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  • April 10, 2025

    Trump's Int'l Trade Pick Says Tech Deals Sought In Tariff Talks

    President Donald Trump could look to prioritize and coordinate tech investments with countries approaching the U.S. to strike a deal to avoid higher tariff rates currently suspended, Trump's pick to lead international trade at the U.S. Department of Commerce said Thursday.

  • April 10, 2025

    IRS-ICE Deal Could Cost $25B In Tax Revenue, Report Says

    The Internal Revenue Service's agreement to share the taxpayer records of certain non-U.S. citizens with immigration enforcement authorities could lead to a $25 billion loss in tax revenue in 2026, according to research from Yale University.

  • April 10, 2025

    Sullivan & Worcester Hires Fried Frank REIT Tax Pro

    Sullivan & Worcester LLP announced Thursday that it has hired a Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP partner, noting that the attorney comes to the firm with deep real estate investment trust tax expertise.

  • April 10, 2025

    Dechert Tax Pro Jumps To Whiteford In NY

    Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLC has added an experienced transactional tax attorney from Dechert LLP as a partner to its practice in New York, the firm announced.

  • April 10, 2025

    Germany Forms New Gov't With Plans To Cut Corporate Taxes

    German political parties the Christian Democrats and the Social Democrats reached a coalition government agreement, including terms for corporate tax cuts and support for the global minimum corporate tax rate.

  • April 10, 2025

    EU, UAE Begin Talks On Free Trade Deal For Goods, Services

    The European Union and United Arab Emirates have started negotiations on a free trade agreement focused on liberalizing trade in goods, services and cross-border investment, the European Commission said.

  • April 10, 2025

    Vietnam, US Begin Trade Deal Negotiations, Hanoi Says

    Vietnam and the United States have started negotiations on a trade deal after the Vietnamese government said it was prepared to eliminate all tariffs on U.S. goods, Hanoi said Thursday.

  • April 10, 2025

    EU Delays Tariffs After Trump's 90-Day Hold

    The European Union will delay tariffs on U.S. goods following President Donald Trump's decision to hold off on imposing them on European goods for 90 days, the president of the European Commission said Thursday.

  • April 10, 2025

    Norway Moves Toward Allowing Cities To Charge Tourism Tax

    Norwegian municipalities would be allowed to introduce a 3% tax on all forms of paid accommodations, including rental services such as Airbnb, under a draft proposal Thursday that would establish what the government called a visitor contribution.

  • April 09, 2025

    Trump Halts Reciprocal Tariffs For 90 Days, Ups China Rates

    President Donald Trump has ordered a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs for certain countries hours after they took effect, except for China, whose imports he said now face an increased tariff of 125%, according to a Wednesday social media post.

  • April 09, 2025

    IRS Acting Chief To Stay On Through Mid-May, Treasury Says

    The Internal Revenue Service's interim leader, Melanie Krause, will stay at her post through May 15, the U.S. Treasury Department said Wednesday, after she and other officials reportedly said they would resign following an IRS agreement to share taxpayer information with immigration enforcement agencies.

  • April 09, 2025

    Canada Retaliates With 25% Tariffs On US Cars And Parts

    Canada began slapping 25% tariffs on American cars and parts Wednesday as retaliation against tariffs on Canadian products implemented by President Donald Trump, the country's Department of Finance announced.

  • April 09, 2025

    Eaton Asks To Redact Docs Before Court Review Of Tax Case

    Multinational power company Eaton Corp. asked an Ohio district court to allow it to redact information related to employees' sexual orientation and religious beliefs before the court's Sixth Circuit-ordered review of their records, saying such information isn't relevant to its transfer pricing dispute.

  • April 09, 2025

    EU Votes To Hike Levies In Response To US Metal Tariffs

    The European Union approved raising tariffs on U.S. goods in response to President Donald Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum imposed in March, although the bloc has not yet made public the final list of products affected.

  • April 09, 2025

    US Tariffs Threaten Global Growth, Bank Of England Says

    The U.S. government's tariff policy has created intense uncertainty for global trade and has increased risks to economic growth around the world, the Bank of England warned Wednesday.

  • April 08, 2025

    Feds Call Exec Charged With Tax Evasion A Flight Risk

    An aerospace company founder facing tax evasion and other fraud charges should remain in pretrial detention because he's a major flight risk, prosecutors told a D.C. federal court.

  • April 08, 2025

    Poland To Consider Updates To Global Minimum Tax

    Poland's Legislature will consider adopting administrative guidance for its implementation of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's global corporate minimum tax later this year, according to an administrative agenda.

  • April 08, 2025

    South Korea Readies Steps For Responding To US Tariffs

    South Korea will monitor other countries' responses to tariffs, try to negotiate with the U.S. and prepare to roll out measures to shore up its domestic industries in reaction to President Donald Trump's 25% tariffs on goods from the country, its finance ministry said Tuesday.

  • April 08, 2025

    Hughes Hubbard Expands Finance Practice With Tax Expert

    Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP announced it is expanding the firm's project finance practice by adding a former Norton Rose Fulbright attorney with a background in tax law to its Washington, D.C., office.

  • April 08, 2025

    IRS Acting Chief To Depart Amid ICE Info Sharing Deal

    The Internal Revenue Service's acting commissioner Melanie Krause plans to step down, the White House confirmed Tuesday, after the agency struck an agreement with immigration enforcement authorities to share taxpayer records of non-U.S. citizens under criminal investigation.

