Law and legal issues

The House passed bipartisan legislation to strengthen the Internal Revenue Service's Whistleblower Awards Program and provide faster payouts to tipsters.

The IRS announced a streamlined way for Employee Retention Credit claimants to extend the two-year deadline to file a refund suit after a claim disallowance.

A judge questioned whether the president's lawsuit against the IRS and Treasury can proceed with Trump effectively in control of both sides of the litigation.

The blue-chip auditing firm of Deloitte is being sued after signing off on the fund's financial statements before its collapse in 2025.

Shell game shellacking; one tequila, two tequila; cryptocurrency con; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

A judge ruled the IRS can't classify micro-captive insurance as a listed transaction, but allowed classifying it as a "transaction of interest."

Failed election campaign; six-figure salary; online scam; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Illicit income; fly like an eagle; subcontractor swindle; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Not a ghost of a chance; all's Wells; fictitious spouses; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee unanimously approved five bipartisan tax-related bills last week aimed at helping natural disaster victims, sexual assault survivors, pre-school teachers, taxpayers in general, and tax fraud whistleblowers.

Through the roof; shell game; delinquent debts; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

A Texas judge struck down a rule requiring professionals engaged in real estate closings and settlements to report information about nonfinanced transfers.

GI series; On the eve of redemption; telecom con; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The yearslong lawsuit involves the investors in a defunct hedge fund who sued the auditing firm for negligence, breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty.

The number of accounting-related securities class action filings plummeted 40% last year, according to a new report, but the total settlement value rose 40%.

The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case revolving around whether a county violated the rights of a homeowner whose home was foreclosed on for owing taxes.

AI in hiring is not a technical shortcut; it's a regulated activity with legal consequences if misused.

Millionaire's lifestyle; Cocoplum loco; bourbon beef; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Don't rock the boat; go fly a kite; no place like home; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Attorneys general from New York, California and Oregon said a group of states is planning to file a lawsuit in the Court of International Trade over the order.