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United States of America Tax, Offshore and Legal News Headlines 2005
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30/12/2005 Enron Chief Accountant Enters Plea Bargain
30/12/2005 US Senator Seeks To Introduce Market-Oriented Telecoms Regulation
29/12/2005 RIAA Welcomes Senate Passage Of Anti-Piracy Measure
29/12/2005 Tax Services Generate Most Malpractice Claims
29/12/2005 SEC Subpoenas Delphi Executives
29/12/2005 Record Labels Facing Antitrust Probe
28/12/2005 Bonds May Attract Investors In 2006
27/12/2005 Tax Preparer Settles RAL Class Actions
26/12/2005 United States To Implement CAFTA In January 2006
26/12/2005 Commodity Contracts Do Not Qualify Funds For Tax Benefits, Says IRS
23/12/2005 Bush Signs Gulf Opportunity Zone Act Into Law
23/12/2005 FinCEN Announces Implementation Of Final Money Laundering Rules
23/12/2005 SEC Says New Jersey Hedge Funds Defrauded Investors
23/12/2005 US Corporate Taxpayers Unprepared For Mandatory E-Filing
23/12/2005 Bermudian Assembly Approves Tax Information Exchange Law
22/12/2005 US Treasury Launches Anti-Money Laundering Working Group With Middle East And North Africa
22/12/2005 USPTO Comes Out In Favour Of RIM
22/12/2005 US Government Report Shows $1 Trillion Went Untaxed In 2003
21/12/2005 Treasury And IRS Clarify Position On Japanese Business Entities
21/12/2005 Hong Kong Sees 19% Surge In Inward Direct Investment
20/12/2005 WTO Avoids Failure In Hong Kong
20/12/2005 Class Action Against Philip Morris Thrown Out
20/12/2005 Charges Against Black Expanded
20/12/2005 RIM Now Facing Patent Battle In UK
20/12/2005 Man Group Ordered To Hand Over More Documents
19/12/2005 ICI Issues New Guidance To US Mutual Funds On Compliance Issues
19/12/2005 Visto Pursuing Microsoft For Patent Infringement
19/12/2005 SEC Mulls Plans To Help Foreign Firms Leave US Markets
19/12/2005 IRS Releases Schedule M-3 Guidance
19/12/2005 US Congressional Delegation Promotes CAFTA In Costa Rica
16/12/2005 Lone Star Apologises For Failure To Cooperate In Korean Tax Evasion Probe
16/12/2005 Lay Urges Former Enron Employees To 'Speak The Truth'
16/12/2005 IRS Investigates Captive Insurance Tax Shelter
16/12/2005 US Senate Approves Free Trade Agreement With Bahrain
15/12/2005 Key Tax Cut Bill Pushed Back Until 2006
15/12/2005 US Appeals Court Questions SEC Hedge Fund Registration Rule
15/12/2005 US Appeals Court Throws Out 'Sampling' Defense In Downloading Case
14/12/2005 GAO Chief Warns Of Substantial Tax Increases As Baby Boomers Retire
14/12/2005 Mistrial Declared In First Federal Vioxx Suit
14/12/2005 New York Owed Millions In Taxes By Overseas Governments
13/12/2005 NTP Suggests $900m Deal With RIM
13/12/2005 Mandelson: Immediate Subsidy Cuts 'Not Possible'
13/12/2005 HarperCollins Moves To Digitize Back Catalog, Retain Copyright Control
13/12/2005 BP Chief Slams Excessive Regulation
12/12/2005 Snow Commends House On Passage Of Tax Relief Reconciliation Act
12/12/2005 US Court Hears Challenge To SEC Hedge Fund Registration Rule
12/12/2005 STEP Regrets Budget Changes To SIPPs Regime
09/12/2005 US Institutes Attack OECD Over Melbourne Comments
09/12/2005 Refco Affiliates Try To Reclaim Their Shares
09/12/2005 IRS Provides Guidance On Estimated Corporate Tax Payments
09/12/2005 US DoJ Slams Korean Regulator's Antitrust Decision Against Microsoft
09/12/2005 Snow Won't Be Held To Artificial Timetable On Tax Reform
09/12/2005 New IRS Proposals Seek To Protect Taxpayer Information
08/12/2005 SEC Looking To Simplify Accounting Rules, Boost Competition In Audit Sector
08/12/2005 US Investors Placing Higher Emphasis On Tax
08/12/2005 Riggs Bank Regulator Turned Official Didn't Violate Conflict Of Interest Rules
07/12/2005 Bush Pushes Economic Agenda, Urges Congress To Extend Tax Cuts
07/12/2005 Microsoft To Sidestep Eolas-Owned Technology
06/12/2005 Tax Reform Proposal May Be Delayed Until 2007
06/12/2005 VoIP Providers Take Action Over 911 Calls
06/12/2005 PartyGaming CFO Hits Out At Company's Detractors
06/12/2005 Everson Trumpets IRS Enforcement Record
05/12/2005 2006 SOX Spending Will Be More Than $6 Billion In United States
05/12/2005 Antigua Defiant Over Online Gambling
05/12/2005 IRS Warns Taxpayers To Be On Guard For 'Phishing' Scam
02/12/2005 RIM Loses Another Round In Blackberry Saga
02/12/2005 SEC Prepares To Issue Guidance On Corporate Fines
02/12/2005 AmLaw 200 Survey Reveals Law Firm Chiefs Cautiously Optimistic For 2006
02/12/2005 Icahn May Sue Time Warner Over AOL Deal
01/12/2005 Refco Completes Man Group Sale
01/12/2005 SEC Proposes Internet Delivery Of Proxy Statements
01/12/2005 Federated Investors Reaches Settlement With Spitzer
01/12/2005 US Firm Seeks To Trademark Taste
30/11/2005 Supreme Court Will Hear eBay Patent Dispute
30/11/2005 Enron Case May Lose Key Witness
30/11/2005 Bank Of New York Settles Bank Secrecy Act Case
29/11/2005 EU And US Agree Open Skies Pact
29/11/2005 Law Firm Launches Bayou Class Action
29/11/2005 Bank Of America, Deloitte And Grant Thornton Facing New Parmalat Lawsuits
28/11/2005 Caribbean Banks Under Pressure From US To Combat Money Laundering
28/11/2005 Pinochet Charged With Tax Evasion
25/11/2005 Costa Rica's Trade Deficit Grows As CAFTA Looms
25/11/2005 US Appeals Court Upholds Amazon's Ownership Of '1-Click' Patent
