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  • May 06, 2025

    EU Tax Committee Looking To Streamline Avoidance Measures

    A European Commission tax subcommittee is considering ways to simplify the European Union's various measures aimed at preventing corporate tax avoidance, the subcommittee聽said ahead of a public hearing on the topic next week.

  • May 06, 2025

    Actor Voight, Film Biz Adviser To Trump, Floats Tax Incentives

    Actor Jon Voight, whom President Donald Trump tapped as an adviser on the Hollywood film industry, told Trump that tax incentives, international treaties and limited tariffs could revitalize production, while California Gov. Gavin Newsom separately floated a $7.5 billion federal film tax credit, according to statements shared Tuesday with 麻豆传媒360.

  • May 06, 2025

    Stationery Co. Fights Bid To Move Tariff Case To Trade Court

    The U.S. Court of International Trade does not have exclusive jurisdiction to hear disputes over President Donald Trump's global tariffs, a stationery company told a Florida federal court Monday in opposing the administration's bid to transfer to the suit.

  • May 06, 2025

    Eversheds Sutherland Brings On EY Tax Pro In Atlanta

    Eversheds Sutherland has added a former EY senior manager of international tax and transaction services to its Atlanta office, further strengthening its tax practice after adding a dozen tax controversy attorneys from Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Aughtry PC in March, the firm announced Tuesday.

  • May 06, 2025

    EU Must Not Go Protectionist, Council President Says

    The European Union "must not respond to protectionism with more protectionism," the bloc's council president warned Tuesday, while stressing the need to look after European interests.

  • May 06, 2025

    Money Laundering Surges To 拢377M In UK Amid Fall In Fraud

    Money laundering was the biggest source of fraud and economic crime by value in the U.K. in 2024, with the average value of individual cases increasing 10-fold compared with 2023, a professional services firm reported Tuesday.

  • May 05, 2025

    Credit Suisse To Pay Feds $510.6M For Helping Hide Assets

    Credit Suisse Services AG has agreed to shell out more than $510 million under agreements with federal prosecutors in which the company admitted to helping customers hide more than $4 billion from the IRS in hundreds of offshore accounts, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday.

  • May 05, 2025

    Trump Seeks 100% Tariff On Foreign-Made Movies

    President Donald Trump asked his administration to place a 100% tariff on foreign-made movies, with a spokesperson telling 麻豆传媒360 on Monday that a final decision on the plan hadn't been made.

  • May 05, 2025

    EU Prosecutors Expand Jurisdiction To Poland, Sweden

    The European Public Prosecutor's Office's jurisdiction expanded to include Poland and Sweden with the swearing-in of prosecutors to represent both countries, the EPPO said Monday.

  • May 05, 2025

    Trump Admin Defends Tariff Power In Toy-Makers' Challenge

    President Donald Trump's administration urged a D.C. federal court to deny a request by toy companies to halt global tariffs, arguing the government is authorized to impose trade measures under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

  • May 05, 2025

    Clifford Chance Adds Paul Weiss Exec Compensation Atty In NY

    Clifford Chance LLP has added a Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP transactional attorney in New York as co-chair of its U.S. executive compensation practice, the firm announced Monday.

  • May 05, 2025

    Co. Urges Ending IRS Cost-Sharing Rule After Justices' Ruling

    A controversial rule requiring U.S. companies to include employee stock-based compensation in cost-sharing agreements with offshore affiliates should be scrapped following the U.S. Supreme Court's revocation of required judicial deference to agencies, a drug distributor told a Texas federal court in seeking a nearly $10 million tax refund.

  • May 05, 2025

    Novelist Owes $715K In FBAR Penalties, US Says

    A Japanese author with U.S. citizenship faces penalties exceeding $715,000 for failing to report accounts she held at a Swiss bank, the U.S. government told a California federal court.

