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IRS reports advance pricing agreement activity for 2025

Senator sues Booz Allen over IRS data breach tied to contractor safeguards

Court upholds 40% penalty in microcaptive case after finding no economic substance

Court orders IRS to release records in Schiff FOIA fight

IRS proposes updated arbitrage rules for tax-exempt bonds

Tax Coda Weekly Digest — March 29, 2026

Trump v. IRS and the fragility of tax privacy

Uber issued false 1099s to non-drivers, according to newly filed lawsuit

Social Security benefits remain taxable even if later repaid, court rules

Bigger refunds are real but the $1,000 claim looks far off

IRS allows withdrawal of §163(j) real estate and farming elections

Court denies sealing of tax advice tied to return preparation

Tax Coda Weekly Digest — March 22, 2026

Dropbox paid $35 million in federal income tax on $508.4 million of net income

Sequence of events is not a legal claim

IRS publishes April 2026 AFRs and valuation rates

Bessent drops acting IRS title but keeps control

Treasury updates list of countries tied to international boycott rules

Tax Coda Weekly Digest — March 15, 2026

Court dismisses Schiff lawsuit alleging IRS tax enforcement conspiracy

Court flags IRS disclosure of taxpayer addresses to ICE as unlawful

Court upholds IRS microcaptive reporting rule

Block paid $35 million in federal income tax on $1.69 billion of net income

IRS introduces Schedule 1-A to claim deductions for tips and overtime

Tax Coda Weekly Digest — March 8, 2026

IRS CEO grilled over data sharing and workforce cuts

Court rejects passport challenge over trust fund tax penalty

Court denies business deductions after taxpayer reports no income

Court allows partial basis increase under Cohan but denies §121 exclusion

IRS announces simplifications and new elections for §987 QBU currency computations

Tax Coda Weekly Digest — March 1, 2026

Data structure expands enforcement reach

NVIDIA paid $16.76 billion in federal income tax on $123.18 billion of U.S. income

Court upholds deficiency after IRS computer error inflates Additional Child Tax Credit

DoorDash recorded a $1 million income tax benefit on $1.64 billion income

Court upholds fraud penalties after tax preparer claims unsupported deductions

Taxpayer forfeits appeal after failing to challenge levy and lien

Tax Coda Weekly Digest — February 22, 2026

Netflix paid $1.12 billion in U.S. federal income tax on $11 billion of net income

Palantir paid $0 in U.S. federal income tax on $1.63 billion of net income

Second Circuit affirms tax after taxpayer claimed 50% S corporation ownership

Court upholds $2.2 million income adjustment in MedCafe case

IRS updates AFR, §382, §42, and §7520 rates for March 2026

IRS discloses immigrant tax data to DHS

Tax Coda Weekly Digest — February 15, 2026

Airbnb 2025 cash taxes show limited geographic detail

Shopify discloses cash taxes without country detail

IRS passport ban upheld for $1.6M tax debt

Court bars penalty and interest challenge after taxpayer signs installment agreement

IRS extends SECURE 2.0 deadlines and revises 2025 disclosure standards

Tax Court allows §183 business deductions for software venture

Tax Coda Weekly Digest — February 8, 2026

Google's cash income taxes remain U.S.-heavy with limited country detail

Amazon cash taxes remain U.S. centered with limited country detail

Facebook discloses country-level income taxes for the first time

Court grants full innocent spouse relief after husband’s financial control and abuse

IRS modernizes payments to and from taxpayer bank accounts

Form 1099-DA arrives for crypto reporting in 2026

Why tax stops behaving like a plug in deal models

Tax Coda Weekly Digest — February 1, 2026

Trump family sues the IRS over unauthorized disclosure of tax returns by Charles Littlejohn

U.S. tax reality for Americans buying real estate in the UAE

IRS confirms "Warrior Dividend" not taxable

Court denies alimony deduction for lump-sum pension payment after divorce

When expertise leaves, enforcement does not come back

IRS leadership reshuffle aligns agency with Trump priorities

Tax Coda Weekly Digest — January 25, 2026

Why foundational tax doctrines are back on the table

IRS funding clawback tightens agency operating cushion

Whistleblower award denied after target pays more tax on its own returns

Fifth Circuit rejects “passive investor” test for limited partners

IRS provides February 2026 federal rates for loans, housing credits, valuation, and ownership-change limits

Tax Coda Weekly Digest — January 18, 2026

IRS proposal redraws tax lines for sovereign investors

FOIA data shows uneven federal hiring early in 2025

Milk Saving Starving Children Foundation loses tax-exempt status

Court bars Texas tax preparer from filing returns during 2026 season

Court denies bad-debt and NOL deductions after taxpayer fails to prove loans or timing

Tax Coda Weekly Digest — January 11, 2026

Court orders sale of Kentucky home to satisfy $4.2 million federal tax lien

IRS excludes REIT hedge and offsetting hedge income from gross income tests

Sixth Circuit upholds convictions in Black Lives Matter fundraiser fraud case

Court trims claimed $132M charitable deduction

Court treats surviving spouse as de facto estate representative

Tax Coda Weekly Digest — January 4, 2026

Former Illinois lawmaker’s tax convictions upheld on appeal