Tax-related court cases

The 26-year history of the case began as an audit procedure and evolved into a constitutional issue.

A Washington judge presiding over the president's attempt to block a House committee from getting tax records from his longtime accounting firm, Mazars USA LLP, said he’ll have enough information to issue a final ruling after a May 14 hearing.

Various EFINs; Mr. Plow; toothsome; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

In a decision underscoring the importance of maintaining corporate status with a state, the Tax Court dismissed the petition of a corporation because it was not timely filed by parties with the legal capacity to engage in litigation before the court.

Broker busted; bad habits; home of the braid; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

A Florida accountant lost his battle to prove his yacht charter business was operated for profit.

Aggravating factors; a big dig; steal of the Century; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

A federal appeals court reversed a district court’s judgment, holding that taxpayers could not rely on the common law mailbox rule to show that an amended return had been timely filed in order to claim a tax refund.

Two decades and tens of millions; bank error; dirty deal; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The justices questioned a state’s ability to tax income from a trust based on the beneficiaries residing there before taking any distributions.