Tax

Last week, Medtronic Plc suffered a legal setback in its bid to avoid a $1.4 billion U.S. tax bill — a ruling that may have costly implications for other multinationals battling the Internal Revenue Service over the use of overseas payments to lower their taxes.

Changes to state tax laws for unincorporated businesses could help them circumvent the $10,000 limit on state and local tax deductions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Today, there are about 100 single family offices in Russia and as many as 20 multi-family offices. Such firms typically tend to investments, taxes, estate planning and even personal needs such as travel and education.

Private wealth managers and accountants are advising their ultra-rich clients to deal with the topic of their own mortality.

Jurors are weighing the evidence for a second day in the fraud trial of Paul Manafort after the judge responded late Thursday to four written questions they posed.

Loot for a state campaign; ‘hijacked’ returns; bogus liens; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

A group of Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee is asking the IRS and the Treasury to issue guidance to clarify the congressional intent behind several provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.