25/11/2005 2005 Saw Record Numbers Of Patent And Trademark Applications, Says USPTO
25/11/2005 Justice Department Calls For Dismissal Of Andersen Indictment
25/11/2005 SEC Accuses Hedge Fund Manager Of Concealing $30 Million In Losses
24/11/2005 Warner Settles Payola Allegations
24/11/2005 ECJ Advocate General Slams Decision To Provide Air Passenger Data To US
24/11/2005 BitTorrent Creator Reaches Agreement With Film Industry
24/11/2005 IRS To Ramp Up Enforcement Activities Next Year
24/11/2005 Refco Seeks Injunction Against Swiss Broker
23/11/2005 Gonzales Announces Appointments To DoJ IP Task Force
23/11/2005 European Court Decisions Go Largely Ignored By Multinationals
23/11/2005 Texas AG Sues Sony Over 'Spyware' On CDs
22/11/2005 Survey Shows File Sharing On The Increase Despite Music Industry Actions
22/11/2005 GM Settles Patent Spat With Chinese Auto Firm
22/11/2005 CFA Institute To Launch Hedge Fund Advocacy In Asia
22/11/2005 SEC Deadline Looms For Hedge Fund Advisors
21/11/2005 Snow Speaks On Tax Reforms
21/11/2005 Senate Approves Tax Cut Bill
21/11/2005 House Discusses Fair Use
21/11/2005 Conrad Black Indicted On Fraud Charges In US
21/11/2005 STEP Still Critical Of OECD Information Exchange Process
18/11/2005 Internet Governance To Remain In The Hands Of The United States
18/11/2005 Importance Of Corporate Tax Executives Grows With Sarbanes-Oxley Work
17/11/2005 NYSE And Rebels Agree To Review Archipelago Deal
17/11/2005 APEC Concerned To Increase IP Protections
17/11/2005 Transfer Pricing Becomes Key Tax Issue For Authorities And Multinationals
17/11/2005 Man Group Denies Concealing Evidence
17/11/2005 House Committee Approves Tax Cut Extensions
16/11/2005 IMF Boss Urges US Tax Increases
16/11/2005 Bloomberg Launches Lawsuit Over Trademark Violation
16/11/2005 Inquiry Into Tougher Copyright Protections Begins In Australia
16/11/2005 Blair Urges Action On Trade Disputes
16/11/2005 Campaign To Remove Judicial Immunity Continues In United States
16/11/2005 'Abusive' Tax Shelter Industry Continues To Evolve, Warns GAO
15/11/2005 NLJ 250 Survey Published
15/11/2005 RIAA Welcomes Justice Department's IP Proposals
15/11/2005 SEC Examines Backdating Of Options
14/11/2005 European, Japanese And US Patent Offices To Co-Host Symposium
14/11/2005 Tax Bill Hits Snag In Senate Finance Committee
14/11/2005 UK Shoe Retailers Lobby EC Over Possible Import Tariff Increase
14/11/2005 US Justice Department Proposes Tougher Copyright Protection Measures
14/11/2005 IRS Issues E-File Guidance To Corporations And Tax-Exempt Organisations
11/11/2005 Refco's Auction Won By Man Group
11/11/2005 Snow Recommends Further Liberalisation Of The Indian Finance Sector
11/11/2005 ECJ Advocate General Deems German Tax Dividend Policy Illegal
11/11/2005 Civil Suit Over KPMG Tax Shelters Delayed
10/11/2005 International iPod Nano Users Seek Compensation For Design Flaws
10/11/2005 Grassley Unveils Tax Cut Plans
09/11/2005 Grokster Settles With RIAA
09/11/2005 Qualcomm Hits Back At Nokia In Patent Battle
09/11/2005 Qwest Boss Likely To Be Indicted Soon
09/11/2005 IRS Increases Availability Of Automatic Six Month Filing Extensions
09/11/2005 IRS Demands Paypal Records In Offshore Bank Account Crackdown
09/11/2005 'Gripe Site' Not Defamation, Court Rules
09/11/2005 IRS May Strip Church Of Tax-Exempt Status After Anti-War Sermon
08/11/2005 FTAA Still Unburied After Argentine Americas Meeting
08/11/2005 Survey Shows SOX Viewed As Effective In Fight Against Fraud
08/11/2005 Patent Protection Sought For Fictional Storyline
07/11/2005 IRS Commissioner Unveils 2005 Enforcement Figures
07/11/2005 Greenspan Urges Caution On Further Tax Cuts
07/11/2005 Merck Not Liable In Second Vioxx Suit
07/11/2005 Six Bids For Refco Unit, But Liabilities Crowd In
04/11/2005 Man Group Wants To Buy Refco Unit
04/11/2005 Doubts Linger Over Effectiveness Of AJCA Tax Break
04/11/2005 SCO Finally Reveals Allegedly Infringing Code
04/11/2005 House Tax Writer Weighs Tax Cutting Options
03/11/2005 Qwest Seeks To Settle Accounting Fraud Class Action
03/11/2005 Oxley To Retire In 2006
03/11/2005 Google's Gmail Move Not Enough, Says IIR
03/11/2005 US Tax Panel Recommends Two Plans In Final Report
02/11/2005 Bush Nominates Conservative Judge To The Supreme Court
02/11/2005 FCC Approves Massive Telecoms Mergers
02/11/2005 US Think-Tanks Criticize OECD's Tax Recommendations
02/11/2005 Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Telecommuter's New York Tax Challenge
02/11/2005 KPMG Settlement Receives Preliminary Approval
01/11/2005 Oxley Admits SOX Is Inflexible
01/11/2005 Berkshire Hathaway Victorious In Tax Dispute With IRS
31/10/2005 Microsoft Criticized For Slow Implementation Of US Antitrust Settlement
31/10/2005 IRS Launches Tax Shelter Settlement Scheme
31/10/2005 RIM And Forgent Reach JPEG Patent Deal
31/10/2005 Governments Face Mounting Pressure To Tax Oil Company Profits
31/10/2005 OECD Re-Writes US Tax Code
28/10/2005 Supreme Court Denies RIM's Emergency Application
28/10/2005 Miers Withdraws Supreme Court Nomination
28/10/2005 ICANN And VeriSign Reach Preliminary Agreement
28/10/2005 'US Needs Lower Taxes', Says Snow
28/10/2005 Budget Constraints May Force SEC To Water Down Hedge Fund Registration
28/10/2005 Institutional Investors Settle WorldCom Lawsuits
27/10/2005 Schwarzenegger Rejects Proposed Business Tax Measures
