Law and legal issues

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.

Disorder in the court; fines that didn’t stick; logo a no-go; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Administrators for NMC Health sued EY over claims of negligent auditing spanning six years.

The drugmaker is contesting a multibillion-dollar bill from the IRS in Tax Court.

Reclamation rip-off; Congolese con; flip this; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The challenge seeks reversal of an April 25 finding that Trump violated a court order to hand over records to New York Attorney General Letitia James.

The unanimous decision overturned a Tax Court refusal to hear a taxpayer’s challenge to an IRS assessment that came one day late.

No account; unnamed and unregistered; on standby — for jail; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Yet another district court has ruled against a federal ban on states’ lowering taxes with pandemic relief money.

The Magic is gone; rent to scam; imprecision; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Accounting-related securities class-action lawsuits filings and settlements declined sharply last year, reversing a three-year trend.

Three-alarm fraud; trust no one; first, best and guilty; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The state’s Supreme Court agreed with the satellite radio company’s method of sourcing its subscription revenue.

Twenty and out; stop snapping; agent for change; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

A district court has vacated IRS Notice 2016-66, which designated micro-captive insurance arrangements as “transactions of interest,” and thus reportable.