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  UBS escapes tax evader’s $1.7 billion lawsuit

  By Alex Vorro  |  April 11, 2012

  Lying to the IRS typically isn’t the best way to ingratiate oneself with the federal government and its employees. Therefore, it should come as little shock that Judge Andrew Guilford of the U.S. District Court in Santa Ana, Calif., yesterday ruled in favor of Swiss bank UBS AG in a...

• Recent “hostile takeover” attempt on Cato Institute may not be so hostile

  By Bruce D. Collins  |  March 27, 2012

  When non-profits issue stock, and how it applies to the Cato chronicles

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  IRS sues Warren Buffet’s NetJets Inc. for $366.3 million

  By Julie Beck  |  March 12, 2012

  If you’re going to mess with the IRS, you should probably make sure you’ve paid your taxes first.

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  Labor: DOL initiatives to crackdown on employee misclassifications

  By Kathleen Furey McDonough  |  March 5, 2012

  In one of the most noteworthy collaborations of 2011, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that they would join forces to combat worker misclassification.

• The unique struggles of non-profit law practice

  By Bruce D. Collins  |  March 1, 2012

  Although similar to their for-profit counterparts, non-profit lawyers encounter interesting challenges

• Regulatory: The IRS wants to know if your independent contractors are really employees

  By Randy Johnson  |  January 25, 2012

  Given the potentially stiff penalties, companies should exercise care in how they classify service providers

• IRS's inaction on granting tax exemption status has non-profit news organizations worried

  By Bruce D. Collins  |  January 1, 2012

  The IRS is stuck in a rut of its own making, and it appears Congress will have to come to the rescue.

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  Buffett’s private-aircraft company sues IRS for $642.7 million

  By Ashley Post  |  November 17, 2011

  Business mogul Warren Buffett’s private-aircraft company, NetJets Inc., is suing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for allegedly improperly applying ticket taxes and penalties totaling $642.7 million against the company.

• Labor: Independent contractors and your business model

  By Alfred Robinson Jr.  |  November 7, 2011

  Joining forces, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to coordinate efforts to resolve employer practices of misclassifying employees as independent contractors.

• Governors go after large salaries and benefits given to non-profits

  By Bruce D. Collins  |  November 1, 2011

  There currently are no rules governing executive pay at state-funded charities, but there may be soon