After 18 months of non-stop hype and rapid-fire launches of new, easily accessible consumer-facing tools, it may seem like everyone is experimenting with generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). In fact, according to the new Thomson Reuters Future of Professionals Report, almost two-thirds (63%) of professionals working in the legal, tax, and risk & compliance sectors say … Read more
This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Seattle Times. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. Reporting Highlights Job Promises: Washington lawmakers approved a tax break for data centers to create more jobs in rural Washington, but they can’t say … Read more
POWER HUNGRY | Second in a Seattle Times and ProPublica series about the impact of data centers in Washington. This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Seattle Times. Times Watchdog stories dig deep to hold power accountable, right wrongs and create change. This work is made possible by The … Read more
We have been waiting several months for the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) to render a decision in Moore v. United States. Initially, our questions focused on the issue of “realized or unrealized income” and whether income could be taxed before it is “realized.” The Court avoided this issue almost entirely. So, how … Read more
( Court Reports – Photo Illustration/MetroCreative) <!– SHOW ARTICLE –> CHARLESTON — A Parkersburg man was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $2,036,141.59 in restitution for tax evasion. A release from the Justice Department said Brian E. Drake, 56, of Parkersburg, … Read more
JetBlue Airways is suing the state of Florida for overcharging the airline by more than $631,630 in corporate income tax, according to its complaint that was filed in Leon County.The complaint, filed July 19 in Leon Circuit Civil court, says the airline contested the “entire amount of the additional corporate income tax for the years … Read more
GUILFORD, CT — A Guilford business owner this week pleaded guilty to a federal tax offense officials say stemmed from her failure to pay business payroll taxes.Michelle Ann Gilson, 38, appeared before U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in Hartford on Thursday and pleaded guilty to one count of willful failure to pay over withholding … Read more
There’s a growing divergence between EU targets and national plans, and electrification is not happening quickly. Are voters turning their backs on the EU’s 2030 climate objectives? Year-to-date natural gas consumption is 3.1% down, to 195.6 bcm from 201.9 bcm in 2023. Milder weather has reduced household consumption. In general, the trend is downwards. Europe … Read more
The New Jersey Division of Taxation should have allowed Euromin Inc. to carry forward over $828,000 in corporation business tax credit because the energy trading company and a partnership it bought aren’t a unitary business, the company alleges.Euromin “acquired its interest in the Partnership as an operational asset to increase the net gains and earnings … Read more
