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ArticlePartnership Proposed Regulations Re-ReleasedToday, the prior January 2017 partnership audit proposed regulations were re-released.United StatesTaxDentons
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ArticleTaxpayers Putting Pressure On Courts to Establish The IRS's Burden Of Proof In Offshore Disclosure CasesThe case involved the appropriate burden of proof the Internal Revenue Service must meet when the IRS asserts a willful failure to file penalty for the Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts.United StatesTaxDentons
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ArticleAviation Symposium Webinar Series: FAA Reauthorization Act of 2017…Everything You Want To KnowWe would like to offer our thanks for the huge turnout we had for our free webinar on FAA Reauthorization Act of 2017. United StatesTransportDentons
ArticleNTSB – Congratulations Vice-Chairman Sumwalt!!With the election of President Trump, there was a great deal of speculation over how vacancies on the National Transportation Safety Board would be handled.United StatesTransportDentons
ArticleThe Driverless Commute: Autonomous Vehicles: US Legal And Regulatory LandscapeMaking a car drive itself is hard. Remaining compliant while doing it is harder still, thanks to government stakeholders advancing new, complex and sometimes conflicting regulatory frameworks in every corner of the country.United StatesTransportDentons
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