New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Kevin O'Brien | April 26, 2022
The tax treatment of personal injury settlements and verdicts is widely misunderstood, but the rule is actually simple.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Conrad Teitell | April 22, 2022
With so many cash donations being made to help the people of Ukraine, Conrad Teitell offers a timely and helpful discussion of income tax rules for charitable gifts for use overseas. He explains how tax savings reduce the cost of giving and in many cases enable donors to give more.
By Marcia Coyle | April 21, 2022
The justices ruled a 30-day limit for filing a petition in the U.S. Tax Court to challenge an IRS decision to seize property is not a jurisdictional limit and can be equitably tolled.
By Adolfo Pesquera | April 20, 2022
"On a certain level, it's just a little—insulting may not be the right word—but there's a level of 'You can't be serious!' that cats get tax-exempt treatment, but not women," Baker Botts partner Meghan D. McElvy said.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Elliot Pisem and David E. Kahen | April 20, 2022
In this edition of their Taxation column, Elliot Pisem and David E. Kahen discuss two recent cases in which federal tax rules were found to be unenforceable by reason of the government's failure to comply with the notice-and-comment requirement of the Administrative Procedure Act.
Connecticut Law Tribune | News
By Andrew Larson | April 19, 2022
"That he sometimes chose to 'absorb' late payment penalties … means that he made a conscious decision not to pay by the date he was required to pay—that is, he voluntarily and intentionally violated a known legal duty," court documents say.
Delaware Business Court Insider
By Jason Grant | April 15, 2022
The Appellate Division, First Department court ruled that even though the offshore fund had "no other presence" in New York City other than its minority interest in the hedge fund manager, "the business activities conducted in the City by the entity in which the taxpayer [fund] had invested provided a nexus between the taxpayer's capital gain and the City."
By Jason Grant | April 15, 2022
The Appellate Division, First Department court ruled that even though the offshore fund had "no other presence" in New York City other than its minority interest in the hedge fund manager, "the business activities conducted in the City by the entity in which the taxpayer [fund] had invested provided a nexus between the taxpayer's capital gain and the City."
By Dan Roe | April 14, 2022
Scott Bakal joined Greenberg's Fort Lauderdale office as a shareholder in late March after 36 years at Chicago law firm Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg, where he co-chaired the firm's tax practice.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan | April 14, 2022
In this edition of their Eastern District Roundup, Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan report on several significant decisions, including: a denial of defendants' motions for a new trial based on the court's decision to seat only jurors who had been vaccinated against COVID-19; an affirmance of an order disqualifying a law firm from representing defendants while the firm was also representing a prospective trial witness with different interests; and a dismissal of an action seeking the refund of a federal tax penalty where the court lacked subject matter jurisdiction.
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