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APA Results Should Make Sense Annually, IRS Official Says
Taxpayers seeking advance pricing agreements with the Internal Revenue Service will now be expected to have the results of an agreed-upon transfer pricing method comply with the method on an annual basis rather than only over the multiple years covered by the APA, an IRS official said Monday.
Georgia To Cut Income Tax Rate To 4.99%
Georgia will lower its income tax rate, increase standard deductions and provide temporary exclusions for tax on some overtime pay and cash tips under legislation signed Monday by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp.
Why Trump's 2nd Global Tariff May Fare Better On Appeal
President Donald Trump's administration on Friday appealed the U.S. Court of International Trade's ruling deeming his temporary global tariff unlawful to the Federal Circuit, where judges may view the executive action with more deference than the measures it immediately replaced.
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Biotechnology giant Amgen is making a "futile" attempt to raise a purported double-taxation issue for tax years 2016 through 2018 in a pair of transfer pricing cases before the U.S. Tax Court, the federal gove... (more story)
The IRS will begin automatically waiving certain penalties for eligible taxpayers starting with the current filing season, said National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins, announcing a shift from the agency's lon... (more story)
President Donald Trump said Monday that he wants to temporarily pause the 18-cent-per-gallon federal gas tax amid rising fuel prices caused by the war with Iran.
Pharmaceutical giant McKesson asked a Texas federal court to strike down cost-sharing transfer pricing regulations that underpin the company's $10 million tax refund bid, arguing the U.S. Supreme Court's Loper... (more story)
While a New York federal judge’s recent ruling in U.S. v. Heppner resolved a privilege question surrounding client-side artificial intelligence use, it did not address how to mitigate the risks that can arise ... (more story)
A hiring startup that supplies workers to train artificial intelligence models for OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta has misclassified more than 30,000 workers as independent contractors to avoid paying payroll taxes... (more story)
Federal agencies overseeing employer-provided health coverage proposed new rules aimed at expanding workers' access to coverage for infertility treatments and related health conditions by letting employers off... (more story)
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Minn. Justices Challenge County On Hilton Valuation Appeal
Minnesota's justices quizzed counsel for Hennepin County on Monday on whether its arguments for its preferred method for valuing a Hilton-branded Minneapolis hotel and convention center could be enough to over... (more story)
NC Justices Asked To Clarify Leandro School Funding Opinion
The school boards of several low-wealth North Carolina counties are asking the state Supreme Court to elucidate a recent ruling that invalidated nine years of developments in the public school funding case kno... (more story)
Broadway Shows Freed From NYC Rent Tax On Billboards
Operators of four Broadway musicals don't owe New York City's commercial rent tax on billboard advertisements that they paid third-party entities to run because the operators didn't use the billboards, a city ... (more story)
Taxation With Representation: Corrs, Kirkland, Linklaters
In this week's Taxation With Representation, gold companies Regis Resources and Vault Minerals combine, Long Lake Management acquires American Express Global Business Travel and Vodafone buys out CK Hutchison ... (more story)
Hochul Says Budget Deal Will Include NYC 2nd-Home Tax
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Thursday that she reached a budget compromise with lawmakers that includes a tax on high-value second homes in New York City and a tax break for tip income, but the state Assemb... (more story)
Stinson Real Estate Finance Atty Joins Reed Smith In DC
Reed Smith LLP has hired a Stinson LLP lawyer who focuses her practice on real estate finance matters, renewable energy tax credit and new market tax credit issues, the firm has announced.
