Tax Law, Civil Remedies

Tax Court Of Canada Issues A Comprehensive Ruling On Privilege Issues And The Appropriate Exercise Of Remedies To Address...

by Douglas Stewart | Dentons on 5/22/2013

In a recent Tax Court of Canada ruling on a motion heard in Imperial Tobacco Canada Limited v. The Queen, 2013 TCC 144 the Court considered a motion for an Order directing the Appellant to attend and be cross-examined on its...more

Nothing Goes Better with Race Tires than . . . Wine?! – Fourth Circuit Limits Taxable eDiscovery Costs

by Carey Busen | BakerHostetler on 5/8/2013

As we’ve discussed multiple times, the issue of what types of ediscovery costs are taxable under 28 U.S.C. § 1920 was first addressed by a federal appellate court last spring in Race Tires America, Inc. v. Hoosier Racing Tire...more

California Supreme Court Allows Class Actions for Local Tax Refunds - Class Actions Allowed Despite Local Ordinances Banning Them

by Michael M. Mullins, William Priest, Kelly Salt | Best Best & Krieger LLP on 5/3/2013

The California Supreme Court recently ruled that local tax refund claims may be pursued as class actions, even where a city has an existing ordinance prohibiting such claims. The ruling is broad enough to expose local...more

Sutherland SALT Shaker: April 2013 Digest

by Mary Alexander, Andrew Appleby, Zachary Atkins, Madison Barnett, Todd Betor, Scott Booth, Christopher Chang, Timothy Gustafson, Saabir Kapoor, Jessica Kerner, Shane Lord, Pilar Mata, more +Suzanne Palms, Kathryn Pittman, David Pope, Maria Todorova, Jack Trachtenberg, Prentiss Willson | Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 5/1/2013

In this issue: - California Court of Appeal: No Man May Profit From His Own Wrongdoing in a Court of Justice - The (True) Object of My Affection: A Nontaxable Stock Screening Service - Alternate Universe...more

No Happy Trails For Victorville Tax Increment Bond Financing

by Keith Paul Bishop | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 4/30/2013

For more than thirty years, I’ve driven by, but never stopped at, the Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Museum in Victorville, California. The museum eventually relocated to Missouri but reportedly did not survive for long. Despite...more

Legal Alert: IRS Clarifies "Binding Written Contract" Definition in Renewable Energy Tax Credit Begun Construction Guidance

by David Cho, Dorothy Black Franzoni, Jonathan Goldman, Amish Shah, Ram Sunkara, Thomas Warren | Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 4/29/2013

On April 25, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service updated guidance issued on April 15, 2013, that explained how to satisfy the new “begun construction” requirement for the renewable energy section 45 production tax credit (PTC)...more

IRS Issues Additional Payroll Tax Refund Procedures

by Rena Pirsos | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 4/22/2013

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has posted additional procedures explaining how employers and employees can obtain refunds of overpaid federal income, Social Security and Medicare (FICA) taxes after the 2012 transportation...more

Employers: Deadline To File Protective Payroll Tax Refund Claim Nears

by Rena Pirsos | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 4/18/2013

Employers that paid federal income tax (FIT) and Social Security and Medicare (FICA) taxes on the value of health care benefits provided to employees' same-sex partners for tax years 2009 and after should consider whether...more

Federal Appeals Court Holds That Supplemental Unemployment Compensation Benefits Are Not ‘Wages’ Subject To FICA Taxation,...

by Robert Hertzberg, Lisa B. Petkun, Michael Reed | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 4/15/2013

In an important recent decision, United States v. Quality Stores, Inc., et al., Case No. 01-1563, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 18820 (6th Cir. Sept. 7, 2012), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that supplemental...more

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Tax Court Of Canada Issues A Comprehensive Ruling On Privilege Issues And The Appropriate Exercise Of Remedies To Address...

Nothing Goes Better with Race Tires than . . . Wine?! – Fourth Circuit Limits Taxable eDiscovery Costs

California Supreme Court Allows Class Actions for Local Tax Refunds - Class Actions Allowed Despite Local Ordinances Banning Them

Sutherland SALT Shaker: April 2013 Digest

No Happy Trails For Victorville Tax Increment Bond Financing

Legal Alert: IRS Clarifies "Binding Written Contract" Definition in Renewable Energy Tax Credit Begun Construction Guidance

IRS Issues Additional Payroll Tax Refund Procedures

Employers: Deadline To File Protective Payroll Tax Refund Claim Nears

Federal Appeals Court Holds That Supplemental Unemployment Compensation Benefits Are Not ‘Wages’ Subject To FICA Taxation,...

Married Same-Sex Couples Should File Protective Claims For Tax Refunds Now

Deadline for Filing FICA Tax Refunds is April 15

Personal Injury Damages And Medicaid Leins - SCOTUS Decides

Key Takeaways for Companies to Consider When Doing Government-Contract Work

Senator Grassley’s Harsh Criticisms Of IRS Whistleblower Program Implementation

Administrative Bank Attachment

IRS Reporting Requirements for Class Action Settlement Payments and Court Awarded Damages

File for FICA Tax Refunds Before April 15

Lessons from Thomas v. UBS AG (7th Cir. 2013) -- Multistate Class Actions & Applicable Law in Federal Diversity

Shifting the Growing Costs of E-Discovery

District Court Holds IRS Lacks Authority to Issue and Enforce Tax Return Preparer Regulations

Do I Have To Pay Taxes On My Personal Injury Settlement?

Trial Attorney Tax Summary for Taxation of Settlements and Damages – Part 2: Punitive Damages

IRS "Fresh Start Program" Offers More Taxpayers Greater Opportunity to Resolve IRS Debts

A Month in UK Employment Law - January 2013

Trial Attorney Tax Summary for Taxation of Settlements and Damages – Part 1: The Basics

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