Supreme Court hears arguments on tax assessments, qualified immunity
January 17, 2012
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in two cases. In United States v. Home Concrete & Supply LLC the court heard arguments on what can activate an "extended six-year assessment" period for taxes. The case questions if an understatement of gross income attributable to an overstateme....... [more] 
Abramoff pleaded guilty to conspiracy, fraud charges
January 3, 2012
On January 3, 2006, prominent Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy, tax evasion, and mail fraud related to the 2000 purchase of SunCruz Casinos by Abramoff and his partners. In March 2006, a federal judge in Florida sentenced Abramoff to five years and 10 month....... [more]
Belarus court jails human rights activist for tax evasion
November 26, 2011
A Belarus court convicted human rights activist Ales Bialiatski, the president of Viasana and vice-president of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), of tax evasion on Thursday, sentencing him to a four-and-a-half-year prison term. Viasna is a non-governmental human rights organizat....... [more]
New charges formalized against Ukraine ex-PM Tymoshenko
November 12, 2011
The State Tax Service of the Ukraine on Friday announced formal charges against former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko for embezzlement and tax evasion. The new charges allege that during her time as head of United Energy Systems of Ukraine (UESU) in 1996, Tymoshenko hid $165 million of corporate re....... [more]
Rights groups filed lawsuits challenging Defense of Marriage Act
November 9, 2011
On November 9, 2010, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) filed separate lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Both suits challenged DOMA's deprivation of plaintiffs' rights to tax deductions and othe....... [more]
Four new charges against Ukraine ex-PM Tymoshenko
November 7, 2011
The State Tax Service of the Ukraine is reopening four cases against former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, her lawyer reported on her website on Monday. The charges allege tax evasion during her time as head of United Energy Systems of Ukraine (UESU) in 1996. Last month, the Security Service of U....... [more]
Smoking bans, tobacco tax hikes approved in four states
November 7, 2011
On November 7, 2006, four US states approved ballot measures that either banned smoking in many public places or raised taxes on tobacco. Voters in Arizona, Nevada, and Ohio approved comprehensive anti-smoking measures, over less-restrictive versions of the laws that had been favored by the food and....... [more]
Italy prosecutors launched tax inquiry against Berlusconi
October 15, 2011
On October 15, 2010, Italian prosecutors launched a tax inquiry against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi for tax declarations he made in 2003 and 2004 relating to the commercial broadcast company, Mediaset, which Belusconi founded. Prosecutors accused him of inflating the price of film rights sold t....... [more]
Senate Finance Committee approved health care reform bill
October 13, 2011
On October 13, 2009, the US Senate Finance Committee approved the America's Healthy Future Act. The law was sponsored by Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) and would have required most citizens to acquire health insurance, provided tax breaks on health insurance to low-income families purchased health insura....... [more]
Alaska judge allows tax exemption for same-sex couples
September 20, 2011
Alaska Superior Court Judge Frank Pfiffner on Friday ruled it unconstitutional for Alaska to deny same-sex couples the senior citizen and disabled veteran property tax exemptions given to married couples. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Alaska challenged the state's tax exe....... [more]
Supreme Court ruled Alaska shipping tax unconstitutional
June 15, 2011
On June 15, 2009, the US Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in Polar Tankers v. City of Valdez that a municipal tax that falls exclusively on large vessels in the city's harbor violated Article 1 § 10 clause 3, the Tonnage Clause, of the US Constitution. The city of Valdez, Alaska, imposed a tax on oil ta....... [more]
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