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  • June 18, 2025

    Mich. Housing Co-Op Suit On Hold After Disclosure Exemption

    A Michigan federal judge hit pause on a lawsuit from a group of housing cooperatives to escape requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act after the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network said it would give U.S.-based entities a break from the rules.

  • June 17, 2025

    Wyden Vows To Fight For Energy Credits Facing GOP Repeal

    The top Senate Democratic tax writer vowed Tuesday to try to protect clean energy tax provisions of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act that would face an early repeal under the sweeping tax and budget legislation released by Republicans in the Senate Finance Committee.

  • June 17, 2025

    AbbVie Can Get Deduction For $1.6B Payment, Tax Court Says

    AbbVie can claim a deduction for the $1.6 billion it paid under a merger agreement, the U.S. Tax Court held Tuesday, rejecting the IRS' contention that the payment was a capital loss that raised the pharmaceutical giant's tax bill by $572 million.

  • June 17, 2025

    Ill. Toy Makers Seek Justices' Early Review Of Trump Tariff Suit

    Illinois-based toy makers challenging President Donald Trump's emergency tariffs on Tuesday requested the U.S. Supreme Court consider their case before it is reviewed by the D.C. Circuit, arguing a stay to an injunction is allowing duty collections to continue and is damaging the companies.

  • June 17, 2025

    Tax Court Slashes Conservation Easement Value By $11M

    The U.S. Tax Court on Tuesday lopped off nearly $11 million of the claimed value of a property donated as a conservation easement, saying the land's best use case would be for low-density residential housing, timber and recreation, not a vacation resort.

  • June 17, 2025

    Commodities Scheme Operator Gets 65 Years, Owes $75M

    The operator of a commodities scheme who evaded taxes and stole precious metals from his clients was sentenced to 65 years in prison and ordered to pay more than $75 million in restitution Tuesday by a Delaware federal court that also denied his request for a new trial.

  • June 17, 2025

    DOJ Seeks 5 Years, $10M For Fla. Man Hiding Swiss Accounts

    A Miami man who lied to authorities and others for decades about his Swiss bank accounts should pay $10.3 million in unpaid taxes and face a maximum five-year prison sentence based on his plea agreement, the U.S. Department of Justice told a Florida federal court.

  • June 17, 2025

    Democrats Probe Palantir About IRS Taxpayer Database

    Ten Democratic lawmakers demanded information Tuesday from the head of Palantir Technologies Inc. about media reports that the software company is working with the IRS to create a searchable database containing sensitive taxpayer information — claims the company denied almost immediately.

  • June 17, 2025

    IRS Updates Prefiling Program For Large Biz, Int'l Taxpayers

    The Internal Revenue Service has made several changes to its prefiling agreement program, including updating the guidelines to help large corporate and international taxpayers flag potential issues before submitting returns, the agency said Tuesday.

  • June 17, 2025

    Applicable Federal Rates Set To Rebound In July

    Applicable federal rates for income tax purposes are set to increase in July, reversing a four-month slide, the Internal Revenue Service said Tuesday. 

  • June 16, 2025

    US, UK Reach Trade Deal On Cars; Steel Tariffs Still Unresolved

    President Donald Trump signed an order Monday enshrining the nation's new trade deal with U.K. governments under which the U.S. agreed to slash tariffs on 100,000 imported U.K. automobiles and auto parts, while eliminating tariffs on certain aerospace products but leaving steel and pharmaceuticals tariffs for future negotiations.

  • June 16, 2025

    Senate Bill Sticks With TCJA's $10,000 SALT Cap

    The Senate Finance Committee's tax portion of the chamber's budget reconciliation bill released Monday follows the House's lead on some provisions while breaking with the lower chamber's hard-won compromises on an increased state and local tax deduction and the phaseout of green energy credits.

  • June 16, 2025

    The Tax Angle: EITC Audits, UTPR, Energy Credits

    From a look at Republicans' efforts to audit the earned income tax credit, complaints about unfair foreign taxation under the OECD's Pillar Two framework and Democrats' push against Republican plans to strip the Inflation Reduction Act's energy credits from the code, here's a peek into a reporter's notebook on a few developing tax stories.

  • June 16, 2025

    Judge Stops Seizure Of Assets Tied To Crypto Investor's Wife

    A Texas federal judge nullified Monday a May court order for a bank to garnish the accounts belonging to the wife of a Bitcoin investor who became the first person criminally charged for failing to report the gains from his cryptocurrency transactions.

  • June 16, 2025

    Doctor's Installment Plan Rightly Rejected, Tax Court Says

    The Internal Revenue Service did not abuse its discretion when it denied a Maryland doctor an installment plan to pay for his and his wife's federal tax liabilities topping $330,000, the U.S. Tax Court ruled Monday.

  • June 16, 2025

    Finance Influencer Admits To Tax Fraud In $20M Ponzi Scheme

    An Ohio social media finance influencer pled guilty to wire fraud and abetting a false tax filing tied to a $20 million real estate Ponzi scheme he was operating between 2019 and 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice said.

  • June 16, 2025

    Trump Eyes Trade Deal With Canada During G7 Summit Talks

    President Donald Trump said at the G7 summit Monday that he would work with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to reach a trade deal, raising the possibility that an agreement could be struck before the multilateral meeting concludes.

  • June 16, 2025

    Microcaptive Seller Agrees To Pay IRS Promoter Penalties

    A California-based insurance provider agreed to pay the Internal Revenue Service penalties for setting up microcaptive policies between 2005 and 2012 that the U.S. Tax Court had ruled in 2019 were insurance arrangements that did not deserve a favorable tax treatment, the IRS announced Monday. 

