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How The 'Great Wealth Transfer' Will Impact Farmland

The "great wealth transfer" is shaping up to be a major storyline for the next couple of decades as the Baby Boome... (more story)

Solar, Wind Credits Still Clouded After Safe Harbor Revived

Renewable energy advocates scored a victory when a D.C. federal judge reinstated a safe harbor construction rule f... (more story)

4 Questions As Gov't Appeals Illegal Tariff Refund Suit

The government's appeal of an order requiring immediate refunds for tariffs that were deemed illegal by the U.S. S... (more story)

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IT Distributor Accused Of Withholding $27M In Tax Benefits

An information technology distributor has refused to pay electronic components distributor Avnet at least $27 million of tax credits and refunds, breaching a 2016 acquisition agreement between the two companie... (more story)

2nd Circ. Won't Let Man Reverse Tax Plea Over Bad Advice

The Second Circuit issued a summary order Tuesday affirming the conviction of a Connecticut man who pled guilty to tax crimes, disagreeing that allegedly misleading advice from trial attorneys about the immigr... (more story)

Israeli Law Firm Has No Case Against GILTI Regs, Gov't Says

An Israeli law firm cannot challenge IRS regulations implementing the 2017 tax law's global intangible low-taxed income regime largely because any connected compliance burden is borne by its U.S. shareholder, ... (more story)

Justices' Penalty Ruling Won't Sink Tax Case, 5th Circ. Told

The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision upholding federal agency fines without a jury trial doesn't undermine a challenge against IRS penalties tied to a charitable tax deduction for a Louisiana conservation ... (more story)

SCOTUSblog Founder Goldstein Denied Acquittal Or Retrial

A Maryland federal judge on Tuesday denied SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein's bid for an acquittal or new trial, rejecting his claims that issues with jury instructions and excluded evidence warranted a do-ove... (more story)

EU Parliament Approves Trade Deal With US

European Union lawmakers voted Tuesday to approve legislation implementing the bloc's safeguard-bolstered trade deal with the U.S. founded on a series of tariff cuts, moving one step closer to implementation t... (more story)

IRS Can't Force Removal Of Union Flyers, Union Says

An IRS directive issued last month ordering the removal of flyers and other materials promoting the National Treasury Employees Union is a "textbook example" of First Amendment violations, the NTEU told a Dist... (more story)

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Pa. Land Trust's Exemption Must Be Revisited, Court Rules

A Pennsylvania trial court must reconsider the charitable use of land owned by a trust under an analysis provided by the appellate Commonwealth Court and reevaluate whether the land is eligible for a charitabl... (more story)

Va. Budget Deal Sets 2027 Launch For Retail Cannabis

Virginia's governor and lawmakers on Tuesday announced an agreement to tax and regulate the sale of adult-use cannabis with sales beginning in July 2027.

Fla. Decouples From 2025 Fed. Law's Corporate Tax Breaks

Florida, citing what legislators identified as the negative revenue impacts of corporate tax breaks in last year's federal budget bill, will decouple from many of those breaks under legislation signed by Repub... (more story)

Building's $108M Taxable Value Too High, Minn. Justices Told

A Minnesota office building was overvalued at $108 million, its owner told the state Supreme Court, challenging the state tax court's reconciliation of competing appraisers' conclusions and other matters.

Economic Questions To Ask Amid Tariff Refund Class Actions

The U.S. Supreme Court's recent holding that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act doesn't authorize the president to impose tariffs has sparked class actions, but determining whether a retailer rece... (more story)

DC Court OKs $6M Tax Bill For Merger Property Transfer

The 2002 title transfer of a Washington, D.C., property resulting from the merger of a partnership and a limited liability company was subject to the district's real estate recordation and transfer taxes, an a... (more story)

RI Enacts $15B Budget With Phased-In Millionaires Tax

Rhode Island will create a phased-in surcharge on income over $1 million and decouple the state from some federal budget provisions under a $15.2 billion budget plan signed by the state's governor Friday.

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Danish Financier Denied Tax Appeal For Missing Deadline

A Danish financier and his company can't appeal a decision over a tax bill of over £866,000 ($1.2 million) despite his claim that they face a 200% tax rate, a London tribunal ruled, saying he had no good reaso... (more story)

Insurance Co.'s $1.35B Tax Fight Sent To Nova Scotia Court

The Tax Court of Canada declined to hear Canadian revenue authorities' bid to include over CA$1.9 billion ($1.35 billion) worth of shares in a life insurance company's taxable capital, holding that jurisdictio... (more story)

VAT Break For Credit Management Has Limits, EU Court Says

The European Union's value-added tax exemption for managing credit doesn't apply to management services provided by an entity that granted, transferred and continued managing the credit, an EU court said Wedne... (more story)

KC Defends Gardener Trust Deal In £2M Evasion Trial

A senior barrister accused of cheating the public purse out of almost £2 million ($2.7 million) argued Tuesday that his former gardener perfectly understood that an agreement to be compensated for his services... (more story)

Dutch Gov't Rejects National Parcel Handling Fee

The Dutch government rejected a request from lawmakers to introduce a national handling fee for parcels and will instead rely on measures at the European Union level.

Disqualified Director Jailed For £3M Fraud, Money Laundering

A company director has been sentenced to four years in prison for diverting more than £3 million ($4 million) through an insolvency fraud and money laundering scheme, the Insolvency Service said.

KC Says He Was Entitled To Cut Tax Bill In £2M Evasion Case

A senior barrister accused of cheating the public purse out of almost £2 million ($2.7 million) told a court on Monday that he was "morally entitled" to pursue a strategy to reduce his tax liability.