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Income taxes are taxes that are collected on the individual earnings of persons or entities. Depending on the jurisdiction, income taxes are calculated and collected in a variety of ways. Some tax systems collect... more +
Income taxes are taxes that are collected on the individual earnings of persons or entities. Depending on the jurisdiction, income taxes are calculated and collected in a variety of ways. Some tax systems collect income taxes based on a progressive scheme, while others may utilize a proportional or regressive framework. less -
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Court Strikes Down Largest Non-Willful FBAR Penalty Ever

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I have previously written on the Bittner (E.D. Tex.) case in a prior Insight.  Briefly summarized, the taxpayer, Mr. Bittner, was a dual citizen of both Romania and the United States.  However, in 1990, he moved back to...more

Jones Day

Resurgence of Bifurcation Approach to Priority of Straddle Year Taxes in Bankruptcy

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A basic tenet of bankruptcy law, premised on the legal separateness of a debtor prior to filing for bankruptcy and the estate created upon a bankruptcy filing, is that prepetition debts are generally treated differently than...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Taxation & Representation - June 2019 #3

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TAX TIDBIT - Five Takeaways and a Falsehood: Test Your Knowledge of the Ways and Means Tax Markup - On Thursday, the House Ways and Means Committee marked up and approved the following four bills, largely along...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Tax Reform in the New Administration

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The upcoming change in administration, combined with retained Republican control of both houses of Congress, is expected to result in significant changes in the federal income tax system, on both the domestic and...more

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