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Potter heads the political-law practice at Washington firm Caplin & Drysdale and is an expert in campaign and election law. Trump's lawyer, Michael Cohen, has argued the transaction cannot be considered a campaign contribution because he paid Daniels the money out of his own pocket as a favor to the ...

When you apply to acquire or renew a passport, the tax attorneys at Caplin & Drysdale explain, "the State Department will generally hold such application open for 90 days to allow the taxpayer a chance to resolve his or her tax delinquency or any other certification issues before denying a passport.

Taxpayers facing this ambiguity — along with the fast approaching April 17 deadline for filing FBAR and other tax forms — should play it safe and include offshore cryptocurrency accounts in their reports, said Victor Jaramillo, who is of counsel at Caplin & Drysdale Chtd. He said taxpayers could land in hot ...

The IRS has announced procedural changes that will impact exempt organizations in 2018. These changes concern new organizations and organizations that have lost exemption due to automatic revocation. They also affect any organization where the IRS is proposing to retroactively revoke its exemption ...

Jones then moved on to Caplin & Drysdale Chtd. where, as an associate from 2008 to 2011, she advised nonprofit organizations on how to qualify for tax-exempt status, grant-making programs, for-profit subsidiaries, lobbying and political activities, executive compensation, unrelated business income tax ...

Peter A. Barnes and H. David Rosenbloom are international tax attorneys at Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered. Prior to joining the firm, Barnes was senior international tax counsel for General Electric and served as U.S. deputy international tax counsel at the U.S. Treasury. Rosenbloom also spent time at the ...

For many individuals, it will be advantageous to pay bills for nonbusiness tax preparation and tax advice before the end of 2017. Both the House and Senate versions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act tax bill would eliminate the itemized deduction for nonbusiness tax preparation expenses. Both would be ...

When Caplin & Drysdale founder Mortimer Caplin turned 100 last summer, he recalled his early years as a lawyer, and how his colleagues enjoyed liquor in the office each evening. He liked the tradition, so he kept bourbon and soda behind a globe on a shelf in his own Washington, D.C., office. “I wanted it ...

When Caplin & Drysdale founder Mortimer Caplin turned 100 last summer, he recalled his early years as a lawyer, and how his colleagues enjoyed liquor in the office each evening. He liked the tradition, so he kept bourbon and soda behind a globe on a shelf in his own Washington, D.C., office. “I wanted it ...

“It cuts both ways,” said Charles M. Ruchelman, a member at Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered in Washington. “Seasoned appeals officers can be flexible with procedures. It's not good if they start to feel constrained by statutory or regulatory language.” The provision is a part of legislative package that would ...