IRS Can Enforce Summons In Korean Probe Of VC Partner
The IRS can enforce a summons seeking bank information about a venture capitalist on behalf of South Korean tax authorities, a California federal judge ruled, holding that the statutory requirement to provide advance notice applies only to domestic tax liabilities.
Minn. Tax Court Correct On Childcare Break, Justices Told
A Minnesota childcare center was entitled to judicial review of the denial of a property tax exemption despite failing to meet an initial deadline, it told the state Supreme Court, urging the court to uphold a state tax court decision that allowed the break.
Exxon Wins $456M Tax, Penalty Refund In Qatar Gas Case
Exxon is entitled to a $274 million tax refund for a deduction of interest expenses fully allocated to the company by its partnership with Qatar to extract natural gas, a Texas federal court said Friday in an order that indicated $182 million in penalties should be returned as well.
IRS Can Enforce Summons In Korean Probe Of VC Partner
The IRS can enforce a summons seeking bank information about a venture capitalist on behalf of South Korean tax authorities, a California federal judge ruled, holding that the statutory requirement to provide advance notice applies only to domestic tax liabilities.
Minn. Tax Court Correct On Childcare Break, Justices Told
A Minnesota childcare center was entitled to judicial review of the denial of a property tax exemption despite failing to meet an initial deadline, it told the state Supreme Court, urging the court to uphold a state tax court decision that allowed the break.
Exxon Wins $456M Tax, Penalty Refund In Qatar Gas Case
Exxon is entitled to a $274 million tax refund for a deduction of interest expenses fully allocated to the company by its partnership with Qatar to extract natural gas, a Texas federal court said Friday in an order that indicated $182 million in penalties should be returned as well.
Federal More
Microsoft's bid to force arbitration of an Xbox purchaser's proposed class action accusing the video game giant of wrongfully withholding tariff refunds from consumers should fail because it can't point to a c... (more story)
A disbarred lawyer and his wife owe more than $1.8 million in outstanding tax liabilities the IRS has tried to collect for more than a decade, a Wisconsin federal judge said, finding the agency substantiated t... (more story)
The IRS should not invoke the economic substance doctrine whenever it dislikes a transaction's tax consequences, an advocacy group told the Fifth Circuit on Monday in an eye doctor and his wife's appeal of a r... (more story)
The IRS asked the Fifth Circuit to stay briefing in a global tax services provider's bid to revive its challenge to the agency's reporting rules for microcaptive insurance companies pending the resolution of a... (more story)
Litigation funder Omni Bridgeway has urged a D.C. federal court to preserve a default judgment enforcing a roughly $13 million arbitral award against Albanian state entities, arguing they waited an unreasonabl... (more story)
The U.S. Department of Justice constantly made false statements in its criminal case against famed appellate advocate Tom Goldstein, and his convictions must be erased because "prosecutorial misconduct pervade... (more story)
A Virginia federal judge seemed unlikely to toss a challenge to the Trump administration's nixed "Anti-Weaponization Fund" and tax audit immunity for the Trump family Friday, saying she worries the fund could ... (more story)
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Ill. Panel Says News Report Bars Law Firm's FCA Suit
An Illinois appellate court on Friday upheld the dismissal of a whistleblower lawsuit brought by Forde & O'Meara LLP accusing a company of secretly assigning its interests in unpaid state bills to unapproved e... (more story)
Ex-NJ AG Platkin Says Suit Over RICO Case Still Falls Short
Former New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin says an amended malicious prosecution complaint against him, filed by a former CEO indicted in a now-dismissed racketeering case against South Jersey power br... (more story)
Ariz. Launches Tax-Exempt Bond Program For Infrastructure
Arizona property owners may form special districts to issue tax-exempt bonds to fund public infrastructure under a program that has been launched pursuant to legislation passed in June, Gov. Katie Hobbs announced.
Taxation With Representation: Davis Polk, Latham, Sullivan
In this week's Taxation With Representation, a group backed by Michael Dell's family office and Sequence Holdings acquires a majority interest in The Baldwin Group, May Mobility merges with a blank check compa... (more story)
Not What The Law Says: SALT In Review
From an appellate ruling on a deduction in Alabama to a California tax credit that would support journalists, RSM's David Brunori offers his thoughts on noteworthy state and local tax news.
