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  • July 23, 2025

    Fla. Man Gets 5 Years In Jail For Hiding Swiss Bank Accounts

    A Florida federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a Miami man to five years in prison on a conspiracy-related count in connection with evading taxes on approximately $20 million he held in Swiss bank accounts and setting up trusts in an attempt to hide assets.

  • July 23, 2025

    9th Circ. Revives Barrett Business Services' Secrets Case

    The Ninth Circuit has reinstated Barrett Business Services Inc.'s claims of trade secret theft against two former employees, their wives and a competing company they started.

  • July 23, 2025

    Trump Wins 9th Circ. Block On Order Providing Reorg Plans

    The Ninth Circuit greenlighted the Trump administration's request to pause a lower court ruling requiring the government to turn over its layoff and reorganization plans in the case disputing whether the president can lawfully reshape federal agencies without congressional approval.

  • July 23, 2025

    Ore. Tax Court Upholds Farm Value Over Owner's Claim

    An Oregon farm owner failed to show that his property was overvalued by a local assessor, the state tax court said, rejecting the owner's argument that the assessor misclassified the soil on the land.

  • July 23, 2025

    Indiana CPA Gets 3 Years In Royalty Payment Tax Scheme

    An Indiana accountant received a three-year prison sentence for willfully preparing tax returns for clients who inappropriately claimed millions of dollars worth of business deductions based on false royalty payments made for using intellectual property, according to federal prosecutors.

  • July 23, 2025

    US Says It's Immune In Booz Allen Worker Tax Info Leak Suit

    A proposed class action seeking to hold the federal government and its contractor Booz Allen Hamilton responsible for a leak of thousands of wealthy people's tax returns, including President Donald Trump's, cannot move forward against the U.S., the government argued Wednesday, saying it's immune from the suit.

  • July 23, 2025

    NJ Power Broker Blasts AG's Bid To Revive RICO Case

    Garden State power broker George E. Norcross III on Wednesday urged a New Jersey appeals court to affirm the dismissal of the state's explosive racketeering indictment, arguing the trial court was right to toss the charges because there are no factual allegations in the indictment that amount to a crime.

  • July 23, 2025

    Rising Star: Freshfields' Joe Soltis

    Joe Soltis of Freshfields LLP has advised companies on several multibillion-dollar transactions, including Cencora's $4.6 billion acquisition of Retina Consultants of America, earning him a spot among the tax law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 23, 2025

    Katten Welcomes Ex-Gibson Dunn Tax Pro In New York

    Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP announced on Tuesday that it has added a former Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP of counsel to its transactional tax planning practice, noting her extensive experience in the finance space.

  • July 22, 2025

    Wash. Appeals Court Affirms Biz Tax Rule For Drop Shippers

    The Washington Court of Appeals upheld the state's rule on Tuesday that out-of-state wholesalers in drop shipment transactions are subject to a business tax when the customer that ultimately receives the product is within the Evergreen State's borders, rejecting a challenge from California IT distributor Synnex.

  • July 22, 2025

    Civil Rights Org. Backs 2nd Suit Over Tariffs, In Texas

    The New Civil Liberties Alliance is representing two businesses and a trade association in Texas federal court in a suit filed on Monday against the federal government — the second suit the alliance has taken on to fight President Donald Trump's emergency tariffs.

  • July 22, 2025

    Mo. High Court Says Counties Can't Tax Pot In Certain Areas

    Counties can't add their own taxes on sales of adult-use cannabis in incorporated areas such as cities that impose their own tax, Missouri's highest court said Tuesday, reversing a lower court decision that upheld the county taxes.

  • July 22, 2025

    Greenberg Traurig Adds State And Local Tax Pro From EY

    Greenberg Traurig is bringing on a former principal in EY's national tax practice as a shareholder in the firm's Chicago office to advise on state and local tax matters.

  • July 22, 2025

    Colo. Ballot Proposal Seeks Tax Break For Overtime, Tips

    Colorado would exempt overtime and tipped income from state taxation under a proposed 2026 ballot measure reviewed Tuesday by state officials.

  • July 22, 2025

    Rising Star: Kirkland's Devin Heckman

    Devin Heckman of Kirkland & Ellis LLP has advised clients on the tax aspects of several multibillion-dollar acquisitions involving technology and healthcare companies, forging ongoing relationships and earning him a spot among the tax attorneys under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 22, 2025

    Tax Software Co. Avalara, Universal Music Submit IPO Plans

    Avalara Inc. and music giant Universal Music Group NV have confidentially filed plans for initial public offerings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, marking the latest two companies to join the private-to-public pipeline.

  • July 22, 2025

    Irish Board Affirms Tax Bill Against Loss Scheme Participant

    The Irish Tax Appeals Commission closed out one of the remaining cases stemming from an investment fund, citing a court decision that found the participants used the syndicate to generate losses to reduce their taxable income.

  • July 22, 2025

    Ore. Extends Brownfield Development Tax Breaks

    Oregon extended its program of local property tax incentives for brownfield development by six years under a bill signed by the governor.

