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August 15, 2025
Truck Co. Asks Justices To Review Denial Of $268M Tax Break
A Tennessee truck company seeking $268 million in excise tax exemptions for its refurbished tractors has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Sixth Circuit decision finding the company's tractors might not qualify because they may have previously been sold to tax-exempt buyers.
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August 15, 2025
Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Cooley, Sullivan
In this week's Taxation With Representation, the NBA signs off on the sale of the Boston Celtics, Gildan Activewear acquires HanesBrands, private equity shop Advent International buys insurance software firm Sapiens, and financial software provider MeridianLink goes private via its acquisition by Centerbridge Partners.
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August 15, 2025
Nebraska Tax Board Backs $1.4M Valuation Of Medical Office
A Nebraska dental and physical therapy office was correctly assessed as a medical office, resulting in an increased assessment totaling $1.4 million, the state tax review commission said in an order released Friday.
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August 14, 2025
Trump's Brazil Tariffs Raise Questions About Legal Limits
Higher tariffs imposed last week on Brazilian imports may prove especially vulnerable to legal challenges, but stakeholders expect the U.S.-Brazil trading relationship to nevertheless remain in limbo for the immediate future.
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August 14, 2025
Wyden, Warren Ask Lutnick's Son About Firm's Tariff Bets
Senate Democratic ranking members sent a letter published Thursday to Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. CEO Brandon Lutnick raising concerns about potential insider trading and conflicts of interest associated with a financial product hedging the legality of tariffs that his father, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, has been involved in.
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August 14, 2025
Developing Nations Disfavor Arbitration In UN Tax Convention
Many developing countries objected Thursday to including arbitration as an option within a protocol on tax disputes in the United Nations framework convention on international tax cooperation, characterizing the process as tending to be imbalanced.
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August 14, 2025
Pa. Tax Board Must Revisit Denial Of Calif. Co.'s $4.9M Refund
The Pennsylvania Board of Finance and Revenue must review its denial of a California corporation's request for a refund of an overpayment of Pennsylvania income tax following a federal audit, the Commonwealth Court ruled Thursday.
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August 14, 2025
HMRC Tests Tax Evasion Law With 1st Corporate Charge
HMRC's long-awaited decision to charge a company for failing to prevent tax evasion under powers introduced eight years ago will test largely unanswered legal principles and could be a sign of the tax ministry's tougher stance on financial crime, lawyers say.
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August 14, 2025
Del. Lawmakers Seek Study To Fix Property Tax Assessments
Delaware's General Assembly called for an immediate review of a recent statewide property reassessment to develop legislation to improve the state's property tax assessment process under a Senate concurrent resolution passed by state lawmakers.
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August 14, 2025
Clark Hill Expands Tax Bench With Plunk Smith Atty In Texas
Clark Hill PLC announced Thursday that it has bolstered its tax and estate planning group in North Texas with an attorney who came aboard from Plunk Smith PLLC.
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August 13, 2025
GAO Upholds $37M IRS Deal For IT Support
The U.S. Government Accountability Office shot down a protest from an incumbent contractor for the Internal Revenue Service after it lost out on an information technology deal to a rival business, saying the IRS reasonably weighed the strengths of both businesses.
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August 13, 2025
Fla. Court Rules 50% Property Transfer Resets Tax Cap
A Florida appeals court ruled Wednesday that the transfer of 50% ownership of a commercial property constituted a change of ownership under state law, making the property ineligible for the 10% annual cap on any increase in assessed value for property tax purposes.
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August 13, 2025
2nd Circ. Upholds Ban On Certain SALT Cap Workarounds
An Internal Revenue Service rule prohibiting charitable donation workarounds to the federal cap on state and local tax deductions will remain in place, a Second Circuit panel said Wednesday, affirming a district court determination that upheld the agency's ban on the programs.