NY Urges 2nd Circ. To Stop DOT Push To End Congestion Pricing
New York transportation agencies have urged the Second Circuit to shut down the Trump administration's continued efforts to eliminate congestion pricing, saying the federal government doesn't have free rein to... (more story)
Exonerated NJ Power Broker Sues Philly Inquirer For $100M
New Jersey power broker George E. Norcross III alleged in a $100 million defamation suit filed Thursday in Pennsylvania state court that the Garden State's failed racketeering case against him was built upon f... (more story)
An Illinois appellate court on Friday upheld the dismissal of a whistleblower lawsuit brought by Forde & O'Meara LLP accusing a company of secretly assigning its interests in unpaid state bills to unapproved e... (more story)
Former New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin says an amended malicious prosecution complaint against him, filed by a former CEO indicted in a now-dismissed racketeering case against South Jersey power br... (more story)
Arizona property owners may form special districts to issue tax-exempt bonds to fund public infrastructure under a program that has been launched pursuant to legislation passed in June, Gov. Katie Hobbs announced.
In this week's Taxation With Representation, a group backed by Michael Dell's family office and Sequence Holdings acquires a majority interest in The Baldwin Group, May Mobility merges with a blank check compa... (more story)
From an appellate ruling on a deduction in Alabama to a California tax credit that would support journalists, RSM's David Brunori offers his thoughts on noteworthy state and local tax news.
New York transportation agencies have urged the Second Circuit to shut down the Trump administration's continued efforts to eliminate congestion pricing, saying the federal government doesn't have free rein to... (more story)
New Jersey power broker George E. Norcross III alleged in a $100 million defamation suit filed Thursday in Pennsylvania state court that the Garden State's failed racketeering case against him was built upon f... (more story)
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Canadian Man Owes Tax As Homebuilder, Court Says
A Canadian man owes about CA$540,000 ($385,200) in sales tax as the builder of a home sold for a profit despite claiming that his original motivation was to live in the home, the Tax Court of Canada found.
Housing Lender Calls On UK To Ditch Building Safety Tax
The U.K. government should scrap its incoming building safety levy to reduce barriers to constructing new houses as part of its autumn budget, a property lender urged Monday.
Tax Tipster Fights For Whistleblower Award At DC Circ.
U.S. Tax Court wrongly upheld the IRS denying a whistleblower award for information about a taxpayer's transfer pricing despite the agency failing to follow its internal procedures, the individual told the D.C. appeals court.
Five Deny Tax Fraud Charges Over Payroll Outsourcing
Five individuals pleaded not guilty Friday at a London criminal court to tax fraud and money laundering charges linked to an HM Revenue and Customs investigation into a payroll outsourcing business.
Electricity Tax Rules Kept In Irish EU Reg Draft, Over Protests
The Irish government, currently leading the Council of the European Union, kept rules requiring tax rates on electricity to be no less favorable than those on natural gas in its revision of a draft EU regulati... (more story)
6 Convicted In €520M Mafia-Linked VAT Fraud Syndicate
A Milan court convicted six individuals of participating in a €520 million ($597 million) value-added tax fraud scheme involving electronics that was bankrolled by an Italian crime syndicate, the European Publ... (more story)
House Clears Russia Sanctions Bill With New Tariff Powers
The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation Wednesday that would enhance President Donald Trump's economic tools to pressure Russia and Iran, including new tariff authorities to impose duties on imp... (more story)
A Canadian man owes about CA$540,000 ($385,200) in sales tax as the builder of a home sold for a profit despite claiming that his original motivation was to live in the home, the Tax Court of Canada found.
The U.K. government should scrap its incoming building safety levy to reduce barriers to constructing new houses as part of its autumn budget, a property lender urged Monday.
U.S. Tax Court wrongly upheld the IRS denying a whistleblower award for information about a taxpayer's transfer pricing despite the agency failing to follow its internal procedures, the individual told the D.C. appeals court.
Five individuals pleaded not guilty Friday at a London criminal court to tax fraud and money laundering charges linked to an HM Revenue and Customs investigation into a payroll outsourcing business.
The Irish government, currently leading the Council of the European Union, kept rules requiring tax rates on electricity to be no less favorable than those on natural gas in its revision of a draft EU regulati... (more story)
A Milan court convicted six individuals of participating in a €520 million ($597 million) value-added tax fraud scheme involving electronics that was bankrolled by an Italian crime syndicate, the European Publ... (more story)
The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation Wednesday that would enhance President Donald Trump's economic tools to pressure Russia and Iran, including new tariff authorities to impose duties on imp... (more story)