  • July 21, 2025

    Guinea Tells DC Circ. $22M Award Can't Be Enforced

    The Republic of Guinea has urged the D.C. Circuit not to revive a consulting company's bid to enforce a $22 million arbitration award, saying a lower court correctly found that it was unclear whether the country agreed to arbitrate the dispute in the first place.

  • July 21, 2025

    JetBlue Says Fla. Used Unlawful Formula In Calculating Taxes

    JetBlue urged a Florida state court on Monday to negate a $631,000 corporate tax assessment by the state's Department of Revenue, arguing that a component of the agency's formula for taxing out-of-state miles is inconsistent with federal law.

  • July 21, 2025

    Tax-Lien Biz Atty Tells Jury He Didn't Seek To Dupe Lender

    Counsel for a former compliance lawyer accused of pilfering from a $20 million line of credit extended to his tax-lien investment firm told a Manhattan federal jury Monday that the defendant was "sloppy," but never intended fraud.

  • July 21, 2025

    Captive's Premium Payments Are Income, Tax Court Says

    A captive insurance company must recognize $782,000 it received in premium payments as income, the U.S. Tax Court said Monday in clarifying that shareholders in a California company cannot deduct their premium payments to the insurer because the arrangement was not really for insurance.

  • July 21, 2025

    Wis. Homeowners Lack Basis For Tax Burden Suit, Court Told

    A Wisconsin county, town and tribal school district pushed a federal court to throw out a suit by homeowners who claim the government entities have conspired to expand the Menominee Indian Tribe's holdings of tax-exempt land and increase taxpayers' burden, saying the homeowners lacked standing.

  • July 21, 2025

    Rising Star: Davis Polk's Aliza Slansky

    Aliza Slansky of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP is lead counsel in Sycamore Partners' $23 billion acquisition of Walgreens Boots Alliance and advised Missouri tech company Emerson on a series of multibillion-dollar sales, earning her a spot among the tax law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • July 21, 2025

    UK Co. Faces £1M Penalty For Failing To Report Tax Scheme

    HM Revenue & Customs was right to determine that a company had promoted a contractor loan tax scheme, a London tribunal ruled, finding the Manchester-based business liable for up to £1 million ($1.3 million) in penalties.

Expert Analysis

  • White Collar Archetypes: Wrangling The Shape-Shifter

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    In white collar criminal trials, certain pieces of evidence can shape-shift in the jury’s eyes, presenting both challenges and opportunities for defense counsel, says Jack Sharman at Lightfoot Franklin.

  • Series

    Playing Beach Volleyball Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My commitment to beach volleyball has become integral to my performance as an attorney, with the sport continually reminding me that teamwork, perseverance, professionalism and stress management are essential to both undertakings, says Amy Drushal at Trenam.

  • Opinion

    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.

  • Terraform Case May Be Bellwether For Crypto Enforcement

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    The prosecution of crypto company Terraform Labs and its CEO, Do Kwon, offers a unique test of the line between lawful and unlawful conduct in digital transactions, and the Trump administration’s posture toward the case will provide clues about its cryptocurrency enforcement agenda in the years to come, say attorneys at Brooks Pierce.

  • 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.

  • Texas Fraud Case Shows Dangers Of Faulty Crypto Reporting

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    The recent sentencing of a man who failed to properly report capital gains from bitcoin sales is a reminder that special attention must be given to the IRS' reporting requirements in order to stay out of the government's crosshairs, says Saverio Romeo at Fox Rothschild.

  • Potential Impacts Of IRS' $1M Affiliate Pay Deduction Cap

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    If finalized, a recent Internal Revenue Service proposal expanding Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code to include the highly compensated employees of affiliates would make tracking which executives may be subject to the limit from year to year far more complex, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • 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.

  • Series

    Racing Corvettes Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    The skills I use when racing Corvettes have enhanced my legal practice in several ways, because driving, like practicing law, requires precision, awareness and a good set of brakes — complete with the wisdom to know how and when to use them, says Kat Mateo at Olshan Frome.

  • Opinion

    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.

  • Reading The Tea Leaves On Mexico, Canada And China Tariffs

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    It's still unclear whether the delay in the imposition of U.S. tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports will result in negotiated resolutions or a full-on trade war, but the outcome may hinge on continuing negotiations and the Trump administration's possible plans for tariff revenues, say attorneys at Eversheds Sutherland.

  • How Design Thinking Can Help Lawyers Find Purpose In Work

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    Lawyers everywhere are feeling overwhelmed amid mass government layoffs, increasing political instability and a justice system stretched to its limits — but a design-thinking framework can help attorneys navigate this uncertainty and find meaning in their work, say law professors at the University of Michigan.

  • Justices' Certiorari Denial Leaves Interstate Tax Questions

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    Since the U.S. Supreme Court recently declined to review a Philadelphia resident’s claim that her Delaware state income taxes should be credited against her city wage tax liabilities, constitutional questions about state and local tax distinctions linger, and some states may continue to apply Supreme Court precedent differently, say attorneys at Dentons.

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