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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 2h
Nine states, citing surging fuel prices, have suspended restrictions on the use of untaxed diesel to support beleaguered farmers facing an expensive harvest season and truckers coping with unprecedented pain at the pump.
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Nine States Loosen Untaxed Diesel Use as Fuel Prices Surge (1)
Nine states, citing surging fuel prices, have suspended restrictions on the use of untaxed diesel to support beleaguered farmers facing an expensive harvest season and truckers coping with unprecedented pain at the pump.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 5h
The Treasury Department and IRS released proposed rules Thursday on a new tax credit meant to support access to private schools.
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Private School Tax Credit Proposed Rules Unveiled by Treasury
The Treasury Department and IRS released proposed rules Thursday on a new tax credit meant to support access to private schools.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 8h
Businesses are doubling down on cybersecurity investments as fears intensify about artificial intelligence’s safety risks and ability to slip beyond human control.
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Businesses Pump Cyber Budgets as AI Risks Fuel Corporate Angst
Businesses are doubling down on cybersecurity investments as fears intensify about artificial intelligence’s safety risks and ability to slip beyond human control.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 11h
Democrats are employing a new tool to try swaying voters in tight midterm races: AI tax proposals.
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Democrats Float AI, Data Center Tax Plans as Tool for Midterms
Democrats are employing a new tool to try swaying voters in tight midterm races: AI tax proposals.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 14h
The Big Four accounting and advisory firms are committing to their AI strategies even as the technology’s top developers sound the alarm on the potential safety risks.
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Big Four Firms Bet on AI’s Promise as Technology Threats Escalate
The Big Four accounting and advisory firms are committing to their AI strategies even as the technology’s top developers sound the alarm on the potential safety risks.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 17h
A US appeals court has refused to halt a Florida federal judge’s decision to penalize President Donald Trump and his lawyers for “bad faith” conduct in his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service while he appeals.
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Trump Loses Bid to Pause Judge’s Sanctions in IRS Case Fight (2)
A US appeals court has refused to halt a Florida federal judge’s decision to penalize President Donald Trump and his lawyers for “bad faith” conduct in his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service while he appeals.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 20h
Nidec reported deep impairments and accounting restatement charges in the first detailed look at the cost of a long-running accounting and governance crisis that’s raised questions about its survival.
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Nidec Reveals Accounting Charges, Impairments in Restatement (1)
Nidec Corp. reported deep impairments and accounting restatement charges in the first detailed look at the cost of a long-running accounting and governance crisis that’s engulfed one of the world’s top makers of electric motors and raised questions about its survival.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 21h
California revenue officials will gain new authority to pursue residents behind the shell companies used to dodge sales taxes and fees on cars, trucks, boats, and aircraft under legislation signed Wednesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D).
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California Cracks Down on Montana-Plated Vehicles as Tax Dodge
California revenue officials will gain new authority to pursue residents behind the shell companies used to dodge sales taxes and fees on cars, trucks, boats, and aircraft under legislation signed Wednesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D).
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 23h
The hourly minimum wage in Seattle, Washington, will rise to $22.14 from $21.30 for calendar year 2027, according to a Sept. 28 news release.
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Seattle Minimum Wage Reaching $22.14 in 2027
The hourly minimum wage in Seattle, Washington, will rise to $22.14 from $21.30 for calendar year 2027, according to a Sept. 28 news release.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 30/09/2026
The Trump administration’s list of regulatory priorities at the IRS reflects the agency’s tall order to get rules to implement the GOP’s 2025 tax-and-spending law across the finish line.
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GOP Tax Law, Nonprofit Groups Are Focus in IRS Guidance Plan
The Trump administration’s list of regulatory priorities at the IRS reflects the agency’s tall order to get rules to implement the GOP’s 2025 tax-and-spending law across the finish line.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 30/09/2026
Opinion: A strong compliance record is what stands between an organization and increased scrutiny under the revised IRS enforcement model.
