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Ex-construction contractor faces tax charges
The owner of a Marinette construction subcontracting company has agreed to plead guilty to a felony for failing to pay $51,000 in federal taxes.
IRS expands settlement program for small businesses
The risk of a tax audit for a small-business client may be small, but that’s little comfort for the client who gets the call from the IRS.
Personal injury attorney sentenced to prison for failure to pay taxes
An Oshkosh personal injury attorney was sentenced Monday to six months in federal prison for not paying taxes between 2007 and 2009.
Group’s lawsuit seeks to void health care law (UPDATE)
A conservative group filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday seeking to have the federal health care law declared unconstitutional, arguing that the government postponed its so-called employer mandate without the necessary congressional approval.
Law firms respond to ‘white-hot’ practice area
Two years after the “bounty” provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act on financial reforms took effect, whistleblower matters remain a sizzling growth area for lawyers in employment or finance and securities practice areas — or, as is increasingly common, on a law firm interdisciplinary team that harnesses expertise from both fields.
Control is key for test of employee v. independent contractor
For years, employers have struggled with correctly classifying workers as employees or independent contractors.
Businesses sue IRS over employer health insurance mandate rule
A group of small businesses have filed a lawsuit challenging a rule imposed by the Internal Revenue Service under the federal health care law, alleging that the agency exceeded its authority by expanding the law’s employer mandate.
US cracks down on worker classification
In an effort to fend off an official investigation of its books, a major tobacco company hired a law firm to audit the classification of 5,000 workers.
Employers besieged on all sides for misclassifying workers
In an effort to fend off a real audit of its books, one of the major tobacco companies hired a law firm to look into whether it was classifying its 5,000 workers correctly.
Below the fiscal cliff: Estate planning attorneys navigating new landscape
The new law that averted the “fiscal cliff” contains major changes for estate and gift tax rules that will affect not only the advice lawyers give to their clients, but the future landscape of estate planning law for years to come.
Woman gets prison for payroll tax violations
An eastern Wisconsin business owner will spend about a year in prison for failing to pay taxes that had been withheld from employees' wages.
Atheist group files lawsuit over church tax status
The Wisconsin-based Freedom from Religion Foundation has filed a federal lawsuit alleging the Internal Revenue Service is giving unconstitutional preferential treatment to churches and other religious organizations.
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