Federal
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August 20, 2025
Gov't Asks 8th Circ. To Ignore 2nd Circ. Tax Deadline Ruling
A government attorney seeking to stop a couple from challenging their tax bill in the U.S. Tax Court urged the Eighth Circuit not to follow the Second Circuit's recent determination that the 90-day petition filing deadline is flexible, saying that decision split from long-held precedent.
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August 20, 2025
Fla. Man Who Evaded $7M In Federal Taxes Gets Probation
A Florida investor who admitted to cheating the Internal Revenue Service out of $7 million in taxes was sentenced Wednesday to probation after telling a federal judge he suffers from serious health issues, including Stage 4 kidney cancer and early-onset dementia.
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August 20, 2025
Texas Plastics Co. Says Captive Insurance Program Legit
A plastics manufacturer's captive insurance program to cover itself from various industrial and commercial risks was set up for legitimate reasons, the company told a Texas federal court in a bid to restore a tax deduction the IRS had denied on its premiums.
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August 20, 2025
Morris Manning Faces $5M Ga. RICO Suit Over Tax Strategy
Morris Manning & Martin LLP is facing allegations of racketeering and tax fraud in a suit brought in Georgia state court by three investors that names a number of professional services firms.
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August 20, 2025
Nutter Welcomes Tax Atty In NY From Fox Horan
Less than a month after announcing it had grown its ranks by 8% with the addition of 13 attorneys in three states, Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP said earlier this week that it has hired a New York-based tax attorney from Fox Horan & Camerini LLP.
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August 20, 2025
IRS Lost Lien In Bankruptcy, Man Says In $28M Tax Battle
The Internal Revenue Service jettisoned any federal tax lien it claims to have against a man by filing an unsecured claim in his bankruptcy case, he told a Florida federal court Wednesday in response to the government's $28 million lawsuit against him.
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August 19, 2025
IRS To Float Rules Aimed At Easing Corporate Moves To US
The IRS announced plans Tuesday to propose regulations that would make it easier for publicly traded foreign corporations that own U.S. real estate to move their official base to the U.S. without facing unexpected tax issues.
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August 19, 2025
Reasoning For IRS Firings Clashes With Reality, TIGTA Says
Probationary workers at the Internal Revenue Service who were told earlier this year that they were fired for performance had been rated highly or had not been there long enough to be evaluated, according to a report Tuesday by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.
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August 19, 2025
Fed. Circ. Won't Revisit Steel Duties On German Companies
The Federal Circuit denied Tuesday a request for it to reconsider a precedential opinion upholding steel duties on German companies imposed after the U.S. Department of Commerce applied adverse facts available in an antidumping investigation.
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August 19, 2025
Medtronic Sees Tariffs Adding $185M To Costs This Year
Medtronic expects tariffs to add $185 million to its costs over the course of its current fiscal year, an amount lower than a previous estimate due to the company's efforts to lessen tariffs' impact, an executive said Tuesday in an earnings call.
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August 19, 2025
NJ Man Gets 30 Months For Russian Arms Dealing Scheme
A dual U.S.-Russian national was sentenced in a New York federal court to 30 months in prison after pleading guilty to his role in a scheme to smuggle sensitive, U.S.-made technology to further Russia's weapons development, prosecutors announced.
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August 19, 2025
Trump Tariff Suit Belongs In Trade Court, Gov't Tells DC Circ.
Suits challenging President Donald Trump's imposition of emergency tariffs belong in the U.S. Court of International Trade and a D.C. federal judge improperly considered a case lodged by Illinois-based toy makers in his court, the government told the D.C. Circuit.
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August 19, 2025
Home Depot To Raise Some Prices Due To Tariffs
Home Depot expects to raise prices for some of its products as tariffs weigh its costs, while Congress' latest tax package will boost its cash flow, executives said Tuesday.
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August 18, 2025
Alaskan Woman Unreported Stock Income, Tax Court Says
An Alaska woman underreported her taxable income by failing to include stock transferred from her former employer, the U.S. Tax Court held Monday, rejecting her contention that she lacked control over the shares.
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August 18, 2025
Court Urged To Reject IRS Deal On Church Endorsements
A Texas federal court should block a deal the IRS made with religious groups that would allow churches to engage in political speech without losing their tax-exempt status, a nonprofit focused on the separation of church and state said, asking to intervene in the matter.
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August 18, 2025
IRS Updates Corp. Bond Monthly Yield Curve For August
The Internal Revenue Service on Monday updated the corporate bond monthly yield curve used in calculations for defined benefit plans for August, as well as corresponding segment rates and other related provisions.
