Law and legal issues

Pawn king; tell us where it hurts; check’s not in the mail; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The judge overseeing billionaire Robert Brockman’s tax-evasion case, the largest against an individual in U.S. history, tentatively set his trial date for Feb. 23, 2023.

The whistleblower may be getting closer to forcing French authorities to compensate her for helping uncover about $10.2 billion taxpayers stashed away in Swiss bank accounts.

The responsibility for collecting sales tax for businesses that sell remotely has become a ‘nightmare,’ according to a Finance Committee hearing.

An estimated 800 sales tax bills are under consideration by state legislators each month, according to a new report, as lawmakers grapple with the complexity of sales and use tax four years after the Supreme Court handed down the South Dakota v. Wayfair decision.

Lack of Faith; concerted and conscious; Pipe schemes; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The only clear theme from a recent Senate hearing was the lack of certainty around when a retailer should start collecting tax.

The chemical and automotive fluid manufacturer will realign its business units in the wake of a bookkeeping investigation triggered by whistleblowers.

Partners’ pay as a retention tool; volunteering to file; the global tax debate; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Doin’ the EFIN shuffle; insult to injury; unforgiven; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The 2018 case prompted many states to begin requiring remote sellers to collect sales taxes, but with inflation at a 40-year high, some are offering sales tax holidays and other relief.

The Internal Revenue Service gave out far less money last year to tax whistleblowers than in recent years and collected much less as well, according to a new report.

Amicable crooks; a load of kibble; what a stool; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Better, the online mortgage lender whose chief executive officer infamously fired 900 staffers on a Zoom call, is now facing a whistleblower lawsuit.

Russian offensive; caught by the boss; the 30% solution; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

A federal appeals court has affirmed a district court’s decision that gave priority to an Internal Revenue Service levy on a decedent’s estate over the decedent’s children’s rights under Louisiana law.

End of some long roads; just can’t quit; what a pain; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

A district judge discounted claims that dementia leaves Robert Brockman, 80, unable to help his lawyers.

A busy year; must love scams; state of emergency; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Royal pain; cashing out; midnight at the Oasis; and other highlights of recent tax cases.