By Wendi L. Kotzen, Timothy F. McCormack, and Christopher A. Jones The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously held that payments of supplemental unemployment benefits (SUB payments) are taxable wages subject to FICA tax withholding. The Court’s decision... Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) A divided U.S. Supreme Court on May 14 ruled 5-4 that the federal income tax liability that resulted from a debtor's post-petition farm sale is not "incurred by the estate" for the purposes of 11 U.S. Code... Read More
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A lawsuit has been filed against the U.S. government on behalf of a man whose wife killed herself after an alleged improper and unlawful IRS search of their home, it was announced April 12. The lawsuit was filed by Beckman... Read More
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - (AP) "Tax Lady" Roni Deutch says California Attorney General Jerry Brown is engaging in election year politics by filing a lawsuit accusing her law firm of false advertising and misleading consumers. Deutch said in a statement... Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. - (AP) The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that medical residents should be considered employees when it comes to collecting Social Security taxes. The high court said that the IRS did not have to refund tax money collected by the Mayo Foundation... Read More
AUSTIN, Texas – (AP) The widow of the Internal Revenue Service employee killed when a Texas man crashed his plane into the agency's Austin office is suing the pilot's widow. Attorney Daniel Ross says the lawsuit against Sheryl Stack... Read More