Tax-related court cases

Personal and professional; off he goes (to jail); charity case; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, a member of the cast of MTV’s reality series “Jersey Shore,” and his brother Marc Sorrentino, have pleaded guilty to federal tax charges.

The Supreme Court may be on the verge of tidying up an issue that has vexed states since the beginning of online sales—the attempt to collect tax on the sales by remote sellers into their states.

The service claimed it had six years to collect, but the three-year limit was upheld.

The U.S. Supreme Court will consider freeing state and local governments to collect billions of dollars in sales taxes from online retailers, agreeing to revisit a 26-year-old ruling that has made much of the internet a tax-free zone.

Gone Postal; five down in fraud; ‘saves me a lot of taxes’; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Fraud from the ground up; coding crook; and the nominees are; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said his administration plans to sue the federal government over the new Republican tax law, on the grounds that it’s unconstitutional because it discriminates against New York and other states that voted against President Donald Trump.

A roundup of influential and important legal decisions from the past year.

The estate of Michael Jackson looks to have escaped a possibly hefty penalty for allegedly undervaluing the late singer’s assets.

Now for the clients; ‘the crimes were serious’; the jailed and the dead; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

A High Court case examines what, exactly, ‘impeding or obstructing’ the IRS means.

CPA skims half a mil; rough ride; makeup fake-up; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Fund manager David Gorton sued a U.S. law firm for fraud after its lawyers convinced him to buy into a carbon-credit investment that they had an undeclared financial interest in, according to a London lawsuit.

Lots of loot, lots of cars; figures that didn’t add up; Fast time; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Some Liberty Tax Inc. investors have lost patience with founder John Hewitt.

Virtual currency owners experiencing the thrill of record high values should take note that the IRS is stepping up enforcement.

Like mother, like daughter; a rep for refunds; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

For Carl J. Marinello II, the omnibus clause, or “uber” clause, in Code section 7212(a) had the effect of turning his failures to file tax returns over a period of years from misdemeanors into a felony.

Brooke Harrington, an American tax expert with a PhD from Harvard University, was about to make Copenhagen her home when she found out she was facing criminal charges.