International
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March 10, 2025
Feds Sue FDIC For $1.9M For First Republic Tax Bill
The U.S. government sued the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in D.C. federal court as receiver for the failed First Republic Bank, alleging the bank understated its withholding tax for U.S.-sourced income of foreigners and now owes almost $2 million to the federal government.
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March 10, 2025
Treasury's CTA Halt Doesn't Justify Block, Feds Tell 5th Circ.
The U.S. Treasury Department halting enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act on domestic entities doesn't add justification to a nationwide block on the law because it's a valid exercise of Congress' powers to regulate commerce, taxes, foreign affairs and national security, the U.S. government told the Fifth Circuit.
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March 10, 2025
Court Affirms FBAR Penalties Against Estate, Not Widow
The estate of a man who failed to report his Swiss bank accounts is liable for tax penalties of at least $2 million, an Idaho federal court determined, finding the man's widow off the hook.
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March 10, 2025
Tax Pro Rejoins Norton Rose From Reed Smith In Houston
Norton Rose Fulbright announced Monday that it has bulked up in the face of increased demand in the corporate transactions space with the return of a tax partner in Houston who came aboard from Reed Smith LLP.
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March 10, 2025
Int'l Tax Changes Can Help Gender Equality, Economists Say
Countries could address persistent gender gaps in tax systems by overhauling their approach for wealthy individuals and multinational corporations, according to a group of economists, who said low female shares of capital income and wealth currently limit related tax benefits.
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March 10, 2025
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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March 07, 2025
Mauritius Government Lawyer Joins CMS Affiliate
CMS said an attorney with more than a decade of experience as a Mauritius government lawyer has joined CMS Prism, the firm's Mauritian affiliate.
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March 07, 2025
NFTC Supports Broader, Elective Adoption Of Amount B
The U.S.' proposed adoption of the OECD's approach to pricing certain cross-border transactions, known as Amount B, should go beyond just marketing and distribution activities, the National Foreign Trade Council said Friday, suggesting it be extended to services and other baseline activities.
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March 07, 2025
Calif. Man Must Pay $230K In FBAR Penalties After Default
A federal court ordered a Californian accused of withholding reports of his Swiss bank accounts from the Internal Revenue Service to pay more than $230,000 after awarding the U.S. government a default judgment.
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March 07, 2025
Peru Broke Trade Deal, Scotiabank Tells Arbitrators
Scotiabank asked the World Bank's international arbitration institution to consider a new argument in a value-added tax dispute with the Peruvian government, saying Peru's treatment of the bank violated a trade agreement with Canada.
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March 07, 2025
Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Wachtell, Skadden
In this week's Taxation With Representation, Walgreens Boots Alliance goes private via a deal with Sycamore Partners, Honeywell buys Sundyne from Warburg Pincus, and Jazz Pharmaceuticals acquires Chimerix.
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March 07, 2025
Four Men Imprisoned For 43 Yrs For Money Laundering Plot
Four men involved in a plot to launder £266 million ($343 million) in criminal cash were on Friday sentenced to a total of more than 43 years in prison, in one of the biggest cases of its kind ever prosecuted in England.
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March 07, 2025
2 Arrested In €64M VAT Fraud Involving VoIP In Italy
Italian authorities arrested two people in connection with a €64 million ($69 million) value-added tax fraud scheme involving services that let users make phone calls via the internet, the European Public Prosecutor's Office said Friday.
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March 07, 2025
Switzerland Opens FATCA Consultation
The Swiss government is holding a consultation on the details of a new, reciprocal agreement for exchanging financial data with the U.S. under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, according to a statement Friday.
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March 06, 2025
€130B In Added Revenue ID'd By OECD Info Exchanges
International implementation of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's exchange of information programs identified €130 billion ($140 billion) in additional tax revenue from 2009 through 2023, with roughly a third of that added revenue — €45 billion — identified by developing nations, the OECD said Thursday.
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March 06, 2025
Mining Co. Seeks Arbitration Of $7B Dispute With Venezuela
The subsidiary of a Bermuda-based mining company asked an international arbitration institution to settle a dispute in excess of $7 billion against the Venezuelan government, saying its actions damaged the company's investments in a mining project.
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March 06, 2025
Trump Gives Mexico A Break Until April From New Tariffs
President Donald Trump announced Thursday an almost monthlong exemption for most Mexican imports to tariffs he had placed on the country over drug trafficking concerns, as Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum pointed to data showing border seizures of fentanyl dropped 70% since she took office.
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March 06, 2025
Bank Of England Official Warns Of US Tariff Threat
U.S. tariffs and related trade tensions could pose "substantial" risks to the U.K. and world economies, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey told British lawmakers.
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March 06, 2025
Trump's Value-Added Tax Focus In Tariff Plan Stirs Angst
President Donald Trump's call to target value-added taxes in his reciprocal tariff plan could distort global supply chains and create additional burdens for U.S. companies, contrary to his stated goals of lowering prices for consumers and boosting business, experts told Law360.