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Nonprofits Need Not Fear IRS Scrutiny If They Can Show the Work
Opinion: A strong compliance record is what stands between an organization and increased scrutiny under the revised IRS enforcement model.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 30/09/2026
The Big Four accounting and advisory firms are committing to their AI strategies even as the technology’s top developers sound the alarm on the potential safety risks.
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Big Four Firms Bet on AI’s Promise as Technology Threats Escalate
The Big Four accounting and advisory firms are committing to their AI strategies even as the technology’s top developers sound the alarm on the potential safety risks.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 30/09/2026
Democrats are employing a new tool to try swaying voters in tight midterm races: AI tax proposals.
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Democrats Float AI, Data Center Tax Plans as Tool for Midterms
Democrats are employing a new tool to try swaying voters in tight midterm races: AI tax proposals.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 30/09/2026
A third party challenging the valuation of a taxable property in the county doesn’t have to prove the statutory conditions for bringing such a case at the time of filing, a divided Ohio appeals court ruled.
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Ohio Court Allows Discovery in Third-Party Valuation Challenges
A third party challenging the valuation of a taxable property in the county doesn’t have to prove the statutory conditions for bringing such a case at the time of filing, a divided Ohio appeals court ruled.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 30/09/2026
Large UK businesses outpaced smaller companies in claiming research and development tax relief for the first time in almost a decade, latest official data showed.
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Large UK Businesses Top SMEs in R&D Tax Relief Claims in 2024-25
Large UK businesses outpaced smaller companies in claiming research and development tax relief for the first time in almost a decade, latest official data showed Tuesday.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 30/09/2026
The quality of corporate financial reporting is improving in the UK, although cash flow statements that help track liquidity remain error-prone, the country’s watchdog found.
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Corporate Reporting Mistakes Are Decreasing, UK Watchdog Finds
The quality of corporate financial reporting is improving in the UK, although cash flow statements that help track liquidity remain error-prone, the country’s watchdog found.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 30/09/2026
The Illinois Department of Revenue took the first step toward launching the nation’s first tax on digital assets, publishing a draft rule governing the duties of cryptocurrency users and digital asset brokers.
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Illinois Proposes Rule Launching First Digital Assets Tax in US
The Illinois Department of Revenue took the first step toward launching the nation’s first tax on digital assets, publishing a draft rule governing the duties of cryptocurrency users and digital asset brokers who must collect and remit the tax beginning Jan. 1.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 29/09/2026
Opinion: Certain arguments against California's proposed 5% levy on the ultrarich ring hollow in a country where tens of millions of homeowners already pay an annual tax on their property, but the conversation needs a better starting point.
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California Wealth Tax Trickle-Down Concerns Are Unconvincing
Opinion: Certain arguments against California's proposed 5% levy on the ultrarich ring hollow in a country where tens of millions of homeowners already pay an annual tax on their property, but the conversation needs a better starting point.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 29/09/2026
The IRS revoked 71 pieces of guidance that it says are obsolete as part of President Donald Trump’s push for deregulation.
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IRS Revokes 71 Pieces of Tax Guidance, Calling Them Obsolete (1)
The IRS revoked 71 pieces of guidance that it says are obsolete as part of President Donald Trump’s push for deregulation.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 29/09/2026
Opinion: Paying for coordinated legal and accounting advice may seem expensive when nothing's wrong.
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New Businesses Must Check Tax Boxes to Avoid Compliance Woes
Opinion: Paying for coordinated legal and accounting advice may seem expensive when nothing's wrong. But it's usually far less expensive than reconstructing records, filing years of delinquent returns, and defending assessments after an examination begins.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 29/09/2026
Legislation creating a national standard for rounding cash transactions to the nearest nickel won approval in the Senate and now heads to President Donald Trump for his signature.
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Penny Rounding Bill Heads to Trump as Retailers See Shortages
Legislation creating a national standard for rounding cash transactions to the nearest nickel won approval in the Senate and now heads to President Donald Trump for his signature.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 29/09/2026
The explosion in data-center spending by Microsoft Corp., Amazon, and other tech giants has sparked new scrutiny over a tax break that will save them billions of dollars this year and fuel the breakneck pace of new development.
