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• Four Men Arrested for Tax Evasion - Four indiviuals were arrested on unique tax evasion charges last December. They were transported to the Charleston Detention center in order to be processed, however it is unclear whether or not they will face the full extent of their sentences/fines.

• Two Plea Guilty to Tax Fraud Charges - Rashia Wilson and Maurice Larry were both sentenced to prison for their crimes of commiting tax fraud.


• Billionaire Peter Kellogg Sues IRS for Retroactive Taxation Law Changes - Billionaire Peter Kellogg is suing the IRS, seeking $186 million in tax refunds and interest, over a dispute regarding retroactive changes to taxation law as applied to Kellogg’s insurance company IAT Reinsurance Co. Ltd.


• Portland, OR Facing Lawsuits Over Arts Taxation Law - The City of Portland, OR is facing multiple legal challenges to the change in taxation law approved last year by voters that allows the city to collect an extra $35 per income-earning adults as an “arts tax.”


• Company Facing Federal Lawsuit for Tax Law Violations - The U.S. government has filed a tax law violation lawsuit against Memphis, TN-based company Mo’ Money Taxes, and is asking the court to grant a civil injunction that would shut down the company’s entire chain of tax preparation franchise operations.


• Taxation Law Claim Over Missed Phone Tax Refund - It took four years for the federal courts to decide on a taxation law violation lawsuit against the IRS.


• New York Teachers Union Sues State Over Taxation Law - The New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) is suing the state over changes to the taxation law that now places a cap on tax hikes imposed by taxing entities in the state.


• Oregon Resident Claims IRS Agent Demanded Sex to Avoid Tax Law Violations - Fall Creek, OR resident Vincent Burroughs has filed a lawsuit claiming that an IRS agent coerced him into having sex by threatening to report tax law violations if he refused.


• Court’s Tax Law Interpretation Provides Barnabas Health System With $20M Tax Refund - The tax law finally ended up favoring Barnabas Health System after an 18-year legal battle with the IRS.   Barnabas Health is New Jersey’s largest integrated health system.


• IRS Sued for Not Implementing Taxation Law - A group of atheists is suing the IRS for letting tax-exempt churches violate taxation law by engaging in politics.


• City of Austin Faces Lawsuit Over Taxation Law Violation - The City of Austin and other local taxing entities are facing a lawsuit that claims that defendants have violated the city’s own taxation law regulations. Specifically, the dispute is over tax breaks provided to those who own historic buildings and homes.


• Taxation Law Consultant Richard Zakarian Accused of Defrauding Clients - Lorain, OH-based taxation law consultant Richard Zakarian is facing criminal prosecutions, civil lawsuits and ongoing investigations for allegedly misusing funds paid to him by clients.


• County Offers $428,000 to Settle Excessive Taxation Claim - La Salle County Board settled Monday to pay Exelon Corp. $428,000 of a $1.7 million court settlement that faulted the county of overtaxing the public.


• Billionaire Igor Olenicoff and UBS Again in Court Over Taxation Law - A complicated taxation law dispute between Swiss banking giant UBS and billionaire Igor Olenicoff just got more complicated after UBS filed a counter lawsuit against Olenicoff.


• AIG Sues IRS to Recover Taxes - Troubled insurance company American International Group Inc. (AIG) is once again in the spotlight, this time for bringing a new twist to taxation law.


• Rihanna Raps Accountants for Taxation Law Violations - If you earn $53 million in a calendar year and still end up with an on-paper loss, that's a bit of a stretch of taxation law and an open invitation for an IRS audit. This is exactly what happened to Rihanna and she is now mad at her accountants.


• U.S. Plugs Loophole in Corporate Taxation Law - U.S. based corporations looking to skirt taxation law by nominally moving their registered headquarters overseas will find it a lot harder now under new treasury rules.


• Church Files Lawsuit Against Taxation Law Discrimination - The Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Rockland, Maine has filed a lawsuit against the city for taxation law discrimination.


• Nicholas Cage Feels the Pain of Taxation Law - It's hard to feel any sympathy for celebrities who land up in hot water with the IRS for violating the taxation law. But Nicholas Cage is not one of those people.


• Settlement Tax Laws - In March of 2008, the California appeals court upheld a verdict awarding $82.6 million dollars to a woman who was paralyzed in a car accident as a result of a defective design in her car.


• Property Taxation Lawsuit in North Dakota - Advocators of a plan to abolish real estate taxes pressed charges against North Dakota's top revenue authority and other leaders Wednesday, claiming they are unlawfully using public funds and making false statements to fight the measure.


• President Obama Reveals Temporary Tax Cut - A large fundraising group operated by a previous White House spokesperson for President Obama revealed a new ad Thursday, regarding a momentary payroll tax cut that is scheduled to expire at the end of the month.


• V&M Employee Taxation Debate - Girard, Youngstown and V&M Star are debating over the taxation of some V&M employees.


• Recent Double Taxation Agreement Has Been Signed Between Two Countries - India has signed a double taxation avoidance contract (DTAA) with Uruguay.


• New Taxation Plan Proposed by The European Union Can Have An Affect on Americans - The European Union’s proposed $78 billion a year economic transaction tax will take a bite out of the portfolios of United States investors.


• Taxation Percentages Increase and Decrease in Different Areas of Business Throughout Nevada - Taxable sales increased up 2.6 percent in Clark County a couple months ago, but there were strong showings in clothing sales and in the bar and restaurant industry.

Do you have questions or concerns regarding filing taxes? If so, contact a tax attorney in your area to discuss your legal options today.