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September 10, 2025
The Tax Angle: New Extenders, Housing Credits
From a look at the new tax extenders included in the Republican Party's budget reconciliation law and the law's expanded housing tax credit, here's a peek into a reporter's notebook on a few developing tax stories.
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September 10, 2025
EU Votes To Exempt Most Importers From Carbon Border Tax
The European Parliament voted Wednesday against applying the bloc's carbon border adjustment mechanism to importers that bring in 50 metric tons or less of applicable goods, saying this represents a minimal amount of carbon dioxide emissions covered by the tax.
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September 10, 2025
Schenck Price Adds Int'l Tax Pro In NJ From Solo Shop
Schenck Price Smith & King LLP expanded its international tax group this week with the addition of an expert in tax planning for both inbound and outbound companies, institutional investors and investment funds.
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September 10, 2025
Kirkland Adds Fintech Regulatory Partner From McDermott
Kirkland & Ellis LLP has enhanced its fintech regulatory compliance capabilities in New York with the addition of an experienced corporate partner who joins the firm from McDermott Will & Schulte.
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September 09, 2025
IRS Ordered To Notify Court Of ICE Info-Sharing Requests
A D.C. federal judge in a series of orders Friday and Tuesday said the IRS must notify the court within 24 hours of receiving a request from immigration authorities for taxpayer information and hand over administrative records while the court considers a request to stop the intergovernmental data sharing.
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September 09, 2025
SC Panel Weighs Whether Tractor Supply Shifted Income
A South Carolina appellate panel wrestled Tuesday with whether the state Department of Revenue exceeded authority when it imposed an alternative apportionment method on Tractor Supply Co. after asserting that the company and two affiliates had inappropriately shifted income to reduce its state corporate tax liability.
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September 09, 2025
Tariffs Will Push 875K Americans Into Poverty, Yale Says
President Donald Trump's tariffs are expected to push up to 875,000 people into poverty this year based on the U.S. Census Bureau's system of measurement, Yale University researchers reported Tuesday, noting that the total is equivalent to 0.3% of the population.
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September 09, 2025
Lobbyist Calls On IRS To Ax Microcaptive Tax Abuse Rule
The U.S. Treasury Department should rescind an Internal Revenue Service rule aimed at cracking down on tax abuse with microcaptive insurance arrangements because it exceeds the agency's authority, a registered lobbyist from Barnes & Thornburg LLP said in a letter released Tuesday.
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September 09, 2025
Justices Grant Fast-Track Review For Trump Tariff Suit
The U.S. Supreme Court will fast-track its consideration of the government's appeal of a Federal Circuit ruling that President Donald Trump's tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act are unlawful, according to a Tuesday order.
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September 09, 2025
Woman Says IRS Error Is Endangering Her Passport, Finances
A Puerto Rico taxpayer is facing financial uncertainty and possible travel limitations after an unresolved IRS clerical error falsely assessed her employer's tax liabilities against her, she said in a suit filed in federal court in San Juan.
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September 09, 2025
Court Urged To Deny Bid To Block Captive Reporting Rules
A Texas federal court should deny an injunction to a Texas plastics company seeking to stop the IRS from flagging microcaptive insurance plans as potentially abusive tax avoidance schemes, the U.S. argued, saying the public could lose millions of tax dollars on illegitimate transactions.
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September 09, 2025
States Urge Justices To Quickly Rule Against Trump's Tariffs
The U.S. Supreme Court should quickly consider the appeal of the Federal Circuit's ruling that President Donald Trump's emergency tariffs are unlawful and affirm that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act doesn't provide the authority to impose duties, the states challenging the measures told the justices this week.
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September 08, 2025
Former Skadden Atty Moves Tax Practice To Simpson Thacher
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has deepened its transactional resources in the New York office with the recent addition of an attorney who moved his practice from Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP after 15 years.
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September 08, 2025
Senior Int'l Tax Official At IRS To Join Baker McKenzie
A 15-year veteran of the Internal Revenue Service, who recently served as acting commissioner of the Large Business & International Division, will join Baker McKenzie's tax practice in Washington, D.C., later this month, the firm said Monday.
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September 08, 2025
Bessent Says US Will Refund Revenue If Justices Nix Tariffs
If the U.S. Supreme Court decides President Donald Trump lacked authority to impose tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the U.S. government will refund revenue it has collected with tariffs under that law, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.
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September 08, 2025
9th Circ. Backs Trump Donor's Tax, Foreign Agent Convictions
A venture capitalist whose 12-year prison term for evading taxes and making illegal campaign contributions through foreign clients was commuted by President Donald Trump did not plead guilty to the crimes involuntarily, the Ninth Circuit found in affirming his convictions, rejecting his claim that his attorney hid information from him.