27/10/2005 US Calls On WTO To Act Against Chinese Government Over Piracy
27/10/2005 Senior US Senator Foresees Opposition To Tax Panel Reform Proposals
26/10/2005 USPTO Plays Host To Chinese Lawmakers
26/10/2005 Former KPMG Partners Plead Not Guilty In Tax Case
26/10/2005 US Investors Sue Russian Government Over Yukos Affair
25/10/2005 US Treasury Appoints Three New Tax Policy Officials
25/10/2005 US Lawmakers Back Bush Stance On Internet Control
25/10/2005 Investors Still Feel Listed Company Regulation Is Too Lenient
25/10/2005 RIM Fears US Ban In Patent Dispute
25/10/2005 Senate Approves Amendment To Bar Offshore Firms From Government Contracts
24/10/2005 'Legal' Download Service Deemed Illegal
24/10/2005 US Treasury Releases Guidelines On AJCA Tax Break
24/10/2005 SEC Proposes More Stringent Soft Dollar Rules
24/10/2005 GAO Calls For Increased Scrutiny Of Tax Deductions On Compensation
21/10/2005 NASD Investigating Merrill Lynch Call Centers
21/10/2005 Cato Institute Welcomes Panel's Consumption Tax Proposal
21/10/2005 Publishers Join Campaign Against Google Print Project
21/10/2005 Pinochet To Face Tax Evasion Charges
20/10/2005 France Thwarted In Farm Subsidy Dispute
20/10/2005 Google Forced To Give Up Gmail Name In UK
20/10/2005 US Tax Panel Offers Two Paths To Simplified Tax Code
20/10/2005 CFTC Watchful As Refco Files For Bankruptcy
20/10/2005 Liechtenstein And EEA Members Sign Trade Agreements With US
19/10/2005 US Accounting Body Cautions Against Radical Shift In US Tax System
18/10/2005 A Crucial Week For WTO Farm Talks
18/10/2005 Nigerian Government Signs Anti-Fraud Agreement With Microsoft
17/10/2005 Sihpol Reaches Settlement With SEC
17/10/2005 Samsung Settles Price Fixing Case
17/10/2005 France Whips Up Opposition To Farm Subsidy Cuts Plans
17/10/2005 Medicaid: An Even More Taxing Problem For US Lawmakers Than Social Security
17/10/2005 Futures Trader Refco Hits The Buffers
14/10/2005 Nearly Half Of UK Firms Expect Litigation Increase In 2006
14/10/2005 OECD Data Shows Sharp Contrasts In National Tax Policies
14/10/2005 Snow Urges Chinese Government To Act On Yuan, Market Liberalisation
13/10/2005 Eight US Firms Charged With Directed Brokerage Violations
13/10/2005 Tax Panel May Call For Reduction Of Mortgage And Healthcare Tax Breaks
13/10/2005 Microsoft And RealNetworks Settle Antitrust Lawsuit
13/10/2005 Rothstein Kass Ranked As Best Accountant To Hedge Fund Sector
12/10/2005 EU And US Both Put Forward Proposals To Cut Farm Subsidies
12/10/2005 GSK To Settle Whistle-Blower Suit
12/10/2005 IBM Drops Counterclaim Against SCO
11/10/2005 News Corp Defends Poison Pill Move
11/10/2005 Samsung And Apple May Face Antitrust Probe In Korea
11/10/2005 Judge Declines To Approve KPMG Tax Shelter Settlement
11/10/2005 $9 Million Seized From Conrad Black By FBI
11/10/2005 US Court Won't Enforce French Copyright Ruling
11/10/2005 SEC Launches Probe Into Collapsed Hedge Fund
10/10/2005 Airbus Makes Gesture To End US-EU Trade War
07/10/2005 State Tax Amnesty Data Could Help IRS Enforcement
07/10/2005 Twenty Year Delay Sees PwC Facing $182 Million Fine Over Audit Failure
06/10/2005 Sprint And Vonage Wrangle Over VoIP Patents
06/10/2005 SEC Commissioner Says Regulator Will Struggle With Hedge Fund Registration
06/10/2005 GAO Report Reveals SEC's 'Fair Fund' Is Flawed
06/10/2005 US Signs Free Trade Deal With Oman
06/10/2005 AJCA Tax Break Not Working, Report Suggests
06/10/2005 MCI Agrees To Settle With 16 States For Back Taxes
05/10/2005 US Tax Panel Urged To Dump 'Static' Revenue-Estimating
05/10/2005 US And Sweden Sign Protocol To Income Tax Treaty
05/10/2005 White House Counsel Nominated To Supreme Court
05/10/2005 US Government To Appeal WTO Ruling
04/10/2005 KPMG Reaches Settlement With Tax Shelter Clients
04/10/2005 EU And US Prepare For Scrap Over Internet Governance
04/10/2005 SEC Moving In On Fidelity Traders
04/10/2005 Yahoo-Led Consortium Seeks To Rival Google's Print Search Initiative
04/10/2005 Hedge Fund Bosses Emerge To Plead Guilty To Fraud Charges
04/10/2005 RIAA Facing Hacking Lawsuit
03/10/2005 IRS Proposes Regulations On Deferred Compensation
03/10/2005 Roberts Confirmed As US Chief Justice
03/10/2005 Departing PCAOB Chief Expresses Concerns Over Possible Big Four Collapse
03/10/2005 Breaux Reveals US Tax Panel May Achieve Consensus
03/10/2005 Microsoft Disappointed By USPTO Ruling On Eolas Patent
03/10/2005 Top Senator Attacks EU Over WTO Ruling
30/09/2005 New Business Competitiveness Index Released
30/09/2005 Korea And US Sign Patent Deal
30/09/2005 Nearly Half Of SOX-Affected Businesses Unlikely To Meet Deadline
30/09/2005 Investment Industry To Play More Active Role In FASB Decision Making
29/09/2005 GAO Criticizes Government's Monitoring Of Tax Breaks
29/09/2005 Judge Declines To Accept Oracle Chief's Settlement
29/09/2005 Supreme Court To Review State Tax Incentives
29/09/2005 US Business Lobby Urges Congress To Pass Interstate Tax Simplification Measure
28/09/2005 Report Shows Transatlantic Differences In Fund Fee Levels
28/09/2005 Many Hedge Funds Extending Lock-up Periods To Avoid SEC Registration
28/09/2005 Buffett Testifies In Berkshire Hathaway Tax Dispute
28/09/2005 Cruise Line Industry Calls For Exemption From US Taxes
28/09/2005 IRS Announces Taxpayer Relief For Hurricane Rita Victims
