International
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April 25, 2025
Finland Plans €1.1B In Income Tax Cuts, Corp. Tax Reduction
Finland's government said it has agreed to an economic plan that would drop personal income tax payments by a cumulative €1.1 billion ($1.25 billion) while also cutting the corporate tax rate by 2 percentage points.
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April 25, 2025
Feds Say Tariff Fight Belongs In International Trade Court
The Trump administration wants to litigate a challenge to its tariffs in a federal trade court, not the D.C. district court, arguing that the U.S. Court of International Trade is the only venue with jurisdiction to hear the case.
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April 25, 2025
Sen. Crapo Calls Exec Session For Commerce, Treasury Noms
U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, announced Friday that it will hold an executive session Tuesday to consider President Donald Trump's picks for roles at the U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. Department of the Treasury.
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April 25, 2025
Canada Court OKs Late Tax Assessment For Unreported Gains
A real estate company owes taxes on more than CA$12 million ($8.7 million) in unreported capital gains that tax authorities discovered after the statute of limitations expired, the Tax Court of Canada said in a ruling released Friday, because the company had negligently failed to review its returns.
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April 25, 2025
State Coffers, Businesses Brace For Tariffs' SALT Impacts
President Donald Trump's new tariffs could impose further pressures on state coffers that were already experiencing a slowdown in tax collections while underscoring the need for businesses to ensure they are complying with state sales tax obligations on the charges.
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April 25, 2025
South Africa Backs Off VAT Rate Increase
South Africa won't increase its value-added tax rate to 15.5% as scheduled on May 1, which will cost the country an estimated 75 billion rand ($4 billion), the country's Finance Ministry said.
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April 25, 2025
Belgian Data Watchdog Blocks FATCA Transfers To US
Belgium's data privacy watchdog ruled that a government agency's transfers of personal data to the U.S. tax authority as part of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act is prohibited under European law.
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April 25, 2025
Taxation With Representation: Dechert, Brown Rudnick
In this week's Taxation With Representation, Boeing sells parts of its digital aviation solutions business to Thoma Bravo, Baker Tilly and Moss Adams join forces, Mobico sells its U.S. school bus business to I Squared Capital, and Apollo commits to a joint venture with Bullrock Energy Ventures.
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April 25, 2025
Nightclub Owner And Accountant Guilty Of £4.9M Tax Fraud
A court has convicted a nightclub owner and his accountant of evading £4.9 million ($6.5 million) in tax, with the venue boss spending the money on luxury cars and a yacht, the U.K. tax authority said Friday.
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April 25, 2025
Gov't Repaid £1.4B In Pension 'Overtaxation' Since 2015
The U.K. government was forced to pay back £44 million ($58.6 million) in the first quarter to people who have been charged too much tax on pension withdrawals, bringing the total repaid to date to £1.4 billion.
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April 24, 2025
Gov't Stands By $1.7M In FBAR Penalties Against Texan
Constitutional law does not stop the U.S. from imposing $1.7 million in penalties against a Texan for failure to report foreign bank accounts, the U.S. told a federal court in arguing against the "myriad" of arguments she has made to dismiss the case.
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April 24, 2025
Methanol Giant's $85M Dividend Chain Ruled Not A Tax Dodge
Dividends totaling $85 million that were paid between subsidiaries of the world's largest methanol producer didn't reach the standard of dodging taxes in Trinidad and Tobago, the top appeals court for some Commonwealth countries ruled, saying the transactions followed the nation's tax law.
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April 24, 2025
Taiwanese Taxpayers Hit By US Tariffs Can Claim Extensions
Businesses and individuals in Taiwan that have difficulties paying their tax bills because of U.S. tariffs can apply for up to a year extension to make their payments or enter into installment plans of up to 36 months, the country's Ministry of Finance said Thursday.
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April 24, 2025
Think Tank Says Tariffs Hit Lower-Income Workers Hardest
President Donald Trump's tariffs currently being collected disproportionately harm lower- and middle-income earners in the U.S., according to an updated study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.
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April 24, 2025
Cyprus Reaches Double-Tax Agreement With Curaçao
Cyprus and Curaçao have reached an agreement on a treaty to prevent double taxation that will take effect once it is approved by both countries' legislatures, Cyprus' Ministry of Finance said Thursday.
