Recent Updates
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HSBC Clients Scrutinized in U.S. Tax Evasion Probe
Lawyer News 07/07/2010The Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation into whether some HSBC Holdings Plc clients may have failed to disclose offshore accounts, lawyers familiar with the probe said on Tuesday.The London-based bank has become the latest focus...
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Illinois couple guilty of $41M Best Buy fraud
Lawyer News 06/04/2010A federal jury has found an Illinois couple guilty of defrauding Best Buy out of $41 million by over-billing the Richfield-based company for computer parts. Russell Adam Cole, 50, and Abby Rae Cole, 53, of Deerfield, Ill., were found guilty Thursday ...
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Chicago lawyer found guilty in tax shelter scheme
Lawyer News 06/04/2010A Chicago lawyer was found guilty Wednesday of conspiracy to commit tax fraud in connection with the sale of tax shelters.A New York jury also convicted John Ohle III, 42, of two counts of tax evasion for failing to report about $6.5 million in incom...
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High court to hear Arizona school case
Lawyer News 05/25/2010The U.S. Supreme Court will consider ending a lawsuit that challenges Arizona's tax breaks for donations for thousands of private school scholarships.The Washington-based court on Monday said it will hear two appeals filed by the state and supporters...
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Las Vegas Tax Law Firm
Lawyer News 05/10/2010Bryan A. Lowe & Associates - Las Vegas Tax Law Founded in 1982, Bryan A Lowe & Associates is a law firm based in Las Vegas, Nevada. The firm provides a wide range of services, primarily in the areas of estate planning, probate, bankruptcy, ge...
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IRS sues St. Louis tax lawyer over fraud claim
Lawyer News 04/13/2010The federal government is trying to bar a financial attorney from offering alleged fraudulent tax saving schemes that help wealthy clients, many of them in the St. Louis area, according to a suit filed Monday in U.S. District Court here.In the suit, ...
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Tax service drops legal action against Portsmouth
Lawyer News 03/16/2010Portsmouth's survival hopes have been helped by Britain's tax authority dropping a legal challenge against the club entering a form of bankruptcy protection.London's High Court on Tuesday suspended a winding-up order against the debt-ridden Premier L...
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Court turns down energy company over Okla. taxes
Lawyer News 03/01/2010The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from an energy company over a court ruling that could allow counties in Oklahoma to collect taxes on natural gas that is shipped by pipelines that run through the counties.The justices did not comment Monday o...
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Appeals court rejects Ky. online hotel tax suit
Lawyer News 12/24/2009A federal appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit in which Louisville and Lexington officials tried to collect taxes from hundreds of online hotel brokers such as Hotels.com.The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday that Kent...
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Millions may have to repay part of Obama tax credit
Lawyer News 11/16/2009For more than 15.4 million people, the Making Work Pay tax credit enacted as part of the $787-billion economic stimulus package could turn out to be a Making You Pay Back tax credit.That's the finding of a government watchdog report out today about t...
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Mich. board asks gov, lawmakers to reduce ed cuts
Lawyer News 10/27/2009Michigan's bipartisan State Board of Education urged Gov. Jennifer Granholm and lawmakers to find money to reduce cuts in public education and buy time for a long-term funding solution.The 8-0 vote on Monday came after a series of blows delivered to ...
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Court won't get involved Massachusetts tax fight
Lawyer News 06/24/2009The Supreme Court won't stop Massachusetts from taxing out-of-state corporations that work in that state but don't have in-state buildings or employees. The court refused on Monday to hear an appeal from Capital One Bank and Geoffrey, Inc., a subsidi...