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April 08, 2025
IT Staffing Co. CEO Charged With $2M Payroll Tax Fraud
The chief executive officer of a Philadelphia-area information technology staffing firm was charged with failing to collect and pay $2 million in trust fund taxes on behalf of his company and also perjuring himself in his Chapter 13 bankruptcy proceedings.
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April 08, 2025
Tax-Dodging Ex-Software Exec Denied Bond Pending Appeal
A former software executive sentenced to a year in prison for failing to pay over $600,000 in employment taxes in the years before his company failed cannot remain free on bond while he appeals his conviction, a North Carolina federal judge said Tuesday.
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April 08, 2025
Judge Won't Block IRS' Automatic Denials Of Worker Credits
An Arizona federal judge rejected a request by two tax assistance companies to stop the IRS from issuing batch denials of thousands of pandemic-era worker credit claims, saying the companies, which take a cut of the refunded credits as fees, lack the legally required interest in their clients' refunds.
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April 08, 2025
South Korea Readies Steps For Responding To US Tariffs
South Korea will monitor other countries' responses to tariffs, try to negotiate with the U.S. and prepare to roll out measures to shore up its domestic industries in reaction to President Donald Trump's 25% tariffs on goods from the country, its finance ministry said Tuesday.
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April 08, 2025
Hughes Hubbard Expands Finance Practice With Tax Expert
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP announced it is expanding the firm's project finance practice by adding a former Norton Rose Fulbright attorney with a background in tax law to its Washington, D.C., office.
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April 08, 2025
IRS Acting Chief To Depart Amid ICE Info Sharing Deal
The Internal Revenue Service's acting commissioner Melanie Krause plans to step down, the White House confirmed Tuesday, after the agency struck an agreement with immigration enforcement authorities to share taxpayer records of non-U.S. citizens under criminal investigation.
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April 08, 2025
6th Circ. Upholds Mich. Lawyer's Tax Fraud Convictions
A Michigan personal injury lawyer convicted of filing false tax returns lost a bid for a second trial Monday, as a federal appeals court said he repeated defenses already rejected once by a jury.Â
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April 08, 2025
Ore. House OKs Tax Court Standing For Associations
Associations, chambers and other organizations in Oregon could seek relief in the state tax court on behalf of their aggrieved members under legislation approved unanimously by the state House of Representatives.
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April 07, 2025
Pa. Supreme Court Snapshot: Electric Bills, Jock Tax
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will open its three-day session in Pittsburgh Tuesday with arguments over how to weigh when a coworker or co-owner shares in an employer's immunity from lawsuits under the state's workers' compensation law, and if electricity providers can get additional services put on the utility bills drawn up by power distributors.
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April 07, 2025
Mont. State Senator, Farmer Challenge Canadian Tariff Orders
A Montana state senator and a Blackfeet Nation farmer are asking a federal court to block several Trump administration executive orders and proclamations that impose tariffs on Canadian goods and declare an energy emergency, arguing that the decisions are an unconstitutional attempt to regulate commerce while violating their treaty rights.
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April 07, 2025
DOJ Says Partnerships Can't Wipe Out $4M Tax Lien
Two partnerships cannot use a mortgage sale to foreclose on properties and wipe out the government's $4 million tax lien on a couple's real estate, the U.S. told a Washington federal court.
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April 07, 2025
Trump Threatens Triple-Digit Tariff Rates If China Retaliates
President Donald Trump on Monday threatened an additional 50% tariff on Chinese imports entering the U.S., which would drive the total rate above 100%, if Beijing follows through on the retaliatory tariffs announced last week in response to Trump's reciprocal plan.
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April 07, 2025
Starmer Calls For US Trade Deal That Avoids Tax Hikes
The Labour government would sign a trade deal with the U.S. only if the terms fit Britain's national interest, which would mean avoiding the need for further domestic tax hikes, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in a news conference Monday.
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April 07, 2025
Montana To Appraise Taxable Real Property Every 2 Years
Montana will reappraise most taxable real property every two years under a bill signed by the governor.
