Federal

  • March 18, 2025

    5th Circ. Backs La. Doctor's Tax Evasion Conviction

    The Fifth Circuit declined to overturn a Louisiana doctor's felony tax evasion conviction, rejecting her contention that jurors received muddied instructions that led to her being wrongly found guilty of dodging $1.6 million taxes and sentenced to more than four years in federal prison.

  • March 18, 2025

    Judge Probes Atty Conflict In Vanguard $40M Settlement

    A Pennsylvania federal judge questioned whether attorneys representing investors suing Vanguard over surprise tax bills have a conflict of interest in pushing for a $40 million settlement, adding to concerns about a parallel regulatory settlement that has delayed approval of the deal.

  • March 17, 2025

    Florida Businessman Pleads Guilty To Hiding $20M From IRS

    A Florida businessman faces up to five years in prison after he pled guilty Monday to hiding $20 million in Swiss bank accounts from the Internal Revenue Service.

  • March 17, 2025

    Split 9th Circ. Won't Halt Federal Workers Reinstatement Order

    A divided Ninth Circuit panel on Monday denied President Donald Trump's administration an immediate administrative stay of a California district court order requiring reinstatement of some probationary federal workers fired from six agencies, the majority saying a pause "would disrupt the status quo and turn it on its head."

  • March 17, 2025

    The Tax Angle: Lawmakers Huddle To Mull TCJA

    From a look at the three-day legislative retreat held by House Democrats to Ways and Means Republicans meeting behind closed doors to discuss the 2017 GOP tax overhaul, here's a peek into a reporter's notebook on a few of the week's developing tax stories.

  • March 17, 2025

    $19M In Partner Shares Not Earnings, Co. Tells Tax Court

    A New York-based investment partnership accused the Internal Revenue Service of wrongly increasing its income subject to self-employment taxes by about $19 million by misclassifying its limited partners to include their shares, according to a U.S. Tax Court petition.

  • March 17, 2025

    Kleinberg Kaplan Adds Simpson Thacher Atty As Tax Partner

    Kleinberg Kaplan announced Monday that it has added a Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP attorney to help provide clients with expertise on tax aspects of private investment fund formation and operation, as well as mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and financings.

  • March 17, 2025

    Coloradan Owes FBAR Penalty After Failing To Appear

    An elderly Colorado man who failed to respond to the government's claim that he owed $482,000 for failing to report his foreign bank accounts is on the hook for the bill, a federal court ruled.

  • March 17, 2025

    High Value Dubious In $23M Easement Dispute, 11th Circ. Told

    A partnership that claimed a $23 million tax deduction for a conservation easement donation failed to consider the lack of market demand for a potential quarry it used to justify the land's high value, the U.S. government told the Eleventh Circuit.

  • March 17, 2025

    Applicable Federal Rates To Drop Again In April

    Applicable federal rates for income tax purposes are set to decrease in April for the second month in a row, the Internal Revenue Service said Monday.

  • March 17, 2025

    Six Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Committees To Meet In April

    Six Taxpayer Advocacy Panel committees will meet in April to discuss possible improvements to customer services, the Internal Revenue Service said Monday.

  • March 14, 2025

    $20 Billion IRS Funding Freeze To Continue

    The Internal Revenue Service would continue to be blocked from accessing more than $20 billion in Inflation Reduction Act funding under legislation the Senate passed Friday that paves the way for the government to keep running.

  • March 14, 2025

    Par Funding Conspirator Gets 11 Years For Fraud, Atty Assault

    A Pennsylvania federal judge has sentenced Par Funding principal James "Jimmy" LaForte to 11 years and four months in prison for helping his family run a $404 million racketeering conspiracy and violently assaulting Par Funding receivership's court-appointed counsel in a position prosecutors described as the loan company's "loyal attack dog."

  • March 14, 2025

    Judge Trims Investor's Bid To Rescind Funds From Pot Co.

    A Florida federal judge has found that an investor can't rescind a deal or claim fraud in a suit alleging that the officers and agents of a cannabis company hid a $13 million tax liability when he invested.

  • March 14, 2025

    IRS Correct To Reject Couple's Settlement, Tax Court Says

    The Internal Revenue Service didn't do anything wrong when it rejected a California couple's offer to settle more than $235,000 in tax liabilities for less than half that amount, the U.S. Tax Court said Friday, noting the couple had more than $1 million in their home.

  • March 14, 2025

    3 Firms Rep Franklin BSP Realty Trust's $425M NewPoint Buy

    Hogan Lovells, Reed Smith and Paul Weiss guided Franklin BSP Realty Trust's $425 million acquisition of commercial real estate finance company NewPoint Holdings JV LLC, boosting the REIT's multifamily loan offerings.

  • March 14, 2025

    IRS Delays Tax Deadlines In W.Va. After Feb. Storms

    Taxpayers in six West Virginia counties will have until Nov. 3 to file individual and business tax returns and make payments after portions of the state were hit by severe storms in February, the Internal Revenue Service said Friday.

  • March 14, 2025

    Judge Splits $79M Judgment In Danish Tax Fraud Case

    A New York federal judge divided a nearly $79 million judgment against four investors and their pension plans after a jury in February found them liable for participating in a tax fraud scheme against the Danish government.  

