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The IRS Large Business & International (LB&I) Division published an Interim Guidance Memorandum (IGM) on July 23, 2025, implementing three changes to current LB&I audit procedures. Specifically, the IGM (1) removes the...more
In the last legislative session, the Indiana General Assembly introduced and passed significant changes to Indiana’s business personal property tax regime. The changes in Indiana’s SB 1, along with subsequent amendments from...more
The Alabama Legislature adjourned sine die near midnight on May 14, 2025, with the final legislative meeting day bogged down with filibusters by certain senators. Fortunately, a spate of tax bills had already passed both the...more
On March 20, President Trump signed an Executive Order titled Stopping Waste, Fraud, and Abuse by Eliminating Information Silos, which calls for federal officials “to have full and prompt access to all unclassified agency...more
Sonder Europe Limited (Sonder) leased self-contained apartments from landlords for 2 to 10 years, furnishing and decorating them if needed (without altering the fabric or structure of the apartment), and then sub-let them to...more
What should you do if you receive an IRS audit notification letter? Why should you consider engaging an experienced IRS audit and tax attorney who represents U.S. taxpayers facing an IRS audit or any other federal or state...more
Property tax, or ad valorem tax, is a fact of life for people and businesses in Texas. As one of the few states in the United States without income tax, Texas counties rely on property tax as a source of revenue to pay for...more
I have previously written on the Bittner (E.D. Tex.) case in a prior Insight. Briefly summarized, the taxpayer, Mr. Bittner, was a dual citizen of both Romania and the United States. However, in 1990, he moved back to...more
Empty property rates are a tax on failure; the failure of the owner to let premises or to find its own use for the premises. Given they are charged at the same rates as occupied property, it’s no wonder property owners seek...more
Ohio Supreme Court rejects taxes on draft beer tap maintenance and cleaning–limits scope of taxation on janitorial-type services....more
The 10th District Court of Appeals has heard oral arguments to decide the fate of Ohio’s efforts to reform municipal income tax for businesses and enact a centralized filing system. Last year, Ohio enacted H.B. 49, which...more
In a case of first impression by an Alabama appellate court, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals recently considered the appeal of the Alabama Department of Revenue (ADOR) of an adverse circuit court ruling involving whether...more
Although every LLC, limited partnership or other pass-through entity doing business in Alabama, and even those simply organized under Alabama law, are subject to an annual business privilege tax (BPT), certain entities can...more
For the second time in just over a year, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed the United States Tax Court and affirmed the right of a taxpayer to structure its affairs in a manner that takes into account...more
On April 29, 2015, the Washington Court of Appeals issued an important tax decision in Avnet, Inc. v. Washington Department of Revenue, Dkt. No. 45108-5-II. In its most significant holding, the court of appeals effectively...more
Good news for taxpayers who have, or who are considering, abandoning an interest in an underperforming partnership. Earlier this week the Fifth Circuit overturned the Tax Court’s 2013 decision in Pilgrim’s Pride, clearing...more