Federal

  • March 13, 2025

    Vanguard's $40M Deal In Tax Suit Gets Delay In Final Approval

    A Pennsylvania federal judge delayed a proposed $40 million settlement between Vanguard and investors who claimed the firm unfairly stuck them with big tax bills, saying both sides must respond to objections about the effects of a recent SEC settlement on the deal.

  • March 13, 2025

    5th Circ. Asks If Enforcement Delay Affects CTA Challenge

    The Fifth Circuit has asked for supplemental briefing in a challenge against the Corporate Transparency Act, asking whether the case is affected by the U.S. Treasury Department's recent decision to suspend enforcement of reporting rules for domestic companies.

  • March 13, 2025

    Judge Orders Reinstatement Of Many Fired Federal Workers

    A California federal judge on Thursday ordered the immediate reinstatement of certain probationary employees fired from six federal agencies, saying the Office of Personnel Management did not have the authority to direct those terminations, making the firings "unlawful."

  • March 12, 2025

    Cannabis Co. Can't Contest 2018 Tax Bill, Tax Court Says

    A cannabis company that convinced the U.S. Tax Court to allow deadline extensions for requests for collections hearings before the Internal Revenue Service is not entitled to an extension for one of the tax years it had challenged, the court said Wednesday.

  • March 12, 2025

    House GOP Blocks Oversight Of DOGE Taxpayer Info Access

    House Ways and Means Committee Republicans rejected an attempt Wednesday by Democrats to force President Donald Trump's administration to hand over documents related to the Department of Government Efficiency's access to U.S. Treasury Department payment systems and confidential payment information.

  • March 12, 2025

    Judge Tosses Tax Fraud Claim In Mariana Bribery Case

    A federal court dismissed Wednesday a claim connected to allegations of tax fraud in a $310,000 civil asset forfeiture case brought by the U.S. government against a Northern Mariana Islands business after concluding the court lacked jurisdiction.

  • March 12, 2025

    4th Circ. Voids IRS Win In Collections Suit Against NC Couple

    The IRS should not have been granted a district court win over a North Carolina couple's 2007 tax bill because there was conflicting evidence about when the taxpayers had reached out to the agency for an installment payment agreement, the Fourth Circuit said Wednesday.

  • March 12, 2025

    Canada Announces Steel, Aluminum Retaliatory Tariffs On US

    Canada will impose CA$29.8 billion ($20.7 billion) in retaliatory tariffs in response to the 25% rates that President Donald Trump has levied on all steel and aluminum imports, a senior Canadian government official announced on Wednesday.

  • March 12, 2025

    Starbucks' Sourcing Aided $1.3B Low-Tax Profits, Report Says

    Starbucks leveraged its private certification program for coffee growers to boost profits transferred almost tax-free from Switzerland to the Netherlands to the U.K., amounting to an estimated $1.3 billion between 2011 and 2021, according to a report from a union-funded nonprofit organization.

  • March 12, 2025

    Uber Driver Couldn't Prove Mileage Deduction, Tax Court Says

    A driver for services including Uber and DoorDash couldn't provide any documentation of the miles he said he drove and was claiming as a tax deduction, the U.S. Tax Court said Wednesday, upholding an IRS determination that he owed roughly $5,000 in deficient taxes.

  • March 12, 2025

    Tariffs Prompt Chipmakers To Look At Manufacturing Moves

    The U.S. semiconductor industry is considering moving manufacturing operations to the U.S. and elsewhere as a tariff-mitigation strategy with President Donald Trump threatening to levy the sector and its supply chains, professionals told Law360.

  • March 12, 2025

    Railroad Worker Says Board Schemed To Overtax Retirees

    Retired railroad workers were incorrectly directed by the federal retirement board overseeing their funds to report millions of dollars in nontaxable benefits as taxable income in a scheme to line the board's pockets, a retiree said in a proposed class action in Texas federal court.

  • March 11, 2025

    5th Circ. Hopes For 'Sanity' In Backing Legal Malpractice Arb.

    Untangling a "ridiculous" arbitration proceeding that produced four contradictory awards in a legal malpractice dispute, the Fifth Circuit on Tuesday affirmed three awards and most of another, adding that the parties are "free to arbitrate another day" in the hope that their disagreements will be resolved "for the sake of sanity."

  • March 11, 2025

    Trump, Ontario Back Down After Two-Day Trade Flare-Up

    President Donald Trump called off additional tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum Tuesday after the Ontario government dropped a briefly imposed surcharge on electricity exports, the White House told Law360 on Tuesday evening. 

  • March 11, 2025

    Retailer Fights US On Overriding Jury In $11.6M FBAR Case

    A federal jury in Hawaii was justified in finding that an international businessman hadn't willfully failed to report his foreign bank accounts in an $11.6 million dispute, and the U.S. government is not entitled to an overruled verdict or new trial, he told the court.

  • March 11, 2025

    House Passes Repeal Of IRS DeFi Broker Reporting Rule

    The House passed legislation Tuesday that would repeal a final U.S. Treasury Department rule implementing additional reporting requirements for decentralized finance brokers.

  • March 11, 2025

    House Passes Short-Term Funding Bill With IRS Money Freeze

    The Internal Revenue Service would continue to be blocked from accessing more than $20 billion in Inflation Reduction Act funding under legislation passed Tuesday by the House of Representatives, paving the way for the government to keep running past this coming Friday.

  • March 11, 2025

    With Guardrails, AI Is A Valuable Tax Tool, Tax Pros Say

    Relevance of artificial intelligence in the tax world is expanding rapidly, and individuals and businesses should consider using it as long as cautions and guidelines are in place, tax professionals who have adopted the technology said Tuesday.

