Law and legal issues

The combined average sales tax rate across the country grew to levels not seen in a decade last year, enabling states to collect more tax revenue from online sales.

You do the meth; what’s in a name?; snow job; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Criminal harvest; going informal; any way you slice it; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

U.S. officials responsible for preparing for a pandemic routinely raided funds for public health emergencies, diverting money from vaccine development to pay for other projects at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, a federal watchdog said Wednesday.

A lawyer for the U.S. House of Representatives signaled that congressional Democrats will move aggressively during the Biden administration to obtain former President Donald Trump’s tax returns, telling a judge “enough is enough.”

Drug money; ghosts of a chance; skin games; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Investigators probing Donald Trump’s finances have gotten hold of some of his tax records, allowing them to move ahead even without a Supreme Court order that would give them eight years of his returns.

Deutsche Bank, TP ICAP and two German lawyers are the targets of M.M. Warburg & Co.’s latest legal attempt to recoup the big tax bill it was ordered to pay over controversial Cum-Ex trades.

Smells fishy; getting the boot; quit the day job; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The work-from-home phenomenon has triggered a fresh frustration for U.S. corporations: Americans are blowing the whistle on their employers like never before.

Checking out; chairman of the hoard; unlucky Linda; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Ooo, the pain; off the market; a lower calling; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

A federal appeals court in Washington agreed with President Donald Trump that a lower court should decide whether Democrats in Congress must narrow their subpoena to his accounting firm for his financial records.

Most accountants who help clients with the choice of entity focus on the tax aspects. But in order to help clients make fully informed decisions, “personal” asset protection should be considered.

Devil’s in the details; the court date; smackdown; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Prosecutors call for 'healthy skepticism' regarding the suspect's sudden decline.

A recent case is a warning that companies must disclose the financial impact of the pandemic.

Folded; they didn’t need to know; sentence guaranteed; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Bansley & Kiener, without admitting wrongdoing, agreed to pay $2.5 million to address allegations that lax oversight contributed to the 2017 collapse of Washington Federal Bank for Savings.

The Securities and Exchange Commission rewarded the whistleblower who exposed potential securities law violations in connection with their audit-related responsibilities.