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April 24, 2025
NY Tribunal Says Spouse Who Worked In UK Owes State Tax
A man who worked in London during an unofficial separation from his New York-based spouse qualified as a New York resident for income tax purposes, the state's Tax Appeals Tribunal said in an opinion released Thursday.
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April 24, 2025
HMRC Seeks Comments On Carbon Import Tax Legislation
HM Revenue & Customs asked for public comments Thursday on the draft legislation for the U.K.'s levy on carbon-intensive imports, which is set to come into force in 2027.
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April 23, 2025
NY, 11 Other States Sue Trump Administration To Block Tariffs
A dozen states are seeking to block tariffs the Trump administration imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, claiming in a lawsuit Wednesday the tariffs illegally constitute unprecedented tax hikes on Americans and violate constitutional separations of powers
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April 23, 2025
Russia Seeks Stay In $5B Award Stemming From Loan Dispute
The Russian Federation asked a D.C. federal court to pause enforcing a $5 billion arbitration award compensating Yukos Capital for Russia's alleged expropriation of loans while litigation plays out in a U.S. Supreme Court case involving the jurisdiction of American courts over international arbitration agreements.
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April 23, 2025
Spiking Canadian Capital Gains Tax Hike Would Cost CA$17B
Not following through with proposed adjustments to Canada's capital gains tax inclusion rates would cost the country more than CA$17 billion ($12.2 billion) in projected taxes through the 2029-2030 tax year, the country's parliamentary budget officer said.
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April 23, 2025
'Bathing Resort' Part Of €20M Seized In Italian VAT Probe
Italian financial police seized assets Wednesday worth €20 million ($22.6 million), including an "exclusive bathing resort," as part of an investigation into a criminal ring suspected of evading €260 million in value-added taxes on fuel, the European Public Prosecutor's Office said.
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April 23, 2025
Eaton Allowed To Redact Employee Docs Before Court Review
Eaton Corp. may redact information about employees' religion and sexual orientation from performance reviews before the court examines them privately in chambers in the company's transfer pricing dispute, an Ohio federal court ruled in a move the government had warned would flout a Sixth Circuit order.
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April 23, 2025
US Tariffs Will Slow Global Economic Growth, IMF Says
The "abrupt increase" in U.S. tariffs has resulted in countermeasures and uncertainty that will significantly slow global economic growth, according to a report from the International Monetary Fund.
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April 23, 2025
Brazilian Cos. Appeal EU Rulings Over Madeira Tax Scheme
Several Brazilian companies are appealing the European Union's court rulings that tax breaks they received in the Madeira Free Trade Zone are considered illegal state aid provided by Portugal, according to the Official Journal of the EU.
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April 23, 2025
US Expatriations Doubled In 1st Quarter, IRS Says
The number of people who expatriated from the U.S. more than doubled during the first quarter of the year compared with the fourth quarter of 2024, the Internal Revenue Service said Wednesday.
Pope Francis Leaves Behind Tax Justice Legacy
Pope Francis, who died Monday at age 88, helped advance calls for tax justice by speaking out against the social costs of tax avoidance and raised awareness of the need for tax reform, according to proponents of income equality.
UK To Address Chinese Dumping As It Seeks US Trade Deal
The U.K. government announced plans Wednesday to mitigate the risk of cheap goods from China being dumped into British markets while it pursues a trade deal with the U.S. to cancel incoming tariffs.
Trump Says 145% Tariffs On China Will Fall Significantly
The U.S.' tariffs on China will end up nowhere near 145%, the current level for most Chinese goods, but they will not go away entirely, President Donald Trump said in the Oval Office.
Pope Francis Leaves Behind Tax Justice Legacy
Pope Francis, who died Monday at age 88, helped advance calls for tax justice by speaking out against the social costs of tax avoidance and raised awareness of the need for tax reform, according to proponents of income equality.
UK To Address Chinese Dumping As It Seeks US Trade Deal
The U.K. government announced plans Wednesday to mitigate the risk of cheap goods from China being dumped into British markets while it pursues a trade deal with the U.S. to cancel incoming tariffs.
Trump Says 145% Tariffs On China Will Fall Significantly
The U.S.' tariffs on China will end up nowhere near 145%, the current level for most Chinese goods, but they will not go away entirely, President Donald Trump said in the Oval Office.
Featured Stories
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State Coffers, Businesses Brace For Tariffs' SALT Impacts
President Donald Trump's new tariffs could impose further pressures on state coffers that were already experiencing a slowdown in tax collections while underscoring the need for businesses to ensure they are complying with state sales tax obligations on the charges.