  • May 02, 2025

    UK Customs Co. Liable For 拢1.1M VAT Bill, Tribunal Says

    A U.K. company responsible for getting goods through customs must split a 拢1.1 million ($1.3 million) value-added tax bill that an importer deferred before going out of business, the First-tier Tribunal ruled.

  • May 02, 2025

    US, China Battling Over Entrenched Economies, Experts Say

    Differing economic philosophies are contributing to the escalating trade war between the United States and China, according to professionals who follow the countries' relations, with the Chinese government's supply-side ideology rooted in exports and U.S. deficit spending driving demand for imports.

  • May 02, 2025

    Money Laundering, Tax Charges Nixed Vs. Crypto Operator

    An Indiana federal judge dismissed the U.S. government's cases against a man accused of operating an unlicensed money transmitting business, laundering proceeds through cryptocurrency transactions and failing to file tax returns after finding his business was not subject to registration requirements, as the government had maintained.

  • May 02, 2025

    Glencore Exec Can't Duck Tax On 拢150M In Offshore Shares

    Glencore's former head of oil failed to overturn a finding he was liable for income tax on nearly 拢150 million ($200 million) in share distributions from the Jersey-incorporated company, when an appeals court concluded Friday it was subject to U.K. taxation.

  • May 02, 2025

    IRS Updates Rates For Foreign Insurance Company Equations

    The Internal Revenue Service on Friday published updated domestic asset/liability and yields percentages for 2024 that foreign life insurance companies and foreign property and liability insurance companies need to compute their minimum effectively connected net investment income.

  • May 02, 2025

    Taxation With Representation: Goodwin, Haynes Boone

    In this week's Taxation With Representation, Merck buys SpringWorks Therapeutics, Novartis AG acquires Regulus Therapeutics Inc., Sabre Corp. sells its Hospitality Solutions business to private equity shop TPG, and TWG Global and Mubadala Capital team up to bolster their investments.

  • May 02, 2025

    Community Groups Accept Pause In CTA Litigation

    A group of community associations has told the Fourth Circuit they aren't opposed to a government motion to pause litigation over the Corporate Transparency Act, even as they maintained the information disclosure law aimed at small businesses still carries constitutional flaws.

  • May 01, 2025

    Irish Tax Appeals Board Closed 鈧355M In Cases In 2024

    Ireland's Tax Appeals Commission closed more than 1,711 appeals cases in 2024, a 12% increase over the year prior and valued at 鈧355 million ($401 million) in taxes, the commission said in a report.

  • May 01, 2025

    Multinationals Grapple With Tariff-Induced Pricing Issues

    President Donald Trump's flurry of tariff actions since taking office has created new questions for multinationals and their transfer pricing tax planners, including how to properly account for cost increases associated with new duties in related party transactions.

  • May 01, 2025

    Trump Picks Tax Controversy Pro For IRS Chief Counsel Spot

    President Donald Trump has tapped a former Internal Revenue Service chief counsel to return to the role, and if he is confirmed, it will represent the second time in his career that the veteran tax controversy professional will be the agency's top attorney.

  • May 01, 2025

    Chilean Digital Platforms Must Show Users' Tax Compliance

    Digital platforms operating in Chile will need to show that those either contracting their services or using them to offer their owns goods and services are tax-compliant starting in 2026, Chile's tax administration said.

  • May 01, 2025

    Canada Looks To Guide Exporters Navigating US Tariffs

    The Canadian government is offering new resources for exporters dealing with what it called unjustified U.S. tariffs, providing information on rules of origin and customs procedures under the U.S.-Canada-Mexico Agreement.

Expert Analysis

  • Why Now Is The Time For 麻豆传媒 Firms To Hire Lateral Partners

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    Partner and associate mobility data from the second quarter of this year suggest that there's never been a better time in recent years for law firms to hire lateral candidates, particularly experienced partners 鈥 though this necessitates an understanding of potential red flags, say Julie Henson and Greg Hamman at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.

