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On June 14, 2025, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed H.F. 9 into law, modifying the state’s R&D Tax Credit to make a portion refundable for the first time....more
On June 30, 2025, Governor Mike DeWine signed Am. Sub. House Bill 96 (H.B. 96 or the Budget Bill) into law. The Budget Bill covers fiscal years 2026–2027. It includes several changes to R.C. 5739 and R.C. 5741, the Ohio...more
In a significant development for multinational companies operating in the digital space, France’s Supreme Administrative Court (Conseil d’État) has referred the country’s Digital Services Tax (DST) regime to the...more
On July 25, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the District Court decision holding that the Mayo Clinic is entitled to an $11.5 million refund of certain unrelated business income taxes imposed on...more
On August 1, 2025, legislation went into effect amending the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) of the state of Delaware as contained in Senate Bill No. 95. The following is a brief summary of some of the more...more
On June 12, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a significant decision in Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Zuch, clarifying the jurisdictional boundaries of the U.S. Tax Court in Collection Due Process (CDP) appeals....more
On June 16, 2025, the Senate Finance Committee released its draft of the tax provisions in H.R. 1 (commonly referred to as the “One Big Beautiful Bill” (the SFC Bill)). We previously covered the original legislation passed by...more
Filing your 2024-25 Self-Assessment return early means faster refunds, better budgeting, and no deadline stress. Do not delay, start gathering your tax details today....more
On 21 May 2025, the Danish Tax Agency published new guidelines introducing revised administrative practice on the procedure for obtaining VAT refunds in cases involving incorrectly invoiced output VAT. Previously, a refund...more
On 18 April 2025, Saudi Arabia’s Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) published amendments to the VAT Implementing Regulations. Key changes include stricter VAT group formation criteria, new deemed supplier rules for...more
Taxpayers who made payments to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that included underpayment interest and/or failure-to-file/pay penalties that accrued during all or part of the period between January 20, 2020, through July...more
A recent 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling upheld a lower court decision that the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) does not violate federal law. The decision stems from Canna Provisions’ lawsuit against the government...more
Nonprofit organizations may be eligible for significant refunds of hotel occupancy and sales taxes, plus interest, because of the results of a recent class action lawsuit involving events held in Washington, DC. To qualify...more
As a result of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia’s (Tax Division) recent ruling that a District of Columbia law unconstitutionally denied out-of-state charities a hotel and sales tax exemption, eligible nonprofit...more
A May 2 report from the US Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) found that as of March, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) workforce had fallen by 11,443 employees, or 11%, due to probationary employee...more
On March 25, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a landmark executive order that will fundamentally change how the United States Treasury Department handles payments. Effective September 30, 2025, the Treasury will cease...more
It appears that the flood gates have opened and that the IRS is finally processing and paying claims for the employee retention credit (ERC) en masse. After waiting a very long time (often years) with no contact from the IRS,...more
One of the first rules of business is that you don’t leave money on the table. That adage is equally important in tax matters. Taxpayers can leave behind funds by failing to follow the rules. The importance of compliance with...more
The federal government is putting paper checks on notice. In an Executive Order (EO) signed on March 25, President Trump directed the Department of the Treasury to stop issuing — and accepting — paper checks for nearly all...more
Join McDermott’s Tax Controversy & Litigation Group for an insightful webinar on the intricacies of claiming and collecting IRS tax refunds. This session is designed for tax professionals, legal practitioners, and anyone...more
On February 13, 2025, a Tennessee federal district court handed FedEx Corporation its second win in a refund action involving the application of foreign tax credits to what are known as “offset earnings.”[1] Offset earnings...more
The Michigan Department of Treasury released a draft of a notice regarding the new research and development credit. ...more
The New York Times reported on March 4, 2025, that the Trump administration is aiming to cut half of the Internal Revenue Service’s workforce by the end of the year. The cuts are reportedly across all divisions of the IRS,...more
Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of February 10, 2025 – February 14, 2025. TAX-CONTROVERSY-RELATED DEVELOPMENTS - The previous IRS...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is expected to lay off approximately 7% of its workforce in the coming weeks, with the possibility of further reductions. It remains unclear which divisions will be most affected or whether...more