Law and legal issues

Olympus Corp. lost a U.K. lawsuit that tried to block the pension of former head Michael Woodford after he blew the whistle on an alleged $1.7 billion accounting fraud and 13-year cover-up at the firm.

Teemco player; reverse that merger!; ATM gamble doesn’t pay off; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has given the IRS a victory in its quest to charge fees.

In a 7-2 decision, the justices held that a railroad’s payment to an employee for working time lost due to an on-the-job injury is taxable compensation.

The widow of Quadriga Fintech Solutions Corp. founder Gerry Cotten spent C$300,000 ($225,000) to help the shuttered cryptocurrency exchange secure court-approved protection from creditors, keeping clients owed millions at bay. Now she’s looking to be repaid.

Execs in a new BDO survey don’t see the economy staying strong beyond two years.

By setting a $10,000 cap on how much Americans can deduct in state and local taxes Washington created a pricey problem for the privileged in some parts of the country. But even before the law, there were rich people in blue states trying this strategy. Here are a few of the more colorful examples of litigation between wealthy residents who claimed to have moved and jilted states that didn’t quite believe them.

Underfoot and underhanded; hysterical hysterectomy; no way to get a head; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

$3 million in phony refunds; caretaker cares for own coffers; ‘serial fraud;’ and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The justices sided with a man trying to keep his Land Rover after he pleaded guilty to selling drugs.

Invest until it hurts; learning the tab at sentencing; foreclosure fraud; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Not ready for Primetime; copping a plea; preying on Puerto Rico; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The Internal Revenue Service’s Whistleblower Program made 217 awards to whistleblowers totaling $312,207,590 and collected $1,441,255,859, according to a new report.

Wayfair and the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act continue to dominate.

Two major factors are shaping the filing season that just started.

Smoke screen; low miles but big sentence; undivine Providence; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The bank won a court bid to see how much money its rivals paid under a one-time U.K. banker bonus tax that was levied amid public anger.

A study finds the area accounted for a revenue increase of $847.1 million.

Invented expenses; hidden returns, client gifts; skimmed immigrants; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

States are scrambling to figure out how to apply the ruling.