11/26/2025 7:59:33 PM Environmental Groups Sue Over Gulf Lease Sale Without NEPA Review By Liskow A recent ENERGYWIRE article examines a lawsuit filed by several environmental groups challenging the Trump administration’s plan to move...
11/26/2025 7:34:27 PM Commonwealth LNG Update: LDCE Re-Issues LNG Permit with Revised Basis of Decision By Greg Johnson Clare Bienvenu Emily von Qualen Colin North +1 more... Show less On November 18, 2025, the Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy (LDCE) re-issued a Coastal Use Permit (CUP) with a revised...
11/25/2025 9:35:02 PM Tax Court Holds Policy Loan Discharge on Terminated Life Insurance Contracts Creates Taxable Income By Leon Rittenberg III John Rouchell Caroline Lafourcade Kevin Naccari +1 more... Show less In Fugler v. Commissioner, T.C. Summ. Op. 2025-10 (Nov. 17, 2025), the U.S. Tax Court addressed the tax consequences of terminating whole...
11/25/2025 3:20:41 PM IRS Issues Comprehensive Guidance on New Deductions for Tips and Overtime: Key Takeaways from Notice 2025-69 By Leon Rittenberg III Caroline Lafourcade Kevin Naccari The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service recently released Notice 2025-69, which provides significant...
11/21/2025 8:24:12 PM EPA and Army Corps Announce Proposed WOTUS Rule: Key Updates By Greg Johnson Clare Bienvenu Emily von Qualen Colin North +1 more... Show less On November 20, 2025, the EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the agencies) issued proposed revisions to the regulatory definition of...
11/14/2025 10:16:18 PM Tax Court Allows Oil Company to Split NOL Elections, Opening Path to Significant Refunds By Leon Rittenberg III Caroline Lafourcade Kevin Naccari The U.S. Tax Court has opened the door to new tax planning opportunities, holding in Apache Corp. v. Commissioner that the taxpayer was...
11/14/2025 5:56:27 PM IRS Issues Safe Harbor Allowing Investment Trusts to Stake Digital Assets Without Losing Favorable Tax Status By Leon Rittenberg III Caroline Lafourcade Kevin Naccari The Internal Revenue Service issued new guidance providing a safe harbor for certain investment trusts and grantor trusts that engage in...
11/10/2025 3:47:27 PM IRS Offers Relief from Information Reporting Penalty for Tips and Overtime By Caroline Lafourcade Kevin Naccari On November 5th, the Department of the Treasury and the IRS issued guidance to employers and other payors for tax year 2025 regarding new...
10/30/2025 4:00:29 PM Louisiana Department of Revenue Issues Guidance on Separate Reporting of Sales and Occupancy Taxes for Accommodations Intermediaries By Bob Angelico Caroline Lafourcade Kevin Naccari On October 24, 2025, the Louisiana Department of Revenue (“LDR”) issued a new Revenue Information Bulletin (RIB) providing detailed...
10/29/2025 2:57:52 PM Unpacking Louisiana’s FastSites Program By Neil Abramson Greg Johnson Caroline Lafourcade Clare Bienvenu Colin North +2 more... Show less On October 16, 2025, Louisiana Economic Development (LED) announced the launch of the state's FastSites Program, “a new initiative...
10/24/2025 3:46:15 PM Parish E-File Update: Louisiana Combined State and Local Sales Tax Return By Caroline Lafourcade Liskow has learned that the Louisiana combined state and local sales and use tax return that was scheduled to roll out November 1st has...
10/17/2025 3:15:34 PM Client Alert: CCS Project Suspension By Neil Abramson Jeff Lieberman On October 15, 2025, Governor Landry issued Executive Order No. JML 25-119. The Order places a moratorium on agency review of any new...