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New Jersey Law Journal

DISBARRED: Lawyer Loses License Over 'Unwillingness to Pay His Fair Share'

The attorney was holding public office during the same period he engaged in his tax evasion, giving him "a higher appreciation of his obligation to pay his fair share in taxes," the Disciplinary Review Board said.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Tax Court Addresses Real Estate Interest Deductions

The federal income tax treatment of interest deductions is often complex and unintuitive. A recent Tax Court case, Cardulla v. Commissioner, addressed a number of issues that may be relevant for taxpayers with interest expense on debt attributable to real estate activities.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Partial Taking

A partial taking may consist of a small taking, yet may cause substantial damage to the remainder. Indeed, it may leave a valueless remainder. Property owners should be aware of their right to just compensation.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Hyatt Hotels': Are Omissions From Gross Income an Accounting Method?

'Hyatt Hotels v. Commissioner' underscores that even an approach to accounting for income and expenses that has been applied consistently by a taxpayer over many years is not necessarily a "method of accounting" subject to the government's broad power to impose adjustments under Section 481(a).
10 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

IRS Announces Employee Retention Credit (ERC) Moratorium and Settlement Initiatives

Although the ERC was designed to put money into the pockets of businesses experiencing disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic, it also created a cottage industry of ERC advisers competing for those businesses as clients.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Gunster Expands Corporate Litigation and Tax Capabilities With 2 New Hires in South Florida

"Now that we are growing our practice group, we have significantly more ability to be able to handle the work that I think we've had to turn down in the past," incoming Gunster counsel David Sawyer said.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

IRC Section 1202: A Calculated Approach To Increase Tax Benefits

Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code provides substantial benefits to non-corporate shareholders of certain C corporations. Clients should be aware of the benefits and risks associated with forming or acquiring different types of entities.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Significant Impact of Interest Taxation as a Settlement Valuation Bridge (Nationally)

In personal injury claims where the two sides have disparate valuations based in part on substantial interest accrual, there exists an underused tool for bridging the difference and reaching an accord.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

'How Is That Not Illegal?': Ga. Appellate Court Eyes Class Certification in Fulton County Tax Dispute

"I've done a lot of class action work and I've never seen a case better suited for class certification. We were shocked when we got the court's email," plaintiff-appellant counsel said.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

McDermott Expands Tax Team in Houston With Mayer Brown Partner

Shawn O'Brien, who joined McDermott Will & Emery on Monday as a partner in Houston in the tax practice group, had been global co-head of the tax-energy group.
2 minute read

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