27/09/2005 PCAOB Chief Quits
27/09/2005 USPTO Unveils New IP Initiatives
27/09/2005 Visa And MasterCard Not Obliged To Notify Customers Following Security Breach
27/09/2005 Kroes Unveils Change Of Direction For EU Antitrust Policies
27/09/2005 Frist Probe Raises Questions About Blind Trusts
27/09/2005 US Congressman Files Anti-Offshore Bill
27/09/2005 30,000 Tax Payments Lost In San Francisco Bay
27/09/2005 US Treasury Official Calls For More Comprehensive Regulation Of Hedge Funds
26/09/2005 Google Issues Response To Authors Guild Suit
26/09/2005 Antitrust Suit Against Apple To Go Ahead
23/09/2005 Snow Praises Quick Action On Katrina Tax Bill
23/09/2005 TiVo Users Concerned By Possible Copyright Restrictions
23/09/2005 Bayou Seeks To Block US Creditors
22/09/2005 New Report Urges SEC To Improve Fund Oversight
22/09/2005 US Authors Take Issue With Google's Print Search Plans
22/09/2005 Microsoft Facing New Competition Complaints
21/09/2005 Senate And House Pass Tax Bills To Aid Katrina Victims
21/09/2005 Tyco Executives Facing 25 Year Prison Sentences
21/09/2005 IRS Defers Schedule M-3 Reporting For Insurance Firms
21/09/2005 Senator Kyl’s Latest Attempt To Ban Online Gaming Hits Procedural Hurdle
20/09/2005 RIAA Orders File-Sharing Firms To Cease-And-Desist
20/09/2005 SEC May Extend SOX Reprieve For Small Firms
20/09/2005 US Treasury Delays Final Tax Accounting Regulations
20/09/2005 SEC Chief To Stick By Hedge Fund Registration
20/09/2005 US Allows Hurricane Katrina Victims to Make Withdrawals and Loans From Retirement Plans
19/09/2005 RIM Facing New Patent Claim Over BlackBerry
19/09/2005 US Insurers Slammed Over Post-Katrina Actions
19/09/2005 Court Awards Victory To SEC In Market Timing Dispute
19/09/2005 Bush Pledges Tax Relief For New ‘Gulf Opportunity Zone’
19/09/2005 Former SEC Chief Breeden Behind New Hedge Fund Start-Up
16/09/2005 Bush Calls For Elimination Of All Barriers To Trade
16/09/2005 Snow Pushing For Extension Of 2003 Tax Cuts
16/09/2005 New US IP Mogul Calls For Meaningful Action From Chinese Authorities
16/09/2005 Judge Rules In Microsoft-Google Personnel Dispute
16/09/2005 NASD Steps Up Scrutiny Of Hedge Fund Marketing Practices
15/09/2005 US Law Firms In The UK Fail To Meet Their Own Growth Targets
15/09/2005 Tax Panel Delays Release Of Final Report Until October
14/09/2005 World Bank Report Examines Regulatory Reforms Worldwide
14/09/2005 Oracle Chief Executive To Settle Insider Trading Charges
14/09/2005 DMCA's Fair Use Provision Narrowed By Appeal Court Ruling
14/09/2005 Grassley And Baucus Unveil Tax Relief Plans For Katrina Victims
14/09/2005 Hedge Funds Eye New Orleans Real Estate Market
14/09/2005 Justice Department Convicts Five For Selling Abusive Trust Scheme
13/09/2005 Snow Unveils Changes To The New Markets Tax Credit Program
13/09/2005 Google Facing New Gmail IP Scrap
13/09/2005 General Re Officials Receive Wells Notices
13/09/2005 Poor Nations Losing Billions To Tax Avoidance, Claims Charity
12/09/2005 New US Bankruptcy Code Expected To Have Major Impact
09/09/2005 Hurricane Katrina Reshapes Republican Tax Cut Agenda
09/09/2005 CA Joins Forces With IBM In Bid To Create Patent Commons Project
09/09/2005 China Wants EU Agreement To Act As Baseline In Textile Dispute With US
09/09/2005 Microsoft Appeals EC's Information Sharing Demands
08/09/2005 MasterCard Fees Face Criticism In UK
08/09/2005 Morgan Stanley Settles Improper Trading Allegations
08/09/2005 Dominican Republic Becomes Fifth Country To Approve CAFTA
07/09/2005 Technology Industry Divided By BlackBerry Patent Dispute
07/09/2005 ICC Goes Back To Miami Court After Favourable Appeal Court Ruling
06/09/2005 Supreme Court Chief Justice Rehnquist Dies
06/09/2005 IRS Waives Diesel Fuel Penalty Following Hurricane Katrina
06/09/2005 Schwarzenegger Urges Voters To Accept Spending Cuts Or Face Tax Hikes
06/09/2005 US Government Submits New Passport Rules For Comment
06/09/2005 Cayman Judge Appoints Bayou Hedge Fund Liquidators
05/09/2005 Senator Gives Estate Tax Repeal Bill ‘Zero’ Chance Of Success
05/09/2005 US Imposes New Curbs On Chinese Textiles
05/09/2005 Third Party Class Certification Dramatically Increases Merck's Liability
02/09/2005 US Lifts Trade Sanctions On Ukraine
02/09/2005 MasterCard Reveals Plans To Go Public
02/09/2005 UAE Reviewing IP Laws
02/09/2005 IRS Grants Special Relief To Hurricane Victims
02/09/2005 Ontario Securities Commission Warns Against Phantom Regulators
01/09/2005 WTO Allows US To Continue Taxing Canadian Lumber Imports
01/09/2005 Connecticut Forms Hedge Fund Task Force In Wake Of Bayou Fund’s Demise
01/09/2005 Microsoft Clamps Down On Illegal Sale Of Source Code
01/09/2005 MCI Agrees To $315 Million Back Tax Settlement
01/09/2005 Apple May Face New Patent Wrangle Over iPod
01/09/2005 GAO Report Warns Over Data Mining Activities Of Government Agencies
01/09/2005 Minnesota Offers Tax Shelter Amnesty
31/08/2005 Prosecutors Charge Individuals Over KPMG Affair
31/08/2005 SIA Calls For Rule Change For Research Analysts
31/08/2005 Merck May Settle Some Vioxx Suits
31/08/2005 SEC May Fine Morgan Stanley Over $10 Million
30/08/2005 KPMG Reaches Agreement With US Prosecutors
30/08/2005 Investigators Probe Connecticut Money Manager
30/08/2005 US Government Shuts Down Abusive Life Insurance Transactions
29/08/2005 Orrick Takes On Coudert's China Law Practice
