Law and legal issues

Sellers cannot protect themselves from a buyer's bankruptcy or if the buyer just stops making payments.

The Internal Revenue Service's Independent Office of Appeals hopes to improve both service and the experience of its workforce.

A world view; muscle head; in the hunt; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Key justices suggested the tax, which aimed to collect hundreds of billions of dollars on a one-time basis, wasn't fundamentally different from other levies imposed by Congress over the years.

A case over repatriated earnings might open up the possibility of taxing unrealized gains.

The case coming before the Supreme Court stems from a 2017 tax law provision that aimed to tax earnings held overseas by big multinational companies.

A dim bulb; morally bankrupt; 1st to jail; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The case involves a former hedge fund manager whom the SEC accused of misleading investors.

Shell of a way to work; RICO rip-off; fun with refunds; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Alongside their public reports, Carson Block and Nate Anderson are quietly sharing research about sketchy accounting and other misdeeds with the commission's whistleblower office.