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Under memoranda of understanding (MOUs) that IRS has with 37 states, IRS and state workforce agencies (SWAs) are permitted to: (1) exchange audit reports; (2) exchange audit plans; (3) participate in side-by-side examinations, when appropriate; (4) receive information; and (5) participate in reciprocal sharing of information.

The due date for filing the required information return for a tax-exempt organization is just around the corner. Returns for the 2010 calendar taxable year are due May 15, 2011 unless an organization files a request for extension.

The last two Privilege Points have addressed the implied waiver implications of litigants (defendant in the Crypto King's trial and plaintiff in the case described last week) relying on legal advice...

Three major container shipping companies have announced their intention to set up an alliance to cooperate on some of the most important international routes for container shipping services.

On Jan. 13, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled in Bunting v. Ocean City that William Bunting, a former sergeant with the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD), may proceed to trial on his claim for retaliation under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).

The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (H.R. 4853) (the Act) became law Dec. 17, 2010.

On Jan. 16, 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule amending Medicaid regulations on the definition of state plan home and community-based services (HCBS) under the Social Security Act (the Act) amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Responding to demands and criticism from industry and Congress to streamline device approvals, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance on July 12, 2011, proposing to exempt 30 Class I and Class II in vitro diagnostic tests and radiology devices from 510(k) premarket notification requirements.

Fast approaching is the June 1 expiration of certain provisions of the Patriot Act, including § 215 (codified as 50 U.S.C § 1861)

On July 27, 2010, the European Union's (EU) Foreign Affairs Council adopted the toughest sanctions it has imposed on Iran to date.

The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 ("the 2010 Tax Act") enacted in December 2010 provides that, for 2011 and 2012 only, the estate and gift tax exemption (technically "exclusion amount") is "portable" from a deceased spouse to a surviving spouse

The European Commission (EC) prohibited the proposed merger between Aegean Airlines and Olympic Air on Jan. 26, 2011 - the EC's first complete prohibition of a merger since 2007

On 10 September 2012, the UK Office of Fair Trading (OFT) published new guidance on how it will set fines for breaches of competition law.

On Feb. 2, 2012, the EU’s General Court confirmed that two parent companies in a 50/50 joint venture (JV) can be held liable and therefore fined for cartel activity carried out by the JV in the EU.

On 10 June 2015, the European Union (EU) Council (comprised of the member states) approved a final compromise text on new EU rules for novel foods.

On 12 August 2015, the European Commission published its long awaited discussion draft of the European Union Delegated Act (EUDA) addressing safety features to appear on the outer packaging of medicinal products for human use.

According to a European Commission study, 51 percent of companies that are Safe Harbor certified process human resources data of EU employees.

Even the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL – Commission Nationale de l'Information et des Libertés) can be sued for the violation of its own recommendations.