Law and legal issues

Fraud from the ground up; coding crook; and the nominees are; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said his administration plans to sue the federal government over the new Republican tax law, on the grounds that it’s unconstitutional because it discriminates against New York and other states that voted against President Donald Trump.

Auditing firms cannot be expected to root out evil, or to conduct full forensic investigations.

A federal judge ruled PricewaterhouseCoopers was negligent in its audits of Colonial Bank, which failed in 2009 in the midst of the financial crisis, potentially exposing PwC to heavy damages.

A roundup of influential and important legal decisions from the past year.

The estate of Michael Jackson looks to have escaped a possibly hefty penalty for allegedly undervaluing the late singer’s assets.

Now for the clients; ‘the crimes were serious’; the jailed and the dead; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

A High Court case examines what, exactly, ‘impeding or obstructing’ the IRS means.

CPA skims half a mil; rough ride; makeup fake-up; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Fund manager David Gorton sued a U.S. law firm for fraud after its lawyers convinced him to buy into a carbon-credit investment that they had an undeclared financial interest in, according to a London lawsuit.

Lots of loot, lots of cars; figures that didn’t add up; Fast time; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Some Liberty Tax Inc. investors have lost patience with founder John Hewitt.

Virtual currency owners experiencing the thrill of record high values should take note that the IRS is stepping up enforcement.

Like mother, like daughter; a rep for refunds; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

This marks the commission’s third award in a week.

For Carl J. Marinello II, the omnibus clause, or “uber” clause, in Code section 7212(a) had the effect of turning his failures to file tax returns over a period of years from misdemeanors into a felony.

Brooke Harrington, an American tax expert with a PhD from Harvard University, was about to make Copenhagen her home when she found out she was facing criminal charges.

CPA under-reports income; an open relationship and a hidden scheme; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Coinbase Inc. lost a bid to block an Internal Revenue Service investigation into whether some of the company’s customers haven’t reported their cryptocurrency gains.

U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled they will narrow an anti-retaliation provision in the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial law, hearing arguments in a case that could insulate publicly traded companies from some whistle-blower lawsuits.