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April 07, 2025
3 Plead To Construction Scheme That Skirted $26M In Taxes
Three Floridians have pled guilty to a fraud scheme that prosecutors said caused more than $26 million in tax losses, bilked insurance companies and helped employ people unauthorized to work in the United States, according to court filings.
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April 04, 2025
Colo. Residents Say City Stormwater Fees Are Unlawful Taxes
A Boulder, Colorado, community organization has alleged in state court that the city is unlawfully charging residents fees for stormwater and flood management in order to pay for $66 million worth of bonds issued for a local flood mitigation project.
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April 04, 2025
Fla. House Bill Would Cut General Sales Tax Rate, Other Rates
Florida would reduce the state's general sales tax rate and other sales tax rates, including the rates imposed on commercial rent, electricity and sales of new mobile homes, by three-quarters of a percentage point under a bill introduced in the state House of Representatives.
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April 04, 2025
Wash. Justices Won't Review Biz Group's Tax Deduction Case
The Washington Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from the Better Business Bureau over a lower court's denying that the group was entitled to a refund of business and occupation taxes paid to the Washington Department of Revenue in 2017.
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April 04, 2025
China Issues Tariffs, WTO Challenge To Hit Back At Trump
Chinese officials began honing their response to the Trump administration's expansive new tariffs on Friday, setting up retaliatory duties and announcing plans for a challenge at the World Trade Organization.
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April 04, 2025
Taxation With Representation: Ropes & Gray, Paul Hastings
In this week's Taxation With Representation, Siemens AG acquires Dotmatics from Insight Partners, LPL Financial acquires Commonwealth Financial Network, Brookfield Asset Management takes a majority stake in Angel Oak Cos., and TowneBank acquires Old Point Financial Corp.
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April 04, 2025
Mortgage Lender Sues US For $5M In Worker Credit Refunds
The Internal Revenue Service owes a mortgage lender $5 million in refunds for worker tax credits after it had to suspend operations during the pandemic, the lender told a California federal court, saying the agency denied one of its claims for credits without conducting an audit.
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April 03, 2025
Civil Liberties Org. Sues To Block Trump's China Tariffs
The New Civil Liberties Alliance on Thursday filed what it says is the first lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's February and March tariffs on all imports from China, saying the president doesn't have the authority to impose emergency tariffs without congressional approval.
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April 03, 2025
Ex-Judge, Profs Ask Justices To Weigh 9th Circ. Ch. 7 Ruling
A former bankruptcy judge and five law professors have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Ninth Circuit opinion protecting the state of Montana from a real estate mogul and Montana ski resort founder's bid for damages over an involuntary Chapter 7 the state initiated.
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April 03, 2025
EU Top Court Backs €4.2M Tax Levy Against Game Developer
Lithuanian tax authorities did not err when disallowing a video games company's tax deductions for dividends it received from a subsidiary, resulting in a charge of €4.2 million ($4.6 million) in taxes, interest and penalties, the European Union's top court said Thursday.
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April 03, 2025
DOGE Cuts Overlook Long-Standing Bids To Improve IRS
As President Donald Trump moves to downsize the federal government, the new administration may be missing an opportunity to evaluate long-standing proposals that aim to make the Internal Revenue Service run more efficiently, such as major technology upgrades and improving the dispute resolution process.
Expert Analysis
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How The 2025 Tax Policy Debate Will Affect The Energy Sector
Regardless of the outcome of the upcoming U.S. election, 2025 will bring a major tax policy debate that could affect the energy sector more than any other part of the economy — so stakeholders who could be affected should be engaging now to make sure they understand the stakes, say attorneys at Mayer Brown.
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Opinion
This Election, We Need To Talk About Court Process
In recent decades, the U.S. Supreme Court has markedly transformed judicial processes — from summary judgment standards to notice pleadings — which has, in turn, affected individuals’ substantive rights, and we need to consider how the upcoming presidential election may continue this pattern, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.
