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Erroneous refund interest may support innocent spouse relief
A taxpayer may seek equitable innocent spouse relief for obligations arising from an erroneous refund of underpayment interest because those obligations can constitute “unpaid tax” under the Internal Revenue […]
Trump dismisses lawsuit against IRS, court filing shows
U.S. President Donald Trump voluntarily dismissed his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, according to a May 18 court filing. Terms of the dismissal were not immediately available, […]
SCOTUS: Tax Court couldn’t hear taxpayer’s due process appeal
Supreme Court rules the U.S. Tax Court lacked jurisdiction to hear a taxpayer’s appeal from an adverse decision in a collection due process hearing conducted pursuant to 26 U.S.C. §6330 once the Internal Revenue Service abandoned its efforts to levy against her property.
Trusts and estates lawyers focus on estate tax exemption
By Bennett Loudon For trusts and estates professionals, the big question is what will happen to the estate tax exemption with President Donald J. Trump back in the White House? […]
4th Circuit clarifies meaning of ‘loss’ in sentencing guidelines
Where the District Court determined that “loss,” for purposes of calculating the sentence of a woman convicted of presenting false tax returns to the Internal Revenue Service, encompasses both the […]
4th Circuit: Challenge to government’s filter protocol dismissed
Where a man’s challenge to the search protocol to be used by the government in reviewing material seized by from the man was rejected by the District Court, his appeal was dismissed.
What to expect if marijuana rescheduling is approved
The evolving cannabis industry faces uncertainty under the proposed rescheduling of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act, potentially impacting medical-use businesses significantly while adult-use businesses may still navigate federal legal constraints.
Charity’s former leader pleads guilty in scam
CHARLOTTE — The former leader of a Gastonia charity has pleaded guilty to stealing thousands of dollars from the nonprofit agency and failing to pay its payroll and other taxes […]
Jury convicts businessmen on multiple federal tax charges
CHARLOTTE — Two Charlotte businessmen were convicted Tuesday by a federal jury of failing to account for and pay more than $150,000 in taxes to the Internal Revenue Service over […]
Businessman pleads guilty to evading $1M-plus in taxes
NEW BERN — Arturo Barcenas Gonzalez, a Cary businessman, awaits sentencing after pleading guilty last week to tax evasion. He faces a maximum of five years in prison, a $250,000 […]
Ex-contractor sentenced for leaking Trump, others’ tax returns
WASHINGTON — A former contractor for the Internal Revenue Service who pleaded guilty to leaking tax information to news outlets about former President Donald Trump and thousands of the country’s […]
Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to tax counts
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden's son Hunter has pleaded not guilty to two tax crimes after a plea deal with federal prosecutors unraveled during a court hearing in Delaware following the judge's concerns over the agreement. Hunter Biden was charged last month with two misdemeanor tax crimes of failure to pay more than $100,000 in taxes from over $1.5 million in income in both 2017 a[...]
Top Legal News
- SCOTUS News: Court rules customs agents can turn back asylum seekers
- Limited hearing ordered on counsel’s failure to use evaluation report
- As Supreme Court’s term nears its end, three major Trump rulings due
- SCOTUS News: State concealed-carry restriction violates 2nd Amendment
- File-sharing conviction qualifies as crime of child abuse under immigration law
- World court judges sue Trump administration over sanctions
- SCOTUS News: Justices shut down Roundup failure-to-warn claims
- Conservative court candidate’s ties to convicted sex offender draw scrutiny
- Sentencing enhancement vacated for lack of predicate felony findings
- Trump’s power takes center stage in US Supreme Court’s home stretch
- Fraud claims against hospital revived in surgery dispute
Commentary
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- Legally Speaking: What spring can teach us about active listening
- A useful patent management government notice
- Opinion: NC judges have enormous power. Be sure to vote in November
- The third option: Why your best employees are quietly losing their edge
- AI divorce is real, but family law can still save itself
- ‘AI won’t take your job’ and other things CEOs say before the layoffs
- When not to believe (your lyin’ eyes)
- Conduct a technology audit to improve law firm efficiency
- When the client brings ChatGPT to the consultation
- Content Marketing: Where law firms lose referrals and how to prevent it
- Your best people are not leaving for more money — they are leaving because you stopped paying attention
