Law and legal issues

Justice done; Invented numbers; gone fishing; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The case has applicability to all administrative agencies, including the IRS, and their ability to issue authoritative regulations and guidance.

The court unanimously agreed that a non-contingent beneficiary's residence was not enough of a reason for a state to tax a trust.

Biofool; give and it hurts; low Priority; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Some are celebrating the Supreme Court’s decision; many aren’t.

The Supreme Court decision is groundbreaking, but it isn't the only news in sales tax: Avalara's Scott Peterson dives into a handful of other issues your clients need to know about.

Secret records; cashed out; relatives, acquaintances and Social Security numbers; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

In a case whose outcome was cited by a number of companies as a potential risk on their financial reports, the Ninth Circuit reversed the Tax Court and decided in favor of the Internal Revenue Service.

The president’s personal lawyers told the court it must reverse a judge’s ruling allowing the House Oversight and Reform Committee to subpoena financial records from his accounting firm.

Former Hewlett-Packard Co. head Meg Whitman was accused of "trashing" the reputation of Autonomy founder Mike Lynch without understanding whether fraud had been committed at the firm he sold for $11 billion.

Contemptible; an extensive history; energy crisis; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The Tax Court has held that the generous tips and gifts that a Catholic evangelist considered to be part of his efforts to spread the gospel were not deductible charitable contributions.

A onetime business partner of Donald Trump’s hotel management company claimed in a court filing that the president’s firm evaded income taxes on a project in Panama and under-reported employee salaries there.

The Securities and Exchange Commission awarded $3 million to a group of unidentified whistleblowers Monday.

Stimulation; with a bullet; self-description and misrepresentation; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Regulating taxpayers, self-rental, debt collection and other concerns topped the organization’s agenda in D.C.

The anonymous tipster is the first rewarded under rules that encourage employees to report potential fraud to their companies first.

Flag on the play; range of misdeeds; economic development; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

A federal court in Texas is allowing the IRS to learn the identities of clients it suspects of structuring offshore entities to avoid U.S. taxes.

The landmark ruling has had a major impact, but there are other areas that witnessing upheaval.