Speed Jigsaw Puzzling Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My passion for speed puzzling — I can complete a 500-piece jigsaw puzzle in under 50 minutes — has sharpened my legal skills in more ways than one, with both disciplines requiring patience, precision and the a... (more story)
Minnesota's justices quizzed counsel for Hennepin County on Monday on whether its arguments for its preferred method for valuing a Hilton-branded Minneapolis hotel and convention center could be enough to over... (more story)
The school boards of several low-wealth North Carolina counties are asking the state Supreme Court to elucidate a recent ruling that invalidated nine years of developments in the public school funding case kno... (more story)
Operators of four Broadway musicals don't owe New York City's commercial rent tax on billboard advertisements that they paid third-party entities to run because the operators didn't use the billboards, a city ... (more story)
In this week's Taxation With Representation, gold companies Regis Resources and Vault Minerals combine, Long Lake Management acquires American Express Global Business Travel and Vodafone buys out CK Hutchison ... (more story)
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Thursday that she reached a budget compromise with lawmakers that includes a tax on high-value second homes in New York City and a tax break for tip income, but the state Assemb... (more story)
Reed Smith LLP has hired a Stinson LLP lawyer who focuses her practice on real estate finance matters, renewable energy tax credit and new market tax credit issues, the firm has announced.
My passion for speed puzzling — I can complete a 500-piece jigsaw puzzle in under 50 minutes — has sharpened my legal skills in more ways than one, with both disciplines requiring patience, precision and the a... (more story)
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1 In 3 Large UK Companies Faced HMRC VAT Probe
Britain's tax authority investigated one in three large companies on value-added tax matters in financial year 2024-25 as part of efforts to crack down on noncompliance, according to official data.
IRS Scrutiny Of Immigrant Employment Tax Fraud To Continue
Scrutinizing businesses with potential employment tax fraud issues related to undocumented immigrants will remain among the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation division's top priorities, a senior d... (more story)
Spinoff Letter Rulings Valuable For IRS Too, Agency Atty Says
The Internal Revenue Service has resumed issuing letter rulings on significant issues in tax-free spinoffs, and an IRS attorney on Saturday encouraged companies to use the program, as it provides the agency wi... (more story)
Admin Cost Of Tax Presence Shouldn't Top Profit, Pros Say
The administrative costs for a company or individual triggering a taxable presence, or permanent establishment, in a jurisdiction shouldn't exceed the profit allocable to the entity, transfer pricing specialists said Friday.
AI's Use In Transfer Pricing Still Evolving, Tax Pros Say
The use of artificial intelligence in transfer pricing is expected to ease compliance and reduce costs for clients, but multiple questions remain about the technology's potential and how it should be applied, ... (more story)
Disbarred Atty Can't Escape Tax Evasion Case, 2nd Circ. Says
A disbarred English attorney who assisted the heirs of an American businessman in evading taxation on their inheritance cannot use an "extraordinary" post-conviction remedy to overturn part of the verdict and ... (more story)
Nike Customers Join Tariff Refund Class Action Trend
A group of Nike customers on Friday joined the growing number of proposed class actions looking to secure legal rights to refunds of costs tied to President Donald Trump's now-invalidated global tariff regime,... (more story)
Britain's tax authority investigated one in three large companies on value-added tax matters in financial year 2024-25 as part of efforts to crack down on noncompliance, according to official data.
Scrutinizing businesses with potential employment tax fraud issues related to undocumented immigrants will remain among the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation division's top priorities, a senior d... (more story)
The Internal Revenue Service has resumed issuing letter rulings on significant issues in tax-free spinoffs, and an IRS attorney on Saturday encouraged companies to use the program, as it provides the agency wi... (more story)
The administrative costs for a company or individual triggering a taxable presence, or permanent establishment, in a jurisdiction shouldn't exceed the profit allocable to the entity, transfer pricing specialists said Friday.
The use of artificial intelligence in transfer pricing is expected to ease compliance and reduce costs for clients, but multiple questions remain about the technology's potential and how it should be applied, ... (more story)
A disbarred English attorney who assisted the heirs of an American businessman in evading taxation on their inheritance cannot use an "extraordinary" post-conviction remedy to overturn part of the verdict and ... (more story)
A group of Nike customers on Friday joined the growing number of proposed class actions looking to secure legal rights to refunds of costs tied to President Donald Trump's now-invalidated global tariff regime,... (more story)