Tax-related court cases

The Tax Court has ruled that a whistleblower may challenge an IRS award decision when the whistleblower provides new information in a later supplemental form.

Four-time loser; the thieving IRS; addresses and debit cards; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Two firms barred; very differently abled; pain in the neck; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

In a case involving treaty rights versus state taxation, the justices narrowly decided in favor of tribal members.

A looming Swiss Supreme Court ruling could add to the bank's woes.

This will hurt a bit; death and taxes; millions in income, decades of not filing; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The Tax Court recently ruled against a married couple that tried to garnish the salary of the Secretary of the Treasury to pay their tax bills.

Like-kind exchanges can vary greatly in their complexity. Basic transactions may require little mental horsepower to conduct, but some can be extremely tricky.

Teemco player; reverse that merger!; ATM gamble doesn’t pay off; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has given the IRS a victory in its quest to charge fees.

In a 7-2 decision, the justices held that a railroad’s payment to an employee for working time lost due to an on-the-job injury is taxable compensation.

By setting a $10,000 cap on how much Americans can deduct in state and local taxes Washington created a pricey problem for the privileged in some parts of the country. But even before the law, there were rich people in blue states trying this strategy. Here are a few of the more colorful examples of litigation between wealthy residents who claimed to have moved and jilted states that didn’t quite believe them.

Underfoot and underhanded; hysterical hysterectomy; no way to get a head; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

$3 million in phony refunds; caretaker cares for own coffers; ‘serial fraud;’ and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Invest until it hurts; learning the tab at sentencing; foreclosure fraud; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Not ready for Primetime; copping a plea; preying on Puerto Rico; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Smoke screen; low miles but big sentence; undivine Providence; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Invented expenses; hidden returns, client gifts; skimmed immigrants; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Phony debts; dead wrongs; all ‘zeros’; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The North Carolina appeal could have nationwide repercussions.