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  • August 26, 2025

    South Korea Fined Taxpayers $189M For Unreported Accounts

    South Korea's tax authority meted out 263.3 billion won ($189 million) in fines to around 820 individuals last year for failing to disclose their foreign financial accounts after identifying them through intergovernmental exchanges of information, according to a report published Tuesday.

  • August 26, 2025

    EU Defends Digital Taxes Following Trump's Tariff Threat

    The European Commission said Tuesday that it stands by European Union member states keeping digital taxes in place despite President Donald Trump's renewed threats to impose tariffs on countries with measures hitting the U.S. tech giants.

  • August 26, 2025

    UAE's Domestic Min. Tax Qualified Under OECD Guidance

    The United Arab Emirates has completed a transitional self-certification process for its domestic minimum top-up tax so that it qualifies under the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's guidance for the 15% global minimum tax system, the country's Finance Ministry said.

  • August 25, 2025

    Advocate Orgs. Ask DC Circ. To Stop IRS Sharing Info With ICE

    Immigrant advocacy groups urged the D.C. Circuit to stop the IRS from sharing taxpayer addresses with immigration authorities, saying the court should consider the substance of their challenge to an unprecedented information sharing deal rather than toss their case on procedural grounds put forward by the government.

  • August 25, 2025

    Ex-TSA Attorney Among 3 New Lawyers At Kaplan Kirsch

    A former Transportation Security Administration attorney is among three lawyers who recently joined Kaplan Kirsch LLP, a Denver-based law firm that specializes in representing state, local and tribal government agencies on projects such as airport expansions and new rail lines.

  • August 25, 2025

    Romania Says Online Retailers Avoided VAT On $46M In Sales

    The Romanian government announced a large-scale operation against over 200 foreign e-commerce companies that it said have sold goods totaling about 200 million Romanian leu ($46 million) into the country without paying value-added taxes.

  • August 25, 2025

    Big 4 Urge Ireland To Boost R&D Tax Credit System

    Ireland should retool its research and development tax credit system, such as by increasing the credit's rate, to continue attracting investment in a changing international tax landscape, the Big Four accounting firms said in comments released Monday.

  • August 25, 2025

    Poland Planning Corp. Tax Increase On Banks, With Twist

    While Poland is planning a sizable increase to its corporate tax rate for banks, it also plans to cut another bank tax, the country's Ministry of Finance said.

  • August 22, 2025

    Liberty Global $240M Foreign Tax Credit Bid Fails At 10th Circ.

    Liberty Global cannot claim $240 million in foreign tax credits for the sale of a Japanese affiliate, the Tenth Circuit ruled Friday, rejecting the telecommunications giant's contention that a statutory provision allows it to recharacterize the proceeds as overseas income.

  • August 22, 2025

    Canada To Toss Tariffs On US Goods Under USMCA

    The Canadian government will remove retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods that comply with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, excluding steel, aluminum and automobiles, in a move aimed at jump-starting trade talks akin to an exemption made by the U.S. government, Canada's prime minister said Friday.

  • August 22, 2025

    HMRC Tightens Pension Tax Relief Claims By Higher Earners

    The U.K. is restricting pension tax relief claims for higher earners in a change coming into effect next month, Britain's tax authority said.

  • August 22, 2025

    Slovakian Gov't Proposes 3% To 5% Digital Services Tax

    Slovakia is proposing a digital services tax on companies including Meta, Google and Netflix, with a senior government official saying the ability of large tech companies to avoid Slovakian income taxes gives them an unfair advantage over local businesses.

  • August 22, 2025

    Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Weil, Fried Frank

    In this week's Taxation With Representation, private equity firm Thoma Bravo buys human resources software provider Dayforce Inc. in a take-private deal, Lowe's buys Foundation Building Materials, Nexstar Media Group Inc. acquires fellow media company Tegna Inc., and Soho House & Co. Inc. inks a take-private deal with hotel operator MCR.

  • August 22, 2025

    IRS Guidance Sparks Mixed Reaction For Solar, Wind Projects

    The IRS recently narrowed the way large solar and wind energy development projects can set their construction start dates to qualify for certain tax credits, a change offering relief for some developers but new hurdles for others depending on the stage, type and size of the project.

  • August 22, 2025

    OECD Recognizes Brazil's Implementation Of Global Min. Tax

    The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has recognized Brazil's 15% corporate minimum tax as meeting the requirements for the international minimum tax framework known as Pillar Two, the country's Ministry of Finance announced.

  • August 21, 2025

    Omni Bridgeway Looks To Enforce $13M Albania Award

    Litigation funder Omni Bridgeway is urging a D.C. federal court to let it seize assets belonging to Albania as it looks to enforce an arbitral award now worth some $13 million that the country has ignored for years, in a nearly decade-old dispute stemming from taxes on oilfield projects.

  • August 21, 2025

    Man Who Hid Account From Wife Owes FBAR Fines, US Says

    A claim by the owner of a check-cashing business that he only meant to hide a foreign bank account from his wife during divorce proceedings doesn't excuse his failure to report the money to the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. told a California federal court.

  • August 21, 2025

    EU, US Agree To Eliminate Industrial Tariffs

    The European Union and the U.S. have agreed on new terms to the trade agreement to eliminate EU tariffs on U.S. industrial products and implement a 15% U.S. tariff cap for most other sectors, according to a joint statement issued Thursday.

  • August 21, 2025

    Treasury Gets New Acting International Tax Counsel

    A deputy international tax counsel for the U.S. Department of the Treasury has been elevated to serve as acting counsel, he said in a post on LinkedIn.