29/08/2005 Foreign Firms Blocked From US Employee Share Tax Break
26/08/2005 Bush's Tax Panel May Review Housing Tax Break
26/08/2005 California Attempts To Halt Runaway Production With New Tax Breaks
26/08/2005 SEC Charges Atlanta Hedge Fund Operator With Fraud
26/08/2005 Evangelist Falwell Loses Trademark 'Typosquatting' Case
25/08/2005 Californian Income Taxes Driving Out Sporting Stars
25/08/2005 SEC Charges Two Former Kmart Executives
25/08/2005 EFF Asks Court To Rule Movie Copying 'Fair Use'
25/08/2005 Treasury And IRS Propose New Rules On Cost Sharing Arrangements
24/08/2005 London Most Popular European Location For US Law Firms
24/08/2005 Leading Banks Drawn Into KPMG Tax Shelter Enquiry
23/08/2005 Treasury And IRS Announce Repatriation Guidance Under Section 965
23/08/2005 New US Commissioner For Patents Appointed
23/08/2005 Merck Facing Wave Of Lawsuits Following Vioxx Verdict
23/08/2005 US Must Amend Internet Gambling Rules By 2006 Under WTO Ruling
22/08/2005 International Disciplinary Standards For Lawyers Necessary, Say US Experts
22/08/2005 Two Former Hollinger Executives Facing Fraud Charges
22/08/2005 Debate Continues Over Proposed US Patent Reforms
19/08/2005 FinCEN Imposes $24 Million Fine On Arab Bank Plc
19/08/2005 US Appeals Court Finds In Favor Of TiVo In Patent Infringement Dispute
19/08/2005 US Delays Introduction Of New Passport Measures For Visitors To The Caribbean
19/08/2005 E&Y Survey Identifies Transfer Pricing As Significant And Growing Global Tax Risk
19/08/2005 NASD Concerned At Hedge Fund Selling Practices
19/08/2005 Bush Halts Progress Of New Adult Domain
19/08/2005 IRS Lacks Long-Term Compliance Goals, Says Government Watchdog
18/08/2005 $40m Sex Discrimination Fund Distributed In US
18/08/2005 AOL Unit Settles Adware Charges
18/08/2005 Hedge Fund Sued For 'Denigrating' Overstock's Business
18/08/2005 Yahoo Victorious In Pay-Per-Click Patent Suit
17/08/2005 Rising Corporate Tax Revenues Shrink US Budget Deficit
17/08/2005 Plans For Open Source Patent Pool Dismissed By Experts
17/08/2005 Spammer Convicted Of Data Theft In US
17/08/2005 Brokers Indicted For 'Squawk Box' Abuses
16/08/2005 AOL To Raffle Treasures Collected From Spammers
16/08/2005 Google Puts Library Search Project On Hold
16/08/2005 Murdoch Move Slammed As Corporate Governance Breach
16/08/2005 US Investors Scammed Out Of $160 Million By Phony Hedge Fund
15/08/2005 Tommy Hilfiger Settles US, Hong Kong Tax Probes
15/08/2005 Amazon Averts Patent Clash
15/08/2005 Swiss Government Urged To Complete FTA With US
15/08/2005 US Chamber Of Commerce Secures Stay Of Mutual Fund Rule
15/08/2005 KPMG Likely To Avoid Prosecution Over Tax Shelters
12/08/2005 Spammer Pays Microsoft $7m To Settle Lawsuit
12/08/2005 Apple Faces iPod Trademark Hurdle
11/08/2005 Judge Throws Out Disney Shareholders' Case Against Eisner
11/08/2005 SCO Will Survive Legal Battles, CEO Vows
11/08/2005 Bondi Suffers Setback In Pursuit Of Bank Of America
10/08/2005 eBay Asks Supreme Court To Rule On Injunctive Relief
10/08/2005 Mercedes Facing US Probe Over Bribery Allegations
10/08/2005 Intel Facing New Antitrust Probe
10/08/2005 IRS & Treasury Release Priority Guidance Plan For Year Ahead
10/08/2005 Nasdaq To Quit ITS System In 2006
09/08/2005 US Telco Attacks Belize After It Takes Back BTL Share
09/08/2005 ITAA Slams DSL Deregulation Plans
08/08/2005 Cox Sworn In As SEC Chairman
08/08/2005 KPMG Tax Shelter Probe Focuses On Ex-Executives
08/08/2005 US Congressman Submits Resolution Urging Turkey to Recognise Cyprus
05/08/2005 Survey Warns Of Copyright Infringement Pandemic
05/08/2005 Time Warner To Settle Securities Fraud Litigation
05/08/2005 States To Begin Collecting Online Sales Tax In October
05/08/2005 IRS Warns Against Caribbean ‘Phishing’ Scam
04/08/2005 US Considers Further Chinese Textile Curbs
04/08/2005 President Bush Signs CAFTA Into Law
04/08/2005 Firm Seeks Damages From ECB, Claims Euro Notes Infringe Patent
04/08/2005 MFA Updates Sound Practices For Hedge Fund Managers
04/08/2005 RIM Patent Infringement Ruling Scaled Back
03/08/2005 Moody's Facing Spitzer's Scrutiny
02/08/2005 Google Seeks RSS Ad Patent
02/08/2005 Inheritance Dispute Thought To Be Behind Lachlan Murdoch's News Corp Departure
02/08/2005 Everson Welcomes Lawmakers’ Efforts To Secure IRS Funding Demands
02/08/2005 Congress Approves Energy And Highway Bills
01/08/2005 Japan Threatens Retaliatory Tariffs Against US Imports Over Byrd Amendment
01/08/2005 Google Slams Microsoft Lawsuit As 'Charade'
01/08/2005 SEC Rule Requires Disclosure Of Broker-Dealer Status
01/08/2005 US Senators Re-Introduce Anti-Offshore Bill
29/07/2005 House Approves CAFTA
29/07/2005 Senate Postpones Estate Tax Vote Until September
29/07/2005 New Anti-Piracy Legislation Signed Into Law In Ukraine
29/07/2005 Chilean Judge Orders Probe Of Pinochet’s Foreign Bank Accounts
29/07/2005 UK Investors Not Collecting Class Action Payments
28/07/2005 SEC Confirmation Hearing Goes Well For Cox
28/07/2005 PCAOB Adopts Rules On Auditor Independence And Tax Services
27/07/2005 US Inventors Take Stand Against 2005 Patent Reform Act
27/07/2005 Fidelity May Face SEC Probe Over Gifts Received From Brokers
27/07/2005 Sony Pays $10 Million To Settle 'Payola' Probe
27/07/2005 IRS Study To Examine Tax Compliance Of S Corporations
