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New ERC Cutoff in “One Big Beautiful Bill” Runs into Serious Parliamentary and Constitutional Headwinds

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The House reconciliation measure branded the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” (OBBB) would bar the IRS from paying any Employee Retention Credit (ERC) refund claims filed after January 31, 2024. Section 112205 of OBBB also imposes...more

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Trump’s Initiative to Revoke Harvard’s Tax-Exempt Status: Implications for Higher Education

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President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to strip the tax-exempt status from colleges and universities. Most recently, on May 2, Trump announced in a social media post, “We are going to be taking away Harvard’s Tax...more

Gray Reed

Balancing Privacy and Tax Enforcement in the Digital Age

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The Internal Revenue Service was aware of significant underreporting of cryptocurrency on tax returns and used one of its investigative tools (i.e., a John Doe summons) in 2016 to seek financial information on thousands of...more

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Court Ruling Hamstrings IRS Enforcement of ACA Employer Mandate

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On April 10, 2025, a federal court in Texas issued an opinion in the case of Faulk Co. v. Becerra that significantly impacts how the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) employer mandate can be enforced. The ruling effectively...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

House tax bill proposes major changes to the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC)

On May 12, 2025, the Republicans on the House Committee on Ways and Means introduced a broad tax reform bill that includes sweeping changes to the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC), also commonly known as the ERC. Chief...more

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Recent Changes and Future Directions: Tax-Exempt Organizations Under the New Administration

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Executive orders, federal funding cuts, and suspended processing of tax-exempt status applications are among the changes affecting nonprofits. ...more

Polsinelli

DEI Executive Orders and Related Litigation

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Executive Summary - On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed 26 executive orders (EO), a record number of EOs signed by a President on Inauguration Day. In his first two weeks as President, a handful of these...more

Miller Canfield

Is the Chief of IRS Appeals Constitutionally Appointed?

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The United States Tax Court skillfully dodged answering the headline question with a holding on standing. The court decided, however, that IRS appeals officers and IRS appeals team managers are not officers of the United...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Supreme Court Update - January 13, 2025

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On January 10, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in three cases: Becerra v. Braidwood Management, Inc., No. 24-316: This case addresses the constitutionality of the U.S. Preventive Services...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

IRS Broker Rule for Digital Assets Faces Constitutional Challenge From Industry Leaders

Three digital asset organizations have jointly filed a lawsuit challenging the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) new digital asset broker reporting rule. The complaint, filed in the Northern District of Texas on December 27,...more

Genova Burns LLC

10th Birthday Wishes to the Affordable Care Act’s Employer Mandate

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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) was signed into law by President Obama on March 23, 2010. ACA affected health insurance coverage, costs and preventive care. It also established the Health Insurance...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

The Supreme Court Has Saved the Tax Code for Now and Left Room for Moore

In Moore v. United States, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the mandatory repatriation tax (MRT), saving a significant portion of the current tax code for now. The question in front of the Court was whether...more

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"A Massive Shock to the Legal System": Supreme Court Supermajority Significantly Curtails Administrative Agency Authority in Loper...

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In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court has overruled the Chevron doctrine, fundamentally altering the landscape of administrative law and significantly impacting federal tax administration. Six justices, with Chief Justice...more

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[Podcast] Implications of Supreme Court’s Tax Decision in Moore v. United States

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A team of BakerHostetler lawyers, led by Partners Andrew Grossman and Jeff Paravano, represented clients Charles and Kathleen Moore at the Supreme Court, arguing that realization is required for federal taxation of income...more

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Moore Thoughts: An Incremental Opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court

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The U.S. Supreme Court on June 20, 2024, ruled 7-2 that Section 965 of the Internal Revenue Code, as revised by the law known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, is constitutional. The issue presented to the Court in Moore v....more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Doing less with Moore: Supreme Court upholds section 965 transition tax in Moore v. United States

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

McDermott Will & Emery

Supreme Court Rules Against Taxpayers in IRC Section 965 Case

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On June 20, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a 7-2 opinion in Moore v. United States, 602 U.S. __ (2024), ruling in favor of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)....more

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Notice of Appeal - A quarterly newsletter reviewing Third Circuit opinions impacting white collar defense lawyers - March 2024

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Defendant and his co-conspirators firebombed an informant’s house and killed several individuals. Six weeks into their trial on related charges, the Government disclosed that one of the defense attorneys previously worked as...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Eager for Moore?

On December 5, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Moore v. United States, which is potentially the next landmark tax case on the meaning of income under the Sixteenth Amendment....more

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Filing a Protective Refund Claim (With a Moore Angle)

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In this article, we discuss some basic considerations for preparing a protective refund claim. These considerations are particularly relevant for taxpayers whose statutes of limitations for refund claims are expiring soon and...more

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Will the Supreme Court Invalidate One or More Sections of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act?

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A tax case pending in the United States Supreme Court, Moore v. United States, may cause a cataclysmic change in the federal income tax. The 16th Amendment to the United States Constitution empowers Congress to impose “taxes...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Is There Taxation Without Realization? Moore May Create More Questions Than Answers

The U.S. tax system developed in response to colonial opposition to taxation without representation.  As such, Article I of the Constitution provides that Congress may not impose a “direct tax” unless the tax is “apportioned”...more

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A Transition to What? SCOTUS Set to Decide the Fate of IRC 965

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The U.S. Supreme Court (“SCOTUS”) has decided to hear a case (Moore v. U.S., No. 22-800 ) where individual taxpayers owned shares in a controlled foreign corporation (“CFC”) and were subject to the so-called “transition tax”...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Left Coast Appeals

This Week at The Ninth: Short Sales and Ripeness

This week, the Ninth Circuit explores whether Twitter’s conflict with the Texas AG’s office over content moderation was ripe for review and when taxpayers may deduct mortgage interest payments after a short sale. ...more

Freeman Law

Supreme Court Update on Tax Cases (March 1, 2022)

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Multiple federal tax cases continue to make their way to the U.S. Supreme Court, and it has certainly been interesting to monitor changes and updates to the Court’s docket. I previously wrote a blog on the oral arguments held...more

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