U.S. Law Week summarizes selected splits among U.S. federal courts of appeals each month.

US Justice Department says Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, has pleaded guilty to nine tax offenses at a federal court in Los Angeles.

Partners at Troutman Pepper and Locke Lord this week voted in favor of the law firms merging, according to a joint statement Thursday.

Multistate Tax Commission General Counsel Nancy Prosser will leave the intergovernmental tax agency Sept. 24 after four years as the commission’s top legal officer, she announced Thursday.

The IRS was dealt a pair of losses by the US Tax Court on Thursday, which barred as too late the agency’s tax deficiency determinations against partners in a direct-mail subscription business.

A multistate effort examining uniform rules for taxing the digital economy will explore the definitions of digital products and services, potentially giving states a template for expanding their sales tax bases.

The European Union Official Gazette Sept. 3 published the European Commission (EC) decision in State Aid Case No. SA.114303, approving Sweden’s estimated budget increase for the state aid regime supporting ...

The Omani News Agency (ONA) Sept. 2 announced the issuance of Royal Decree Nos. 34/2024 and 35/2024, ratifying the air services agreements with: 1) Tunisia, signed on June 28; and ...

The Mauritian Revenue Authority Sept. 3 issued a communique on the tax arrears settlement regime (TASS). The communique states that: 1) the TASS has been renewed for financial year 2024/2025 ...

The Turkish Official Gazette Aug. 31 published General Communique No. 563 from the Revenue Administration, clarifying financial statement inflation adjustment procedures for specified provisional tax periods in 2024. The adjustment’s ...

The Danish Customs and Tax Administration Sept. 2 posted online Tax Council Binding Answer No. SKM2024.432.SR, clarifying place of effective management and permanent establishment (PE) rules for employee home offices ...

The South African Revenue Service Aug. 2 announced the September 2024 tax calendar, containing filing and payment deadlines for various taxes. The calendar includes the deadlines of: 1) Sept. 6 ...

The New Jersey Governor signed a law authorizing school districts, without a board of school estimate, to submit to the voters of the district, at a special school election, separate ...

Multistate Tax Commission General Counsel Nancy Prosser will leave the intergovernmental tax agency Sept. 24 after four years as the commission’s top legal officer, she announced Thursday.

The Oklahoma Tax Commission Aug. 29 released an updated sales and use tax guide for prepared food and food ingredients. The guide details that sales of food and food ingredients ...

The New Jersey Governor signed a law modifying certain provisions of the Historic Property Reinvestment and Brownfields Redevelopment Incentive programs. The law: 1) increases the maximum tax credit award for ...

The Arkansas Tax Appeals Commission ruled in favor of married taxpayers filing jointly, reversing a proposed tax assessment issued by the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration. The taxpayers appealed ...

The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) July 1 released Publication 41A, detailing the administration of various taxes and fees, including the Environmental Fee and the Oil Spill ...

Circor International Inc. won’t owe any financial penalties after settling SEC accounting charges, coming on the heels of a similar accounting enforcement deal with Portland General Electric Co. announced earlier this week.

New York’s insurance regulator ordered American Transit Insurance Co. to immediately find capital and explore a sale in a damning report laying out its severe financial condition.

The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service requested comments on Saver’s Match, a SECURE 2.0-mandated program allowing 401(k) savers to receive an annual match contribution of up to $1,000 from the agency, slated to begin in 2027.

A Florida man convicted 20 years ago in connection with an organized-crime-related stock trading scheme claims his company is now a fraud victim, saying lottery-ticket platform Lottery.com violated terms of an investment agreement and pocketed the money to pay for its CEO’s $25,000-a-month rental mansion.

Liberty Global Inc. risks being double-taxed by the US on the proceeds from its $3.2 billion sale of a Japanese telecom affiliate because the US Tax Court mistakenly interpreted rules for sourcing income, the broadband service provider told a federal appeals court.

The UK’s accounting regulator said Thursday that insurance companies generally were following new global accounting rules properly, but called for improvements in areas including the use of estimates.