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Data-Center Spenders Save Billions From Depreciation Tax Break
The explosion in data-center spending by Microsoft Corp., Amazon.com Inc., and other tech giants has sparked new scrutiny over a tax break that will save them billions of dollars this year and fuel the breakneck pace of new development.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 29/09/2026
Opinion: For private schools, tax-exempt status is becoming another enforcement tool in the federal government's heightened scrutiny of race-conscious practices. Those that move first and most carefully will be best positioned when the final rule arrives.
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IRS DEI Proposal Creates Legal Double Bind for Private Schools
Opinion: For private schools, tax-exempt status is becoming another enforcement tool in the federal government's heightened scrutiny of race-conscious practices. Those that move first and most carefully will be best positioned when the final rule arrives.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 29/09/2026
As an adaptable tax which is efficient and continues to evolve alongside the digital economy, VAT offers a valuable lesson for the global tax debate, global tax expert Eugen Trombitas suggests.
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International VAT Rules Show Useful Lesson for Global Tax Debate
As an adaptable tax which is efficient and continues to evolve alongside the digital economy, VAT offers a valuable lesson for the global tax debate, global tax expert Eugen Trombitas suggests.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 29/09/2026
A Belgian court ruling clearing the way for the EU’s top court to consider a challenge to the bloc’s global minimum tax rules leaves companies uncertain about their compliance obligations.
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Belgian Court Ruling Leaves EU Minimum Tax Compliance in Limbo
A Belgian court ruling clearing the way for the EU’s top court to consider a challenge to the bloc’s global minimum tax rules leaves companies uncertain about their compliance obligations.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 28/09/2026
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.)'s claims against former IRS contractor and Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. employee Charles Littlejohn belong in federal court in Washington, DC, rather than in Florida, a judge said.
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Rick Scott’s Claims Against Littlejohn Moved to DC Federal Court
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.)'s claims against former IRS contractor and Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. employee Charles Littlejohn belong in federal court in Washington, DC, rather than in Florida, a judge said.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 28/09/2026
Wall Street’s main financial regulator is spurring the financial industry to put more effort into valuing private assets as those holdings become harder to sell and investor redemption requests surge.
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SEC Sends ‘Critical’ Reminder on Hard-to-Value Private Assets
Wall Street’s main financial regulator is spurring the financial industry to put more effort into valuing private assets as those holdings become harder to sell and investor redemption requests surge.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 28/09/2026
A tax avoidance strategy used by some exchange traded funds is on the IRS’s radar.
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Tax-Dodging Strategy Used by ETFs on IRS Watchlist, Agency Says
A tax avoidance strategy used by some exchange traded funds is on the IRS’s radar.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 28/09/2026
Opinion: For private schools, tax-exempt status is becoming another enforcement tool in the federal government's heightened scrutiny of race-conscious practices. Those that move first and most carefully will be best positioned when the final rule arrives.
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IRS DEI Proposal Creates Legal Double Bind for Private Schools
Opinion: For private schools, tax-exempt status is becoming another enforcement tool in the federal government's heightened scrutiny of race-conscious practices. Those that move first and most carefully will be best positioned when the final rule arrives.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 28/09/2026
The explosion in data-center spending by Microsoft Corp., Amazon, and other tech giants has sparked new scrutiny over a tax break that will save them billions of dollars this year and fuel the breakneck pace of new development.
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Data-Center Spenders Save Billions From Depreciation Tax Break
The explosion in data-center spending by Microsoft Corp., Amazon.com Inc., and other tech giants has sparked new scrutiny over a tax break that will save them billions of dollars this year and fuel the breakneck pace of new development.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 28/09/2026
A decision barring Texas from imposing franchise taxes on American Airlines Inc.‘s air transportation earnings won’t upend the state’s tax system if left undisturbed because it involved a fact-specific analysis, the company told the state high court.
