The “evil” Internal Revenue Service, which I always have to remind people doesn’t keep the money, has created two internships for law students who are studying tax law. The division that reviews employee pension plans has hired two law student interns this summer, and may expand the program next year. The students, from John Marshall Law School [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, January 25, 2009
New York litigation firm Kaye Scholer, representing the trustee in hip hop entrepreneur Marion “Suge” Knight’s bankruptcy case, is requesting a $6.8 million fee for handling last week’s auction of Death Row Records. “The representation of the Trustee in this case has been particularly complex due to the individuals involved in the company’s operations and [the] [...]
Continue reading...Friday, January 16, 2009
The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley is not entitled to qualified immunity from a retaliation claim filed by a deputy DA who spoke publicly about problems tied to an investigation of a failed $200 million school construction project. David Eng served on a task force [...]
Continue reading...Friday, December 19, 2008
After an hour’s deliberation, an Oakland, California jury acquitted former Bechtel global tax manager Mark Muntean on charges that he caused the company to file a false tax return. Federal prosecutors argued that Muntean, an attorney, knew a research and development credit claimed by Bechtel was improper, but filed it anyway. Muntean’s lawyer, John Youngquist, countered [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, December 18, 2008
Howard Shih was dating Jue-Ya Yang when he invited her to move in with him. For a year she lived in his home and occasionally helped with chores. Shih gave Yang $10,500 in checks for personal and household expenses. When tax time rolled around, Shih decided to claim a deduction on the $10,500. On a Form 1099-MISC, [...]
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