Tax-related court cases

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.

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.

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

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

Perfect mess; package deal; bad medicine; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Federal civil tax lawsuits have fallen by more than half over the past decade, according to a new analysis.

A little off the top; noted; over the Edge; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Bad news; ’tis the season; injunction schmunction; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Fire away; from the Big Island to the big house; getting the lead out; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Foreign intrigue; stealing green; bringing it home; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Pelicon; far more than half; instant, speedy and guilty; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

CPAs gone wrong; on the waterfront; trooper tricks; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Her (dis)Honor; fenced in; death and taxes; and other highlights of recent tax cases.