Law and legal issues

Spook central; short of a grand; a low bar; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Maryland and Nebraska may pioneer digital advertising taxes.

The Supreme Court vacated and remanded Tuesday an appeals court decision that found under federal common law, a tax refund due from a joint tax return generally belongs to the company responsible for the losses that form the basis of the refund, rejecting a nearly half-century-old precedent.

The justices let stand an appeals ruling that precluded a tax refund to movie producers, deferring to an IRS regulation that ended the common-law mailbox rule for refund claims, even though Clarence Thomas reversed his position on an earlier case.

EZ out; Totaled; to the cooler; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

They’re still valuable, but require stricter attention to the rules than ever.

Taxpayers prevailed in only 23 out of 55 (41.8 percent) of the significant tax cases involving state and local taxes in the fourth quarter of 2019, and for the entire year only 83 out of 218 (38.1 percent) of the significant tax cases in 2019, according to a recent analysis.

The state's proposal to tax digital ads has sailed right past controversial to land in the realm of is this really happening?

Failure to disclose a lack of independence or a conflict of interest can open the door for potential liability and litigation for both the accounting firm and its clients.

Numbers game; we have a loser; scrapped; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The court is set to rule whether a parent company or a subsidiary can claim the money.

Here’s what host families need to know about taxes and payroll.

One way for C corporations to reduce taxable income is to utilize an interest charge – domestic international sales corporation (IC-DISC). However, when dealing with C corps, it is imperative the IC-DISC’s ownership structure is correctly established at the onset.

President Donald Trump has put impeachment behind him, but he’s got another battle ahead with Democrats that’s been brewing for almost a year: access to his tax returns.

Grant Thornton’s National Tax Office picks the top issues of 2019 and 2020.

Frivolous natures; debt of a salesman; tooth and justice; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

KPMG LLP has bought a minority interest in LumaTax, a San Diego-based sales and use tax technology provider.

Very deconstructive; snowboard job; matters of discipline; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The state's new law has made a confusing situation even murkier, as the ripples of Wayfair continue to linger in evolving tax law.

A bill stuck in Congress might help improve audit oversight.