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  • August 07, 2025

    Siemens Contests Nix Of $315M Foreign-Dividend Tax Break

    Regulatory missteps caused the IRS to wrongly slash $315 million from a foreign-dividend tax deduction Siemens claimed on shareholder payments it received from an overseas affiliate, the medical giant told the U.S. Tax Court.

  • August 07, 2025

    Switzerland Says 39% Tariff Hits Over Half Of Exports To US

    More than half of Switzerland's exports to the United States are now impacted by a 39% tariff, the Swiss government said Thursday after the country's president left Washington, D.C., pledging to continue negotiations to reduce the rate.

  • August 07, 2025

    Hodgson Russ Adds Former NY Tax Pros To SALT Group

    Hodgson Russ LLP has announced that two former New York state and city tax professionals have joined the firm's state and local tax practice in New York City, advising the team on complex regional tax issues.

  • August 07, 2025

    India, Russia Sign Trade Pact As US Hits India For Buying Oil

    India and Russia agreed to deepen their economic ties the same day the United States set into motion tariffs on India for purchasing Russian oil, the Indian government announced.

  • August 07, 2025

    HMRC Aims To Improve Data Access For Tax Research

    HM Revenue & Customs could achieve its goal of making tax data more easily accessible to other government bodies and external researchers in part by improving its existing anonymized data production service, the agency said Thursday.

  • August 07, 2025

    Fuel Tax Decline Hit Australia's Coffers, Budget Report Says

    The Australian government's budget is expected to have returned to a deficit this year, in part due to the decarbonization of the transportation industry, which has eroded the fuel excise tax base, according to a government report published Thursday.

  • August 07, 2025

    German Carmakers Press EU To Secure Tariff Relief Quickly

    A German automaker association urged the European Union to finalize its trade deal with the U.S. to relieve the car manufacturing industry of the pressure of tariffs.

  • August 07, 2025

    Accounting Co. Faces Trial In 1st FTP Tax Evasion Case

    Accounting firm Bennett Verby Ltd. faced accusations on Thursday that it had failed to prevent tax evasion alongside six individuals charged with tax evasion and fraud offenses.

  • August 07, 2025

    Judge Extends Freeze On Assets Of Former EY Exec's Wife

    A freezing order against the assets of the wife of EY's former head of tax was maintained on Thursday by a court, following a finding that his transfer of his assets to her was a sham designed to hide them from his creditors.

  • August 06, 2025

    Gov'ts Seek Wider Taxing Rights Pledge In UN Tax Convention

    A wide group of countries advocated Wednesday for a de-emphasis on business activities in favor of targeting economic activities in general as governments debated how to articulate a commitment to a "fair allocation of taxing rights" within the United Nations' global tax convention.

  • August 06, 2025

    Biz Group Urges EU To Pursue Digital Tax, Limit Min. Tax

    The European Union should pursue a blocwide digital services tax as a counterbalance to its trade agreement with the U.S. and should limit the 15% minimum tax to preserve investment, an Italian business group said, calling the trade deal "appalling."

  • August 06, 2025

    Trump Hits India With 50% Tariff For Russian Oil Purchases

    President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he would increase India's tariff rate to 50% by late August, citing the country's imports of Russian oil.

  • August 06, 2025

    Troutman Adds Former Fannie Mae Associate GC In DC

    The former associate general counsel at the Federal National Mortgage Association, who spent the past decade as a tax partner with Morris Manning & Martin LLP, has joined Troutman Pepper Locke LLP in the nation's capital, the firm announced Wednesday.

  • August 06, 2025

    Starmer Declines To Rule Out Tax Hikes In UK Budget

    U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer declined to rule out tax hikes in the autumn budget after a think tank claimed Wednesday that the government will need to raise more tax revenue to meet its fiscal rules and prevent a deficit of £41.2 billion ($55 billion).

  • August 06, 2025

    G7's Tax Carveout For US Cos. Raises EU State Aid Questions

    The Group of Seven nations' deal to exclude U.S. companies from Pillar Two minimum tax rules would give those companies a competitive advantage, experts say, prompting questions about the carveout's compatibility with EU state aid rules and whether a viable path exists to challenge the deal.

  • August 06, 2025

    3 Key Foreign Entity Issues In Claiming Clean Energy Credits

    Stricter foreign supply chain and business ownership rules were tacked onto clean energy tax credits that weren't eliminated under the new budget reconciliation law, raising major compliance hurdles that have practitioners eagerly awaiting implementation rules from the U.S. Treasury Department. Here, Law360 outlines key issues the agencies need to address in coming guidance on restrictions targeting projects linked to foreign entities of concern.

  • August 06, 2025

    Japan, Ukraine Update Tax Treaty Rates, Avoidance Rule

    Japan and Ukraine have updated their tax treaty with lower withholding rates for certain shareholders, an anti-avoidance rule and a new time frame used to determine a tax exemption for short-term visitors, the Japanese tax authority said Wednesday.

  • August 05, 2025

    EU Looks To Expand Sectors For Emissions Trading State Aid

    The European Union is looking to expand sectors that are eligible to receive state aid to compensate for increased costs of operation from complying with the bloc's emissions trading system, as well as updating related benchmarks for electricity consumption efficiency, according to a consultation.

  • August 05, 2025

    McGuireWoods Adds Loeb & Loeb Tax Pro In Los Angeles

    McGuireWoods LLP is enhancing its corporate team, announcing Tuesday it is bringing in a Loeb & Loeb LLP tax expert as a partner in its Los Angeles office in Century City.

