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Analysis

Complexity Of NY P= ayroll Tax May Hamper Employer Adoption

In the wake of New York lawmakers passing a budget that includes a ma= jor provision allowing employers to levy a payroll tax in lieu of income ta= xes, experts question whether employers will actually adopt it because= of the complexity of the program. Read more »

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Challengers Of Trum= p’s '2-For-1' Order Seek To Revive Suit

Public interest groups fighting President Donald Trump’s execut= ive order to repeal two federal regulations for each new one issued have as= ked a D.C. federal judge to revive their lawsuit challenging the action. Read more »

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CPA Group Wants = Clarity On Offshore Transition Tax Mistakes

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants on Wednesday a= sked the Internal Revenue Service to clarify what taxpayers can do when the= y accidentally pay the wrong initial amount of tax on overseas earnings the= y bring back to the U.S., saying more information is needed. Read more »

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Remote Taxation = Up To Congress, Wayfair Amici Tell Justices

The chairman of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee told the Supreme C= ourt on Wednesday that Congress, and not the high court, should decide how = and when states may compel remote sellers to collect and remit tax. Read more »

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Analysis

China’s New T= ax Policies Compete Directly Against US Law

While the tariff war threatening international commerce between the U= .S. and China commands increasing worldwide attention, China has more quiet= ly been implementing tax policies that weaken the new U.S. tax law’s = intended goal to boost domestic manufacturing and attract foreign investmen= t. Read more »

FEDERAL

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Unions Ask Business= es How They're Using Tax-Cut Savings

Labor unions representing potato chip delivery drivers, airline agent= s and cable installers said Wednesday they’re pressing businesses the= y’re bargaining with, including AT&T, American Airlines subsidiaries = and Frito-Lay/PepsiCo, to say how they’re using their savings under l= ast year’s tax overhaul. Read more »

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Gov't Says Civi= l Suit Can't Kill Manafort's Criminal Charges

The federal government on Wednesday urged a D.C. federal judge to tos= s a civil suit accusing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein of violating= the Administrative Procedure Act when he appointed special counsel Robert = Mueller to investigate links between the Trump campaign and the Russian gov= ernment. Read more »

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Woman Who Helped Br= ibe Top Diplomat Cops To FCPA Counts

A woman who helped bribe a former top international diplomat with tie= s to convicted Chinese real estate billionaire Ng Lap Seng admitted in Manh= attan federal court Wednesday to violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Ac= t and filing false tax returns. Read more »

STATE & LOCAL

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Fla. Justices Won= 't Hear County's Tax Fight Over Condo Land

The Florida Supreme Court declined Wednesday to take up Escambia Coun= ty’s appeal of a ruling that said owners of condominium units in a Sa= nta Rosa Island complex do not have to pay property taxes on the county-own= ed land underneath the condos that is leased to the association. Read more »

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Activist Challenge= s Newark Effort To Shield Amazon HQ Bid

An open-government activist on Tuesday blasted Newark, New Jersey's a= ttempt to avoid publicly releasing its bid to land Amazon’s second U.= S. headquarters, rejecting its claims the disclosure would put the city at = a competitive disadvantage when it has already provided some of the informa= tion to the media. Read more »

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Pa. Atty Suspended After Coppi= ng To Tax Charge

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily suspended an Al= lentown attorney from practicing in the state after he pled guilty to faili= ng to pay federal taxes on behalf of his firm. Read more »

EXPERT ANALYSIS

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IRS Previews Guidan= ce On Interest Deduction Limitation

The Internal Revenue Service has issued a notice concerning the inter= est deduction limitation set forth in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Upcoming T= reasury regulations will address three key points, say attorneys at Latham = & Watkins LLP. Read more »

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Whistleblowers To G= et A Larger Cut Of IRS Recouped Taxes

After years of ambiguity and uncertainty, a new law has cleared the w= ay for tax whistleblowers to finally get paid top dollar for information pr= ovided to the IRS, says Jeffrey Neiman of Marcus Neiman and Rashbaum LLP. Read more »

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FBARs: A Changing Landscape

This video from James Mastracchio and Susan Seabrook of Eversheds Sut= herland LLP discusses the changes to the rules impacting FBAR filing obliga= tions and the impact of the changes on potential penalties. Read mo= re »

LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Feature

How Law Firms Can Fight = Back Against Fake Websites

Impostors who clone law firm websites or pretend to be lawyers in or= der to scam the public have come out of the woodwork in recent years, leavi= ng many firms wondering what they can do to protect themselves from the sam= e fate. Read more »

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Mass. Judge Pleads To Keep J= ob Amid Sex Scandal

A Massachusetts judge told the state's highest court he made a mista= ke when he engaged in an ongoing sexual affair with a court worker, but sai= d the commission tasked with supervising judges' conduct went too far in su= ggesting he face the risk of losing his job, according to a filing Law360 o= btained Wednesday. Read more »

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Law Firm Mergers Set Q1= Record After Landmark Year

Law firms aren’t quelling their merger mania just yet, accordi= ng to a Wednesday Altman Weil Inc. report, with 30 law firm mergers announc= ed in 2018’s first quarter, beating out the previous record first qua= rter and on pace to beat the record-breaking year that was 2017. = Read more »

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BigLaw’s High= Costs Drive Cos. Toward Boutique Law Firms

Multinational companies that are frustrated by the high cost of law = firm fees are gravitating toward small and medium-size firms and enterprise= s to tackle specialized legal issues, according to a report released Wednes= day by consulting company Globality Inc. Read more »

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