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On June 17, 2025, the Tax Court opinion in AbbVie Inc. and Subsidiaries v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue was issued, holding that the approximately $1.6 billion termination fee AbbVie (a Delaware corporation) paid to its...more
On June 17, the U.S. Tax Court ruled that AbbVie, Inc. could deduct the fee it paid to terminate its 2014 combination agreement with Shire plc. This decision represents a significant win for AbbVie, and it represents a...more
In a significant win for taxpayers, the U.S. Tax Court recently ruled in AbbVie Inc. v. Commissioner, Docket No. 2597-23, that a $1.6 billion "Break Fee" paid by AbbVie qualifies as an ordinary and necessary business expense...more
If you’ve been around closely held businesses long enough, you know that a transfer of money between a business and its owner, or between two related businesses, is sometimes characterized by the parties as a loan (“related...more
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 giant AbbVie and rejecting the IRS’s argument that AbbVie must treat the fee as a capital...more
An Agency Under Siege - The mission statement of the IRS reminds taxpayers that it is their responsibility to understand and meet their tax obligations, while it is the role of the IRS to “enforce the [tax] law with...more
Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for May 15, 2025 – June 2, 2025....more
Welcome to the October 2024 issue of REIT Tax News. Below, we take a look at five developments to read about in less than five minutes. 1. Loper Bright standard takes hold in Varian Medical case - In the landmark case of...more
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the IRS was confronted with a proliferation of corporate transactions that it viewed as aggressive tax shelters. Relying on the authority Congress delegated through Section 6011(a), the IRS...more
The U.S. Tax Court recently held in SN Worthington Holdings LLC v. Commissioner, 162 T.C. No. 10 (2024), that the petitioning partnership had properly elected into the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (BBA) procedures for the...more
The U.S. Tax Court recently issued an opinion in Parkway Gravel Inc. v. Commissioner, Docket No. 10819-21, respecting the structure of a gravel company's sale of a land parcel known as the Freeway Pit. In finding for the...more
Over an objection by the IRS, the Tax Court recently ruled in Kapur v. Commissioner that it could limit discovery and permit statistical sampling of voluminous data related to a claimed research credit. The court refused,...more
Would you be surprised to learn that most shareholders of closely held corporations, and especially those with minority or merely passive interests, believe they cannot be held responsible for the tax obligations of their...more
Short Summary: The case discusses the tax classification of a foreign corporation for U.S. tax purposes and the substantiation of various business expenses such as vehicle, travel, and meals and entertainment expenses....more
The Tax Court in Brief – December 12th – December 16th, 2022 - Freeman Law’s “The Tax Court in Brief” covers every substantive Tax Court opinion, providing a weekly brief of its decisions in clear, concise prose....more
A taxpayer’s status as a resident or nonresident is not always straightforward. A dual-status taxpayer, for example, may qualify as both a nonresident alien and a resident alien during the same tax year. Typically, this...more
Withdrawing Value- Any tax adviser who has represented closely held businesses and their owners long enough realizes there are certain recurring themes that transcend the otherwise unique characteristics of the industry of...more
Tax Litigation: The Week of February 7 – February 11, 2022 Williams v. Commissioner Slone v. Commissioner Slone v. Comm’r, T.C. Memo 2022-6 | February 7, 2022 | Lauber, J. | Dkt. Nos. 6629-10, 6630-10, 6631-10, 6632-10...more
Tax the Rich? The President’s plan for a tax regime that would ensure the rich pay their “fair share” of the cost of implementing his programs has come one step closer to being realized . . . maybe . . . well, sort of ....more
Tax Court Cases: The Week of August 30 – September 3, 2021 - Karson C. Kaebel v. Comm’r, No. 16171-18P, T.C. Memo 2021-109 | September 9, 2021 | Halpern | Dkt. No. 16171-18P - Tax Dispute Short Summary: This case focuses on...more
Freeman Law’s “The Tax Court in Brief” covers every substantive Tax Court opinion, providing a weekly brief of its decisions in clear, concise prose. The Week of May 3 – May 7, 2021 - Chancellor v. Comm’r, T.C. Memo....more
Corporate Rate Increase? We begin this week with the Senate having passed the President’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief and economic stimulus plan (the “American Rescue Plan” following a marathon session during which...more
Freeman Law’s “The Tax Court in Brief” covers every substantive Tax Court opinion, providing a weekly brief of its decisions in clear, concise prose....more
The law has always favored the term “reasonable.” For example, the law affords protection against a negligence lawsuit if a person can demonstrate he or she acted as a reasonable person would have under similar...more
On April 9, 2020, the IRS issued Notice 2020-23 (the “Notice”), which extends more tax deadlines to cover individuals, estates, corporations and others. The notice expands upon tax relief granted in prior IRS notices that...more