International

  • January 31, 2025

    Canada Delays Capital Gains Tax Hike Amid Pressure

    Canada delayed on Friday a proposed increase to the capital gains inclusion rate on annual gains above CA$250,000 ($174,000) to Jan. 1, 2026, as the government faces suits in addition to politicians' pledges to kill the new rate, which has not been formally passed.

  • January 30, 2025

    IRS Allowed Summonses For Records In Foreign Assets Case

    A Georgia federal court gave the Internal Revenue Service the go-ahead to issue summonses for the records of a group of financial institutions that clients may have used to avoid taxes, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday.

  • January 30, 2025

    IRS Asked To Cut Forms For Tax-Exempt Groups' Int'l Deals

    Tax-exempt organizations shouldn't need to report transactions with foreign corporations or foreign partnerships if they don't hold a controlling interest in those entities, since the risk of unreported income is negligible, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants told the IRS.

  • January 30, 2025

    Crapo, Wyden Pitch Harsher Tax Pro Fines In IRS Revamp Bill

    The Internal Revenue Service would be required to simplify foreign bank account report compliance and increase civil and criminal penalties on tax professionals who deliberately harm their clients under draft legislation released Thursday by the Senate Finance Committee's top Democrat and Republican.

  • January 30, 2025

    Pillar 2 Should Live On Despite US Threats, Economists Say

    Nations worldwide should continue implementing the international minimum tax agreement known as Pillar Two despite recent threats from the U.S. government to retaliate against what it sees as discriminatory measures imposed on U.S. companies, a group of economists said.

  • January 30, 2025

    Tax Group Of The Year: Skadden

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP's tax practice advised on key deals and cases in 2024, including Mars Inc.'s $35.9 million acquisition of Kellanova and BlackRock Inc.'s $12.5 billion acquisition of Global Infrastructure Partners, landing it among the 2024 Law360 Tax Groups of the Year.

  • January 30, 2025

    Dechert's NY Office Adds Tax Pro From Milbank

    Dechert LLP said it has bolstered its global tax group by adding a former special counsel from Milbank LLP to the firm's New York office.

  • January 30, 2025

    Sweden Becomes Latest To Suspend Tax Treaty With Russia

    Sweden's government followed through on its plan to suspend its treaty to avoid double taxation with Russia on Thursday, joining a growing number of countries that have done so following Russia's cessation to parts of its treaties with numerous countries at the end of 2023.

  • January 30, 2025

    Energy Group Urges UK To Link To EU's Carbon-Tax Measure

    The U.K. government should link to the European Union's Emissions Trading System to mitigate the impact of carbon border taxes on businesses in Northern Ireland, an energy industry group said.

  • January 30, 2025

    Denmark Cuts British Trader's Tax Fraud Prison Sentence

    A British hedge fund trader convicted of defrauding Denmark's tax authority out of more than 320 million Danish krone ($47 million) in a sham trading scheme to reclaim tax has had his prison sentence shortened by an appeals court.

  • January 30, 2025

    Assets In Italy Seized In €14M Fuel VAT Fraud Investigation

    Authorities have uncovered a complex value-added tax fraud scheme involving fuels in Italy that has caused an estimated €14 million ($14.6 million) in damages, the European Public Prosecutor's Office said Thursday.

  • January 29, 2025

    Pension Plans Seek Trader's Testimony In $2B Tax Fraud Suit

    Pension plans and individuals who Denmark's government alleges received fraudulent refunds have asked a New York federal court to allow U.K. court testimony into the record from a trader who Danish authorities say masterminded a $2.1 billion tax fraud, saying it shows he deceived other participants.

  • January 29, 2025

    EU Carbon Fee Could Have Large Impact On Leakage

    Full implementation of the European Union's carbon border adjustment mechanism in conjunction with the bloc's other carbon tax measures could effectively eliminate businesses relocating their manufacturing to countries with looser and cheaper restrictions, the OECD said Wednesday.

  • January 29, 2025

    White & Case Adds Global Tax Pro From McDermott

    White & Case LLP announced Wednesday that it is expanding its global tax practice by bringing in a former McDermott Will & Emery partner to its Washington, D.C., office.

  • January 29, 2025

    Tax Group Of The Year: Mayer Brown

    Mayer Brown LLP's bench of tax talent is so deep that it can help its clients sell the Chicago Cubs one day and buy $646 million of Brazilian solar farms on another. The firm's ability to offer tax transaction and advisory services across industries, transaction types and specialty areas earned it a place among the 2024 Law360 Tax Groups of the Year.

  • January 29, 2025

    Lawyers, Ex-Tax Inspector Took £278M From Trust, Court Rules

    A London appeals court has upheld a High Court ruling that two solicitors and a former senior tax manager devised a scheme to cut out beneficiaries from Jersey trusts in what they saw as a "huge commercial opportunity" to divert an estimated £278 million ($345 million) to themselves.

  • January 29, 2025

    Swiss Gov't Initiates Consultation On Pillar 2 Data Sharing

    The Swiss government said Wednesday it has begun a consultation on approving a global framework for countries to exchange corporate taxpayer information under an international minimum tax agreement known as Pillar Two.

  • January 29, 2025

    EU Will Keep Minimum Tax Despite US, Commissioner Says

    The European Union will maintain a 15% minimum corporate tax rate on large companies despite the U.S. government's opposition to the global tax deal, a European commissioner said Wednesday.

  • January 29, 2025

    HMRC Looking For Input On Pillar 2 Backstop Guidance

    HM Revenue & Customs is looking for input on its guidance for how corporations would need to comply with the U.K.'s proposed adoption of the undertaxed profits rule, a backstop for its Pillar Two global minimum tax system.

