In tax controversy and litigation matters, sometimes procedure trumps the merits. The statute of limitations is a great example. Even if the taxpayer made a mistake on a prior year return, the IRS ...

A statute of limitations is the deadline for filing a lawsuit. Most lawsuits must be filed within a certain amount of time. In general, once the statute of limitations on a case “runs out,” the legal ...

New York's Dead Man's Statute, codified in CPLR 4519, precludes a party to an action from testifying as to communications or transactions concerning an adversary's decedent. It can have significant ...

Does a shorter statute necessarily create a simpler tax system? The answer may be more nuanced than the numbers suggest ...

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Given today's numerous economic challenges, it's hardly a surprise that borrowers are carrying a record amount of debt — about $18.8 trillion currently, with about $1.3 trillion in credit card debt ...

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared divided, with conservatives expressing various degrees of skepticism about the statute used to prosecute more than 350 of the Jan. 6th rioters who invaded the capitol.

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