Tax-related court cases

A federal court has barred a lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service by two former top executives at Sprint over tax shelters promoted by Ernst & Young because the suit failed to qualify for a waiver under the Federal Tort Claims Act.

Inflating and stealing refunds, three sentenced for faking Scheduled C figures; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued a revenue procedure permanently establishing a process for quickly resolving IRS audits after pilot-testing it in recent years.

The scam included a bogus $1 million charitable donation and fibs to his own accountants.

A district court found a Texas physician responsible for paying a tax penalty on funds loaned to his own medical practice.

The Summa Holdings ruling may be part of a broader push back against the doctrine.

The tax-fraud case may leave the Swiss bank open to a fine of as much as 4.9 billion euros ($5.3 billion).

An ITS preparer sentenced, an injunction for ‘serial tax fraud,’ and other highlights of recent cases.

A pair of former PricewaterhouseCoopers employees received reduced prison sentences after they exposed the secret tax breaks offered by Luxembourg to some multinational companies such as Apple, Ikea, Walt Disney, PepsiCo and Microsoft’s Skype.

Tax attorneys who didn’t file, 19 suspended preparers in Maryland, and other highlights of recent tax fraud cases.