  • January 29, 2025

    EU Tax Conduct Group Reelects Chair

    The European Union's Code of Conduct Group reelected its chair for a second term to start next week, the Council of the EU said Wednesday.

  • January 28, 2025

    IRS Whistleblower Office Could Survive Trump Purge

    As President Donald Trump pushes to slash federal spending and gut government agencies, the Internal Revenue Service Whistleblower Office may remain largely unscathed since its recent efforts to efficiently reward and protect those who report illicit tax activity could align with the administration's goals.

  • January 28, 2025

    Trump Pledges Tariffs On Semiconductors, Chips, Drugs

    The U.S. will soon place tariffs on foreign-manufactured semiconductors, computer chips and pharmaceuticals in an effort to convince foreign companies to move their manufacturing operations stateside, President Donald Trump told House Republicans at a conference.

  • January 28, 2025

    OECD Details Documents Needed For Int'l Pricing Program

    The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development released more details Tuesday on the information that multinational entities must disclose when applying for the group's International Compliance Assurance Program, a multilateral effort to resolve transfer pricing issues.

  • January 28, 2025

    Ukrainian Duo Get 15 Years In $25M Tax Fraud Case

    A Florida federal judge sentenced two Ukrainian men to 15 years in prison after they pled guilty to laundering money from a hotel staffing scheme that the U.S. government said cost it $25 million in taxes.

  • January 28, 2025

    Tax Group Of The Year: Cravath

    Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP helped secure high-profile mergers and acquisitions for major media and communications companies in 2024, having played key roles in Paramount's $28 billion merger agreement with Skydance Media and a separate deal involving Verizon Communications, earning the law firm a spot among the 2024 Law360 Tax Groups of the Year.

Expert Analysis

  • How Cos. Can Build A Strong In-House Pro Bono Program

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    During this year’s pro bono celebration week, companies should consider some key pointers to grow and maintain a vibrant in-house program for attorneys to provide free legal services for the public good, says Mary Benton at Alston & Bird.

  • Home Canning Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Making my own pickles and jams requires seeing a process through from start to finish, as does representing clients from the start of a dispute at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board through any appeals to the Federal Circuit, says attorney Kevin McNish.

  • Use The Right Kind Of Feedback To Help Gen Z Attorneys

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    Generation Z associates bring unique perspectives and expectations to the workplace, so it’s imperative that supervising attorneys adapt their feedback approach in order to help young lawyers learn and grow — which is good for law firms, too, says Rachael Bosch at Fringe Professional Development.

  • Congress Can And Must Enact A Supreme Court Ethics Code

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    As public confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court dips to historic lows following reports raising conflict of interest concerns, Congress must exercise its constitutional power to enact a mandatory and enforceable code of ethics for the high court, says Muhammad Faridi, president of the New York City Bar Association.

  • What To Make Of Dueling Corporate Transparency Act Rulings

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    Although challenges to the Corporate Transparency Act abound — as highlighted by recent federal court decisions from Alabama and Oregon taking opposite positions on its constitutionality — the act is still law, so companies should comply with their filing requirements or face the potential consequences, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.

  • The Pop Culture Docket: Justice Lebovits On Gilbert And Sullivan

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    Characters in the 19th century comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan break the rules of good lawyering by shamelessly throwing responsible critical thought to the wind, providing hilarious lessons for lawyers and judges on how to avoid a surfeit of traps and tribulations, say acting New York Supreme Court Justice Gerald Lebovits and law student Tara Scown.

  • State Of The States' AI Legal Ethics Landscape

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    Over the past year, several state bar associations, as well as the American Bar Association, have released guidance on the ethical use of artificial intelligence in legal practice, all of which share overarching themes and some nuanced differences, say Eric Pacifici and Kevin Henderson at SMB Law Group.

  • 8 Childhood Lessons That Can Help You Be A Better Attorney

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    A new school year is underway, marking a fitting time for attorneys to reflect on some fundamental life lessons from early childhood that offer a framework for problems that no legal textbook can solve, say Chris Gismondi and Chris Campbell at DLA Piper.

  • This Election, We Need To Talk About Court Process

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    In recent decades, the U.S. Supreme Court has markedly transformed judicial processes — from summary judgment standards to notice pleadings — which has, in turn, affected individuals’ substantive rights, and we need to consider how the upcoming presidential election may continue this pattern, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.

  • Mental Health First Aid: A Brief Primer For Attorneys

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    Amid a growing body of research finding that attorneys face higher rates of mental illness than the general population, firms should consider setting up mental health first aid training programs to help lawyers assess mental health challenges in their colleagues and intervene with compassion, say psychologists Shawn Healy and Tracey Meyers.

  • The Trade And Tax Issues Behind US-Canada Digital Tax Clash

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    The new Canadian digital services tax recently went into effect despite objections from the U.S., a controversy that represents an unusual mix of trade and tax policy, and many companies have been pondering how it will affect their e-commerce businesses, says Damon Pike at BDO.

  • Litigation Inspiration: Honoring Your Learned Profession

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    About 30,000 people who took the bar exam in July will learn they passed this fall, marking a fitting time for all attorneys to remember that they are members in a specialty club of learned professionals — and the more they can keep this in mind, the more benefits they will see, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.

  • AI May Limit Key Learning Opportunities For Young Attorneys

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    The thing that’s so powerful about artificial intelligence is also what’s most scary about it — its ability to detect patterns may curtail young attorneys’ chance to practice the lower-level work of managing cases, preventing them from ever honing the pattern recognition skills that undergird creative lawyering, says Sarah Murray at Trialcraft.

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