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August 18, 2025
Tax Court Rejects Deduction For Donations To Family Charity
The U.S. Tax Court denied a Baltimore man tax deductions for business expenses and charitable contributions to a foundation created to find his nephew's killer, saying Monday that he failed to properly substantiate those claims on his 2018 return.
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August 18, 2025
IRS Sharing Tax Info With ICE Amid Legal Challenge
The Internal Revenue Service has begun sharing taxpayer return information with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the government told a D.C. federal court, revising the tax agency's previous stance that it had not received or responded to any such requests.
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August 18, 2025
Tax Court Finds Bankrupt Couple Owes Back Taxes
An Internal Revenue Service settlement officer didn't abuse her discretion by sustaining a tax levy against a Texas couple's abandoned assets, because the couple failed to file the correct paperwork, the U.S. Tax Court ruled Monday.
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August 18, 2025
Most Applicable Federal Rates To Continue Slide In Sept.
Most applicable federal rates for income tax purposes are set to decline in September, falling for a second month after a rebound in July, the Internal Revenue Service said Monday.
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August 18, 2025
IRS Accepting Applications To 2026 Real-Time Audit Program
The Internal Revenue Service soon will begin accepting applications for its compliance assurance process real-time audit program for 2026, the agency announced Monday.
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August 18, 2025
IRS Floats Changes To Reporting Sale Of Partnership Interest
Partnerships no longer would need to include information in a tax form that would help partners who sold their share of the business with noncapital assets determine the gain or loss from the transaction, the Internal Revenue Service said Monday.
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August 18, 2025
Founder Of 'Modest Needs' Charity Admits Stealing Millions
A New York City man who operated a crowdsourcing charity for the poor copped to fraud and tax evasion charges Monday, telling a Manhattan federal judge that he stole millions and spent the money on a lavish lifestyle.
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August 18, 2025
Siblings Say They Can't Pay $3.4M In Taxes On Dad's Estate
Siblings being sued for $3.4 million in unpaid taxes on their father's estate asked a Texas federal court to deny the U.S. a judgment for the money, saying they can't pay because the estate consists mostly of illiquid interests in partnerships and real estate.
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August 15, 2025
IRS Strips 5% Safe Harbor In Solar, Wind Tax Credit Guidance
Large-scale clean energy projects seeking to claim solar and wind tax credits before they expire under a new accelerated sunset schedule can no longer rely on a safe harbor to incur 5% of the building costs to establish eligible construction start dates under Internal Revenue Service guidance released Friday.
IRS To Nix Recent Rules On Disregarded Foreign Payments
The U.S. Treasury Department and IRS said Wednesday that they're planning to remove rules issued in January that would have forced companies to recognize income from payments that are disregarded for U.S. taxes yet reduce income in a foreign jurisdiction, a move prompted by criticism from businesses.
IRS Told To Explain Granting $142M Contract Without Bids
The IRS must explain why it thinks an executive order mandating electronic tax payments required it to skip the competitive bidding process in awarding a $142 million contract for scanning and digitizing incoming tax filings, the Court of Federal Claims said.
3rd Circ. Says IRS Can Pursue Taxes In Decades-Old Fraud
The IRS can go after a woman's unpaid taxes more than 20 years later because her return preparer committed fraud on her filings, even though the woman did not mean to evade taxes, the Third Circuit ruled Monday.
IRS To Nix Recent Rules On Disregarded Foreign Payments
The U.S. Treasury Department and IRS said Wednesday that they're planning to remove rules issued in January that would have forced companies to recognize income from payments that are disregarded for U.S. taxes yet reduce income in a foreign jurisdiction, a move prompted by criticism from businesses.
IRS Told To Explain Granting $142M Contract Without Bids
The IRS must explain why it thinks an executive order mandating electronic tax payments required it to skip the competitive bidding process in awarding a $142 million contract for scanning and digitizing incoming tax filings, the Court of Federal Claims said.
3rd Circ. Says IRS Can Pursue Taxes In Decades-Old Fraud
The IRS can go after a woman's unpaid taxes more than 20 years later because her return preparer committed fraud on her filings, even though the woman did not mean to evade taxes, the Third Circuit ruled Monday.
Featured Stories
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Trump's Brazil Tariffs Raise Questions About Legal Limits
Higher tariffs imposed last week on Brazilian imports may prove especially vulnerable to legal challenges, but stakeholders expect the U.S.-Brazil trading relationship to nevertheless remain in limbo for the immediate future.
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Under Pressure, Higher Ed Leans On Real Estate
As institutions of higher education contend with declining enrollment and federal funding cuts, some are finding creative ways to monetize their real estate, which comes with important legal considerations, according to attorneys.