  • March 11, 2025

    Energy Tax Credit Regs Foster Confidence Amid Uncertainty

    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.

  • March 11, 2025

    12 Govs. Assert States' Sovereignty Against CTA In 5th Circ.

    A dozen Republican governors, led by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, urged the Fifth Circuit to maintain a nationwide block of enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act, arguing the law undermines the traditional authority states have to regulate businesses.

  • March 11, 2025

    Tax Court Releases Ex-Wife From Shared Tax Debt

    An ex-wife is not liable for taxes and penalties that sprang from her former husband's job, the U.S. Tax Court said Tuesday after considering the woman's explanation that the pair filed their return jointly while they were still married but living separately.

  • March 11, 2025

    Carlton Fields Tax Ace Jumps To Trenam Law In Fla.

    Florida's Trenam Law has added a past chair of the tax section of the state bar after her 25-year stint at Carlton Fields PA.

  • March 11, 2025

    Goldstein Wants Look At Testimony On Alleged Obstruction

    U.S. Supreme Court lawyer and SCOTUSblog publisher Tom Goldstein asked a Maryland federal judge to let him see grand jury material related to the government's claim that he offered to pay a potential witness cryptocurrency in his tax evasion case.

  • March 11, 2025

    Business Owner Denies Evading Taxes In Sports Betting Ring

    The owner of an insurance salvage company denied accusations in a California federal court that he evaded taxes in connection with a multimillion-dollar illegal sports betting ring, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

  • March 11, 2025

    IRS Issues Corp. Bond Monthly Yield Curve For March

    The Internal Revenue Service published Tuesday the corporate bond monthly yield curve for March for use in calculations for defined benefit plans, as well as corresponding segment rates and other related provisions.

Expert Analysis

  • Attorneys Must Act Now To Protect Judicial Independence

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    Given the Trump administration's recent moves threatening the independence of the judiciary, including efforts to impeach judges who ruled against executive actions, lawyers must protect the rule of law and resist attempts to dilute the judicial branch’s authority, says attorney Bhavleen Sabharwal.

  • Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises

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    “No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.

  • How Design Thinking Can Help Lawyers Find Purpose In Work

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    Lawyers everywhere are feeling overwhelmed amid mass government layoffs, increasing political instability and a justice system stretched to its limits — but a design-thinking framework can help attorneys navigate this uncertainty and find meaning in their work, say law professors at the University of Michigan.

  • Justices' Certiorari Denial Leaves Interstate Tax Questions

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    Since the U.S. Supreme Court recently declined to review a Philadelphia resident’s claim that her Delaware state income taxes should be credited against her city wage tax liabilities, constitutional questions about state and local tax distinctions linger, and some states may continue to apply Supreme Court precedent differently, say attorneys at Dentons.

  • Corp. Transparency Act's Future Under Treasury's Bessent

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    The Corporate Transparency Act’s ultimate fate faced uncertain terms at the end of 2024, but new U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's statements and actions so far demonstrate that he does not intend to ignore the law, though he may attempt to make modifications, say attorneys at Taylor English.

  • A Look At A Possible Corporate Transparency Act Exemption

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    Attorneys at Kirkland offer a deep dive into the application of the Corporate Transparency Act's reporting requirements specifically to U.S.-domiciled co-issuers in typical collateralized loan obligation transactions, and consider whether such issuers may be able to assert an exemption from the CTA's reporting requirements.

  • Inconsistent Injury-In-Fact Rules Hinder Federal Practice

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    A recent Third Circuit decision, contradicting a previous ruling about whether consumers of contaminated products have suffered an injury in fact, illustrates the deep confusion this U.S. Supreme Court standard creates among federal judges and practitioners, who deserve a simpler method of determining which cases have federal standing, says Eric Dwoskin at Dwoskin Wasdin.

  • In-House Counsel Pointers For Preserving Atty-Client Privilege

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    Several recent rulings illustrate the challenges in-house counsel can face when attempting to preserve attorney-client privilege, but a few best practices can help safeguard communications and effectively assert the privilege in an increasingly scrutinized corporate environment, says Daniel Garrie at Law & Forensics.

  • Emerging Energy Trends Reflect Shifting Political Landscape

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    As the Trump administration settles in, some emerging energy industry trends, like expanded support for fossil fuel production, are right off of its wish list — while others, like the popularity of Inflation Reduction Act energy tax credits, and bipartisan support for carbon capture, reflect more complex political realities, say attorneys at Greenberg Traurig.

  • Tax-Free Ways To Help Employees After The LA Wildfires

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    Following the recent wildfires in Los Angeles, there are various tax-free ways to give employees the resources and flexibility they need, including simpler methods like disaster relief payments under Internal Revenue Code Section 139 and leave-sharing programs, and others that require more planning, says Ligeia Donis at Baker McKenzie.

  • Judge Should Not Have Been Reprimanded For Alito Essay

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    Senior U.S. District Judge Michael Ponsor's New York Times essay critiquing Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito for potential ethical violations absolutely cannot be construed as conduct prejudicial to the administration of the business of the courts, says Ashley London at the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University.

  • Lights, Camera, Ethics? TV Lawyers Tend To Set Bad Example

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    Though fictional movies and television shows portraying lawyers are fun to watch, Hollywood’s inaccurate depictions of legal ethics can desensitize attorneys to ethics violations and lead real-life clients to believe that good lawyers take a scorched-earth approach, says Nancy Rapoport at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

  • Accountant-Owned Law Firms Could Blur Ethical Lines

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    KPMG’s recent application to open a legal practice in Arizona represents the first overture by an accounting firm to take advantage of the state’s relaxed law firm ownership rules, but enforcing and supervising the practice of law by nonattorneys could prove particularly challenging, says Seth Laver at Goldberg Segalla.

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