10/2/2026 2:10:37 PM Private School Tax Credit: Treasury and IRS Issue Proposed Rules for New Federal Scholarship Tax Credit By Leon Rittenberg III Caroline Lafourcade Abby Strohmeyer The Treasury Department and IRS issued proposed regulations providing guidance on the new Federal Scholarship Tax Credit, effective in...
10/1/2026 5:46:38 PM EPA and Army Corps Announce Supplemental WOTUS Proposal: Key Updates By Greg Johnson Clare Bienvenu Emily von Qualen Colin North +1 more... Show less On September 9, 2026, EPA and the Army Corps (the agencies) published a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM) to revise the...
9/25/2026 8:15:07 PM EPA Proposes Updates to NPDES Definitions and Exclusions By Greg Johnson Clare Bienvenu Emily von Qualen Colin North +1 more... Show less On September 4, 2026, EPA published a proposed rule to revise the regulatory definition of “discharge of a pollutant” to accurately...
9/25/2026 6:45:37 PM Podcast: Call Before You Dig: Understanding Pipeline Law and Safety By Matt Jones April Rolen-Ogden In this week’s episode of “Energy Law This Week,” hosts Matt Jones and April L. Rolen-Ogden sit down with attorneys Roina Rivera and...
9/25/2026 4:38:37 PM MARAD Proposes First Major Overhaul of Capital Construction Fund Regulations in Nearly 50 Years By Leon Rittenberg III Kevin Naccari The Maritime Administration (MARAD) has published a notice of proposed rulemaking that would substantially revise the regulations...
9/23/2026 6:16:36 PM City of New Orleans Announces Sales Tax Amnesty Program By Caroline Lafourcade Bob Angelico Leon Rittenberg III Kevin Naccari +1 more... Show less The City of New Orleans Department of Finance recently announced that it is offering a Sales Tax Amnesty Program for businesses to pay...
9/18/2026 2:08:37 PM Second Circuit Furthers Circuit Split by Affirming Functional Test for "Limited Partner" Self-Employment Tax Exception By Leon Rittenberg III Caroline Lafourcade Kevin Naccari The Second Circuit has affirmed the Tax Court's rulings against Soroban Capital Partners LP, holding that the firm's three principals...
9/18/2026 2:08:07 PM Louisiana Fourth Circuit Holds City Must Pay $8.2 Million Tax Refund Judgment, Rejects Appropriation Defense By Bob Angelico Leon Rittenberg III Caroline Lafourcade Kevin Naccari +1 more... Show less On September 10, in Monahan v. City of New Orleans, No. 2025-CA-0757, the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal affirmed a district...
9/11/2026 3:08:07 PM FASB's New Fair Value Standard May Bolster Marketability Discounts in Estate Planning By Leon Rittenberg III Caroline Lafourcade Kevin Naccari The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2026-03, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Investment...
9/10/2026 4:41:09 PM District Court Finds New York's Climate Change Superfund Act Preempted by "Federal Interests" By Greg Johnson Clare Bienvenu Emily von Qualen Colin North +1 more... Show less On August 31, 2026, a district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York held that the State's...
9/10/2026 4:41:07 PM IRS Finalizes Rules on the New Car Loan Interest Deduction By Leon Rittenberg III Caroline Lafourcade Kevin Naccari The Treasury Department and IRS issued final regulations implementing the new deduction for qualified passenger vehicle loan interest...
9/9/2026 7:41:07 PM Proposed Rule Changes Would Affect Groundwater Monitoring at Legacy Oilfield Sites By Amy Lee Joe Heaton The Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy (C&E) recently released proposed rule changes regarding groundwater management,...
9/4/2026 7:45:07 PM Treasury Declines to Close the SIFL Private Jet Valuation Loophole By Leon Rittenberg III Caroline Lafourcade Kevin Naccari The Treasury Department formally declined a request from a group of Senate Democrats to change the tax rules governing how employees...
9/4/2026 2:14:37 PM Tax Court Finds IRS Revenue Agent Liable for Civil Fraud Penalty By Leon Rittenberg III Caroline Lafourcade Kevin Naccari The United States Tax Court recently issued a reminder that tax sophistication can support a finding of civil fraud. In Janangelo v....
9/2/2026 3:03:38 PM MARAD Overhauls Title XI Vessel and Shipyard Financing Regulations By Leon Rittenberg III Kevin Naccari On August 28, 2026, the Maritime Administration (MARAD) published an interim final rule rewriting the regulations governing the Vessel...
8/21/2026 6:08:07 PM QPRTs, Homestead Exemptions, and the Estate Tax Basis Trap: Lessons from Palermo v. United States By Leon Rittenberg III Caroline Lafourcade Kevin Naccari A recent decision from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida offers a cautionary tale for estate planners...