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Series
Playing Diplomacy Makes Us Better Lawyers
Similar to the practice of law, the rules of Diplomacy — a strategic board game set in pre-World War I Europe — are neither concise nor without ambiguity, and weekly gameplay with our colleagues has revealed the game's practical applications to our work as attorneys, say Jason Osborn and Ben Bevilacqua at Winston & Strawn.
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Mental Health First Aid: A Brief Primer For Attorneys
Amid a growing body of research finding that attorneys face higher rates of mental illness than the general population, firms should consider setting up mental health first aid training programs to help lawyers assess mental health challenges in their colleagues and intervene with compassion, say psychologists Shawn Healy and Tracey Meyers.
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Series
Collecting Art Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The therapeutic aspects of appreciating and collecting art improve my legal practice by enhancing my observation skills, empathy, creativity and cultural awareness, says attorney Michael McCready.
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The Trade And Tax Issues Behind US-Canada Digital Tax Clash
The new Canadian digital services tax recently went into effect despite objections from the U.S., a controversy that represents an unusual mix of trade and tax policy, and many companies have been pondering how it will affect their e-commerce businesses, says Damon Pike at BDO.
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Series
Colorado Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q3
In the third quarter of 2024, Colorado's banking and financial services sector faced both regulatory updates and changes to state law due to recent federal court decisions — with consequences for local governments, mortgage lenders, state-chartered trust companies and federally chartered lenders serving Colorado consumers, says Sarah Auchterlonie at Brownstein Hyatt.
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Litigation Inspiration: Honoring Your Learned Profession
About 30,000 people who took the bar exam in July will learn they passed this fall, marking a fitting time for all attorneys to remember that they are members in a specialty club of learned professionals — and the more they can keep this in mind, the more benefits they will see, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.
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Opinion
AI May Limit Key Learning Opportunities For Young Attorneys
The thing that’s so powerful about artificial intelligence is also what’s most scary about it — its ability to detect patterns may curtail young attorneys’ chance to practice the lower-level work of managing cases, preventing them from ever honing the pattern recognition skills that undergird creative lawyering, says Sarah Murray at Trialcraft.
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A Look At How De Minimis Import Rules May Soon Change
The planned implementation of executive actions focused on the de minimis rule as it applies to shipments means companies should use this interval to evaluate the potential applicability and impact of Section 301, Section 201 or Section 232 duties on their products, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.
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Ruling On Foreign Dividend Break Offers 2 Tax Court Insights
In Varian v. Commissioner, the U.S. Tax Court allowed a taxpayer's deduction for dividends from foreign subsidiaries, providing clarity on how the U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright decision may affect challenges to Treasury regulations, and revealing a potential disallowance of foreign tax credits, say attorneys at Davis Polk.
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Series
Round-Canopy Parachuting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Similar to the practice of law, jumping from an in-flight airplane with nothing but training and a few yards of parachute silk is a demanding and stressful endeavor, and the experience has bolstered my legal practice by enhancing my focus, teamwork skills and sense of perspective, says Thomas Salerno at Stinson.
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Why Now Is The Time For Law Firms To Hire Lateral Partners
Partner and associate mobility data from the second quarter of this year suggest that there's never been a better time in recent years for law firms to hire lateral candidates, particularly experienced partners — though this necessitates an understanding of potential red flags, say Julie Henson and Greg Hamman at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.
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Considering Possible PR Risks Of Certain Legal Tactics
Disney and American Airlines recently abandoned certain litigation tactics in two lawsuits after fierce public backlash, illustrating why corporate counsel should consider the reputational implications of any legal strategy and partner with their communications teams to preempt public relations concerns, says Chris Gidez at G7 Reputation Advisory.
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It's No Longer Enough For Firms To Be Trusted Advisers
Amid fierce competition for business, the transactional “trusted adviser” paradigm from which most firms operate is no longer sufficient — they should instead aim to become trusted partners with their most valuable clients, says Stuart Maister at Strategic Narrative.