Tax Law

907 ABA Journal Tax Law articles.

Wesley Snipes to Appeal 3-Year Term; Case a Warning to Others

Three consecutive one-year prison terms might seem like a hefty price to pay for misdemeanor convictions for failing to file a tax return. But when the defendant is a famous Hollywood actor who allegedly failed to pay millions in taxes, the public needs to see that justice is being done,…

Apr 25, 2008 3:20 PM CDT

Wesley Snipes Gets 3 Years in Failure-to-File Case

Failing to file income tax returns for three years cost actor Wesley Snipes a maximum three-year prison term at his sentencing today in an Ocala, Fla., federal courtroom, according to breaking news headlines from CNN and WESH, an NBC affiliate in Orlando. Although Snipes had beaten the rap on the…

Apr 24, 2008 9:56 PM CDT

Help for Home Buyers Likely, But Student Loan Forgiveness Could Cost More

As mortgage foreclosures rise to new record highs, there is good news on the legislative front for new homeowners: Congress is working on bills that could enhance existing tax breaks. But developing tax law could be bad news for law graduates in government and nonprofit jobs who are now benefiting…

Apr 23, 2008 3:22 PM CDT

4 Lawyers from 1 Law Firm Wrongly Included in N.Y. Pension System

Updated: Four attorneys working for a prominent education law firm in Albany, N.Y., have been disqualified from the state pension system by New York’s comptroller, Thomas DiNapoli, because they were not employees but independent contractors. The four Girvin & Ferlazzo attorneys additionally were shown in records as having worked 1,157…

Apr 18, 2008 3:22 PM CDT

Prosecutors Recommend Three-Year Sentence for Wesley Snipes

Prosecutors say actor Wesley Snipes deserves a three-year sentence—the maximum—for failing to file tax returns for three years. They argue in a sentencing memorandum that a lengthy sentence will help deter other tax crimes, Legal Times reports. Snipes is a “truly notorious offender” who evaded more than $15 million in…

Apr 16, 2008 1:33 PM CDT

It’s April 15: Did You File Your Tax Return?

It’s April 15. Have you filed your tax return yet? Despite the adverse professional consequences that can result, some lawyers will delay long past today’s deadline for doing so, past experience strongly suggests. “I had one case in which a tax lawyer didn’t file,” George Collins, a Chicago lawyer who…

Apr 15, 2008 10:24 PM CDT

Kirkland & Ellis Snags 3 Partners from Mayer Brown

One Chicago-based BigLaw firm reportedly has just raided another of three partners. Bruce Gelman, Thomas Geraghty and Joshua Hanna have left Mayer Brown are now practicing at Kirkland & Ellis, reports Legal Week. Gelman and Geraghty are tax lawyers, and Hanna specializes in real estate and private equity matters.

Apr 15, 2008 8:32 PM CDT

N.Y. Schools Lawyer-Pay Probe Expands to All Professionals in Gov’t Work

An ever-expanding state probe by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo of possible pension irregularities now extends far beyond lawyers in private practice who worked for the state’s 700-plus school districts. It now potentially encompasses, seemingly, virtually every professional who has worked for a state agency, and may also involve…

Apr 15, 2008 6:37 PM CDT

Supreme Court Rules in Two Tax Cases

Upated: The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in two tax cases, favoring a company that challenged a tax by Illinois and ruling against a taxpayer who sued for refund of an invalid tax. In MeadWestvaco Corp. v. Illinois Department of Revenue, the Supreme Court vacated an Illinois ruling that held…

Apr 15, 2008 2:32 PM CDT

Wily Tax Attorney Helps Win IRS Case from Beyond the Grave

His own case is still ongoing, some seven years after his death. But tax attorney Burton Kanter’s wily plan for avoiding excessive payments in a nearly 20-year-old income tax matter has now been okayed by an 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel hearing a co-defendant’s case. And that 11th…

Apr 7, 2008 10:35 PM CDT

Texas Lawyer Gets Last Laugh in Tax Law Contest

Austin, Texas, lawyer John Ramsey is $10,000 richer, but he didn’t get the money by bringing in legal business or winning a case. Ramsey produced a three-minute YouTube skit in which he jokes about paying his taxes with Monopoly money. When the IRS threatens him with jail time, he says…

Apr 1, 2008 10:21 PM CDT

ACLU Protests Tax Firm’s Lack of Online Help for Same-Sex Couples

Same-sex couples have now been permitted to form civil unions in Connecticut for several years. But that doesn’t mean that they can expect to have their tax returns prepared online by a major national company, like other legally recognized couples. The American Civil Liberties Union is protesting the approach taken…

Mar 27, 2008 6:13 PM CDT

NYU Offers New Online Tax Degree

It’s no longer necessary for attorneys who seek a tax degree from one of the nation’s most prestigious law schools to spend much time in a bricks-and-mortar classroom to get it. Beginning this fall, New York University School of Law will allow 25 part-time students to study online for an…

Mar 24, 2008 11:25 PM CDT

$1.8M Legal Bill from Gov’s Firm Makes Pa. Lawmakers See Red

Pennsylvania’s governor is under fire for bringing in his former law firm, Ballard Spahr Anderson & Ingersoll, at a cost of $1.8 million, to do tax work related to a proposed lease of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Gov. Ed Rendell says Ballard Spahr is expert at such work, and state general…

Mar 19, 2008 3:51 PM CDT

Gambler Hits Jackpot in IRS Case, Sets Tax Precedent

A rare precedent-setting win against the IRS earlier this year is making the lucky taxpayer something of a folk hero among those whom fortune hasn’t favored to the same extent. Scrutinized by the federal tax agency over the nearly $2.5 million in gambling losses he claimed during a three-year period,…

Mar 17, 2008 11:21 PM CDT

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Tax Law

Wesley Snipes to Appeal 3-Year Term; Case a Warning to Others

Wesley Snipes Gets 3 Years in Failure-to-File Case

Help for Home Buyers Likely, But Student Loan Forgiveness Could Cost More

4 Lawyers from 1 Law Firm Wrongly Included in N.Y. Pension System

Prosecutors Recommend Three-Year Sentence for Wesley Snipes

It’s April 15: Did You File Your Tax Return?

Kirkland & Ellis Snags 3 Partners from Mayer Brown

N.Y. Schools Lawyer-Pay Probe Expands to All Professionals in Gov’t Work

Supreme Court Rules in Two Tax Cases

Wily Tax Attorney Helps Win IRS Case from Beyond the Grave

Texas Lawyer Gets Last Laugh in Tax Law Contest

ACLU Protests Tax Firm’s Lack of Online Help for Same-Sex Couples

NYU Offers New Online Tax Degree

$1.8M Legal Bill from Gov’s Firm Makes Pa. Lawmakers See Red

Gambler Hits Jackpot in IRS Case, Sets Tax Precedent

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