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Pope Francis Leaves Behind Tax Justice Legacy
Pope Francis, who died Monday at age 88, helped advance calls for tax justice by speaking out against the social costs of tax avoidance and raised awareness of the need for tax reform, according to proponents of income equality.
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Trump's Tariff Reprieves Buy Lawyers Time To Strategize
President Donald Trump's expanded tariff exclusion for electronic goods from China and the pause on higher rates for all countries except China gives lawyers an opportunity to seek mitigation solutions for importers, but the moves do little to create long-term business certainty.
Expert Analysis
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Legal Ethics Considerations For Law Firm Pro Bono Deals
If a law firm enters into a pro bono deal with the Trump administration in exchange for avoiding or removing an executive order, it has an ethical obligation to create a written settlement agreement with specific terms, which would mitigate some potential conflict of interest problems, says Andrew Altschul at Buchanan Angeli.
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10 Arbitrations And A 5th Circ. Ruling Flag Arb. Clause Risks
The ongoing arbitral saga of Sullivan v. Feldman, which has engendered proceedings before 10 different arbitrators in Texas and Louisiana along with last month's Fifth Circuit opinion, showcases both the risks and limitations of arbitration clauses in retainer agreements for resolving attorney-client disputes, says Christopher Blazejewski at Sherin and Lodgen.
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The Benefits Of Aligning States On Legal Paraprofessionals
Texas' proposal to become the latest state to license paraprofessional providers of limited legal services could help firms expand their reach and improve access to justice, but consumers, attorneys and allied legal professionals would benefit even more if similar programs across the country become more uniform, says Michael Houlberg at the University of Denver.
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10 Soft Skills Every GC Should Master
As businesses face shifting regulatory and technological uncertainty, general counsel will need to strengthen certain soft skills to succeed, from admitting when they make a mistake to maintaining a healthy dose of dispassion, says Douglas Brown at Manatt.
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An Unrestrained, Bright-Eyed View Of Legal AI's Future
Todd Itami at Covington offers a bright-eyed, laughing-all-the-way, skydive look at what the legal industry could look like after an artificial intelligence revolution, which he believes may happen much sooner and more dramatically than we expect.
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Tracking The Evolution In Litigation Finance
Despite continued innovation, litigation finance remains an immature market with borrowers recieving significantly different terms as lenders learn to value cases, which firms need a strong handle on to ensure lending terms do not overwhelm collateral value, says Robert Wilkins at Lightfoot Franklin.
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E-Discovery Quarterly: The Perils Of Digital Data Protocols
Though stipulated protocols governing the treatment of electronically stored information in litigation are meant to streamline discovery, recent disputes demonstrate that certain missteps in the process can lead to significant inefficiencies, say attorneys at Sidley.
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A Cold War-Era History Lesson On Due Process
The landmark Harry Bridges case from the mid-20th century Red Scare offers important insights on why lawyers must be free of government reprisal, no matter who their client is, says Peter Afrasiabi at One LLP.
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How BigLaw Executive Orders May Affect Smaller Firms
Because of the types of cases they take on, solo practitioners, small law firms and public interest attorneys may find themselves more dramatically affected by the collective impact of recent government action involving the legal industry than even the BigLaw firms named in the executive orders, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.
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Lawsuits Shouldn't Be Shadow Assets For Foreign Capital
Third-party litigation financing amplifies inefficiencies from litigation and facilitates national exposure to foreign influence in the U.S. justice system, so full disclosure of financing arrangements should be required as a matter of institutional integrity, says Roland Eisenhuth at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association.
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How To Accelerate Your Post-Attorney Career Transition
Professionals seeking to transition to nonattorney careers may encounter skepticism as nontraditional candidates, but there are opportunities for thought leadership and to leverage speaking and writing to accelerate a post-attorney career transition, say Janet Falk at Falk Communications and Evgeny Efremkin at Toronto Metropolitan University.
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Tariffs And FCA Create Perfect Storm For Importers
The Trump administration's aggressive tariff policies pose a high risk to certain importation practices that are particularly likely to trigger False Claims Act enforcement, say attorneys at Jeffer Mangels.
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US Reassessment Of OECD Tax Deal Is Right Move
The wholesale U.S. reevaluation of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's global tax deal ordered by President Donald Trump is a positive step that could ultimately create a more durable international tax system, says Anne Gordon at the National Foreign Trade Council.