The IRS won a major economic substance case on October 31. A federal district court in Liberty Global, Inc. v. United States, No. 20-cv-03501 (D. Colo.), found that a planned corporate transaction lacked economic substance. ...more
On April 11, 2023, the IRS issued proposed regulations concerning IRC § 6751(b). The statute requires that specific civil penalties must be personally approved (in writing) by the immediate supervisor of the individual making...more
Today, the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision in Bittner v. United States, ruling that the Bank Secrecy Act’s $10,000 maximum penalty for a nonwillful failure to file a timely and accurate FBAR report accrues on a per-FBAR...more
...A communication must be made for the purpose of legal advice to be protected from disclosure by the attorney-client privilege. If legal advice is not the purpose of the communication, the attorney-client privilege does not...more
The Tax Court has denied Coca-Cola’s request to file an out of time motion for reconsideration of the Court’s November 2020 adverse transfer pricing decision. Coca-Cola filed its motion 196 days after the Tax Court served its...more