Lawsuits

Tax prep franchise Happy Tax has filed a lawsuit against H&R Block in a federal district court in New York, accusing the tax prep chain of false advertising.

A private bank under investigation in Germany over a series of controversial tax deals has opened a new legal front.

Michael Lynch, the former chief executive officer of Autonomy Corp., stepped down Friday as an adviser to U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May after he was charged with fraud by the U.S.

More than 1,100 women are seeking class-action certification in a lawsuit against the Big Four firm.

Former pro basketball player Kevin Garnett has filed suit against his former accountant for $77 million after he was defrauded by a wealth manager who worked with the CPA.

Exxon Mobil Corp. must face a lawsuit by investors who blamed a drop in the company’s shares on the disclosure that regulators were scrutinizing its reserve accounting related to climate change.

PricewaterhouseCoopers was blamed for negligence in the audit of Colonial BancGroup.

President Donald Trump’s personal charity repeatedly and willfully broke state and federal laws by engaging in a decade-long pattern of self-dealing that culminated in illegal coordination with his political campaign, New York alleged in a scathing lawsuit.

Walmart Inc. sued its former chief tax officer for violating her employment contract by defecting to online rival Amazon Inc. to become one of its senior tax executives.

Republicans are considering a fix to a provision in their new tax law that they acknowledge could inadvertently penalize victims.