Law and legal issues

What a POS; bad bet; too sick to go to prison; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The auction house was accused of helping a wealthy shipping company owner avoid paying income taxes on artwork he purchased.

What a steel; there go the judge; children’s books; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Spreading the theft around; re-routed refunds; AIG loses, mostly; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Taxes on the ballot; dressing out of the office; lowering penalties; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The award is the highest in the history of the congressional program.

Grant Thornton has prevailed in an appeal by a former tax client who had sued after the firm failed to advise him of a tax strategy that potentially could have saved him over a million dollars and then allegedly tried to cover up the error.

American International Group Inc. settled a case involving cross-border transactions the government claimed amounted to improper tax shelters.

Gone Pro’s; various ways to fraud; oxymoron; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Two of three judges on a Washington appeals court appeared skeptical of President Donald Trump’s renewed efforts to prevent accounting firm Mazars USA LLP from turning over his financial records to House Democrats

Three defaults and you’re out; scheme of several years; misstep by misstep; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

President Donald Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block a federal appeals court decision that would permit the district attorney in Manhattan to get his tax filings and other financial records as part of a criminal investigation.

Lost Horizon; crimes of Misdemeanor; Strachans plea; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

A federal appeals panel rejected President Donald Trump’s latest bid to block the Manhattan district attorney from getting his tax filings and other financial records.

GotTime.com; $1,600 a return; whole lotta hooch; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The coronavirus pandemic is creating new exposures for accounting firms, and exacerbating others.

Lawyers for Donald Trump were met with skepticism from federal appeals court judges as they made their latest attempt to block New York prosecutors from getting their hands on his tax filings and other financial documents through a grand jury subpoena.

A Panama sentencing; ‘subcontractor’ mess; fun with funds; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Regulators are making it harder for small-time shareholders to put forth proposals aimed at cracking down on excessive pay, climate change and other corporate governance concerns.

The hope is that local jurisdictions will sign on so businesses don’t have to reach out to each individually.