  • August 05, 2025

    Simpson Thacher Adds Tax, Funds Pro From Dechert

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced Monday that it has continued its growth in the tax and registered funds spaces, welcoming a partner from Dechert LLP to its New York office.

  • August 05, 2025

    Gov'ts Aim For Broad Pledges To Form UN Tax Convention

    Diplomats broadly agreed Tuesday to draft high-level commitments for the U.N. global tax convention and leave the technical details of how to operationalize those commitments to binding protocols that would supplement the convention.

  • August 05, 2025

    Swiss President Hustles To DC To Address 39% Tariff

    Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter traveled Tuesday to Washington, D.C., for trade talks with the White House after Switzerland was hit with a 39% tariff on exports to the United States.

  • August 05, 2025

    Aussie Unions Call For 25% Tax On Millionaires

    The Australian government should impose a 25% tax on people earning more than AU$1 million ($647,000) to reduce inequality, alongside other measures targeting big business, according to a coalition of the country's labor unions.

  • August 04, 2025

    EU Postpones Tariffs To Finalize US Trade Agreement

    The European Union will delay planned trade countermeasures for the next six months, including tariffs on over €93 billion ($107.6 billion) of U.S. goods entering the bloc, as the EU and U.S. work toward implementing the framework trade deal agreed to last week, a spokesperson for the European Commission said Monday.

  • August 04, 2025

    EU Court To Hear Digital Nomad Case Against VAT Rules

    A European Union court will hear the case of an online short-term rental company against the bloc's deemed supplier rules for value-added tax on the grounds that the provisions disadvantage the industry, according to a notice issued Monday.

Expert Analysis

  • We Must Allow Judges To Use Their Independent Judgment

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    As two recent cases show, the ability of judges to access their independent judgment crucially enables courts to exercise the discretion needed to reach the right outcome based on the unique facts within the law, says John Siffert at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.

  • Preparing For Tariffs On Canadian Power In The Northeast

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    The on-again, off-again risk of import and export tariffs on energy transactions between the U.S. and Canada may have repercussions for U.S. energy stakeholders in the ISO New England and New York Independent System Operator electricity markets — but there are options that could help reduce cost impacts, say attorneys at Husch Blackwell.

  • Making The Case For Rest In The Legal Profession

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    For too long, a culture of overwork has plagued the legal profession, but research shows that attorneys need rest to perform optimally and sustainably, so legal organizations and individuals must implement strategies that allow for restoration, says Marissa Alert at MDA Wellness, Carol Ross-Burnett at CRB Global, and Denise Robinson at The Still Center.

  • Mitigating Tariff Risks For Healthcare In US And Canada

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    Healthcare stakeholders should take steps to evaluate the impact of cross-border tariffs, as the historically strong ties between Canada and the U.S. demonstrate the potential for real disruption and harm to the healthcare industry in both countries, say attorneys at Norton Rose.

  • 4 Ways Women Attorneys Can Build A Legal Legacy

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    This Women’s History Month, women attorneys should consider what small, day-to-day actions they can take to help leave a lasting impact for future generations, even if it means mentoring one person or taking 10 minutes to make a plan, says Jackie Prester, a former shareholder at Baker Donelson.

  • A Judge's Pointers For Adding Spice To Dry Legal Writing

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    U.S. District Judge Fred Biery shares a few key lessons about how to go against the grain of the legal writing tradition by adding color to bland judicial opinions, such as by telling a human story and injecting literary devices where possible.

  • 7 Tips For Associates To Thrive In Hybrid Work Environments

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    As the vast majority of law firms have embraced some type of hybrid work policy, associates should consider a few strategies to get the most out of both their in-person and remote workdays, says James Argionis at Cozen O’Connor.

  • IRS Should Revise Overbroad Microcaptive Regs

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    Rather than seeking to curtail use of congressionally sanctioned microcaptive insurance programs by imposing burdensome disclosure obligations, the Internal Revenue Service should revisit its recently finalized regulations and implement rules tailored to address areas of specific abuse, say attorneys at Zerbe Miller.

  • What's Next For Russia Sanctions After Task Force Disbanded

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    Attorney General Pam Bondi’s recent disbanding of Task Force KleptoCapture, which was initially aimed at seizing Russian oligarchs’ funds and assets, is unlikely to mean the end of Russia sanctions enforcement and other economic countermeasures, as the architecture for criminal enforcement remains in place, say attorneys at BakerHostetler.

  • How Law Firms Can Counteract The Loneliness Epidemic

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    The legal industry is facing an urgent epidemic of loneliness, affecting lawyer well-being, productivity, retention and profitability, and law firm leaders should take concrete steps to encourage the development of genuine workplace connections, says Michelle Gomez at Littler and Gwen Mellor Romans at Herald Talent.

  • 5 Keys To Building Stronger Attorney-Client Relationships

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    Attorneys are often focused on being seen as the expert, but bonding with clients and prospects by sharing a few key personal details provides the basis for a caring, trusted and profoundly deeper business relationship, says Deb Feder at Feder Development.

  • Attorneys Must Act Now To Protect Judicial Independence

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    Given the Trump administration's recent moves threatening the independence of the judiciary, including efforts to impeach judges who ruled against executive actions, lawyers must protect the rule of law and resist attempts to dilute the judicial branch’s authority, says attorney Bhavleen Sabharwal.

  • Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises

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    “No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.

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