  • March 14, 2025

    Taxation With Representation: Davis Polk, Paul Weiss

    In this week's Taxation With Representation, Mallinckrodt PLC and Endo Inc. combine, Rocket Cos. buys Redfin, and Endo divests its international pharmaceuticals business to Knight Therapeutics Inc.

  • March 14, 2025

    Weekly Internal Revenue Bulletin

    The Internal Revenue Service's weekly bulletin, issued Friday, included final regulations for a pair of new tax credits that reward various types of electricity generation from technologies that don't emit greenhouse gases.

  • March 14, 2025

    Feds Say North Carolina Cardiologist Owes $7.9M In Taxes

    A North Carolina cardiologist owes the federal government $7.9 million in taxes, fees and interest, according to a new civil complaint brought against him by the tax division of the U.S. Department of Justice seeking to hold him liable for the purportedly unpaid sum.

  • March 13, 2025

    Texan Calls $1.7M In FBAR Penalties Unconstitutional

    Constitutional law bars the United States from imposing $1.7 million in penalties for failure to report foreign bank accounts, a Texan said in urging a federal court to dismiss such an assessment against her.

  • March 13, 2025

    Eaton Shouldn't Be Allowed To Shortcut Appeal, 6th Circ. Told

    The Sixth Circuit shouldn't grant Eaton Corp.'s request to curtail arguments in its appeal of a court order enforcing an Internal Revenue Service summons for its European employee records, the federal government argued Thursday, saying it wants the chance to explain why foreign law doesn't apply.

  • March 13, 2025

    IRS Layoffs Could Slash Revenue By $2.4 Trillion, Report Says

    If the Internal Revenue Service's workforce is cut by half, as President Donald Trump is reportedly considering, it could cost over $2.4 trillion in lost revenue over the next decade and increase the tax gap by about 25%, according to a report released Thursday by Yale's Budget Lab.

  • March 13, 2025

    Former IRS Counsel Joins Hinshaw In Chicago

    Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP announced that a longtime government attorney who most recently served as deputy managing counsel of the Internal Revenue Service Office of Chief Counsel in Chicago, has joined the firm's government practice as a partner.

Featured Stories

  • The Tax Angle: Lawmakers Huddle To Mull TCJA

    Stephen K. Cooper

    From a look at the three-day legislative retreat held by House Democrats to Ways and Means Republicans meeting behind closed doors to discuss the 2017 GOP tax overhaul, here's a peek into a reporter's notebook on a few of the week's developing tax stories.

  • Energy Tax Credit Regs Foster Confidence Amid Uncertainty

    Kat Lucero

    Despite uncertainty over the future of the Inflation Reduction Act's clean energy tax credits, the abundance of rules that has been released on them has provided stability for development projects that practitioners say should hold for the next few years.

  • How Eversheds Sutherland Drew 12-Atty Tax Team In Atlanta

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    New Eversheds Sutherland partner Hale E. Sheppard joined Law360 Pulse to discuss how he helped lead a team of 12 tax controversy attorneys to join the firm in Atlanta from Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Aughtry PC.

Expert Analysis

  • Making The Case For Rest In The Legal Profession

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    For too long, a culture of overwork has plagued the legal profession, but research shows that attorneys need rest to perform optimally and sustainably, so legal organizations and individuals must implement strategies that allow for restoration, says Marissa Alert at MDA Wellness, Carol Ross-Burnett at CRB Global, and Denise Robinson at The Still Center.

  • Mitigating Tariff Risks For Healthcare In US And Canada

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    Healthcare stakeholders should take steps to evaluate the impact of cross-border tariffs, as the historically strong ties between Canada and the U.S. demonstrate the potential for real disruption and harm to the healthcare industry in both countries, say attorneys at Norton Rose.

  • 4 Ways Women Attorneys Can Build A Legal Legacy

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    This Women’s History Month, women attorneys should consider what small, day-to-day actions they can take to help leave a lasting impact for future generations, even if it means mentoring one person or taking 10 minutes to make a plan, says Jackie Prester, a former shareholder at Baker Donelson.

  • A Judge's Pointers For Adding Spice To Dry Legal Writing

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    U.S. District Judge Fred Biery shares a few key lessons about how to go against the grain of the legal writing tradition by adding color to bland judicial opinions, such as by telling a human story and injecting literary devices where possible.

  • Why NY May Want To Reconsider Its LLC Transparency Law

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    Against the backdrop of the myriad challenges to the federal Corporate Transparency Act, it may be prudent for New York to reconsider its adoption of the LLC Transparency Act, since it's unclear whether the Empire State's "baby-CTA" statute is still necessary or was passed prematurely, say attorneys at Pillsbury.

  • IRS Scrutiny May Underlie Move Away From NIL Collectives

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    The University of Colorado's January announcement that it was severing its partnership with a name, image and likeness collective is part of universities' recent push to move NIL activities in-house, seemingly motivated by tax implications and increased scrutiny by the Internal Revenue Service, say attorneys at Buchanan Ingersoll.

  • 7 Tips For Associates To Thrive In Hybrid Work Environments

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    As the vast majority of law firms have embraced some type of hybrid work policy, associates should consider a few strategies to get the most out of both their in-person and remote workdays, says James Argionis at Cozen O’Connor.

  • 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.

  • 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.