News

8/27/09
The California Court of Appeal upheld the trial court’s granting our client a jury trial in a tax refund action against the Franchise Tax Board. The opinion can be found here.

8/4/08
Former UBS Representative indicted in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. More »

7/31/08
Ninth Circuit amends decision regarding IRS Summons Enforcement in US v. Stringer. More »

7/24/08
A tax court's determination that wife is ineligible for a refund under 26 U.S.C. section 6015 for payments on her husband's tax debt paid from their community property is affirmed by the Ninth Circuit in Ordlock v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue. More »

7/7/08
A conviction for passing a fictitious financial instrument and attempting corruptly to interfere with the administration of the internal revenue laws is affirmed by the Ninth Circuit. US v. Salman More »

6/16/08
The United States Supreme Court ruled in Florida Department of Revenue v. Piccadilly Cafeterias, Inc that,in the bankruptcy context, 11 U.S.C. section 1146(a)'s stamp-tax exemption does not apply to transfers made before a plan is confirmed under Chapter 11. More »

In an action arising after a county-defendant refused a phone company's request for a refund of use taxes paid on services which were allegedly tax exempt, judgment finding that plaintiff had standing because it had paid the taxes it collected for the county. TracFone Wireless v. County of Los Angeles, No. B199521 (2nd App. Distr., June 16, 2008) More »

6/13/08
In criminal proceedings arising from defendant's involvement in an organization that created, promoted, and implemented schemes to assist U.S. taxpayers in the evasion of their income tax liabilities, the Ninth Circuit affrrmed the defendant’s conviction in US v. Marks More »