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Top State & Local Tax Cases Of 2026: Midyear Report

From the U.S. Supreme Court declining to weigh in on Florida's fight against a California apportionment rule to th... (more story)

Top International Tax Cases Of 2026: Midyear Report

The U.S. government came out ahead in four of the most closely watched international tax cases decided in the firs... (more story)

Int'l Tax In June: Tariff Refunds Challenged, EU Sets Agenda

As U.S. Customs and Border Protection entered the second phase of its process for refunding invalidated tariffs in... (more story)

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Medical Marijuana Cos. Seek To Back DOJ In DC Circ.

Two medical marijuana companies are seeking to intervene in a pending legal challenge to a U.S. Department of Justice final rule loosening federal restrictions on state-sanctioned medical cannabis, saying they... (more story)

Ex-Morgan Lewis Atty Not Restored Over 'Dishonest Conduct'

A former Morgan Lewis attorney suspended for his handling of a tax case and making misrepresentations to disciplinary authorities investigating his conduct failed to prove he was morally qualified to return to... (more story)

FDIC, US Aiming to Settle $1.9M First Republic Tax Bill

The U.S. government and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. are working to settle the government's case against the agency in its role as receiver for the defunct First Republic Bank over taxes that the govern... (more story)

Tax Court Withheld Evidence In Easement Row, 10th Circ. Told

The U.S. Tax Court's improper withholding of an appraiser report as evidence resulted in a flawed opinion last year that substantially slashed the value of a North Carolina conservation easement donation by 94... (more story)

Power To The Paralegals: Burnout As A Structural Problem

Law firm leadership can best retain their paralegals not by encouraging self-care, but by seeking top-down structural solutions for the quiet proliferation of responsibilities and the vicarious exposure to cli... (more story)

Managing Post-IEEPA Tariff Refunds, Replacements And Risks

Companies and investors reeling from the rapid changes resulting from February's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act doesn't authorize tariffs should focus on underst... (more story)

Seattle Judge Merges Amazon IEEPA Tariff Refund Suits

A federal judge in Seattle consolidated a pair of proposed class actions brought by Amazon customers looking to recover millions of dollars in refunds for the now-invalidated International Emergency Economic P... (more story)

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Ind. Casino's Out-Of-State Payments Not Taxable, Justices Say

An Indiana-based casino shouldn't include wagering taxes paid to other state governments when calculating its corporate income tax bill, the state Supreme Court said, reversing a state Tax Court determination.

Mass. Justices OK $258K In Late Estate Tax Penalties, Interest

Penalties and interest of more than $250,000 on a Massachusetts estate tax bill paid nearly seven years late were reasonable and lawful, the state's top court affirmed Tuesday.

Former NJ AG Pushes To End Suit Over Tossed RICO Case

Former New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin asserts that a lawsuit from a former CEO indicted in New Jersey's now-dismissed criminal racketeering case against South Jersey power broker George E. Norcross I... (more story)

Cole Schotz Adds Tax Atty In Miami From Day Pitney

Cole Schotz PC announced Monday that it has hired a Day Pitney LLP attorney to bolster its capacity to advise high-net-worth individuals and other clients on tax, trust and estate matters.

Ohio Justices OK Tax Break For Public Entity's Garage

An Ohio parking garage owned by a public authority but managed by a private entity for the city of Columbus qualifies for a property tax exemption because the authority retained control of the property, the st... (more story)

Trump Threatens 100% Tariff For EU Nations Planning DSTs

President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 100% tariff on imports entering the U.S. from countries in the European Union planning to levy new digital service taxes, according to a social media post Friday.

Taxation With Representation: Sidley, Paul Weiss, Kirkland

In this week's Taxation With Representation, Germany's Merck KGaA acquires life sciences tools supplier Bio-Techne Corp., drugmaker AbbVie buys clinical-stage biotechnology company Apogee Therapeutics, and bui... (more story)

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BlueCrest Loses UK Top Court Fight Over LLP Tax Rule

Portfolio managers at hedge fund BlueCrest Capital Management LLP should be taxed as employees rather than partners under the U.K.'s salaried member rules, the U.K.'s top court ruled Wednesday.

EU Court Backs Tax Break In German Fictitious Journey Case

Germany cannot create a fictitious step in the journey of shipped goods and therefore deny a tax exemption to a chemical distribution firm because a transport document is missing, a European Union court said Wednesday.

KC Thought He Was 'Clever Enough' To Lawfully Cut Tax Bill

A senior barrister accused of cheating the public revenue out of nearly £2 million ($2.6 million) believed he was "clever enough" to devise a lawful scheme to reduce his tax liability, his counsel told the trial Wednesday.

Top UK Court Revives Denmark's £56M Cum-Ex Broker Claim

Britain's highest court revived on Wednesday Denmark's £56 million ($74 million) fraud claim against an English broker that arose from the wide-ranging cum-ex tax refund scandal, overturning a ruling that the ... (more story)

US Biz Group Asks EU To Simplify Tax Disclosure Rules

A group representing U.S. business interests in the European Union said Tuesday that EU lawmakers should simplify and harmonize rules on tax disclosure that apply to multinational firms.

Mauritius Power Co.'s Interest Exempt From Tax, Court Says

Mauritius cannot deny an electricity producer a tax exemption on its interest income, an appellate court for jurisdictions linked to the U.K. said Tuesday, effectively aligning with a decision by the Supreme C... (more story)

Brokerage Told To Provide Better Answers In Canada Tax Case

The Tax Court of Canada has ordered a brokerage to provide more fulsome answers to the government's questions in discovery in the company's challenge to more than CA$1.63 million ($1.15 million) in sales taxes.