26/07/2005 Pepsi Latest Firm To Repatriate Under AJCA
26/07/2005 WTO Finds US Still At Fault Over Tax Breaks For Exporters
26/07/2005 Microsoft Makes Patent Bid For Emoticons
25/07/2005 Bank Of America Off The Hook In Parmalat Case
25/07/2005 PCAOB To Consider Reporting Standards And Auditor Tax Services
25/07/2005 Senators Aim To Modernize US Depreciation Rules
22/07/2005 US Tax Panel Reaches Consensus On AMT Repeal
22/07/2005 Senate Mulls Extending Shield Protection To Bloggers
22/07/2005 Blunt Amendment Seeks To Spare Americans From Global Taxes
21/07/2005 Bush Nominates Mainstream Conservative To Supreme Court
21/07/2005 Amazon Hits Back At Cendant In Patent Dispute
21/07/2005 Microsoft And Google Battle Over Search Expert Hire
21/07/2005 Appeals Court Supports IRS On Estate Tax Planning
20/07/2005 US Appeals Court Favours Intrinsic Over Extrinsic Evidence In Patent Dispute
20/07/2005 Confusion Reigns Over Stock Option Expensing Law
20/07/2005 KPMG Hits Back In Civil Tax Shelter Cases
20/07/2005 AMT Denies Taxpayers Full Tax Cut, Say Democrats
19/07/2005 Dell Denies That My Way Toolbar Is Spyware
19/07/2005 Visa Facing New Challenge Over Fee-Fixing Claims
19/07/2005 OCC Admits To Oversight Deficiencies
19/07/2005 US House Launches Competitiveness Caucus
18/07/2005 Vanguard Clamps Down On Frequent Trading
18/07/2005 FASB Publishes Guidance On Uncertain Tax Positions
18/07/2005 SCO Disappointed By Lack Of 'Smoking Gun' Evidence In Linux Dispute
18/07/2005 $3.5bn In Tax Credits For US Low-Income Areas
18/07/2005 McCreevy Doesn't Aim To Regulate Hedge Funds
15/07/2005 US Appeal Court Deals Blow To ‘861' Position
15/07/2005 Bush’s Tax Relief To Shrink Federal Deficit
15/07/2005 Ebbers Shocked By 25 Year Prison Sentence
14/07/2005 Bear Stearns May Settle SEC Late Trading Case
14/07/2005 Senators Agree ‘Basic Parameters’ Of Estate Tax Cut
14/07/2005 US Tax Court Lifts Veil Of Secrecy
13/07/2005 Experts Warn That New Mutual Fund Rules May Reduce Board Sizes
13/07/2005 IRS Announces ‘Robust’ Results From Executive Stock Option Scheme
13/07/2005 Department Of Justice Eyes Adobe-Macromedia Deal
13/07/2005 Quattrone Challenges NASD's Securities Industry Ban
12/07/2005 New AICPA Rules Address Outsourcing By Accounting Firms
12/07/2005 Google Wins Typosquatting Ruling
12/07/2005 Rice Urges China To Play By Global Trade Rules, Protect IP
12/07/2005 Overseas Investors Disappointed By New Japanese Merger Rules
12/07/2005 Tax Receipts Reducing US Budget Deficit Ahead Of Schedule
11/07/2005 State Governors Report Rise In Tax Revenues
11/07/2005 Spitzer Seeks New Trial For Former Bank Of America Broker
11/07/2005 Leaked Memo Reveals Wells Fargo's Anti-Money Laundering Failings
08/07/2005 Greenberg May Be Willing To Settle With Spitzer, Lawyer Suggests
08/07/2005 JP Morgan Chase Settles Patent Infringement Case
07/07/2005 AmLaw 100 Survey Reveals Increased Revenues For US Law Firms
07/07/2005 Bill Seeks To Prevent Offshore Firms Benefiting From Dividend Tax Break
06/07/2005 US Senators Withdraw China Tariff Bill
06/07/2005 China Adopts International Anti-Spam Agreement
06/07/2005 Google Sued Again Over Click Fraud
06/07/2005 US Law Firms Scrap Over Tax Shelter Class Action
05/07/2005 IRS Report Shows Drop In Number Of Wealthy Americans
05/07/2005 States Agree Internet Sales Tax Framework
05/07/2005 IBM And Microsoft Settle Anti-Trust Suit
05/07/2005 GAO Report Reveals US Contractors' Failure To Pay $3.3 Billion In Taxes
04/07/2005 US Rewards Indian Progress On IP Protection
04/07/2005 Copyright Holders Have BitTorrent In Their Sights
04/07/2005 Ebbers To Forfeit His Fortune In Proposed WorldCom Settlement
04/07/2005 US Treasury And IRS Drops Stock Option Payroll Tax Proposal
04/07/2005 More Hedge Fund Advisors Registering With The SEC
04/07/2005 Senate Committee Approves CAFTA
01/07/2005 SEC Reaffirms Contested Mutual Fund Independence Rules
01/07/2005 Amazon Granted Browser History Patent
01/07/2005 US Investors Claim Bank Sold Them Illegal Tax Shelters
01/07/2005 US Taxpayers Face Stiff Fines For Not Detailing Offshore Accounts
01/07/2005 New Study Finds ‘Congressional Effect’ On US Stock Market
30/06/2005 Cable Broadband Providers Don't Need To Share Lines With ISPs
30/06/2005 Intel Facing Antitrust Suit
29/06/2005 China Feels Singled Out By The US Over IP
29/06/2005 Supreme Court Rules Against Grokster
29/06/2005 Investors Flock To PartyGaming Despite US Legal Concerns
28/06/2005 Donaldson Set To Defy Federal Court Over Mutual Funds
28/06/2005 Senators Pledge To Stop 'Raid' On Social Security In New Bill
28/06/2005 Kozlowski May Be Hoist By Own Petard
27/06/2005 US Banks Face Lawsuit Over Credit Card Transaction Fees
27/06/2005 US Treasury And IRS Release Draft Version Of Schedule M-3
24/06/2005 Federal Court Sends Back Mutual Fund Rules To SEC
24/06/2005 Coca Cola Forced To Abide By EU Antitrust Ruling
24/06/2005 US Panel Calls For Tougher Tax Laws In Non-Profit Sector
24/06/2005 Apple Facing New iTunes Patent Dispute
23/06/2005 EU And US Pledge To Increase Regulatory Co-operation
23/06/2005 Senate Adopts 'NOPEC' Provision
23/06/2005 Sidley Austin Tax Shelter Suit Can Proceed, Judge Rules
23/06/2005 Senators Close To Estate Tax Compromise
22/06/2005 US Patent Holders Anxiously Await Supreme Court Verdict In Antitrust Case
21/06/2005 Deadline Approaching For Compensation Elections Under JOBS Act