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American Airlines Says Texas Tax Win Has Limited Application
A decision barring Texas from imposing franchise taxes on American Airlines Inc.‘s air transportation earnings won’t upend the state’s tax system if left undisturbed because it involved a fact-specific analysis, the company told the state high court.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 28/09/2026
England’s Premier League football clubs are using player swaps with accounting advantages to outspend other European soccer giants and still meet rules meant to keep their finances in check.
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Premier League Clubs Use Player Swaps to Spend Big Within Rules
England’s Premier League football clubs are using player swaps with accounting advantages to outspend other European soccer giants and still meet rules meant to keep their finances in check.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 28/09/2026
Tax Group Calls Economic Substance Doctrine a ‘Dangerous Tool’
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Tax Group Calls Economic Substance Doctrine a ‘Dangerous Tool’
Courts must first determine the economic substance doctrine’s relevance to a transaction before the IRS can raise a challenge under it, a nonprofit taxpayer advocacy organization told the Fifth Circuit, warning of the government’s current “regulation by litigation” approach.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 28/09/2026
The IRS’s backlog of identity theft cases has reached unmanageable levels, the agency’s watchdog said, frustrating taxpayers awaiting refunds.
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IRS Identity Theft Cases Are Stuck in Backlog, Watchdog Says
The IRS’s backlog of identity theft cases has reached unmanageable levels, the agency’s watchdog said, frustrating taxpayers awaiting refunds.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 27/09/2026
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) introduced a bill that would place three excise taxes on artificial intelligence to feed a federal trust fund dedicated to retraining a displaced American workforce.
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Sen. Kelly Pushes AI Tax Measures to Fund Workforce Support
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) introduced a bill Thursday that would place three excise taxes on artificial intelligence to feed a federal trust fund dedicated to retraining a displaced American workforce.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 27/09/2026
Opinion: The prospect of Canada becoming the EU’s first “associate member” raises the practical question of what, if any, constraints such a status would impose on Canadian tax policy.
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Canada as EU Associate Member Would Put Tax Sovereignty to Test
Opinion: The prospect of Canada becoming the EU’s first “associate member” raises the practical question of what, if any, constraints such a status would impose on Canadian tax policy.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 27/09/2026
Deloitte’s pace of annual revenue growth has slowed, affected by a modest uptick in its technology arm, the unit responsible for helping advise companies on adopting artificial intelligence.
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Deloitte’s AI Advisory Work Weighs on Revenue Growth Rate (1)
Deloitte’s pace of annual revenue growth has slowed, affected by a modest uptick in its technology arm, the unit responsible for helping advise companies on adopting artificial intelligence.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 27/09/2026
Opinion: The success of the IRS's new Office of Conservation Easements will depend on its ability to ensure clear guidance, accessibility to individualized settlements, and improved enforcement targeting.
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IRS’s New Conservation Easement Approach Is a Promising Step
Opinion: The success of the IRS's new Office of Conservation Easements will depend on its ability to ensure clear guidance, accessibility to individualized settlements, and improved enforcement targeting.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 27/09/2026
A federal judge in Dallas said ExxonMobil Corp. can claim 100% of a major tax deduction stemming from its natural gas partnership with the State of Qatar.
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ExxonMobil Allocated Full Tax Deduction for Qatar Gas Payments
A federal judge in Dallas said ExxonMobil Corp. can claim 100% of a major tax deduction stemming from its natural gas partnership with the State of Qatar.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 26/09/2026
Opinion: The Australian Taxation Office has drawn a clear line in the sand on taxing royalties on software and intangibles, meaning multinationals must not wait to test their positions and assess their risk of being audited, say Jones Day attorneys.
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Australia Royalty Ruling Zooms in on Multinationals, Intangibles
Opinion: The Australian Taxation Office has drawn a clear line in the sand on taxing royalties on software and intangibles, meaning multinationals must not wait to test their positions and assess their risk of being audited, say Jones Day attorneys.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 26/09/2026
The federal government lost as high as $304 billion annually to tax fraud over a seven-year period, a watchdog found Friday.