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3 Key Foreign Entity Issues In Claiming Clean Energy Credits
Stricter foreign supply chain and business ownership rules were tacked onto clean energy tax credits that weren't eliminated under the new budget reconciliation law, raising major compliance hurdles that have practitioners eagerly awaiting implementation rules from the U.S. Treasury Department. Here, Law360 outlines key issues the agencies need to address in coming guidance on restrictions targeting projects linked to foreign entities of concern.
Expert Analysis
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What 2 Profs Noticed As Transactional Law Students Used AI
After a semester using generative artificial intelligence tools with students in an entrepreneurship law clinic, we came away with numerous observations about the opportunities and challenges such tools present to new transactional lawyers, say professors at Cornell Law School.
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BigLaw Settlements Should Not Spur Ethics Deregulation
A recent Law360 op-ed argued that loosening law firm funding restrictions would make BigLaw firms less inclined to settle with the Trump administration, but deregulating legal financing ethics may well prove to be not merely ineffective, but counterproductive, says Laurel Kilgour at the American Economic Liberties Project.
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5 Ways Lawyers Can Earn Back The Public's Trust
Amid salacious headlines about lawyers behaving badly and recent polls showing the public’s increasingly unfavorable view of attorneys, we must make meaningful changes to our culture to rebuild trust in the legal system, says Carl Taylor at Carl Taylor Law.
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Legal Jeopardy Looms Over Trump's Trade Negotiation Plans
Even as the Trump administration announces one trade deal after another, the legal authority of the executive branch to impose tariffs under consensual arrangements with leading trading partners is just as debatable as the unilateral imposition of U.S. tariffs under the president's executive orders, says Jeffrey Bialos at Eversheds Sutherland.
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Opportunity Zone Overhaul Is Good News For Investors
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Recently enacted reforms making the qualified opportunity zone program permanent, restoring the basis step-up for capital gains and adding flexibility to the zone designation process enhance the program’s appeal for long-term investment, says Steven Hadjilogiou at McDermott.
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White House Report Strikes An Optimistic Note On Crypto
Taking seriously President Donald Trump's pledge to adopt a pro-innovation mindset toward digital assets and blockchain technologies, a recent benchmark White House report on crypto provides a comprehensive regulatory framework that takes into account the products' novel characteristics within the high-tech ecosystem, say attorneys at Davis Wright.
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Bipartisan Bill Could Aid ESOP Formation, Valuation Clarity
The proposed Retire through Ownership Act represents a meaningful first step toward clarifying whether transactions qualify under the adequate consideration exemption in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, potentially eliminating the litigation risk that has chilled employee stock ownership plan formation, say attorneys at Moore & Van Allen.
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Bar Exam Reform Must Expand Beyond A Single Updated Test
Recently released information about the National Conference of Bar Examiners’ new NextGen Uniform Bar Exam highlights why a single test is not ideal for measuring newly licensed lawyers’ competency, demonstrating the need for collaborative development, implementation and reform processes, says Gregory Bordelon at Suffolk University.
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A Simple Way Courts Can Help Attys Avoid AI Hallucinations
As attorneys increasingly rely on generative artificial intelligence for legal research, courts should consider expanding online quality control programs to flag potential hallucinations — permitting counsel to correct mistakes and sparing judges the burden of imposing sanctions, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl and Connors.
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Supreme Court's Criminal Law Decisions: The Term In Review
Though the U.S. Supreme Court’s criminal law decisions in its recently concluded term proved underwhelming by many measures, their opinions revealed trends in how the justices approach criminal cases and offered reminders for practitioners, says Kenneth Notter at MoloLamken.
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Budget Act's Deduction Limit Penalizes Losing Gamblers
A provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that reduces the deduction for gambling losses is unfair to professional and recreational players, risks driving online activity to offshore sites, and will set back efforts to legalize and regulate the industry, says Walter Bourdaghs at Kang Haggerty.
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The Legal Education Status Quo Is No Longer Tenable
As underscored by the fallout from California’s February bar exam, legal education and licensure are tethered to outdated systems, and the industry must implement several key reforms to remain relevant and responsive to 21st century legal needs, says Matthew Nehmer at The Colleges of Law.
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6 Questions We Should Ask About The Trump Trade Deals
Whenever the text becomes available, certain questions will help determine whether the Trump administration’s trade deals with U.S. trading partners have been crafted to form durable economic relationships, or ephemeral ties likely to break upon interpretive disagreement or a change in political will, says Ted Posner at Baker Botts.