Litigation

Should Congress Abolish the Joint Committee on Taxation
Howard Gleckman (Urban Institue) asks Should Congress Abolish the Joint Committee on Taxation?: Should the Joint Committee on Taxation cede its key role as scorekeeper for tax bills to the Congressional Budget Office? A former boss of JCT suggests that maybe it should, at least for a big chunk of...

Joint Committee on Taxation Report on Possible Areas of Tax Reform
The staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation has prepared a document entitled Taxation of Wealth Transfers Within a Family: A Discussion of Selected Areas for Possible Reform. This report was scheduled for a public hearing before the Senate Committee...

Tax Provisions of Stimulus Bills
House: Bill (H.R. 598) House Ways & Means Committee, Staff Description Joint Committee on Taxation, Revenue Estimate of Bill as Passed (JCX-14-09) Joint Committee on Taxation, Description of Bill (JCX-5-09) Joint Committee on Taxation, Revenue Estimate of Bill (JCX-7-09) Joint...

House to Mark Up Energy and Tax Extenders Act
The House Ways & Means Committee will mark up The Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008 today: Press Release Summary of Bill Legislative Text Joint Committee on Taxation Explanation Joint Committee on Taxation Revenue Estimate Update: Updated Joint Committee...

Joint Tax Committee: Description of Tax Provisions in Obama's FY 2010 Budget
The Joint Committee on Taxation yesterday released Description of Revenue Provisions Contained in the President?s Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Proposal -- Part One: Individual Income Tax and Estate And Gift Tax Provisions (JCS-2-09): This document, prepared by the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation, provides a description and analysis...

Joint Tax Committee to Rethink Tax Expenditure Analysis
Edward Kleinbard, Chief of Staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation, announced yesterday at the Chicago-Kent College of Law Federal Tax Institute that, in response to criticism, the Joint Tax Committee will be Rethinking Tax Expenditures: In the forty years...

Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007
Strengthens examination requirements of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States

The S Corporation
Avoiding double taxation

Flint Energy Services Ltd.
$12.2 million settlement reached in taxation dispute.

Third Party Mobile Content Charges Settlement
Third Party Mobile Content Charges Class Action Settlement

Developer Investment
Raffaello Follieri agrees to $12 million joint venture settlement.

Joint Venture
Gallaher Group agrees to pay Reynolds American $387 million contract dispute settlement.

Google Inc.
alleging deceptive charges for ads displayed on third party web sites.

Underage DUI
Minor injured in car accident after a Halloween party is awarded $1.5 million.