The Trump administration is continuing its offensive against the Internal Revenue Service by proposing a $2.5 billion cut to the agency’s budget for FY2026. In the White House’s “skinny
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Auditor Releases “Snapshot” of IRS Workforce Revealing Devastating Extent of Initial Job Cuts
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The Treasury Department’s Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) has released a report showing how the Internal Revenue Service has been dramatically impacted by government-wide efforts to reduce the size…
Continue Reading Auditor Releases “Snapshot” of IRS Workforce Revealing Devastating Extent of Initial Job CutsSelf-Disclosure Calculus Remains Complex Under Trump DOJ
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Is it worth turning yourself in? A Minnesota man did and shaved years off his sentence. As DOJ enforcement evolves under the Trump administration, individuals on the edge of exposure…
Continue Reading Self-Disclosure Calculus Remains Complex Under Trump DOJPresident Names Yet Another Acting IRS Commissioner
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Turmoil continues to roil the highest ranks of the Internal Revenue Service, as the President has replaced the acting IRS Commissioner that he appointed just last week. As we previously…
Continue Reading President Names Yet Another Acting IRS CommissionerOn Tax Day, President Names New IRS Chief
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Yesterday, while millions of Americans were busy finalizing their tax returns, the President named a former IRS criminal investigator as the tax agency’s new leader. Gary Shapley, a former IRS…
Continue Reading On Tax Day, President Names New IRS ChiefMatthew D. Lee Authors 2024 Update to FATCA Answer Book
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Fox Rothschild LLP Partner Matthew D. Lee authored an updated version of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act Answer Book, which provides a detailed analysis of FATCA and the…
Continue Reading Matthew D. Lee Authors 2024 Update to FATCA Answer BookSave the Date for Fox Rothschild’s 2023 White Collar Symposium
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Wednesday, September 27, 2023 | Philadelphia
Join leading practitioners from throughout the U.S. for an afternoon of lively discussion covering the latest developments in the field, presented by Fox Rothschild’s…
Continue Reading Save the Date for Fox Rothschild’s 2023 White Collar SymposiumFox Rothschild Tax Litigation Team Topples IRS Conservation Easement Rule
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In a major victory before a 17-judge panel of the U.S. Tax Court, a Fox Rothschild litigation team led a successful challenge to an IRS rule and secured the reversal…
Continue Reading Fox Rothschild Tax Litigation Team Topples IRS Conservation Easement RuleAn Appealing Conversation: Insights From a Former Court of Appeals Judge
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The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode Sixteen
How can you ensure you’ve prepared your case for the best chance at success on appeal should the verdict not lean in your…
Continue Reading An Appealing Conversation: Insights From a Former Court of Appeals JudgeFox Rothschild Defense Team Wins Full Acquittal in High-Profile Political Corruption Trial
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After a monthlong criminal trial in U.S. District Court, Fox Rothschild Partner Patrick Egan secured a verdict that fully exonerated three-term Philadelphia City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson and his wife, Dawn…
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