Court cases, judgements and ongoing coverage of tax topics with a legal perspective
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | October 5, 2023
Shawn O'Brien, who joined McDermott Will & Emery on Monday as a partner in Houston in the tax practice group, had been global co-head of the tax-energy group.
2 minute read
By Sidney Kess | September 27, 2023
Most tax-related informational-type returns are filed with the IRS in coordination with income tax filing deadlines. However, there is at least one major deadline involving foreign assets that now requires filing with the Treasury. Another major reporting development involving the IRS and third-parties includes new filing rules.
6 minute read
By Abigail Adcox | September 22, 2023
Law firm hiring from the government remains active as demand has grown within litigation and regulatory practices in recent quarters.
3 minute read
By Cedra Mayfield | September 22, 2023
"[T]he lease payments Funvestment makes to Tiny Towne for its lease of the COAMs—which also constitute income to Tiny Towne—are exempt from sales and use taxes under OCGA § 48-8-3 (43)," the Supreme Court of Georgia ruled. "Funvestment is not obligated to pay nor is Tiny Towne obligated to remit any sales and use taxes to the DOR on these lease revenues."
6 minute read
By Jeffrey A. Galant | September 21, 2023
Selling taxpayers often ignore or fail to appreciate the full picture of their sale transaction. This article examines two recent Tax Court cases in which taxpayers incorrectly accounted for the consideration received as sellers of property.
6 minute read
By Joseph Lipari and Aaron Gaynor | September 20, 2023
The 'Jefferies Group and Subsidiaries' case involved refund claims of over $10 million. While the Tax Division, among other challenges, objected to numerous positions taken on the corporate returns, the New York State Division of Tax Appeals rejected almost all claims made by the Tax Division.
10 minute read
By Ellen Bardash | September 18, 2023
The lawsuit seeks a declaration that the IRS was negligent and violated the Privacy Act by disclosing Biden's tax details as well as $1,000 in damages for every unauthorized disclosure
4 minute read
By Jonathan Weinberg | September 13, 2023
Law firms have traditionally been large consumers of contract labor for a variety of purposes. These workers are traditionally classified as independent contractors, issued a 1099 and treated as ineligible for employee benefits. In recent years, many states have started to adopt the "ABC" test to determine whether a worker should be classified as an independent contractor or an employee.
7 minute read
By Jeremy H. Temkin | September 13, 2023
This column examines an emerging split over the treatment of 26 U.S.C. §6213(a), which provides taxpayers seeking relief from deficiencies found by the IRS with 90 days to file their Tax Court petitions.
10 minute read
By Juliya L. Ismailov | September 10, 2023
There has been an inflection point in the economy as a result of work life returning to a new post-pandemic normal. These changes are, in turn, impacting employees' choice of domicile for trust and estate planning purposes, among other things. In this article, Juliya L. Ismailov explores the far-flung tax consequences of post-pandemic recovery.
7 minute read
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