Lawsuits

The Internal Revenue Service has given churches and other houses of worship the green light to endorse political candidates.

President Donald Trump and his allies are pursuing an alternative strategy to defend against mounting court orders blocking his policies: Raise the financial stakes for those suing the administration.

Semple, Marchal & Cooper LLP has filed suit against the BDO Alliance and its chairman after it was ejected from the alliance.

The university sued several U.S. agencies and top officials for freezing billions of dollars in federal funding and threatening its tax-exempt status.

The number of accounting-related securities class-action filings increased slightly in 2024, but were filed against smaller companies, according to a new report.

A federal district court in Texas has stayed an injunction that had prevented enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act and its reporting requirement.

A Tax Court ruling that limited partners in an investment manager must pay Uncle Sam could cause some restructuring across the industry, an expert said.

Lawsuits before the Supreme Court and in lower federal courts across the country could further reduce enforcement powers at the IRS and the SEC this year.

A federal court has issued another injunction halting enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act and its BOI reporting requirement.

The Fifth Circuit has reinstated an injunction on beneficial ownership reporting only days after lifting it.

Companies often face the tricky task of producing privileged and confidential information to their independent auditors for audit purposes.

The decision hinging on the definition of "inventory" in the sale of a highly valuable position in a U.S. partnership resolved a saga that began 16 years ago.

U.S. District Judge Ada Brown in Dallas sided with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Texas-based tax firm, Ryan.

The decisions indicated that justices will use far stricter scrutiny of government regulations moving forward, and some cases dealt a direct impact right away.

A federal court issued a stay against the Federal Trade Commission's noncompete rule after a lawsuit by tax services firm Ryan and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

The Internal Revenue Service issued an unusual public apology to the hedge fund manager for failing to protect his confidential tax data from being stolen and leaked to the media by a contractor now in prison.

A decision backing the surviving shareholder in a family business could have carried major tax implications to succession plans. Instead, SCOTUS backed the IRS.

The lawsuit alleges that Jim Chanos "planned on using his power as general partner to run the company into the ground, enjoy the tax benefits of his financial shenanigans, and leave his partners with nothing."

When a small company holds a life insurance policy, estate planning gets complicated — which is why assigning it to an individual or a family may be the better choice.

Tax firm and software provider Ryan has filed suit against the Federal Trade Commission over a rule outlawing non-compete employment agreements.