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September 08, 2025
IRS Appeals Office Chief Joins Skadden's DC Tax Team
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP has hired the leader of the IRS Independent Office of Appeals, who brings years of experience helping resolve tax disputes and controversies, to the firm's team in the nation's capital, the firm said Monday.
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September 08, 2025
OECD Revises Standards For Exchanging Tax Rulings
The OECD's global tax policymaking body has revised its standards governing the exchange of tax rulings between tax authorities, with the organization saying Monday that the scope now includes exchanges that are essential for jurisdictions to address concerns related to base erosion and profit shifting.
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September 08, 2025
Greek Pipe Co.'s Data Gaps Merit Tariff Hike, Fed. Circ. Says
Tariffs against Greek pipe importers will stay in place, the Federal Circuit found Monday, affirming a U.S. Court of International Trade holding that the companies submitted deficient financial data, requiring the U.S. Department of Commerce to fill in certain information gaps when calculating the duties.
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September 05, 2025
Judge Grills Gov't On Details Of IRS-ICE Info-Sharing Deal
A D.C. senior judge pressed a government attorney Friday over the specifics of the IRS' disclosure of tax return information to immigration enforcement agencies, saying the details were crucial to weighing a coalition of organizations' bid to block the practice.
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September 05, 2025
CPA Group Asks OECD To Expedite US Min. Tax Exemption
The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants said Friday that it has asked the OECD's global tax policymaking body to quickly issue guidance detailing an exemption of U.S. companies from the international measures of the 15% global minimum tax.
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September 05, 2025
Sterlington Adds More Morgan Lewis Private Wealth Attys
Sterlington PLLC has announced that it is expanding its Philadelphia office, which it launched earlier this summer with a three-person private wealth team from Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, by bringing on a team of their former colleagues.
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September 05, 2025
India Will Buy Russian Oil Despite US Tariff, Minister Says
India will continue to buy oil from Russia even though President Donald Trump imposed an additional 25% tariff on the country's goods in connection with the purchases, the country's finance minister said Friday.
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September 05, 2025
Amazon's UK Tax Bill Hits £1B Amid Revenue Reaching £29B
Amazon said its U.K. direct tax bill rose to £1 billion ($1.35 billion) after its revenue in Britain reached £29 billion last year.
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September 05, 2025
Taxation With Representation: Milbank, Wachtell, Latham
In this week's Taxation With Representation, aircraft lessor Air Lease Corp. agrees to a take-private deal, Evernorth Health Services invests billions in Shields Health Solutions, Cadence Design Systems Inc. acquires the design and engineering business of Hexagon AB, and Kraft Heinz Co. plans to split into two independent, publicly traded companies.
Chemical Co. Challenges $7.7M Tax Bill Over Foreign Credits
Multinational chemical manufacturer Huntsman is challenging a $7.7 million tax liability in the U.S. Tax Court, alleging that the IRS erred by not applying its Dutch holding company's deficit to its deemed paid foreign tax credits.
Trump's Latest Tariff EO Offers Some Relief, But No Certainty
President Donald Trump's latest tariff executive order essentially creates an exclusion process for many goods not readily available in the U.S. if the exporter countries enter trade agreements with the U.S., a strategic shift cautiously welcomed by importers even as they still seek certainty for their supply chains.
Crédit Agricole Pays €88M Fine To Settle Cum-Cum Probe
Crédit Agricole SA's investment banking arm agreed on Monday to pay French prosecutors €88 million ($103 million) to settle a criminal probe over allegations that the lender conducted trades designed to flout tax laws.
Chemical Co. Challenges $7.7M Tax Bill Over Foreign Credits
Multinational chemical manufacturer Huntsman is challenging a $7.7 million tax liability in the U.S. Tax Court, alleging that the IRS erred by not applying its Dutch holding company's deficit to its deemed paid foreign tax credits.
Trump's Latest Tariff EO Offers Some Relief, But No Certainty
President Donald Trump's latest tariff executive order essentially creates an exclusion process for many goods not readily available in the U.S. if the exporter countries enter trade agreements with the U.S., a strategic shift cautiously welcomed by importers even as they still seek certainty for their supply chains.
Crédit Agricole Pays €88M Fine To Settle Cum-Cum Probe
Crédit Agricole SA's investment banking arm agreed on Monday to pay French prosecutors €88 million ($103 million) to settle a criminal probe over allegations that the lender conducted trades designed to flout tax laws.
