Tax-related court cases

D.A. IOU; broken LINX; fraudster to the stars; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

A look at the taxation of trusts and the Supreme Court’s recent ruling.

A federal judge in Montana overturned an Internal Revenue Service rule that would allow many political nonprofit groups to keep their donor lists private.

The Supreme Court decision in Kaestner harkens back to Quill.

Not so Smart; The Kings are dead; sick ideas; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Grass and guns; you owe bigtime; crazy schemes; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

From gems to jail; benefiting no one; all engines stop; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Two for one; underreporting more than a million; $500 for fake info; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

A CPA from New York has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for filing a tax return in his own name that contained materially false information.