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March 06, 2025
HMRC Shuttering Its Online Biz Tax Filing Service In 2026
Companies that use HM Revenue & Customs' online service to file their accounts and tax returns will need to use commercial software starting in 2026, the U.K. agency announced Thursday, saying the service didn't meet modern digital standards.
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March 06, 2025
Fried Frank Hires White & Case Partner For NY Office
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP announced it appointed a longtime White & Case LLP partner to serve as senior counsel in the firm's mergers and acquisitions and private equity practices.
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March 05, 2025
Nixon Peabody Hires Former Sheppard Mullin Partner In NY
Nixon Peabody LLP said Wednesday that a former Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP partner has joined the New York office as a partner on the firm's nonprofit organizations team.
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March 05, 2025
€54M VAT Fraud Scheme Leads To Another Indictment
The European Public Prosecutor's Office indicted a suspect believed to have carried out €6 million ($6.5 million) worth of value-added tax fraud involving the international trade of used cars, saying he is connected to a larger ring that has caused an estimated €54 million in losses.
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March 05, 2025
UK Planning To Replace Energy Windfall Tax In 2030
The U.K. will phase out the energy profits levy, known as the energy windfall tax, in 2030, but the government plans to replace it with a new permanent tax regime for North Sea oil and gas, according to a statement Wednesday.
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March 05, 2025
Trump Delays Mexico, Canada Tariffs On Autos For A Month
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that auto vehicles and parts imported from Canada and Mexico will get a one-month reprieve from the 25% tariffs he instituted earlier this week, according to a statement read by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.
Expert Analysis
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Mentorship Resolutions For The New Year
Attorneys tend to focus on personal achievements or career milestones when they set yearly goals, but one important area often gets overlooked in this process — mentoring relationships, which are some of the most effective tools for professional growth, say Kelly Galligan at Rutan & Tucker and Andra Greene at Phillips ADR.
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Tax Directive Marks Milestone In Harmonizing EU System
The Council of the European Union’s recently adopted tax directive is a significant step toward streamlining and modernizing procedures for member states, and will greatly reduce administrative burden and compliance costs for cross-border investors, says Martin Phelan at Simmons & Simmons.
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5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2025
Lawyers and their clients must be prepared to navigate an evolving litigation funding market in 2025, made more complicated by a new administration and the increasing overall cost of litigation, says Jeffery Lula at GLS Capital.
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Rethinking Litigation Risk And What It Really Means To Win
Attorneys have a tendency to overestimate litigation risk before summary judgment and underestimate risk after it, but an eight-stage litigation framework can clarify risk at different points and help litigators reassess what true success looks like in any particular case, says Joshua Libling at Arcadia Finance.
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Small Biz Caught In Corporate Transparency Act Crossfire
Despite compliance being put on hold due to a nationwide preliminary injunction, small businesses have been caught in the middle of the legal battle over the Corporate Transparency Act — and confusion over the law's requirements could result in major penalties, say attorneys at Snell & Wilmer.
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No, Litigation Funders Are Not 'Fleeing' The District Of Del.
A recent study claimed that litigation funders have “fled” Delaware federal court due to a standing order requiring disclosure of third-party financing, but responsible funders have no problem litigating in this jurisdiction, and many other factors could explain the decline in filings, say Will Freeman and Sarah Tsou at Omni Bridgeway.
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5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2025 And Beyond
In the year to come, e-discovery will be shaped by new and emerging trends, from the adoption of artificial intelligence provisions in protective orders, to the proliferation of emojis as a source of evidence in contemporary litigation, say attorneys at Littler.
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What's Ahead As Transparency Act Comes To A Crossroads
Synthesizing the contrasting federal district and appellate court rulings on the Corporate Transparency Act’s validity reveals several main areas of debate that will likely remain at issue as challenges to the law continue winding through the courts, say attorneys at Farella Braun.
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7 Ways 2nd Trump Administration May Affect Partner Hiring
President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House will likely have a number of downstream effects on partner hiring in the legal industry, from accelerated hiring timelines to increased vetting of prospective employees, say recruiters at Macrae.
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E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Custodian Selection
Several recent rulings make clear that the proportionality of additional proposed custodians will depend on whether the custodians have unique relevant documents, and producing parties should consider whether information already in the record will show that they have relevant documents that otherwise might not be produced, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Exploring Venue Strategy For Trump-Era Regulatory Litigation
Litigation will likely play a prominent role in shaping policy outcomes during the second Trump administration, and stakeholders have several tools at their disposal to steer regulatory litigation toward more favorable venues, say attorneys at Covington.
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An Associate's Guide To Career Development In 2025
As the new year begins, associates at all levels should consider establishing career metrics, fostering key relationships and employing other specific strategies to help move through the complexities of the legal profession with confidence and emerge as trailblazers, say EJ Stern and Amanda George at Fractional Law Firm.
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Making The Pitch To Grow Your Company's Legal Team
In a compressed economy, convincing the C-suite to invest in additional legal talent can be a herculean task, but a convincing pitch — supported by metrics and cost analyses — may help in-house counsel justify the growth of their team, say Elizabeth Smith and Roger Garceau at Major Lindsey.