Law and legal issues

The bank successfully fought off a London court claim brought by investors over tax breaks linked to financing for 'Pirates of the Caribbean 2.'

Speedy sentencing; WWTF; no longer Confident; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The situation in the long term still looks favorable for the IRS: It now has specific authority to attack syndicated conservation easements that are too abusive.

Speedy decision; trouble in paradise; diplomatic imbecility; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The suit in Texas accuses the SEC of acting without authority to create the Consolidated Audit Trail.

Disunion; cell phones; only the lonely; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The high court heard arguments in a case about a commonly used succession planning tool for closely held businesses that may affect advisors' clients.

Chief culprit; tag, you're it; trust them not; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Ongoing court cases and questions about whether accountants can actually work on BOI reporting make the Corporate Transparency Act a source of serious confusion.

Accounting-related class-action lawsuit filings and settlements both increased in 2023, according to a new report, even though the cases took longer to be filed.

Farming it out; short circuited; California dreamin'; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The Internal Revenue Service has updated its whistleblower award form for tipping off the IRS about tax violations and applying for a monetary reward for the information.

The gang's all here; not in good hands; lack of redemption; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The Bekkerman case held that California may tax a bundled cellphone at the full price as an unbundled cellphone, rather than the discounted price.

Nothing sacred; on the Lamborghini; Empire lost; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Scale of the crime; a favorite client; with a bullet; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The customers include a Brazilian businessman whose Florida residence was raided by the IRS and a Colombian family featured in a Senate report about the bank's role in tax evasion schemes.

Investors have filed a lawsuit against an accounting firm alleging it helped a client maintain a Ponzi scheme involving cash advances that led to the loss of millions of dollars.

Shamrock shake-up; now for the slow life; Superiority complex; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The scandal robbed billions of euros from government coffers and ensnared some of Wall Street's biggest banks.