Law and legal issues

The explosion in e-commerce since early March has resulted in a significant increase in online sales tax revenues in most states.

Apple Inc. will find out next week whether it won the first round of its bid to topple a record 13 billion-euro ($14.7 billion) Irish tax bill imposed by European Union state-aid regulators.

The global coronavirus pandemic has created an atmosphere of change for VAT countries as they struggle to come to terms with the financial impact of the crisis.

Yet another fictional company; more tooth and justice; unsafe bets; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Bug in the system, again; the category is fraudster; pit stop; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The U.S. Supreme Court limited the power of the Securities and Exchange Commission to recoup illegal profits from wrongdoers, putting new curbs on one of the agency’s most potent legal weapons.

Two years in, state and businesses are still figuring out all the ramifications of the landmark sales tax decision.

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to question a ruling that technology companies including Facebook Inc. and Google say will cost them billions of dollars in taxes by limiting deductions for stock payments to employees.

With the landmark Supreme Court decision marking its second anniversary, Avalara's Scott Peterson and Liz Armbruester dive into its origins -- and its many, many ramifications.

Not ferry nice; bettering their living conditions; precious Metal; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Disunion; $13K in cigars; ‘til theft do us part; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

David Smith fought extradition from Canada for 11 years before being returned to face trial last year.

EY was sued over its work for the payment company, just two days after Wirecard’s headquarters were raided as part of a market manipulation probe.

Root of a problem; in the pipeline; little oversight; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The financial landscape is looking worse than lawmakers expected, sending states to ferret out every opportunity to expand, demand, and open new and broader tax pipelines. No business will be spared.

Defunct U.K. contractor Carillion Plc won’t be able to get key KPMG documents to prepare for a 250 million-pound ($314 million) negligence lawsuit against the accounting firm.

An appeal going before the Ninth Circuit questions the constitutionality of Code Section 280E.

On the run; Talent for fraud; relative chips in; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The class action claims banks aren’t paying practitioners their fair share.

Yacht happening; going, going, gone; grey and bootleg; and other highlights of recent tax cases.