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August 13, 2025
2nd Circ. Asked To Review Bid To Bar NYC Congestion Pricing
The Second Circuit should review a federal court's decision to grant the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority's bid to dismiss a pair of lawsuits alleging Manhattan's congestion pricing tolls are discriminatory and trample on motorists' right to travel, a New York county argued Tuesday.
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August 13, 2025
Tax Pro From V&E Joins Loeb & Loeb's DC Office As Partner
Loeb & Loeb LLP has expanded its tax, corporate and capital markets capabilities with the addition of a veteran tax attorney from Vinson & Elkins LLP as a partner in its Washington, D.C., office.
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August 13, 2025
US Threatens Retaliation For 'Global Carbon Tax' On Shipping
The U.S. government has preemptively threatened to retaliate against countries that adopt a multilateral plan to shift the global shipping industry toward achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, claiming it's "a global carbon tax" that would disfavor liquefied natural gas and biofuels.
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August 13, 2025
Delaware Bill Seeks Separate Tax Rates For Property Types
Delaware would authorize school districts to set different tax rates for residential and nonresidential property under a bill introduced in the state House for consideration in a special legislative session.
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August 12, 2025
Fed. Circ. Won't Revive Real Estate Co.'s IRS Contract Dispute
A real estate company failed to show that the Internal Revenue Service improperly blocked its bid to continue leasing office space to the agency after agency employees complained about the building, the Federal Circuit said Tuesday, affirming a Court of Federal Claims ruling.
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August 12, 2025
Groups Urge IRS To Resist Pressure To Share Taxpayer Info
Advocacy groups urged the Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday to keep resisting presidential pressure to share confidential tax-return information with immigration enforcement authorities, saying the abrupt departure of the agency's new commissioner highlights the need for oversight.
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August 12, 2025
Trump Nominates 5 To Mississippi, Alabama Federal Courts
President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday five judicial nominees for federal courts in Mississippi and Alabama, one of whom Trump tried to put on the bench in his first term.
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August 12, 2025
DOL Yanks 2021 Guidance On Private Equity 401(k) Risks
The U.S. Department of Labor's employee benefits arm on Tuesday rescinded guidance from 2021 that warned 401(k) plan managers about the risks of investing in private equity, which comes after an executive order last week that called for expanding access to alternative asset classes in defined-contribution retirement plan investing.
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August 12, 2025
Texas Tax Prep Firm Deserves Ban For Wide Fraud, Court Told
A Texas tax preparation firm engaged in extensive fraud that included guiding clients to — often unwittingly — invent businesses to claim losses, fraudulently claim self-employment tax credits and falsely identify as heads of household, the government told a federal court, seeking to ban the firm from practicing.
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August 12, 2025
Holland & Knight Hires Sen. Cornyn Tax Counsel In DC
The former senior tax counsel for U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, who worked for the lawmaker for almost two decades on appropriations, taxation, banking and other finance-related issues, has joined Holland & Knight LLP's public policy and regulation group.
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August 12, 2025
Trump's Tariffs Add Billions In Revenue, Think Tank Says
President Donald Trump's enacted tariffs are generating billions of dollars more in revenue when compared to duty collections prior to his taking office, and that revenue could be used to reduce the U.S. budget deficit, according to a recent analysis by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.
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August 12, 2025
Pa. Guilty Plea Means Nothing To Malpractice Case, Atty Says
An ex-chief financial officer suing his former attorney for allegedly coercing him into a consent agreement that landed him with an over $12 million judgment has urged a Florida federal court to keep his malpractice case against the attorney on track.
Expert Analysis
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New NY Residential Real Estate Rules May Be Overbroad
New legislation imposing a 90-day-waiting period and tax deduction restrictions on certain New York real estate investors may have broad effects and unintended consequences, creating impediments for a wide range of corporate and other transactions, says Libin Zhang at Fried Frank.
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Series
Creating Botanical Art Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Pressing and framing plants that I grow has shown me that pursuing an endeavor that brings you joy can lead to surprising benefits for a legal career, including mental clarity, perspective and even a bit of humility, says Douglas Selph at Morris Manning.