  • Considering Possible PR Risks Of Certain Legal Tactics

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    Disney and American Airlines recently abandoned certain litigation tactics in two lawsuits after fierce public backlash, illustrating why corporate counsel should consider the reputational implications of any legal strategy and partner with their communications teams to preempt public relations concerns, says Chris Gidez at G7 Reputation Advisory.

  • It's No Longer Enough For Firms To Be Trusted Advisers

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    Amid fierce competition for business, the transactional 鈥渢rusted adviser鈥 paradigm from which most firms operate is no longer sufficient 鈥 they should instead aim to become trusted partners with their most valuable clients, says Stuart Maister at Strategic Narrative.

  • Navigating A Potpourri Of Possible Transparency Act Pitfalls

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    Despite the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's continued release of guidance for complying with the Corporate Transparency Act, its interpretation remains in flux, making it important for companies to understand potentially problematic areas of ambiguity in the practical application of the law, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • How Methods Are Evolving In Textualist Interpretations

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    Textualists at the U.S. Supreme Court are increasingly considering new methods such as corpus linguistics and surveys to evaluate what a statute's text communicates to an ordinary reader, while lower courts even mull large language models like ChatGPT as supplements, says Kevin Tobia at Georgetown 麻豆传媒.

  • Why Attorneys Should Consider Community Leadership Roles

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    Volunteering and nonprofit board service are complementary to, but distinct from, traditional pro bono work, and taking on these community leadership roles can produce dividends for lawyers, their firms and the nonprofit causes they support, says Katie Beacham at Kilpatrick.

  • Firms Must Offer A Trifecta Of Services In Post-Chevron World

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    After the U.S. Supreme Court鈥檚 Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo decision overturning Chevron deference, law firms will need to integrate litigation, lobbying and communications functions to keep up with the ramifications of the ruling and provide adequate counsel quickly, says Neil Hare at Dentons.

  • 5 Tips To Succeed In A Master Of 麻豆传媒s Program And Beyond

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    As lawyers and recent law school graduates begin their Master of 麻豆传媒s coursework across the country, they should keep a few pointers in mind to get the most out of their programs and kick-start successful careers in their practice areas, says Kelley Miller at Reed Smith.

  • How 麻豆传媒 Firms Can Avoid 'Collaboration Drag'

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    麻豆传媒 firm decision making can be stifled by 鈥渃ollaboration drag鈥 鈥 characterized by too many pointless meetings, too much peer feedback and too little dissent 鈥 but a few strategies can help stakeholders improve decision-making processes and build consensus, says Steve Groom at Miles Mediation.

  • Litigation Funding Disclosure Key To Open, Impartial Process

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    Blanket investor and funding agreement disclosures should be required in all civil cases where the investor has a financial interest in the outcome in order to address issues ranging from potential conflicts of interest to national security concerns, says Bob Goodlatte, former U.S. House Representative for Virginia.

  • What NFL Draft Picks Have In Common With Lateral 麻豆传媒 Hires

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    Nearly half of law firm lateral hires leave within a few years 鈥 a failure rate that is strikingly similar to the performance of NFL quarterbacks drafted in the first round 鈥 in part because evaluators focus too heavily on quantifiable metrics and not enough on a prospect's character traits, says Howard Rosenberg at Baretz+Brunelle.

  • Replacing The Stigma Of Menopause With 麻豆传媒 Firm Support

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    A large proportion of the workforce is forced to pull the brakes on their career aspirations because of the taboo surrounding menopause and a lack of consistent support, but law firms can initiate the cultural shift needed by formulating thoughtful workplace policies, says Barbara Hamilton-Bruce at Simmons & Simmons.

  • Planning 麻豆传媒 Firm Content Calendars: What, When, Where

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    During the slower month of August, law firms should begin working on their 2025 content calendars, planning out a content creation and distribution framework that aligns with the firm鈥檚 objectives and maintains audience engagement throughout the year, says Jessica Kaplan at Legally Penned.

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