ky. Conforms To Fed. Tax Changes, Nixes Tax Threshold

    The Kentucky General Assembly overrode the governor's veto of a bill that eliminates its sales tax nexus transaction threshold, levies sales tax on data brokering services and will conform the state's tax code with some provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

  • April 16, 2026

    Texas Judge Vacates IRS' Steep Microcaptive Reporting Rule

    A Texas federal judge vacated a tax code regulation designating microcaptive insurance transactions as listed transactions subject to deep scrutiny and hefty penalties, saying the Internal Revenue Service didn't prove that they are mostly for tax avoidance and not really for insurance.

  • April 16, 2026

    Canadian Bank Defeats Country-By-Country Tax Proposal

    Shareholders of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce voted against a proposal to require the bank to disclose public country-by-country reports of tax information Thursday, with only about 10% of shareholders voting in favor.

  • April 15, 2026

    What To Know About DOL's Benefits Enforcement Update

    The U.S. Department of Labor's employee benefits arm recently issued updated enforcement guidance that highlighted the agency's goal of shifting to focus more on breaches of the fiduciary duty of loyalty under federal benefits law. Here are three things experts said stood out about the DOL's update.

Expert Analysis

  • How Fractional GCs Can Manage Risks Of Engagement

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    As more organizations eliminate their in-house legal departments in favor of outsourcing legal work, fractional general counsel roles offer practitioners an engaging and flexible way to practice at a high level, but they can also present legal, ethical and operational risks that must be proactively managed, say attorneys at Boies Schiller.

  • How OECD Tax Update Tackles Mobile Workforce Complexity

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    The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s recently updated model tax convention — a recalibration of international tax principles in response to an increasingly mobile workforce — should prompt companies to reevaluate cross-border operations, transfer pricing policies and tax controversy strategies, say attorneys at Eversheds.

  • Series

    Nature Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Nature photography reminds me to focus on what is in front of me and to slow down to achieve success, and, in embracing the value of viewing situations through different lenses, offers skills transferable to the practice of law, says Brian Willett at Saul Ewing.

  • What 2025 Transpo And Logistics Legal Trends Mean For 2026

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    2025 was challenging for the transportation and logistics sector, with emergent trends including dramatic federal policy shifts, developments in tort risk, and a host of mergers and acquisitions — but a review of these themes offers a useful playbook for where the industry is headed in 2026, says Jonathan Todd at Benesch.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Practical Problem Solving

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    Issue-spotting skills are well honed in law school, but practicing attorneys must also identify clients’ problems and true goals, and then be able to provide solutions, says Mary Kate Hogan at Quarles & Brady.

  • Opinion

    A Uniform Federal Rule Would Curb Gen AI Missteps In Court

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    To address the patchwork of courts’ standing orders on generative artificial intelligence, curbing abuses and relieving the burden on judges, the federal judiciary should consider amending its civil procedure rules to require litigants to certify they’ve reviewed legal filings for accuracy, say attorneys at Shook Hardy.

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    The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Integrating Practice Groups

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    Enacting unified leadership and consistent client service standards ensures law firm practice groups connect and collaborate around shared goals, turning a law firm merger into a platform for growth rather than a period of disruption, says Brian Catlett at Fennemore Craig.

  • 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.

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    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.

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