Tax

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Starbucks Corp. won a court fight and a Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV unit lost one over European Union tax orders in decisions that left lawyers puzzling over the impact on Apple Inc.’s chances of toppling a record 13 billion-euro ($14.3 billion) bill.

The iPhone maker may only need to wait until Tuesday to learn about its chances of success in the biggest tax case in recent history.

The Internal Revenue Service had a difficult time coming out with guidance, forms and instructions for provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act like GILTI.

A review of the financial records of the National Rifle Association of America shows that the affiliate transferred nearly three times as much last year as in the past.

Plus new products from Chargify, Avii, and a new chief product officer at MineralTree.

Guns galore; game of Chicken; an ID you can’t refuse; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Newly appointed officials in the SB/SE Division plan to make changes in the IRS’s strategy for dealing with collections and enforcement.

Resource limitations and a drop in staff at the service allowed businesses to get away with billions of dollars in unpaid taxes.

Corporations brought $88.3 billion of overseas profits back to the U.S. in the second quarter, marking nearly $1 trillion that has returned since Congress overhauled the international tax system.