International

  • October 22, 2024

    Wafer Factories Qualify For CHIPS Tax Credit In Final Regs

    Semiconductor wafer production facilities will qualify for the 25% investment tax credit that incentivizes advanced chip manufacturing development projects under final regulations the U.S. Department of the Treasury released Tuesday.

  • October 22, 2024

    IRS Working On Proposed Spinoff Rules, Agency Official Says

    The Internal Revenue Service is planning to propose regulations that may amend positions in an existing revenue procedure that narrowed the range of spinoff transactions the agency will approve as tax-free ahead of time, an IRS official said Tuesday.

  • October 22, 2024

    Winston & Strawn Boosts Transactions Team With NY Tax Atty

    As Winston & Strawn LLP continues to build out its transactions team, the firm has hired a new attorney from Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP with a focus on the tax aspects of real estate financing.

  • October 22, 2024

    Ireland Deposits €4B In Fund Set Up For Tax Surplus

    Ireland transferred €4.05 billion ($4.4 billion) from its Exchequer to one of the sovereign wealth funds it created to invest surplus revenue generated by what the country's Department of Finance has characterized as volatile corporate tax receipts, the department said Tuesday.

  • October 22, 2024

    Portuguese Parliament Passes Min. Tax After EU Pressure

    Portugal would implement the global corporate minimum tax spearheaded by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development under legislation sent to the country's president for approval Tuesday after the European Union put the country on notice for not adopting the tax.

  • October 22, 2024

    The 2024 Prestige Leaders

    Check out our Prestige Leaders ranking, analysis and interactive graphics to see which firms stand out for their financial performance, attractiveness to attorneys and law students, ability to secure accolades and positive legal news media representation.

  • October 22, 2024

    How Law Firms Get And Keep Elite Status

    For decades, a handful of New York-based law firms thoroughly dominated the national consciousness when it came to power, profitability and prestige. But in today's legal market, increased movement of partners and clients from one firm to the next has begun to shake things up and create opportunities for go-getters to ascend the ranks.

  • October 22, 2024

    Director Imprisoned For Concealing £220K Tax Debt

    The former director of a wholesale company has been jailed for 10 months after failing to deliver accounting records when his business went into liquidation owing more than £220,000 ($290,000), the Insolvency Service announced Tuesday.

  • October 22, 2024

    Germany's Sept. Tax Revenue Rises 6.9% Year-On-Year

    Germany's total tax revenue for the month of September reached €86.2 billion ($93.2 billion) after a rise in tax receipts over the summer, an increase of 6.9% year-on-year, the German Ministry of Finance said Tuesday.

  • October 22, 2024

    MVP: Jones Day's Charles 'Chuck' Hodges

    Chuck Hodges, a tax partner with Jones Day, led a gravel company to victory in May at the U.S. Tax Court in a case regarding an $11.1 million sale of a freeway pit, helping him earn a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Tax MVPs.

  • October 22, 2024

    Budget Fears Spark Surge Of Savers Raiding Pensions

    A third of financial advisers have seen an uptick in customers tapping into their pensions, an investment platform company said, amid speculation the government could reduce the amount that Britons can withdraw without being taxed.

  • October 21, 2024

    BDO Appoints Former HMRC Official, 3 Others To UK Offices

    An HM Revenue & Customs official is among four tax professionals BDO LLP has appointed to its offices in the U.K., the firm announced.

  • October 21, 2024

    Foreign Currency Regs Need Flexibility, Biz Group Says

    The U.S. Treasury Department should allow taxpayers with foreign personal holding companies to get automatic consent to revoke elections on the treatment of foreign currency gains or losses under proposed regulations to align such elections with rules on so-called mark-to-market accounting, the National Foreign Trade Council said.

  • October 21, 2024

    UK Director's Use Of Tax Planning Data Subject For Retrial

    Whether a director of a U.K. company is liable for a breach of confidence over the misuse of information in marketing a complex tax structure is an issue to be retried, a London court ruled.

  • October 21, 2024

    MVP: Paul Weiss' Brian Krause

    Brian Krause of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP's tax practice designed a novel tax approach for the merger of World Wrestling Entertainment and Ultimate Fighting Championship, raced to create a tax-free deal in the final days of a Texas "wildcatter" hoping to sell his oil company, and advised Chevron in its $60 billion acquisition of Hess Corp., earning him a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Tax MVPs.

  • October 21, 2024

    Estonian Tax System Remains Most Competitive, Study Says

    Estonia's tax system was ranked by a conservative think tank as the most competitive out of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's 38 full members for the 11th year in a row, while the U.S. improved to 18th, according to a report Monday.

  • October 21, 2024

    14 Arrested In Poland For $10M VAT Fraud Involving Trucks

    Polish authorities arrested 14 suspects in connection to a value-added tax fraud scheme involving the import of trucks from other European Union member countries that caused losses worth an estimated 40 million Polish zloty ($10 million), the country's revenue agency said Monday.

  • October 21, 2024

    Canada Offers Relief From Surtaxes On Chinese Imports

    Canadian businesses can now apply under certain conditions for relief from surtaxes the country enacted on Chinese-made electric vehicles and some Chinese steel and aluminum products, the country's Department of Finance said.

  • October 21, 2024

    New ABA Tax Chair-Elect Aims To Expand Leadership Paths

    The new chair-elect of the American Bar Association Section of Taxation told Law360 that she wants to broaden the pathways to leadership for members, including those early in their careers, as part of the section's diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Here, Megan Brackney shares more about her background and goals for the section.