  • August 21, 2025

    G7 Deal May Undermine Global Minimum Tax Enforcement

    The U.S. government's agreement with the Group of Seven nations to effectively exempt American companies from the 15% global minimum tax may hollow out enforcement of the international regime, in part because other multinational corporations may pursue similar treatment.

  • August 21, 2025

    Prosecutors Can Hunt Lawyer's Assets In Castle Fraud Case

    A London court ruled Thursday that prosecutors could go ahead with efforts to claw back money from a former lawyer who was imprisoned for more than a decade for defrauding an American property developer out of £10.5 million ($14 million.) 

  • August 21, 2025

    Health Insurance Uptick Fuels £123M Rise In UK Tax Revenue

    Mounting pressure on Britain's public healthcare system is spurring the uptake of health insurance products and boosting government tax revenue, financial services consultancy Broadstone said Thursday.

  • August 20, 2025

    Australia Offers Compliance Guidelines For New Debt Rules

    The Australian Taxation Office published guidance Wednesday aimed at helping companies flag potential compliance risks as they reorganize in response to recent tax law changes that limit the amount of debt a corporation can use to fund its operations.

  • August 20, 2025

    IRS To Nix Recent Rules On Disregarded Foreign Payments

    The U.S. Treasury Department and IRS said Wednesday that they're planning to remove rules issued in January that would have forced companies to recognize income from payments that are disregarded for U.S. taxes yet reduce income in a foreign jurisdiction, a move prompted by criticism from businesses.

  • August 20, 2025

    Nutter Welcomes Tax Atty In NY From Fox Horan

    Less than a month after announcing it had grown its ranks by 8% with the addition of 13 attorneys in three states, Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP said earlier this week that it has hired a New York-based tax attorney from Fox Horan & Camerini LLP.

Expert Analysis

  • 10 Arbitrations And A 5th Circ. Ruling Flag Arb. Clause Risks

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    The ongoing arbitral saga of Sullivan v. Feldman, which has engendered proceedings before 10 different arbitrators in Texas and Louisiana along with last month's Fifth Circuit opinion, showcases both the risks and limitations of arbitration clauses in retainer agreements for resolving attorney-client disputes, says Christopher Blazejewski at Sherin and Lodgen.

  • Power To The Paralegals: The Value Of Unified State Licensing

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    Texas' proposal to become the latest state to license paraprofessional providers of limited legal services could help firms expand their reach and improve access to justice, but consumers, attorneys and allied legal professionals would benefit even more if similar programs across the country become more uniform, says Michael Houlberg at the University of Denver.

  • 10 Soft Skills Every GC Should Master

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    As businesses face shifting regulatory and technological uncertainty, general counsel will need to strengthen certain soft skills to succeed, from admitting when they make a mistake to maintaining a healthy dose of dispassion, says Douglas Brown at Manatt.

  • An Unrestrained, Bright-Eyed View Of Legal AI's Future

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    Todd Itami at Covington offers a bright-eyed, laughing-all-the-way, skydive look at what the legal industry could look like after an artificial intelligence revolution, which he believes may happen much sooner and more dramatically than we expect.

  • Tracking The Evolution In Litigation Finance

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    Despite continued innovation, litigation finance remains an immature market with borrowers recieving significantly different terms as lenders learn to value cases, which firms need a strong handle on to ensure lending terms do not overwhelm collateral value, says Robert Wilkins at Lightfoot Franklin.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: The Perils Of Digital Data Protocols

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    Though stipulated protocols governing the treatment of electronically stored information in litigation are meant to streamline discovery, recent disputes demonstrate that certain missteps in the process can lead to significant inefficiencies, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • A Cold War-Era History Lesson On Due Process

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    The landmark Harry Bridges case from the mid-20th century Red Scare offers important insights on why lawyers must be free of government reprisal, no matter who their client is, says Peter Afrasiabi at One LLP.

  • How BigLaw Executive Orders May Affect Smaller Firms

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    Because of the types of cases they take on, solo practitioners, small law firms and public interest attorneys may find themselves more dramatically affected by the collective impact of recent government action involving the legal industry than even the BigLaw firms named in the executive orders, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.

  • Lawsuits Shouldn't Be Shadow Assets For Foreign Capital

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    Third-party litigation financing amplifies inefficiencies from litigation and facilitates national exposure to foreign influence in the U.S. justice system, so full disclosure of financing arrangements should be required as a matter of institutional integrity, says Roland Eisenhuth at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association.

  • How To Accelerate Your Post-Attorney Career Transition

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    Professionals seeking to transition to nonattorney careers may encounter skepticism as nontraditional candidates, but there are opportunities for thought leadership and to leverage speaking and writing to accelerate a post-attorney career transition, say Janet Falk at Falk Communications and Evgeny Efremkin at Toronto Metropolitan University.

  • Tariffs And FCA Create Perfect Storm For Importers

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    The Trump administration's aggressive tariff policies pose a high risk to certain importation practices that are particularly likely to trigger False Claims Act enforcement, say attorneys at Jeffer Mangels.

  • US Reassessment Of OECD Tax Deal Is Right Move

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    The wholesale U.S. reevaluation of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's global tax deal ordered by President Donald Trump is a positive step that could ultimately create a more durable international tax system, says Anne Gordon at the National Foreign Trade Council.

  • Measuring And Mitigating Harm From Discriminatory Taxes

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    In response to new tariffs and other recent "America First Trade Policy" pronouncements, corporations should assess and take steps to minimize their potential exposure to discriminatory and reciprocal tax measures that are likely to come, say economists at Charles River Associates.

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