Law360: Tax /tax?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Tax Copyright 2025 ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ. en-US Fri, 16 May 2025 22:01:19 +0000 Feds Defend Oneida Nation's 500-Acre Land Trust Decisions /tax/articles/2341239?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /tax/articles/2341239 The Interior Department says a Wisconsin town's bid to vacate decisions to take 500 acres into trust for the Oneida Nation is meritless, telling a federal court that the municipality fails to meet its Administrative Procedure Act burden to show any bias stemming from the agreement. Fri, 16 May 2025 20:24:29 +0000 Trump Calls On Justices To Stay Block Of Gov't Restructuring /tax/articles/2341509?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /tax/articles/2341509 President Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to pause a California federal judge's order temporarily halting agencies from implementing an executive order to plan reorganizations and reductions in force, claiming the lower court's decision has caused confusion and wasted taxpayer dollars. Fri, 16 May 2025 18:52:43 +0000 Korean-Language News Co. Cuts $4.3M Deal In Tax Case /tax/articles/2341209?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /tax/articles/2341209 A Korean-language news publication reached a settlement with the U.S. government that will let it pay $4.3 million to resolve an agreed-upon tax judgment of $9.1 million plus interest, according to a stipulated order entered in California federal court. Fri, 16 May 2025 18:20:35 +0000 Despite US-China Tariff Pause, Business Pressures Persist /tax/articles/2341310?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /tax/articles/2341310 U.S. importers dodged an effective ban on Chinese imports for now following the U.S. and China suspending higher tariff rates, but companies still foresee higher prices and supply-chain disruptions that will continue to stoke economic anxiety. Fri, 16 May 2025 18:18:16 +0000 Full Pa. Court OKs Panel's Nix Of Tax On Real Estate Transfer /tax/articles/2341335?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /tax/articles/2341335 A panel of Pennsylvania appellate judges properly ruled that a state board wrongfully imposed a real estate transfer tax on the transfer of a partnership interest in a real estate company from one trust to another, the court ruled en banc.  Fri, 16 May 2025 17:02:17 +0000 Refocus Global Tax Policy On Bilateral Treaties, Attys Say /tax/articles/2341562?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /tax/articles/2341562 Global tax policymakers at the OECD and United Nations should return to their original focus of advancing bilateral tax treaties among the countries they cater toward, attorneys said Friday. Fri, 16 May 2025 16:16:23 +0000 Work Agency Loses VAT Deregistration Appeal Over Tax Fraud /tax/articles/2341249?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /tax/articles/2341249 An agency worker supply company has lost its latest bid to challenge a decision by the U.K. tax authority to cancel its VAT registration over its alleged links to a tax fraud scheme, as a London appeals court refused its bid on Friday. Fri, 16 May 2025 15:52:06 +0000 Mich. Farm Gets Only Partial Exemption, Court Says /tax/articles/2341318?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /tax/articles/2341318 A Michigan property that has farmland, an apple orchard and an area used for tourism activities is eligible for only a partial agricultural exemption, the state appeals court ruled. Fri, 16 May 2025 14:13:20 +0000 Taxation With Representation: Blakes, Davies, Goodmans /tax/articles/2341409?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /tax/articles/2341409 In this week's Taxation With Representation, Charter Communications Inc. merges with Cox Communications, Hub International Ltd. boosts its valuation after securing an investment, Pan American Silver Corp. acquires Mag Silver Corp. and Robinhood buys WonderFi. Fri, 16 May 2025 13:00:17 +0000 Holland & Knight Welcomes Tax Partner in Philadelphia /tax/articles/2340805?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /tax/articles/2340805 A new partner has joined Holland & Knight LLP's Philadelphia office and will help lead its state and local tax team, the firm announced. Fri, 16 May 2025 11:22:21 +0000 $38M Law Firm Settlement Highlights 'Unworthy Client' Perils /tax/articles/2339525?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /tax/articles/2339525 A recent settlement of claims against law firm Eckert Seamans for allegedly abetting a Ponzi scheme underscores the continuing threat of clients who seek to exploit their lawyers in perpetrating fraud, and the critical importance of preemptive measures to avoid these clients, say attorneys at Lockton Companies. Thu, 15 May 2025 21:38:41 +0000 Ga. Atty Gets 16 Months For Role In $1.3B Tax Shelter Scheme /tax/articles/2340914?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /tax/articles/2340914 A Georgia attorney has been sentenced to 16 months in federal prison and slammed with an $8 million bill after pleading guilty to helping orchestrate a $1.3 billion tax scheme involving fraudulent conservation easements. Thu, 15 May 2025 20:26:37 +0000 Unions, Groups Seek Injunction To Block Gov't Restructuring /tax/articles/2340730?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /tax/articles/2340730 A California federal judge must greenlight a nationwide injunction to stop multiple federal agencies from moving ahead with implementing reorganization and mass termination plans linked to an executive order, a coalition of unions and groups argued, making their request on the heels of a temporary restraining order. Thu, 15 May 2025 18:49:54 +0000 FTZ Holding Can't Stop Duty Refund Clock, Trade Court Rules /tax/articles/2340969?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /tax/articles/2340969 The U.S. Court of International Trade ruled Thursday that a cigarette distributor waited too long to seek out duty refunds on its product, explaining that products being held for several years in a foreign-trade zone did not prevent the statutory clock from running. Thu, 15 May 2025 18:20:01 +0000 Ohio Court Upholds Home's $450K Value Based On Sale /tax/articles/2340813?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /tax/articles/2340813 The Ohio tax appeals board didn't err in determining that a couple's home was correctly assessed at $450,000 based on its 2020 sale price, a state appeals court said in an opinion released Thursday. Thu, 15 May 2025 18:04:26 +0000 House Tax Bill's Foreign Rules May Finish Off Energy Perks /tax/articles/2339984?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /tax/articles/2339984 House Republicans' mammoth tax bill proposes phasing out two popular clean electricity business tax credits, but additional restrictions on eligible development projects' foreign business ties could have the same effect as immediately repealing them. Thu, 15 May 2025 17:36:11 +0000 Conservatives Challenge Title Of Colo. Tax Cut Initiative /tax/articles/2340792?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /tax/articles/2340792 A proposed Colorado ballot measure to reduce the state income tax rate by one-hundredth of a percentage point was assigned an unlawfully confusing title by a state board, the conservative activists behind the initiative charged in a petition to the state Supreme Court. Thu, 15 May 2025 17:02:00 +0000 Teaching Business Law Makes Me A Better Lawyer /tax/articles/2315231?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /tax/articles/2315231 Teaching business law to college students has rekindled my sense of purpose as a lawyer — I am more mindful of the importance of the rule of law and the benefits of our common law system, which helps me maintain a clearer perspective on work, says David Feldman at Feldman Legal Advisors. Thu, 15 May 2025 15:38:36 +0000 Minn. Justices Affirm $9M Medical Building Tax Valuation /tax/articles/2340621?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /tax/articles/2340621 A Minnesota medical building was correctly valued by the state tax court, the state Supreme Court said Wednesday, affirming a decision that boosted the building's original valuation by more than $1 million. Thu, 15 May 2025 15:03:51 +0000 Hawaii Justices Won't Review Honolulu Property Class Case /tax/articles/2340312?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /tax/articles/2340312 The Hawaii Supreme Court declined to review an appellate court decision that found a special Honolulu property class did not violate the state and country's equal protection clause.