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Supreme Court's Criminal Law Decisions: The Term In Review
Though the U.S. Supreme Court’s criminal law decisions in its recently concluded term proved underwhelming by many measures, their opinions revealed trends in how the justices approach criminal cases and offered reminders for practitioners, says Kenneth Notter at MoloLamken.
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Opinion
Budget Act's Deduction Limit Penalizes Losing Gamblers
A provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that reduces the deduction for gambling losses is unfair to professional and recreational players, risks driving online activity to offshore sites, and will set back efforts to legalize and regulate the industry, says Walter Bourdaghs at Kang Haggerty.
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Opinion
The Legal Education Status Quo Is No Longer Tenable
As underscored by the fallout from California’s February bar exam, legal education and licensure are tethered to outdated systems, and the industry must implement several key reforms to remain relevant and responsive to 21st century legal needs, says Matthew Nehmer at The Colleges of Law.
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6 Questions We Should Ask About The Trump Trade Deals
Whenever the text becomes available, certain questions will help determine whether the Trump administration’s trade deals with U.S. trading partners have been crafted to form durable economic relationships, or ephemeral ties likely to break upon interpretive disagreement or a change in political will, says Ted Posner at Baker Botts.
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E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Relevance Redactions
In recent cases addressing redactions that parties sought to apply based on the relevance of information — as opposed to considerations of privilege — courts have generally limited a party’s ability to withhold nonresponsive or irrelevant material, providing a few lessons for discovery strategy, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Opinion
Section 1983 Has Promise After End Of Nationwide Injunctions
After the U.S. Supreme Court recently struck down the practice of nationwide injunctions in Trump v. Casa, Section 1983 civil rights suits can provide a better pathway to hold the government accountable — but this will require reforms to qualified immunity, says Marc Levin at the Council on Criminal Justice.
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Series
Playing Soccer Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Soccer has become a key contributor to how I approach my work, and the lessons I’ve learned on the pitch about leadership, adaptability, resilience and communication make me better at what I do every day in my legal career, says Whitney O’Byrne at MoFo.
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Series
Law School's Missed Lessons: Learning From Failure
While law school often focuses on the importance of precision, correctness and perfection, mistakes are inevitable in real-world practice — but failure is not the opposite of progress, and real talent comes from the ability to recover, rethink and reshape, says Brooke Pauley at Tucker Ellis.
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Lessons On Parallel Settlements From Vanguard Class Action
A Pennsylvania federal judge’s unexpected denial of a proposed $40 million settlement of an investor class action against Vanguard highlights key factors parties should consider when settlement involves both regulators and civil plaintiffs, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.
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Series
Adapting To Private Practice: From ATF Director To BigLaw
As a two-time boomerang partner, returning to BigLaw after stints as a U.S. attorney and the director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, people ask me how I know when to move on, but there’s no single answer — just clearly set your priorities, says Steven Dettelbach at BakerHostetler.
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Mulling Worker Reclassification In Light Of No Tax On OT
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act's no-tax-on-overtime provisions provide tax relief for employees who regularly work overtime and are nonexempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act, but reclassifying employees may lead to higher compliance costs and increased wage and hour litigation for employers, says Steve Bronars at Edgeworth Economics.
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Clean Energy Tax Changes Cut Timelines, Add Red Tape
With its dramatic changes to energy tax credits, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will reshape project financing and investment planning — and wind and solar developers, especially those in the early stages of projects, face stricter timelines and heightened compliance challenges, says Dan Ruth at Balch & Bingham.
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How Cos. In China Can Tailor Compliance Amid FCPA Shifts
The U.S. Department of Justice’s recently updated Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement guidelines create a fluid business environment for companies operating in China that will require a customized compliance approach to navigate both countries’ corporate and legal systems, say attorneys at Dickinson Wright.