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  • April 16, 2025

    DC Judge Considers Bid To Block IRS Info Sharing With ICE

    A D.C. federal judge on Wednesday questioned whether immigrant advocacy groups have standing to block a tax information-sharing agreement between the IRS and immigration enforcement agencies, but she also outlined concerns that the agreement could be abused.

  • April 16, 2025

    Lithuania Considering €249M Corporate, Property Tax Hike

    Lithuania is considering numerous tax proposals that would generate an additional €248.7 million ($283.4 million) in 2026 for the state and municipal budgets, including increases to its corporate tax rate and a property tax overhaul suggested by the OECD, its finance ministry said Wednesday.

  • April 16, 2025

    Canada Automakers Can Avoid Country's Tariffs On US Cars

    Automakers in Canada won't have to pay the country's retaliatory tariffs on certain U.S. cars as long as they continue to manufacture vehicles in Canada and complete planned investments there, one of a trio of relief measures announced by the Department of Finance.

  • April 16, 2025

    UAE Updates Min. Tax Guidance To Align With OECD

    The United Arab Emirates' finance ministry adopted guidance from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development to keep the country's implementation of the global corporate minimum tax in line with international standards, the country's official news agency said Wednesday.

  • April 16, 2025

    China Says Malaysia Willing To Expand Bilateral Trade

    Malaysia's government said it's willing to expand bilateral trade with China during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the country Wednesday, one day after Xi inked a strategic partnership agreement with Vietnam that includes growing trade, according to Chinese government news releases.

  • 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

    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

    7 Arrested In France In €3.4M Cross-Border VAT Fraud Case

    The European Public Prosecutor's Office arrested seven people suspected of carrying out a value-added tax fraud scheme involving what it called valuable vehicles that resulted in at least €3.4 million ($3.8 million) in tax losses, the EPPO said 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

    NY Manufacturers Highly Gloomy Amid Tariffs, Fed Says

    New York manufacturers in early April became pessimistic about general business conditions over the next six months to an extent rarely matched in the history of a monthly survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, coinciding with the imposition of tariffs, the bank reported Tuesday.

  • April 15, 2025

    Hong Kong, Armenia Double-Tax Agreement Enters Into Force

    A treaty to avoid double taxation between Hong Kong and Armenia has gone into force after being approved by both jurisdictions' legislatures, Hong Kong's Inland Revenue Department said Tuesday.

  • 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 15, 2025

    Sweden Wants EU-Style, Country-Level E-Invoicing Of VAT

    The Swedish Tax Agency wants countries to adopt electronic invoicing of VAT at the national level to complement the EU requiring it for cross-border transactions, the agency said, arguing it would prevent a large amount of fraud.

  • April 15, 2025

    EU Still Open To Zero-Tariff US Deal, Trade Chief Says

    The European Union remains open to a trade deal with the United States to reach zero tariffs on all goods between the country and the trade bloc, the EU trade commissioner said.

  • 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

    US Cuts Tariffs On Chinese Electronics But Vows New Levies

    The U.S. scaled back tariffs on Chinese semiconductors and related products like computers and smartphones, but Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said those goods and pharmaceuticals would face sector-specific tariffs in one to two months.

  • 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

    Dutch, Germans Look To Update Remote Worker Tax Rules

    The Netherlands and Germany are looking to update their tax treaty to allow cross-border employees to work from home for a certain amount of time before their home country can levy income taxes, the Dutch government said Monday.

  • April 14, 2025

    German Court Convicts Man Connected To €100M VAT Fraud

    A German federal court convicted a man connected to a €100 million ($113.5 million) value-added tax fraud scheme involving services that let users make phone calls via the internet, the European Public Prosecutor's Office said Monday, tagging the individual with €7.3 million in dodged taxes.

  • 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

    EU Not 'Sitting Back' With US Tariffs, German Official Says

    "Simply sitting back" isn't an option for the European Union in response to wide-ranging tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump's administration, Germany's finance minister said Monday in defense of the bloc's countermeasures.

  • April 14, 2025

    HMRC Lays Out Info Exchange Noncompliance Penalties

    HM Revenue & Customs on Monday established the penalty structure for financial institutions that fail to comply with the U.K.'s regulations on automatic exchange of information, including monetary penalties for late filing and inaccurate reports.

  • April 14, 2025

    Ex-BGC Tax Adviser Admits Contempt In ÂŁ23M Fraud Case

    A former BGC Partners employee faces a potential jail sentence after admitting before a London judge Monday that he breached restrictions the court imposed after he committed a ÂŁ23.5 million ($30.9 million) fraud against a subsidiary.

  • April 14, 2025

    EU Council Adopts Rules Supporting 15% Global Minimum Tax

    The Council of the European Union has adopted tax reporting rules to support the implementation of the 15% global minimum corporate tax rate in the EU, it announced Monday.

Expert Analysis

  • Firms Must Rethink How They Train New Lawyers In AI Age

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    As law firms begin to use generative artificial intelligence to complete lower-level legal tasks, they’ll need to consider new ways to train summer associates and early-career attorneys, keeping in mind the five stages of skill acquisition, says Liisa Thomas at Sheppard Mullin.

  • Think Like A Lawyer: Always Be Closing

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    When a lawyer presents their case with the right propulsive structure throughout trial, there is little need for further argument after the close of evidence — and in fact, rehashing it all may test jurors’ patience — so attorneys should consider other strategies for closing arguments, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

  • 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.

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