Skip to main content
9 results for: tax
July 29, 2025

IRS Memo Directs Agents to Speed Up Audits

By David Forst, My Vo, Kris Hatch
A recent memo from the IRS's Large Business and International (LB&I) Division indicates an intention to resolve audits efficiently and...
man with magnifying glass looking at documents
July 29, 2025

IRS Memo Directs Agents to Speed Up Audits

By David Forst, My Vo, Kris Hatch
A recent memo from the IRS's Large Business and International (LB&I) Division indicates an intention to resolve audits efficiently and...
June 19, 2025

The One Big Beautiful Bill Augments QSBS Benefits for Startup Founders and Investors

By William Skinner, Kris Hatch
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) was enacted into law on July 4, including the Senate bill's taxpayer-favorable changes to...
June 19, 2025

The One Big Beautiful Bill Augments QSBS Benefits for Startup Founders and Investors

By William Skinner, Kris Hatch
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) was enacted into law on July 4, including the Senate bill's taxpayer-favorable changes to...
June 17, 2025

Tax Court Says AbbVie's $1.6B Break Fee Payment to Shire Properly Deducted as Ordinary Expense

By Vanessa Park-Thompson
A break fee in a merger-gone-south can be deducted as an ordinary expense, the U.S. Tax Court held today, finding for biopharmaceutical...
June 17, 2025

Tax Court Says AbbVie's $1.6B Break Fee Payment to Shire Properly Deducted as Ordinary Expense

By Vanessa Park-Thompson
A break fee in a merger-gone-south can be deducted as an ordinary expense, the U.S. Tax Court held today, finding for biopharmaceutical...
April 30, 2025

Cuts at IRS Appeals

By Vanessa Park-Thompson
The IRS workforce continues to shrink, with deferred resignations of hundreds of IRS Appeals personnel. Bloomberg reports that the IRS...
April 30, 2025

Cuts at IRS Appeals

By Vanessa Park-Thompson
The IRS workforce continues to shrink, with deferred resignations of hundreds of IRS Appeals personnel. Bloomberg reports that the IRS...
April 29, 2025

Key Changes in the Final and Proposed Digital Content and Cloud Computing Regulations

By David Forst, Kris Hatch
The U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) released final1 and proposed2 regulations under § 861 of the Code addressing the U.S. federal...
April 29, 2025

Key Changes in the Final and Proposed Digital Content and Cloud Computing Regulations

By David Forst, Kris Hatch
The U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) released final1 and proposed2 regulations under § 861 of the Code addressing the U.S. federal...
February 06, 2025

U.S. Department of Treasury’s Proposed PTEP Regulations: Key Changes and Tax Implications

By Kris Hatch, William Skinner
The U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) recently released proposed regulations under §§ 959 and 961 and related Code sections...
February 06, 2025

U.S. Department of Treasury’s Proposed PTEP Regulations: Key Changes and Tax Implications

By Kris Hatch, William Skinner
The U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) recently released proposed regulations under §§ 959 and 961 and related Code sections...
December 27, 2024

IRS Releases Final Broker Reporting Regulations for DeFi

By David Forst, Sean McElroy, Matthew Dimon
The IRS released final broker reporting regulations for DeFi transactions on December 27, 2024, effective starting January 1, 2027. The...
December 27, 2024

IRS Releases Final Broker Reporting Regulations for DeFi

By David Forst, Sean McElroy, Matthew Dimon
The IRS released final broker reporting regulations for DeFi transactions on December 27, 2024, effective starting January 1, 2027. The...
December 16, 2024

Exxon Mobil Case is an Early Taxpayer Win in the Economic Substance Controversy

By William Skinner
Recently, in Exxon Mobil Corp. v. United States (No. 3:22-cv-00515), a District Court in Texas ruled that the taxpayer was entitled to...
image of gavel and justice scales
December 16, 2024

Exxon Mobil Case is an Early Taxpayer Win in the Economic Substance Controversy

By William Skinner
Recently, in Exxon Mobil Corp. v. United States (No. 3:22-cv-00515), a District Court in Texas ruled that the taxpayer was entitled to...