Law and legal issues

Living on borrowed time; seed money; two down; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Most states have managed to get through the COVID-19 pandemic without increasing taxes, despite predictions last year, according to a new report.

Nominees galore; the eagle has crashed; eight years to FastLife;and other highlights of recent tax cases.

A federal judge in San Francisco ruled in favor of PricewaterhouseCoopers in a case involving a former employee who sued PwC for firing him after he complained about conflicts of interest among audit clients.

Even as Mike Lynch faces potential extradition to the U.S. on fraud charges, those who have stayed loyal to him are reaping the rewards.

For rent; lien on me; really creative; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The hospital operator’s founder said the firm enjoyed a “deep and cozy” relationship with executives at the troubled company.

A new survey by Sovos highlights the ongoing digital evolution of the field.

The Internal Revenue Service’s Office of Chief Counsel posted a memorandum on cost-sharing agreements with reverse clawback provisions and their implications for transfer pricing arrangements and stock-based compensation.

Ripple has said the SEC can’t regulate XRP because, as a virtual currency used in international and domestic transactions, it’s a medium of exchange and not a security.

Rage against the Machine; property casualty; herbal remedy; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The Malaysian government is seeking more than $5.6 billion from the auditors over their role in auditing the state investment fund.

Very inventive; that’s Sick; sweet charity; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The South African-Dutch-German retailer may soon release a revised proposal to resolve more than $8 billion of legal claims after a previous deal recently fell through.

Three court-appointed experts determined that billionaire Robert Brockman is competent to stand trial in the largest tax-evasion case in U.S. history, despite his claims of dementia, prosecutors said in a court filing.

Cyrus Vance Jr. is going out with a bang, after an almost 12-year career as Manhattan’s powerful but staid district attorney, filing charges against the company and its longtime CFO, Allen Weisselberg.

Part of Allen Weisselberg’s legal troubles began when his former daughter-in-law couldn’t get the numbers in her divorce proceedings to add up.

And the nominees are...; junk mail; discredited; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

A federal appeals court in Boston has upheld the jury conviction of a CPA for filing a false tax return, despite the CPA’s claim that he relied on information provided by his client and client’s bookkeeper.

The justices declined to hear a case from a group of Colorado dispensaries challenging the service's ability to investigate them.