Almost exactly a year after it shook the tax world by granting certiorari, on June 20, 2024, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Moore v. United States, No. 22-800. By a vote of 7-2, the Court upheld the constitutionality...more
On December 5, 2023, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Moore v. United States, addressing the constitutionality of the section 965 transition tax, which was enacted in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Section 965...more
12/27/2023
/ Apportionment ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
International Tax Issues ,
Moore v US ,
Oral Argument ,
SCOTUS ,
Sixteenth Amendment ,
Subpart F ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Liability
The Supreme Court granted certiorari on June 26 with respect to the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Moore v. United States. The question presented is whether the section 965 transition tax is a “direct tax” that violates the...more
On May 17, 2021, the Supreme Court held that the Anti-Injunction Act (AIA), section 7421(a) of the Code, does not preclude a pre-enforcement challenge to an IRS notice enforced through civil and criminal penalties. The AIA...more
5/26/2021
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Anti-Injunction Act ,
CIC Services LLC v IRS ,
Criminal Liability ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Federal Jurisdiction ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Notice and Comment ,
SCOTUS ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Tax Penalties
As we look forward to 2014, we take a look back at the top 10 important tax controversy issues making the news in 2013 that may have continuing importance in the future....more
On December 3, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously reversed the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and held that (1) a federal district court in a partnership-level proceeding had jurisdiction to determine the...more
12/20/2013
/ Asset Valuations ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Jurisdiction ,
Material Misstatements ,
Partnerships ,
Penalties ,
SCOTUS ,
Tax Shelters ,
TEFRA ,
Underpayment
The year 2012 was quite an interesting one for tax controversy. Whereas 2011 brought a win for the Treasury on deference issues in Mayo Foundation for Medical Ed. v. United States, 131 S. Ct. 704 (2011), 2012 was the year...more
1/16/2013
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Dominion Resources ,
FICA Taxes ,
H&M ,
Hewlett-Packard ,
IRS ,
Mayo Foundation for Medical Ed ,
Net Investment Income ,
PepsiCo ,
Quality Stores ,
SCOTUS ,
Severance Pay