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  • April 16, 2025

    IRS Owes Worker A Refund On 401(k) Loan, Suit Says

    The IRS is refusing to send money back to a worker who said a paid-off 401(k) loan was mistakenly counted as income in his tax return, according to a suit filed in Missouri federal court.

  • April 16, 2025

    IRS Publishes 2025 Average Residence Purchase Price Data

    The Internal Revenue Service published data Wednesday on the average purchase price for U.S. residences in different areas, which is used to determine whether bond interest can be excluded from gross income.

  • April 16, 2025

    3rd Circ. Affirms 51 Months For False Tax Return Filings

    The Third Circuit affirmed Wednesday a 51-month sentence of a woman who embezzled more than $1.6 million from her employer and pled guilty to wire fraud and filing false tax returns, rejecting her claim that the U.S. government breached her plea agreement.

  • April 16, 2025

    China's Long-Term Prospects Unfazed By Tariffs, Official Says

    China's long-term prospects are unfazed by U.S. tariffs because of its industrial resilience, diversified trade and shift toward domestic consumption, a Chinese government official said Wednesday as the country posted 5.4% year-on-year growth in gross domestic product during the first quarter of 2025.

  • April 16, 2025

    Applicable Federal Rates To Continue Nosedive In May

    Applicable federal rates for income tax purposes are set to mostly decrease in May for the third month in a row, the Internal Revenue Service said Wednesday.

  • April 16, 2025

    Hunter Biden Tax Probe Critic Named Acting IRS Chief

    An Internal Revenue Service special agent who accused the U.S. Department of Justice of misconduct in an investigation of former President Joe Biden's son Hunter has been named the acting IRS commissioner, a U.S. Treasury Department spokesperson confirmed Wednesday.

  • April 15, 2025

    No Appeal For Green Energy Co. CEO In $40M Investor Suit

    The CEO of a company purportedly funded by a green energy outfit can't appeal a judge's determination in a proposed investor class action that found the executive is subject to the Tennessee federal court's jurisdiction, saying he failed to meet the requirements for such an appeal.

  • April 15, 2025

    Bill To Ax Church Politics Ban Reignites Free-Speech Debate

    More than a dozen congressional Republicans support what they characterize as free-speech legislation to overturn a 1954 tax law barring churches from endorsing candidates, despite warnings from some lawmakers and others that it could weaken church-state separation and flood politics with a new source of dark money.

  • April 15, 2025

    Late Filing Dooms Jeweler's Employment Case In Tax Court

    The window to file a U.S. Tax Court petition for businesses challenging IRS employment tax determinations can be slackened in some cases, but a jewelry company's bid to extend its own filing deadline doesn't pass muster, the court said Tuesday.

  • April 15, 2025

    9th Circ. Backs Ex-Tax Office Worker's $110K Harassment Win

    The Ninth Circuit declined to undo sanctions leveled against a tax and accounting company or reduce a $110,000 jury win handed to a former worker who claimed the business's owner sexually harassed her, ruling the company's arguments fell flat against a lower court's orders.

  • April 15, 2025

    Tax Court Rejects Kentucky Man's 'Frivolous Arguments'

    A Kentucky man owes over $25,000 in taxes and additional penalties, the U.S. Tax Court found Tuesday, rejecting his "frivolous arguments" that he isn't a taxpayer and that his more than $141,000 in earnings weren't income.

  • April 15, 2025

    Senate Dems Call For Probe Into IRS Nominee's Business Ties

    The IRS needs to investigate companies associated with President Donald Trump's nominee for IRS commissioner that are suspected of promoting a scheme to sell nonexistent tribal tax credits to investors, two Senate Finance Committee Democrats said in a letter published Tuesday.

  • April 15, 2025

    Trump's Tariff Reprieves Buy Lawyers Time To Strategize

    President Donald Trump's expanded tariff exclusion for electronic goods from China and the pause on higher rates for all countries except China gives lawyers an opportunity to seek mitigation solutions for importers, but the moves do little to create long-term business certainty.

