Law and legal issues

Exxon Mobil Corp.’s attempt to use "accountant-client privilege" to avoid handing over audit documents in a politically charged climate-change probe was dealt a final blow by New York’s top court.

Marital miscreants; Capital crime; what a dump; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

TV host and science educator Bill Nye has filed suit against the Walt Disney Company over the accounting for profits on his old TV series “Bill Nye the Science Guy."

Out of the pool; two-timer crook; pizza plea for preparer; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

A case heading to the high court this fall will help determine how vague prosecutors can be in tax cases.

The Internal Revenue Service has prevailed in U.S. Tax Court in a case involving an Arizona jewelry store business that received a tax break by insuring itself for millions of dollars, in part against the risk of terrorism.

Phony IDs from far away; renounced citizenship, concealed assets; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The co-creators and producers of the hit cable TV series “The Walking Dead” and “Fear the Walking Dead” have filed suit against AMC over the network’s calculation of profits in a case that could change the definition of “Hollywood accounting.”

Cloud prep, phony name; sending the money out; Bay State bilked of $1.38 million; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Scamming from a cell; Speedy decision; a gamble pays off with four years; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The sale of U.S. partnership interest does not leave a foreign seller subject to U.S. tax, the court rules.

Stolen ID scams; an embezzler sentenced; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The Tax Court has denied a claimed charitable deduction of $33,019,000 by RERI Holdings, whose principal investor is Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross.

Mobile no more; Nigerian citizen pleads guilty in $12-million fraud; Ontario man pleads in phony-refund scam; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

15 regs, court cases, revenue procedures and other tax-related news practitioners should take note of.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced legislation to provide taxpayers more rights to have their cases heard by the Internal Revenue Service’s Office of Appeals.

TNT blows up; HUD time; an $18 million employment tax scheme; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The Internal Revenue Service has decided to limit its probe of Coinbase users to those who engaged in transactions of $20,000 or more, according to a court filing.

Bogus wages; ‘permission’ revoked; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Just because you have years of experience in an activity and have made an occasional profit at it doesn’t mean you have a profit motive, according to the Tax Court. And without a profit motive, you don’t get to deduct losses from the activity.