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Tax Fraud Cost Government Up to $304 Billion a Year, Report Says
The federal government lost as high as $304 billion annually to tax fraud over a seven-year period, a watchdog found Friday.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 26/09/2026
The owner of a hotel outside Cleveland lost its argument that the property’s value suffered during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, with the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals upping the county’s initial valuation.
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Ohio DoubleTree’s Tax Value Raised Despite Covid-19 Argument
The owner of a hotel outside Cleveland lost its argument that the property’s value suffered during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, with the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals upping the county’s initial valuation.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 26/09/2026
Manchester City has been found guilty of nearly all 115 charges for breaking Premier League rules, in a seismic ruling that could be a massive hit to one of the world’s top football clubs, according to a person familiar with the process.
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Manchester City Found Guilty of Premier League Rule Breaking (2)
Manchester City has been found guilty of nearly all 115 charges for breaking Premier League rules, in a seismic ruling that could be a massive hit to one of the world’s top football clubs, according to a person familiar with the process.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 25/09/2026
Opinion: The direction of travel is increasingly clear: UAE VAT recovery is entering a more sophisticated and demanding phase.
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UAE VAT Rule Changes Indicate Broader Shift in Administration
Opinion: The direction of travel is increasingly clear: UAE VAT recovery is entering a more sophisticated and demanding phase.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 25/09/2026
Maryland expects to pay $280 million in sales tax refunds to the state’s electric utility companies following a Maryland Supreme Court ruling in July that broadened a sales tax exemption for production activity.
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Maryland Expects to Pay Utilities $280 Million After Tax Ruling
Maryland expects to pay $280 million in sales tax refunds to the state’s electric utility companies following a Maryland Supreme Court ruling in July that broadened a sales tax exemption for production activity.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 25/09/2026
Tax practitioners in India are looking to a Supreme Court hearing this fall to help resolve a yearslong dispute over the marketing expenses of multinational companies’ Indian arms.
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Millions at Stake as India Top Court Eyes Affiliate ‘AMP’ Costs
Tax practitioners in India are looking to a Supreme Court hearing this fall to help resolve a yearslong dispute over the marketing expenses of multinational companies’ Indian arms.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 25/09/2026
A CFO of a US middle market company pursuing its first international expansion should consider key tax aspects when evaluating the opportunity, writes Cherry Bekaert’s Nelson Yates.
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Is Your Middle Market CFO Ready for Cross-Border Opportunities?
A CFO of a US middle market company pursuing its first international expansion should consider key tax aspects when evaluating the opportunity, writes Cherry Bekaert’s Nelson Yates.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 25/09/2026
The IRS’s public denunciation of a tribal tax credit it first declared fake almost two years ago gives victims more ammunition to pursue litigation against financial advisers and work out deals with the agency to get out of tax trouble.
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IRS Alert on Tribal Tax Credit Scam Gives Taxpayers Leverage
The IRS’s public denunciation of a tribal tax credit it first declared fake almost two years ago gives victims more ammunition to pursue litigation against financial advisers and work out deals with the agency to get out of tax trouble.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 25/09/2026
A US business group’s complaint against the EU’s minimum tax law merits a ruling from the bloc’s top court despite changes to the law that exempt US companies from key parts of its provisions, according to a top Belgian court.
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Belgian Court Keeps US Group’s EU Minimum Tax Fight Alive (1)
A US business group’s complaint against the EU’s minimum tax law merits a ruling from the bloc’s top court despite changes to the law that exempt US companies from key parts of its provisions, according to a top Belgian court.
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Bloomberg Tax @bloombergtax.com · 25/09/2026
Opinion: The success of the IRS's new Office of Conservation Easements will depend on its ability to ensure clear guidance, accessibility to individualized settlements, and improved enforcement targeting.
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IRS’s New Conservation Easement Approach Is a Promising Step
Opinion: The success of the IRS's new Office of Conservation Easements will depend on its ability to ensure clear guidance, accessibility to individualized settlements, and improved enforcement targeting.
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