  • April 15, 2025

    IRS Issues Corp. Bond Monthly Yield Curve For April

    The IRS published the corporate bond monthly yield curve Tuesday for use in calculations for defined benefit plans for April, as well as corresponding segment rates and other related provisions.

  • April 15, 2025

    Treasury Should Scrap Cloud Computing Rules, NFTC Says

    The U.S. Treasury Department should withdraw proposed regulations for determining the source of income from cloud computing, according to the National Foreign Trade Council, which contended the rules add significant complexity to digital transactions.

  • April 14, 2025

    IRS-ICE Info Pact Lacks Needed Safeguards, Experts Say

    The IRS recently agreed to share confidential tax return data with immigration enforcement agencies for criminal proceedings, saying the agreement complied with privacy laws, but tax and privacy experts said they had concerns that the deal was vague and lacked safeguards to ensure the information is lawfully used.

  • April 14, 2025

    The Tax Angle: TCJA Lobbying, IRS Staff Cuts

    From a look at a report on corporate tax lobbyists working to renew the 2017 tax law to another assessing the impact of IRS budget cuts and staff reductions on audit activity, here's a peek into a reporter's notebook on a few of the week's developing tax stories.

  • April 14, 2025

    Treasury, DOGE Scrap 9 IRS Guidance Docs As Unnecessary

    The White House's Department of Government Efficiency cut nine IRS guidance documents Monday that it said were unnecessary because they were obsolete, outdated or covered by other rules and regulations, including one related to a topic addressed by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

  • April 14, 2025

    DOJ Resists Airing Full ICE Pact On Taxpayer Data Sharing

    The U.S. government objected Monday to releasing an unredacted copy of a tax-information-sharing agreement between the IRS and immigration enforcement agencies sought by groups seeking to block the disclosure, telling a D.C. federal court that it would reveal sensitive information and law enforcement techniques.

  • April 14, 2025

    IRS Delays Tax Deadlines For Tenn., Ark. After Storms

    Taxpayers in Tennessee and Arkansas will have until Nov. 3 to file individual and business tax returns and make payments after the states were hit by severe storms and tornadoes this month, the Internal Revenue Service said Monday.

  • April 14, 2025

    Property Trustees Settle $1M Refund Dispute With IRS

    Trustees of a California property and the IRS agreed to settle a nearly $1 million tax refund dispute over whether the property was being used for business and whether the trust was therefore allowed to carry back operating losses generated in 2017 and 2018.

  • April 14, 2025

    IRS Cancels Hearing On Commercial Green Vehicle Credits

    The Internal Revenue Service on Monday canceled a hearing scheduled for April 28 on proposed rules for obtaining tax credits for commercial green vehicles under provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act.

  • April 11, 2025

    IRS Waives Penalties For Some Late Microcaptive Disclosures

    Certain participants in reportable microcaptive insurance transactions will have penalties waived in cases where they fail to file required disclosure statements due April 14, so long as they file them by July 31, the Internal Revenue Service said Friday.

  • April 11, 2025

    Feds Seek Release Of Informant Who Falsely Accused Bidens

    California federal prosecutors are seeking the release of a former FBI informant who is serving a six-year prison sentence for falsely telling agents that former President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden had accepted bribes from a Ukrainian energy company.

  • April 11, 2025

    Family Should Face Charges In $81M Tax Scheme, US Says

    The U.S. government urged a New York federal court not to trim its complaint against the former shareholders of a family holding company accused of participating in an $81 million tax scheme, saying the family illegally avoided paying capital gains on its sale of the company.

Expert Analysis

  • Firms Must Offer A Trifecta Of Services In Post-Chevron World

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    After the U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo decision overturning Chevron deference, law firms will need to integrate litigation, lobbying and communications functions to keep up with the ramifications of the ruling and provide adequate counsel quickly, says Neil Hare at Dentons.

