Law and legal issues

A documented compensation study protects a growing C corporation's biggest deduction from being recast as a dividend.

Tax professionals can help companies with wind and solar projects after a recent court decision, as well as energy-efficient commercial building improvements.

That's entertainment; false, fictitious and fraudulent; dismantled conspiracy; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Shakira's fight with Spain's tax agency is set to head to the country's highest court after authorities challenged an earlier ruling in the singer's case.

The former IRS contractor pleaded guilty to stealing Trump's tax data and leaking it to the New York Times before the 2020 election.

Back-to-school haircuts; two revenue books; voluntary surrender; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The National Taxpayers Union Foundation's Taxpayer Defense Center filed a lawsuit seeking to end the collection of donor information from nonprofits.

Using his personhood; SNAP redemptions; Ponzi-like payments; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Once the IRS believes the conduct was willful, a taxpayer's legal training, government position or role of public trust can make the case far more damaging.

Red flag returns; dubious dental surgeries; high percentage of refunds; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The Supreme Court left in place a decision that should change how practitioners talk to clients about old returns and how to evaluate the people who prepared them.

Lulling tactics; up to 152 years in prison; big-ticket items; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Michigan county that auctioned off a family's foreclosed home for $76,008 when the family owed less than $2,242 in taxes.

The fund was part of a settlement to resolve President Trump's $10 billion lawsuit seeking to hold the IRS liable for a leak of his tax information.

Disbarred lawyer; frozen bank accounts; bridal shop scam; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The proposal to slash the tax to 4% from 5% can't go before Massachusetts voters in November because of misleading language in the official summary.

Recent court cases and IRS actions are changing the litigation playbook for taxpayers appealing Employee Retention Credit claims that have been denied.

Ultimate frisbee team; sham sale; abusive trust; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The agreement to settle Trump's case against the IRS included a bar against audits of past tax filings by him, his family members, businesses and other government investigations.

The president's decree dramatically increasing the cost of the popular visa is an unlawful tax and must be vacated, the judge said in a ruling.