Law and legal issues

Gone in a Flash; all in the family; spreadsheeting it high and deep; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

In a narrow holding, the Supreme Court upheld the provision, but emphasized that the ruling did not have broader implications.

The Internal Revenue Service issued an unusual public apology to the hedge fund manager for failing to protect his confidential tax data from being stolen and leaked to the media by a contractor now in prison.

Former Warburg banker Christian Olearius has been found permanently unfit to stand trial, so the court dropped the case.

Card shark; the roof falls in; a dynamic duo; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a 2017 tax on American-owned businesses' foreign profits, rejecting an appeal that could have saved companies hundreds of billions of dollars.

The Supreme Court asked the solicitor general to weigh in on whether a Pennsylvania tax case has federal ramifications.

Extreme and outlandish; General nonsense; tat's all, folks; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The Tax Court approach in a recent case may produce a split among the circuit courts, and the Supreme Court may take a case to resolve the split.

A decision backing the surviving shareholder in a family business could have carried major tax implications to succession plans. Instead, SCOTUS backed the IRS.

A former auditor, Nicolas Forissier was made a "chevalier" — or knight — of France's National Order of Merit during a ceremony at the Senate in Paris.

No relief in sight; just plane crooked; no fool like a gold fool; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The Washington, D.C., attorney general sued Michael Saylor in 2022, alleging the crypto billionaire had failed to pay more than $25 million in taxes.

Bad apples; sham on you; yet another emergency; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The lawsuit alleges that Jim Chanos "planned on using his power as general partner to run the company into the ground, enjoy the tax benefits of his financial shenanigans, and leave his partners with nothing."

Collared; gone deep; to protect and disserve; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

President Biden's son had been scheduled to go on trial on June 20 on charges he failed to pay $1.4 million in taxes from 2016 to 2019.

This beauty's a steal; what a Lady; medical miscreants; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Bodies of evidence; the Ultimate crime; one expensive ghost; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

For CPAs who aspire to practice in Tax Court, the ability to review a case that has been litigated by a fellow CPA is a useful educational tool.