  • June 16, 2025

    ESOP Urges Court To Keep IRS Rule Challenge Alive

    An employee stock ownership plan and its related parties urged a Wisconsin federal court Monday not to toss their case against the IRS alleging the agency targeted them with additional tax reporting rules, saying the lawsuit does not illegally stop the agency from collecting taxes.

  • June 16, 2025

    IRS Advisory Council To Meet In July

    The Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council will hold its next meeting July 16, the agency announced Monday.

  • June 13, 2025

    State Dept. Layoffs Still Violate Injunction, Judge Says

    A California federal judge said Friday that planned staff reductions at the State Department would violate her injunction blocking President Donald Trump's executive order directing layoffs at federal agencies, saying she's not persuaded by the government's assertion that the department's reorganization was underway before the order.

  • June 13, 2025

    US-China Trade Talks Resume, Draw Mixed Reviews

    Despite the promise of new trade talks held this week by the U.S. and China, the long-term strategic view of many companies remains concern over the obstacles they continue to face, especially if they must diversify supply chains that heavily rely on China.

  • June 13, 2025

    Ex-Attorney Cops To Tax Evasion In Massachusetts

    A former attorney pled guilty to tax evasion in a Massachusetts federal court Friday after prosecutors accused him of transferring money to his wife to hide his earnings and using his business accounts to pay for guns and jewelry.

  • June 13, 2025

    Ex-Ill. Speaker Madigan Gets 7½ Years For Bribery

    An Illinois federal judge on Friday sentenced former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to seven and a half years in prison and fined him $2.5 million for his conviction on bribery, conspiracy and wire fraud charges, saying his determination that Madigan perjured himself on the stand at trial impacted the stiff penalty.

  • June 13, 2025

    Israeli Businessman Found Liable For $3.2M Over FBARs

    An Israeli businessman who was held in contempt of court for dodging discovery requests is liable for $3.24 million in penalties and interest for willfully failing to report his foreign bank accounts, according to a Washington federal court.

Expert Analysis

  • Small Biz Caught In Corporate Transparency Act Crossfire

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    Despite compliance being put on hold due to a nationwide preliminary injunction, small businesses have been caught in the middle of the legal battle over the Corporate Transparency Act — and confusion over the law's requirements could result in major penalties, say attorneys at Snell & Wilmer.

  • No, Litigation Funders Are Not 'Fleeing' The District Of Del.

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    A recent study claimed that litigation funders have “fled” Delaware federal court due to a standing order requiring disclosure of third-party financing, but responsible funders have no problem litigating in this jurisdiction, and many other factors could explain the decline in filings, say Will Freeman and Sarah Tsou at Omni Bridgeway.

  • Hydrogen Regs Will Provide More Certainty — If They Survive

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    Newly finalized regulations implementing the Section 45V clean hydrogen tax credit allow producers more flexibility, and should therefore help put the industry on more solid footing — but the incoming Trump administration and Republican Congress will have multiple options for overturning or altering the regulations, say attorneys at Steptoe.

  • 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2025 And Beyond

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    In the year to come, e-discovery will be shaped by new and emerging trends, from the adoption of artificial intelligence provisions in protective orders, to the proliferation of emojis as a source of evidence in contemporary litigation, say attorneys at Littler.

  • What's Ahead As Transparency Act Comes To A Crossroads

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    Synthesizing the contrasting federal district and appellate court rulings on the Corporate Transparency Act’s validity reveals several main areas of debate that will likely remain at issue as challenges to the law continue winding through the courts, say attorneys at Farella Braun.

  • Final Hydrogen Tax Credit Regs Add Flexibility For Producers

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    The recently released final regulations implementing the Inflation Reduction Act's clean hydrogen production tax credit offer taxpayers greater flexibility, reducing risk and creating more certainty for investments in the industry, thus diminishing — but not eliminating — the risk of legal challenges to the regulations, say attorneys at Steptoe.

  • 5 Evolving Concerns For Family Offices In 2025

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    Complex regulatory changes and emerging operational risks will force family offices to stay on their toes in 2025, with timely action particularly necessary to address several tax and reporting developments that may affect their investments and business operations, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • 7 Ways 2nd Trump Administration May Affect Partner Hiring

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    President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House will likely have a number of downstream effects on partner hiring in the legal industry, from accelerated hiring timelines to increased vetting of prospective employees, say recruiters at Macrae.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Custodian Selection

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    Several recent rulings make clear that the proportionality of additional proposed custodians will depend on whether the custodians have unique relevant documents, and producing parties should consider whether information already in the record will show that they have relevant documents that otherwise might not be produced, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • A Look At PCAOB's Record-Breaking Enforcement In 2024

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    The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in 2024 brought more enforcement actions against auditors and imposed increasingly higher monetary penalties, showing that it was not afraid to exercise its power to fine and reprimand firms, a trend that will likely continue in 2025, say attorneys at Briglia Hundley.

  • Exploring Venue Strategy For Trump-Era Regulatory Litigation

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    Litigation will likely play a prominent role in shaping policy outcomes during the second Trump administration, and stakeholders have several tools at their disposal to steer regulatory litigation toward more favorable venues, say attorneys at Covington.

  • An Associate's Guide To Career Development In 2025

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    As the new year begins, associates at all levels should consider establishing career metrics, fostering key relationships and employing other specific strategies to help move through the complexities of the legal profession with confidence and emerge as trailblazers, say EJ Stern and Amanda George at Fractional Law Firm.

  • Fixing Up Cars Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    From problem-solving to patience and adaptability to organization, the skills developed working under the hood of a car directly translate to being a more effective lawyer, says Christopher Mdeway at Kaufman Dolowich.

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