Featured Stories
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The Tax Angle: New Extenders, Housing Credits
From a look at the new tax extenders included in the Republican Party's budget reconciliation law and the law's expanded housing tax credit, here's a peek into a reporter's notebook on a few developing tax stories.
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Trump's Latest Tariff EO Offers Some Relief, But No Certainty
President Donald Trump's latest tariff executive order essentially creates an exclusion process for many goods not readily available in the U.S. if the exporter countries enter trade agreements with the U.S., a strategic shift cautiously welcomed by importers even as they still seek certainty for their supply chains.
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What Tax Pros Read During Their Summer Vacation
What do tax professionals read in their spare time? A wide variety of books, it turns out. Here, Law360 looks at the books enjoyed by tax lawyers, professors and analysts who spoke with Law360.
Expert Analysis
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New Tax Rules Complicate M&A Golden Parachute Planning
Deal teams should evaluate the effect of a recent seemingly technical change to U.S. international tax law on the golden parachute analysis that often plays a critical part of many corporate transactions to avoid underestimating its impact on an acquirer's worldwide taxable income following a triggering transaction, say attorneys at MoFo.
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Demystifying The Civil Procedure Rules Amendment Process
Every year, an advisory committee receives dozens of proposals to amend the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, most of which are never adopted — but a few pointers can help maximize the likelihood that an amendment will be adopted, says Josh Gardner at DLA Piper.
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Parenting Skills That Can Help Lawyers Thrive Professionally
As kids head back to school, the time is ripe for lawyers who are parents to consider how they can incorporate their parenting skills to build a deep, meaningful and sustainable legal practice, say attorneys at Alston & Bird.
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Trump Tax Law's Most Impactful Energy Changes
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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act's deferral of begin-construction deadlines and the phaseout of certain energy tax credits will provide emerging technologies with welcome breathing room, though other changes, like the increased credit rate for sustainable aviation fuel, create challenges for developers, say attorneys at Weil.
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Adapting To Private Practice: From Texas AUSA To BigLaw
As I learned when I transitioned from an assistant U.S. attorney to a BigLaw partner, the move from government to private practice is not without its hurdles, but it offers immense potential for growth and the opportunity to use highly transferable skills developed in public service, says Jeffery Vaden at Bracewell.
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Advice For 1st-Gen Lawyers Entering The Legal Profession
Nikki Hurtado at The Ferraro Law Firm tells her story of being a first-generation lawyer and how others who begin their professional journeys without the benefit of playbooks handed down by relatives can turn this disadvantage into their greatest strength.
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Trump Tax Law's Most Impactful Corp. And Individual Changes
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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act built on and reshaped elements of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, including business interest deductions, bonus depreciation and personal income relief, delivering substantial changes to both corporate and individual tax policy, say attorneys at Weil.
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From Clerkship To Law Firm: 5 Transition Tips For Associates
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Transitioning from a judicial clerkship to an associate position at a law firm may seem daunting, but by using knowledge gained while clerking, being mindful of key differences and taking advantage of professional development opportunities, these attorneys can flourish in private practice, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.
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Trump Tax Law's Most Consequential International Changes
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The international tax provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act may result in higher effective tax rates for some multinational corporations, but others, particularly those operating in low-tax jurisdictions, may benefit from alignment with global anti-profit shifting efforts, say attorneys at Weil.
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Associates Can Earn Credibility By Investing In Relationships
As the class of 2025 prepares to join law firms this fall, new associates must adapt to office dynamics and establish credible reputations — which require quiet, consistent relationship-building skills as much as legal acumen, says Kyle Forges at Bast Amron.
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Lessons From 7th Circ.'s Deleted Chat Sanctions Ruling
The Seventh Circuit’s recent decision in Pable v. Chicago Transit Authority, affirming the dismissal of an ex-employee’s retaliation claims, highlights the importance of properly handling the preservation of ephemeral messages and clarifies key sanctions issues, says Philip Favro at Favro Law.
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What 2 Profs Noticed As Transactional Law Students Used AI
After a semester using generative artificial intelligence tools with students in an entrepreneurship law clinic, we came away with numerous observations about the opportunities and challenges such tools present to new transactional lawyers, say professors at Cornell Law School.
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BigLaw Settlements Should Not Spur Ethics Deregulation
A recent Law360 op-ed argued that loosening law firm funding restrictions would make BigLaw firms less inclined to settle with the Trump administration, but deregulating legal financing ethics may well prove to be not merely ineffective, but counterproductive, says Laurel Kilgour at the American Economic Liberties Project.