  • April 08, 2025

    HMRC Beats Locum Doctor's Employee Tax Status Appeal

    A U.K. tribunal has upheld a decision that a locum urologist's contract with a hospital qualifies as employment for tax and national insurance purposes, despite an earlier decision misconstruing the nature of the arrangement.

  • April 08, 2025

    EU Urges China To Respond Cautiously To US Tariffs

    European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urged China on Tuesday to seek a negotiated solution to the tariffs imposed on Chinese goods by the U.S. administration, according to a statement by her office.

  • April 08, 2025

    Clarity Needed For Public Tax Reporting Rules, Australia Told

    The National Foreign Trade Council urged the Australian government Tuesday to clarify exemptions for the country's new public corporate tax disclosure legislation, arguing it is otherwise difficult for companies to predict whether they are eligible for a carveout.

  • April 07, 2025

    Minn. Justices Quiz DuPont On Currency Hedge In Tax Row

    Minnesota Supreme Court justices pressed DuPont on Monday on its argument that the state revenue commissioner should have considered the gross receipts from currency hedging activities when determining the company's income apportionable to the state.

  • April 07, 2025

    Trump Threatens Triple-Digit Tariff Rates If China Retaliates

    President Donald Trump on Monday threatened an additional 50% tariff on Chinese imports entering the U.S., which would drive the total rate above 100%, if Beijing follows through on the retaliatory tariffs announced last week in response to Trump's reciprocal plan.

Expert Analysis

  • Litigation Inspiration: Attys Can Be Heroic Like Olympians

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    Although litigation won’t earn anyone an Olympic medal in Paris this summer, it can be worthy of the same lasting honor if attorneys exercise focused restraint — seeking both their clients’ interests and those of the court — instead of merely pursuing every advantage short of sanctionable conduct, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.

  • Lean Into The 'Great Restoration' To Retain Legal Talent

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    As the “great resignation,” in which employees voluntarily left their jobs in droves, has largely dissipated, legal employers should now work toward the idea of a “great restoration,” adopting strategies to effectively hire, onboard and retain top legal talent, says Molly McGrath at Hiring & Empowering Solutions.

  • Fishing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Atop the list of ways fishing makes me a better lawyer is the relief it offers from the chronic stress of a demanding caseload, but it has also improved my listening skills and patience, and has served as an exceptional setting for building earnest relationships, says Steven DeGeorge​​​​​​​ at Robinson Bradshaw.

  • A Healthier Legal Industry Starts With Emotional Intelligence

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    The legal profession has long been plagued by high rates of mental health issues, in part due to attorneys’ early training and broader societal stereotypes — but developing one’s emotional intelligence is one way to foster positive change, collectively and individually, says attorney Esperanza Franco.

  • To Make Your Legal Writing Clear, Emulate A Master Chef

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    To deliver clear and effective written advocacy, lawyers should follow the model of a fine dining chef — seasoning a foundation of pure facts with punchy descriptors, spicing it up with analogies, refining the recipe and trimming the fat — thus catering to a sophisticated audience of decision-makers, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.

  • Circuit Judge Writes An Opinion, AI Helps: What Now?

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    Last week's Eleventh Circuit opinion in Snell v. United Specialty Insurance, notable for a concurrence outlining the use of artificial intelligence to evaluate a term's common meaning, is hopefully the first step toward developing a coherent basis for the judiciary's generative AI use, says David Zaslowsky at Baker McKenzie.

  • Trauma-Informed Legal Approaches For Pro Bono Attorneys

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    As National Trauma Awareness Month ends, pro bono attorneys should nevertheless continue to acknowledge the mental and physical effects of trauma, allowing them to better represent clients, and protect themselves from compassion fatigue and burnout, say Katherine Cronin at Stinson and Katharine Manning at Blackbird.

  • How Attys Can Avoid Pitfalls When Withdrawing From A Case

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    The Trump campaign's recent scuffle over its bid to replace its counsel in a pregnancy retaliation suit offers a chance to remind attorneys that many troubles inherent in withdrawing from a case can be mitigated or entirely avoided by communicating with clients openly and frequently, says Christopher Konneker at Orsinger Nelson.

  • Using A Children's Book Approach In Firm Marketing Content

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    From “The Giving Tree” to “Where the Wild Things Are,” most children’s books are easy to remember because they use simple words and numbers to tell stories with a human impact — a formula law firms should emulate in their marketing content to stay front of mind for potential clients, says Seema Desai Maglio at The Found Word.

  • New Crypto Reporting Will Require Rigorous Recordkeeping

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    The release of a form for reporting digital asset transactions is a pivotal moment in the Internal Revenue Service's efforts to track cryptocurrency activities that increases oversight by requiring brokers to report investor sales and exchanges, say Shaina Kamen and Max Angel at Holland & Knight.

  • Exploring An Alternative Model Of Litigation Finance

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    A new model of litigation finance, most aptly described as insurance-backed litigation funding, differs from traditional funding in two key ways, and the process of securing it involves three primary steps, say Bob Koneck, Christopher Le Neve Foster and Richard Butters at Atlantic Global Risk LLC.

  • A Vision For Economic Clerkships In The Legal System

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    As courts handle increasingly complex damages analyses involving vast amounts of data, an economic clerkship program — integrating early-career economists into the judicial system — could improve legal outcomes and provide essential training to clerks, say Mona Birjandi at Data for Decisions and Matt Farber at Secretariat.

  • A Look At New IRS Rules For Domestically Controlled REITs

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    The Internal Revenue Services' finalized Treasury Regulations addressing whether real estate investment trusts qualify as domestically controlled adopt the basic structure of previous proposals, but certain new and modified rules may mitigate the regulations' impact, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.

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