  • October 18, 2024

    Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attys From 74 Firms

    The attorneys chosen as Law360's 2024 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.

  • October 18, 2024

    Iceland, Brazil Agree To Double-Tax Treaty

    Iceland and Brazil reached an agreement on a double-tax treaty that will go into effect once it is passed by their legislatures, Iceland's Foreign Affairs Ministry said.

  • October 18, 2024

    Ending Nonresident Tax Breaks Could Harm UK, Report Says

    The U.K.'s plans to abolish nondomicile tax status for high-net-worth individuals could reduce the country's economic size by nearly £6.5 billion ($8 billion) by 2035, according to recent research.

  • October 18, 2024

    Bahamas' Parliament To Consider Global Min. Tax Bill

    Qualifying businesses in the Bahamas would be subject to one portion of the OECD's 15% global corporate minimum income tax on large multinational entities making over €750 million ($815 million) annually, under legislation sent to the country's Parliament.

  • October 18, 2024

    IRS OKs Rules On Withholding For Pension Payments

    The Internal Revenue Service released final rules Friday covering certain retirement plans' obligation to withhold income tax when they make payments or distributions to taxpayers outside the U.S. starting in 2026.

  • October 18, 2024

    Taxation With Representation: Baker, Simpson, Ropes

    In this week's Taxation With Representation, Lundbeck inks a $2.6 billion cash deal for Longboard, Silver Lake agrees to buy Zuora for $1.7 billion, and PPG and American Industrial Partners reach a $550 million deal.

Expert Analysis

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Hyperlinked Documents

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    Recent rulings show that counsel should engage in early discussions with clients regarding the potential of hyperlinked documents in electronically stored information, which will allow for more deliberate negotiation of any agreements regarding the scope of discovery, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Loper Bright Limits Federal Agencies' Ability To Alter Course

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision to dismantle Chevron deference also effectively overrules its 2005 decision in National Cable & Telecommunications Association v. Brand X, greatly diminishing agencies' ability to change regulatory course from one administration to the next, says Steven Gordon at Holland & Knight.

  • After Chevron: Delegation Of Authority And Tax Regulators

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    The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service will face higher standards following Loper Bright’s finding that courts should determine whether agency rules meet the best possible interpretation of the tax code, as well as the scope of the authority delegated by Congress, says Edward Froelich at McDermott.

  • Lawyers Can Take Action To Honor The Voting Rights Act

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    As the Voting Rights Act reaches its 59th anniversary Tuesday, it must urgently be reinforced against recent efforts to dismantle voter protections, and lawyers can pitch in immediately by volunteering and taking on pro bono work to directly help safeguard the right to vote, says Anna Chu at We The Action.

  • How To Grow Marketing, Biz Dev Teams In A Tight Market

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    Faced with fierce competition and rising operating costs, firms are feeling the pressure to build a well-oiled marketing and business development team that supports strategic priorities, but they’ll need to be flexible and creative given a tight talent market, says Ben Curle at Ambition.

  • Rock Climbing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Rock climbing requires problem-solving, focus, risk management and resilience, skills that are also invaluable assets in my role as a finance lawyer, says Mei Zhang at Haynes and Boone.

  • Contract Disputes Recap: Preserving Payment Rights

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    Stephanie Magnell and Zachary Jacobson at Seyfarth examine three recent decisions that together illustrate the importance of keeping accurate records and adhering to contractual procedures to avoid inadvertently waiving contractual rights to cost reimbursements or nonroutine payments.

  • Think Like A Lawyer: Dance The Legal Standard Two-Step

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    From rookie brief writers to Chief Justice John Roberts, lawyers should master the legal standard two-step — framing the governing standard at the outset, and clarifying why they meet that standard — which has benefits for both the drafter and reader, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

  • Lead Like 'Ted Lasso' By Embracing Cognitive Diversity

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    The Apple TV+ series “Ted Lasso” aptly illustrates how embracing cognitive diversity can be a winning strategy for teams, providing a useful lesson for law firms, which can benefit significantly from fresh, diverse perspectives and collaborative problem-solving, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.

  • Now More Than Ever, Lawyers Must Exhibit Professionalism

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    As society becomes increasingly fractured and workplace incivility is on the rise, attorneys must champion professionalism and lead by example, demonstrating how lawyers can respectfully disagree without being disagreeable, says Edward Casmere at Norton Rose.

  • Reading Between The Lines Of Justices' Moore Ruling

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent Moore v. U.S. decision, that the Internal Revenue Code Section 965 did not violate the 16th Amendment, was narrowly tailored to minimally disrupt existing tax regimes, but the justices' various opinions leave the door open to future tax challenges and provide clues for what the battles may look like, say Caroline Ngo and Le Chen at McDermott.

  • A Midyear Forecast: Tailwinds Expected For Atty Hourly Rates

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    Hourly rates for partners, associates and support staff continued to rise in the first half of this year, and this growth shows no signs of slowing for the rest of 2024 and into next year, driven in part by the return of mergers and acquisitions and the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence, says Chuck Chandler at Valeo Partners.

  • States Should Loosen Law Firm Ownership Restrictions

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    Despite growing buzz, normalized nonlawyer ownership of law firms is a distant prospect, so the legal community should focus first on liberalizing state restrictions on attorney and firm purchases of practices, which would bolster succession planning and improve access to justice, says Michael Di Gennaro at The Law Practice Exchange.

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