By Charles Toutant | December 19, 2019
Judge Vito Bianco ultimately found the underlying lawsuit was filed to extract extract vengeance against a tax assessor.
By R. Robin McDonald | December 19, 2019
The law firm attempted to shift blame to an accounting firm, which was not a defendant at trial.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Angela Turturro | December 18, 2019
In their Taxation column, Elliot Pisem and David E. Kahen discuss a recent Tax Court memorandum decision, in which a payment in the nature of a finder's fee was made by a target entity in an acquisition, in circumstances that suggested that the payor was designated with a view to achieving a favorable tax result. The desired deduction was disallowed, and an accuracy-related penalty was sustained.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Scott E. Mollen | December 17, 2019
Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein, discusses "U.S. v. Lax," where the court found the decedent's wife benefitted directly from a sham transactions to shield assets from the IRS. Also discussed is "N.Y.C. Hous. Auth. v. Various Tenants, Number II," and "Zagorski v. Makarewicz."
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Jennifer Weidler Karpchuk | December 17, 2019
This year has proven to be a busy year in Pennsylvania's state and local tax (SALT) world, with some notable taxpayer wins and losses. This article will highlight the top three taxpayer SALT victories of 2019.
Daily Business Review | Commentary
By Datan Dorot | December 17, 2019
The IRS intends to reallocate resources to conduct more face-to-face meetings with taxpayers who have ongoing tax issues. This effort stems from the low and limited number of revenue officers available due to the historical constraints and limitations on the resources and budget of the IRS.
By New Jersey State Bar Association | December 16, 2019
Latest issue of NJSBA's New Jersey Lawyer focuses on tax law
By Marcia Coyle | December 13, 2019
The justices granted review in a trio of cases—"Trump v. Vance," "Trump v. Mazars" and "Trump v. Deutsche Bank"—in which federal appellate courts in New York and Washington rejected the president's arguments to shield financial records from law enforcement and congressional investigators.
By Joseph Lipari and Aaron S. Gaynor | December 12, 2019
In a pair of recently released finance letter rulings, the New York City Department of Finance concluded that certain properties qualified for the lower rate of the City's real property transfer tax applicable to residential real property. While taxpayers should rejoice at these rulings, the celebration may be bittersweet. Joseph Lipari and Aaron S. Gaynor discuss why in this edition of their Tax Appeals Tribunal column.
By P.J. D'Annunzio | December 10, 2019
"Financial institutions that conspire with U.S. account holders to hide income in undeclared bank accounts abroad... face substantial criminal and civil penalties for their illicit conduct," U.S. Attorney Ariana Fajardo Orshan said.
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