21/06/2005 RIM Holding Patent 'Workaround' In Reserve
21/06/2005 White House Extends Tax Panel’s Reporting Deadline
20/06/2005 KPMG Expresses 'Deep Regret' Over Tax Shelter Sales
20/06/2005 Tyco Executives Convicted In New York
17/06/2005 Snow Contradicts German Calls For Hedge Fund Regulation
17/06/2005 Black Sues Hollinger For Payment Of Legal Fees
17/06/2005 J P Morgan Chase Settles Enron Class Action
17/06/2005 US Court Says Investors Were Not Mis-Sold Illegal Tax Shelter
16/06/2005 Supreme Court Re-Establishes 'Research Exemption' Safe Harbour
16/06/2005 States Record Impressive Gains In Tax Revenues
16/06/2005 SEC Responds To GAO Criticisms
15/06/2005 Californian Court Rules Online Retailer Must Pay State Sales Tax
15/06/2005 DoJ Information Gathering Strategy Criticized By Lawyers
14/06/2005 Citigroup Settles In Enron Class Action
14/06/2005 US Tax Panel Now Confabulating
14/06/2005 US Federal Deficit Sinks As Tax Revenues Soar
14/06/2005 Kuwaiti Cabinet Discusses IP Protections Following US Warning
14/06/2005 PartyGaming Float Threatened By Senator’s Online Gaming Ban Proposals
14/06/2005 EY Law Network Suffering Following Regulatory Clampdown
14/06/2005 G8 Ministers Agree To Explore Airline Ticket Tax
13/06/2005 World Wealth Report 2005 Sees Strongest HNWI Growth In Three Years
13/06/2005 Symantec Sues Adware Firm
13/06/2005 Settlement Agreement Over BlackBerry Patent Collapses
13/06/2005 In-House Lawyers Welcome Andersen Ruling
13/06/2005 Spitzer Defeated In Late Trading Trial
13/06/2005 China And The EU Step Back From The Brink
10/06/2005 US Lawmakers Seek To Crack Down On 'Patent Trolls'
10/06/2005 House Ways And Means Committee Holds Tax Reform Hearing
10/06/2005 Fifteen US Brokerages Facing Fines Over Mutual Fund Kickbacks
09/06/2005 Bush Supports FTAA, CAFTA
09/06/2005 Microsoft Facing $8.9 Million Damages In Patent Case
09/06/2005 Greenspan Calls For Effective Risk Management In Lending To Hedge Funds
09/06/2005 SEC Unlikely To Back Down Over Hedge Fund Regulation
08/06/2005 US Tax Panel Nears End Of Consultation
08/06/2005 General Re Executive To Plead Guilty In AIG Probe
08/06/2005 Business Community Welcomes Cox's SEC Appointment
08/06/2005 Cayman National Recovery Fund Given Charitable Status By IRS
07/06/2005 US Gem Dealers Subject To New Rules
07/06/2005 US Urges Kuwait To Take Action On IP
07/06/2005 PartyGaming Float Threatened By US Online Gambling Laws
07/06/2005 New US Passport Security Measures 'Will Devastate The Caribbean Economy'
06/06/2005 Courts Fining Taxpayers for Frivolous Collection Cases, IRS Warns
03/06/2005 SEC Chairman To Step Down
03/06/2005 US Won't Negotiate With China On IP, Commerce Secretary Announces
02/06/2005 Supreme Court Clears Arthur Andersen
02/06/2005 Microsoft Submits Antitrust Proposals To EC, Awaits Response
02/06/2005 Latvian Financial Regulator Slammed By US Treasury
01/06/2005 US Goes To The WTO Over Airbus Aid
01/06/2005 IMF Welcomes Bush’s Attempts To Reduce Budget Deficit
01/06/2005 Leapfrog Jury Fails To Agree
31/05/2005 Cayman And The US Exchange Fraud Proceeds
31/05/2005 FTC Shuts Down Californian Sex Spammers
31/05/2005 Spitzer Brings Civil Charges Against AIG And Greenberg
31/05/2005 US Tightens Up On Corporate Jet Tax Treatment
31/05/2005 China Cancels Promised Textile Export Tariffs
30/05/2005 UK Will Push For Closer EU/USA Trade Relationship
30/05/2005 PCAOB Imposes First Disciplinary Action
30/05/2005 Enron Employees Reach Settlement Agreement Over Lost Pensions
30/05/2005 Kozloswki Prosecution Delivers Closing Arguments
27/05/2005 Nokia To Allow Open Source Developers To Use Patented Technology
27/05/2005 US Government Urges Rejection Of Ebbers' Retrial Plea
27/05/2005 GCC Finance Ministers Accept Plans For Duty-Free US Imports
27/05/2005 US Telecoms Providers Face High And Complex Tax Burden
26/05/2005 UK Government Approves Extradition Of Former NatWest Bankers To The US
26/05/2005 Spyware Bills Passed Again By The House
26/05/2005 Broad Bipartisan Bill Seeks Reinstatement Of State Investment Tax Incentives
25/05/2005 US Tax Revenues Beat Projections
25/05/2005 US Senate Backs Off Filibuster Ban
25/05/2005 AAUP Expresses Copyright Concerns Over Google Print For Libraries Project
24/05/2005 US President May Veto Stem Cell Research Funding Bill
24/05/2005 Jack Grubman's Supervisors Settle With SEC
24/05/2005 SEC Fines Hedge Funds For Illegally Profiting From Short Sales
24/05/2005 US Treasury and IRS Announce Proposed Regulations On Equity Partnerships
24/05/2005 AIG Officials Face Grand Jury Investigation
24/05/2005 Senators Seek Permanent Solution To AMT Problem
23/05/2005 Hedge Fund Manager’s Lawsuit Against Regulation Rebuffed By SEC Lawyers
23/05/2005 US Government Issues Guidance On Dual Consolidated Losses And FSAs
20/05/2005 Companies Still Stressed By Sarbanes-Oxley
20/05/2005 Perelman Hits Morgan Stanley For $1.45bn Damages
20/05/2005 Russian IP Piracy Remains Rampant, Congress Told
20/05/2005 Swiss Government Mulls Free Trade Approach To US
20/05/2005 IRS And US Treasury Revise Circular 230
20/05/2005 WTO Head-To-Be Supports Developing Countries
20/05/2005 US Senate Considers Nuclear Option On Filibuster
19/05/2005 Supreme Court Enables Inter-State Wine Sales
19/05/2005 SEC Finds Conflicts Of Interest Among Pensions Consultants