  • 5 Tips To Succeed In A Master Of Laws Program And Beyond

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    As lawyers and recent law school graduates begin their Master of Laws coursework across the country, they should keep a few pointers in mind to get the most out of their programs and kick-start successful careers in their practice areas, says Kelley Miller at Reed Smith.

  • Pros, Cons Of Disclosing Improper Employee Retention Credit

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    Employers considering the Internal Revenue Service’s second voluntary disclosure program, which allows companies to avoid penalties for erroneously claiming employee retention credits for the 2021 tax year by repaying the credits and naming the tax advisers who encouraged these abusive practices, should carefully weigh the program’s benefits against its potential drawbacks, say attorneys at Winston & Strawn.

  • How Law Firms Can Avoid 'Collaboration Drag'

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    Law firm decision making can be stifled by “collaboration drag” — characterized by too many pointless meetings, too much peer feedback and too little dissent — but a few strategies can help stakeholders improve decision-making processes and build consensus, says Steve Groom at Miles Mediation.

  • Litigation Funding Disclosure Key To Open, Impartial Process

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    Blanket investor and funding agreement disclosures should be required in all civil cases where the investor has a financial interest in the outcome in order to address issues ranging from potential conflicts of interest to national security concerns, says Bob Goodlatte, former U.S. House Representative for Virginia.

  • Whistleblowers Must Note 5 Key Differences Of DOJ Program

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    The U.S. Department of Justice’s recently unveiled whistleblower awards program diverges in key ways from similar programs at other agencies, and individuals must weigh these differences and look first to programs with stronger, proven protections before blowing the whistle, say Stephen Kohn and Geoff Schweller at Kohn Kohn.

  • What NFL Draft Picks Have In Common With Lateral Law Hires

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    Nearly half of law firm lateral hires leave within a few years — a failure rate that is strikingly similar to the performance of NFL quarterbacks drafted in the first round — in part because evaluators focus too heavily on quantifiable metrics and not enough on a prospect's character traits, says Howard Rosenberg at Baretz+Brunelle.

  • Replacing The Stigma Of Menopause With Law Firm Support

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    A large proportion of the workforce is forced to pull the brakes on their career aspirations because of the taboo surrounding menopause and a lack of consistent support, but law firms can initiate the cultural shift needed by formulating thoughtful workplace policies, says Barbara Hamilton-Bruce at Simmons & Simmons.

  • Planning Law Firm Content Calendars: What, When, Where

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    During the slower month of August, law firms should begin working on their 2025 content calendars, planning out a content creation and distribution framework that aligns with the firm’s objectives and maintains audience engagement throughout the year, says Jessica Kaplan at Legally Penned.

  • Brownfield Questions Surround IRS Tax Credit Bonus

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    Though the IRS has published guidance regarding the Inflation Reduction Act's 10% adder for tax credits generated by renewable energy projects constructed on brownfield sites, considerable guesswork remains as potential implications seem contrary to IRS intentions, say Megan Caldwell and Jon Micah Goeller at Husch Blackwell.

  • Law Firms Should Move From Reactive To Proactive Marketing

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    Most law firm marketing and business development teams operate in silos, leading to an ad hoc, reactive approach, but shifting to a culture of proactive planning — beginning with comprehensive campaigns — can help firms effectively execute their broader business strategy, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.

  • The Big Issues A BigLaw Associates' Union Could Address

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    A BigLaw associates’ union could address a number of issues that have the potential to meaningfully improve working conditions, diversity and attorney well-being — from restructured billable hour requirements to origination credit allocation, return-to-office mandates and more, says Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea.

  • It's Time For A BigLaw Associates' Union

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    As BigLaw faces a steady stream of criticism about its employment policies and practices, an associates union could effect real change — and it could start with law students organizing around opposition to recent recruiting trends, says Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea.

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