A Florida accountant is now front-and-center in an ongoing United States probe of perhaps tens of thousands of individuals who may have used secret accounts at the Swiss-based UBS bank…
Former Brown & Wood partner Raymond Ruble was sentenced to six years and six months in prison for his role in a fraudulent tax shelter scheme that also saw the…
If you have kids you are trying to wean off of Playstation, Wii or Xbox, don’t leave this article around for them to read. Because a number of successful attorneys…
After reviewing DVDs of exotic dancers, an administrative law judge has determined that pole dancing is “no small feat”—and it’s also art qualifying for a tax exemption.
In the wake of unprecedented emergency federal spending to deal with the nation’s dismal economy, the Obama administration is now asking financial experts to help figure out how to increase…
A senior member of Congress who was elected in California has reportedly saved $3,853 in 2007 and 2008 taxes by claiming a home in Maryland as his principal residence. And…
Harvard law professor Laurence Tribe says a high tax on bonuses paid to executives by companies receiving bailout funds could likely be structured in a way to avoid constitutional problems.
There’s growing public outrage over news that some $165 million of a taxpayer-funded $180 billion bailout of American International Group is being paid out in bonuses to those who helped…
Those who suffered extensive longtime losses under Bernard Madoff’s alleged $50 billion Ponzi scheme aren’t likely to see most of their money again, at least anytime soon.
Few movies involve taxes as a central plot element, but that hasn’t stopped members of the TaxProf Listserv from offering their tax film recommendations for law students.
Attorney General Eric Holder indicated a few weeks back that the Drug Enforcement Administration will end raids on medical marijuana clinics, but the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles appears…
A former commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service is taking on a new role advising whistle-blowing clients of the Dallas-based law firm Baron & Budd.
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