19/05/2005 US Ruling Favours Luxembourg Holding Company Structures
19/05/2005 China Tightens Internet IP Protection
19/05/2005 Wealthy Americans Call For Change In Death Tax Rules
19/05/2005 Former Top-Ranking US Treasury Officials Call For Gradual Tax Reform
19/05/2005 ‘CAFTA Goes Beyond Mere Free Trade Deal,’ Argues Zoellick
18/05/2005 Apple Wins 'Tiger' Name Dispute
17/05/2005 China Hits Back At US Textile Curbs
17/05/2005 Deutsche Boerse Hedge Funds Back Glazer’s United Bid
17/05/2005 US Government Finalizes Tax Rules For Foreign Partnerships
17/05/2005 UK Businessmen Face US Extradition
16/05/2005 House Committee Chairman Backs Unified Market Regulation
16/05/2005 Hedge Fund Loss Rumours Re-Ignite Debate On Regulation
16/05/2005 Bush Keen To Retain Tax Relief On Mortgage Interest
16/05/2005 US Senate To Debate CAFTA
16/05/2005 New Hague Convention Alarms IT Firms
13/05/2005 Extreme Beats Off Lucent Patent Attack
13/05/2005 Switzerland Made Largest Gain In Competitiveness During 2004
13/05/2005 US Tax Panel Hears Consumption Tax Proposals
12/05/2005 US Releases Further Guidance On AJCA Profits Repatriation
12/05/2005 Central American Leaders Bang CAFTA Drum In Washington
12/05/2005 Highway Bill Contains Further Measures Against Corporate Tax Shelters
11/05/2005 AIG's Hank Greenberg Faces New Attack
11/05/2005 US Tobacco Class Action Struck Out
11/05/2005 Senate Bill Seeks Tougher Regulation Of US Tax Preparation Industry
11/05/2005 MCI In Talks With 18 US States Over Back Tax Claims
10/05/2005 US Government Simplifies Tax Credit Accounting Procedure
10/05/2005 Appeals Court Strikes Down FCC 'Broadcast Flag' Rules
10/05/2005 WTO Breaks Agriculture Log-Jam
09/05/2005 Pakistan's Efforts To Increase IP Protection Welcomed By The US
09/05/2005 US Unimpressed With Malta’s Plea For New Double Tax Agreement
09/05/2005 Fed Chief Says Increased Hedge Fund Regulation Not The Answer
09/05/2005 New US Bankruptcy Law To Come Into Force In October
09/05/2005 US Tech Firms Attempt To Sidestep New FASB Rules
09/05/2005 Caribbean Negotiator Signals Possible Resumption Of FTAA Negotiations
06/05/2005 Flood Of Tax Receipts Eases US Deficit Worries
06/05/2005 Bill Amending Tax Treatment Of Offshore CFCs Presented To Senate
06/05/2005 FPA Takes Issue With SEC Broker Registration Rule
06/05/2005 New Hedge Fund Anticipates Fall In Real Estate Prices
05/05/2005 Thomas Working On Consumption Tax Solution To Social Security Problem
05/05/2005 Supreme Court Won't Decide On 'Good Faith' Provision In DMCA
05/05/2005 Indian Government Dragging Its Heels Over Tougher Data Protection Laws
05/05/2005 Costa Rica Continues To Dwell On CAFTA
05/05/2005 Senators Announce Measure To Crack Down On Tax-Exempt Abuses
04/05/2005 US Tax Professionals Given Chance To Air Grievances At IRS Discussion Forums
04/05/2005 OECD Study Finds Luxembourg Has Best State Pension Provision
04/05/2005 Spitzer Launches Lawsuit Against Adware Provider
04/05/2005 China Elevated To Priority Watchlist Status
04/05/2005 Google Files For News Search Patent
03/05/2005 US Banks Receive Guidance On Working With Money-Service Providers
03/05/2005 United States Moving Towards Imposition Of Safeguard Quotas On Chinese Textiles
03/05/2005 Congress Approves 2006 Budget Blueprint
03/05/2005 Belize Calms Down After Telecoms Riots
02/05/2005 IRS Moves Forward On Privatized Tax Collection
02/05/2005 Oxley Sings Praises Of Corporate Governance Reforms
02/05/2005 KPMG Pledges Accounts Transparency In Return For Liability Limitation
29/04/2005 US House Calls For Small Business Bill Of Rights
29/04/2005 EC's Patience With Microsoft Wearing Thin
29/04/2005 Developing Nations Disappointed By UN Money Laundering Conclusions
29/04/2005 Bush Signs Family Entertainment And Copyright Act Into Law
29/04/2005 French Appeals Court Rules That DVD Copy Protection Software Is Illegal
29/04/2005 House And Senate GOP Leave Room For Tax Cuts In Budget Agreement
28/04/2005 EU Approves Sanctions Against US In Row Over Byrd Amendment
28/04/2005 Andersen Agrees Settlement In WorldCom Class Action
28/04/2005 IRS, Stakeholder Groups Form Partnership To Answer M-3 Questions
28/04/2005 Foreign Tax Cheats Can Be Prosecuted Under US Tax Law, Supreme Court Rules
27/04/2005 Senate Intellectual Property Subcommittee Holds First Hearing
27/04/2005 Fund Managers Unnerved By WorldCom Settlement
27/04/2005 Major US Mutual Fund Considers Using Performance Fees
27/04/2005 Telekurs Named By Swiss Tax Authorities As Savings Tax Directive Data Provider
27/04/2005 IRS Offers Free Tax Help To Small Business
27/04/2005 High Profile Late Trading Case Comes To Court
26/04/2005 SEC Slammed For Failure To Uncover Market Timing Abuses
26/04/2005 US Government Releases Guidance On Expatriation Reporting Requirements
26/04/2005 Grassley Seeks Information On LILO Grandfather Clauses In AJCA
25/04/2005 US And Bulgaria Launch DTA Talks
25/04/2005 EC And SEC Reach 'Roadmap' Agreement On Financial Reporting Standards
25/04/2005 Forgent Sues Microsoft Over Infringement Of JPEG Patent
25/04/2005 January Trial Date Set For Enron Founder
25/04/2005 New York City Hopes To Cash In On Chinese Film Production Boom
25/04/2005 Oregon's Tax Incentive Program Wins $25 Billion Investment From Intel
25/04/2005 Greenspan Sounds Tax Warning Over Growing Cost Of Social Security
25/04/2005