International
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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.
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March 14, 2025
Ex-Greenberg Traurig Atty Ordered To Pay $15.5M To IRS
A former Greenberg Traurig LLP attorney who was sentenced to prison for helping a musician skirt taxes owes $15.5 million in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service, a New York federal judge ruled.
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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.
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March 14, 2025
Struck-Off Lawyer Can't Lift Ban After Misleading HMRC
A former consultant solicitor who misled HM Revenue and Customs to get a refund on stamp duty land tax has failed to have his professional ban lifted as a London court ruled on Friday that the sanction was fair and justified.
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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.
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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.
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March 13, 2025
Australia Clarifying Managed Investment Trust Tax Regime
The Australian government is planning to update its income tax laws to make it clear that trusts ultimately owned by a foreign pension fund can use certain concessional withholding tax rates on eligible distributions to members, the country's assistant treasurer said Thursday.
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March 13, 2025
Belgian Firm Can Nix Dividends From Tax Base, Court Rules
A Belgian engineering company was entitled to reduce its tax base by excluding dividends from its subsidiaries in member states before taxation, as per EU law and contrary to Belgian law, the Court of Justice of the European Union said in a preliminary ruling Thursday.
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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.
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March 13, 2025
Akin's Energy Transition Group Grows With V&E Tax Atty
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP has hired a Vinson & Elkins LLP tax counsel who has spent the past decade counseling clients on the federal income tax aspects of energy transition transactions, the firm announced Thursday.
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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.
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March 13, 2025
Funding Deficiency May Hinder UN Tax Talks, Group Says
Governments interested in pursuing a United Nations tax convention should step up funding for the organization, which is facing a budget shortfall, according to the Tax Justice Network, as U.S. arrears drag on quicker-than-usual funding from other countries.
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March 13, 2025
Insurance Brokers Could Get Tax Refunds After Court Ruling
U.K. insurance brokers could be in line for tax refunds from the state worth up to £400 million ($518 million) after a landmark court case, according to accountancy MHA.
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March 13, 2025
Wait To File Taxes If You Have Capital Gains, Canada Says
The Canada Revenue Agency recommended that taxpayers with capital gains wait to file their tax returns as it finalizes updates to its system to account for the delayed proposed increase in the inclusion rate, saying it will waive late-filing penalties.
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March 12, 2025
OECD Calls On Costa Rica To Limit Regressive Exemptions
Costa Rica's tax revenue makes up just 25% of the country's gross domestic product, thanks in part to regressive exemptions to value-added and personal income taxes and its overall narrow tax bases, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said.
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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.
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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.
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March 12, 2025
EU E-Commerce Group Calls For Extended DST Moratorium
The expiration of an agreement pausing implementation of digital services taxes comes as the entirety of the OECD's two-pillar agreement on international taxes leaves impacted businesses in uncertain waters, a European Union business group said in a letter, seeking an extension of the moratorium.
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March 12, 2025
EU Targets US Goods In Response To Trump's Tariffs
The European Commission said Wednesday that it will impose tariffs on American goods imported into the European Union in response to U.S. tariffs placed on EU steel and aluminum exports.
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March 12, 2025
Spain Referred To CJEU Over Nonresident Tax Treatment
Spain will have to face the Court of Justice of the European Union over what the European Commission said is a discriminatory capital gains tax regime because of a deferral available to residents that is not available to nonresidents.
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March 12, 2025
HMRC To Reward Whistleblowers Who Expose Tax Fraud
Insiders who tip off investigators to serious tax avoidance by large companies and rich elites will be paid a cut of any money the U.K. tax enforcer claws back under a new policy proposed by the government.
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March 11, 2025
Canada's Incoming PM Pledges To Kill Capital Gains Tax Hike
Canada's newly elected Prime Minister-designate Mark Carney said during his election victory speech that he would spike a controversial proposed increase to the country's capital gains tax, according to local media.
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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.
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March 11, 2025
Russia Says Guinea Ruling Backs Dismissal In $5B Award Suit
A recent D.C. federal court decision supports the Russian Federation's bid to dismiss an arbitration enforcement action stemming from a tax dispute with Yukos Capital Ltd., Russia told the same court.
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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.

Trump's EU Threat May Aim To Boost Negotiation Leverage
President Donald Trump continued his trade tactics Thursday, threatening a 200% tariff on European alcohol imports that is almost certain to be another tool to leverage in future negotiations despite the economic uncertainty it creates.

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.

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.
Featured Stories
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Tariff Shifts Creating Compliance Chaos For Energy Cos.
The unpredictability of President Donald Trump's tariff maneuvers is challenging energy companies' ability to comply with fluctuating mandates and making tariff violations more likely.
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German Election Raises Doubts About Pillar 2 From Tax Pros
The new German government could end up abandoning the international corporate minimum tax agreement known as Pillar Two because of rising competition between the U.S. and Europe, experts told Law360.
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How Eversheds Sutherland Drew 12-Atty Tax Team In Atlanta
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
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A Judge's Pointers For Adding Spice To Dry Legal Writing
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.
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7 Tips For Associates To Thrive In Hybrid Work Environments
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
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.
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IRS Should Revise Overbroad Microcaptive Regs
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.
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What's Next For Russia Sanctions After Task Force Disbanded
Attorney General Pam Bondi’s recent disbanding of Task Force KleptoCapture, which was initially aimed at seizing Russian oligarchs’ funds and assets, is unlikely to mean the end of Russia sanctions enforcement and other economic countermeasures, as the architecture for criminal enforcement remains in place, say attorneys at BakerHostetler.
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How Law Firms Can Counteract The Loneliness Epidemic
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.
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5 Keys To Building Stronger Attorney-Client Relationships
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.
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Attorneys Must Act Now To Protect Judicial Independence
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.
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Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises
“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.
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Reading The Tea Leaves On Mexico, Canada And China Tariffs
It's still unclear whether the delay in the imposition of U.S. tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports will result in negotiated resolutions or a full-on trade war, but the outcome may hinge on continuing negotiations and the Trump administration's possible plans for tariff revenues, say attorneys at Eversheds Sutherland.
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How Design Thinking Can Help Lawyers Find Purpose In Work
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.
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The Pros And Cons Of A 2nd Trump Term For UK Tech Sector
While U.S. President Donald Trump’s protectionist stance on trade could disrupt global supply chains on which many U.K. tech firms are reliant, anticipated deregulation could provide fertile ground for investment and growth, and the U.K. tech sector is bracing for a mix of opportunities, say lawyers at Shoosmiths.
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Corp. Transparency Act's Future Under Treasury's Bessent
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.
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A Look At A Possible Corporate Transparency Act Exemption
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.