South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

May 18, 2026

Trump dismisses lawsuit against IRS, court filing shows

U.S. President Donald Trump voluntarily dismissed his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, according to a May 18 court filing. Terms of the dismissal were not immediately available, […]

Jun 16, 2025

SCOTUS: Tax Court couldn’t hear taxpayer’s due process appeal

Supreme Court rules the U.S. Tax Court lacked jurisdiction to hear a taxpayer’s appeal from an adverse decision in a collection due process hearing conducted pursuant to 26 U.S.C. §6330 once the Internal Revenue Service abandoned its efforts to levy against her property.

Jan 21, 2025

Trusts and estates lawyers focus on estate tax exemption

By Bennett Loudon For trusts and estates professionals, the big question is what will happen to the estate tax exemption with President Donald J. Trump back in the White House? […]

Nov 22, 2024

4th Circuit clarifies meaning of ‘loss’ in sentencing guidelines

Where the District Court determined that “loss,” for purposes of calculating the sentence of a woman convicted of presenting false tax returns to the Internal Revenue Service, encompasses both the […]

Nov 5, 2024

4th Circuit: Challenge to government’s filter protocol dismissed

Where a man’s challenge to the search protocol to be used by the government in reviewing material seized by from the man was rejected by the District Court, his appeal […]

Jul 2, 2024

What to expect if marijuana rescheduling is approved

The evolving cannabis industry faces uncertainty under the proposed rescheduling of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act, potentially impacting medical-use businesses significantly while adult-use businesses may still navigate federal legal constraints.

Apr 17, 2024

IRS investigation leads to tax evasion guilty plea

COLUMBIA — An Aiken man could be sentenced to up to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to income tax evasion. Dennis Wayne Brite, 72, entered the plea […]

Apr 5, 2024

State prisoner pleads guilty in federal drug conspiracy case

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A Rock Hill man could be sentenced up to 40 years and fined millions of dollars in a trafficking conspiracy that saw narcotics brought into a South […]

Jan 30, 2024

Ex-contractor sentenced for leaking Trump, others’ tax returns

WASHINGTON — A former contractor for the Internal Revenue Service who pleaded guilty to leaking tax information to news outlets about former President Donald Trump and thousands of the country’s […]

Jul 26, 2023

Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to tax counts

WILMINGTON, Del. — President Joe Biden’s son Hunter pleaded not guilty Wednesday to two tax crimes after a deal with federal prosecutors unraveled during a court hearing following the judge’s […]

Jul 25, 2023

IRS ending unannounced visits to taxpayers

WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS says it is ending its decades-old policy of making unannounced home and business visits — in a an effort to keep its workers safe and combat scammers who pose as IRS agents. Effective immediately, the change follows a number of other actions the agency has taken to improve worker safety. The agency in recent years has experienced more threats. In part, those were tied[...]

Jul 24, 2023

Taxpayer blames $600K penalty on deceased lawyer

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The estate of a Middletown, Rhode Island, businessman has filed a complaint in U.S. District Court claiming the Internal Revenue Service wrongfully refused to fully refund $600,000 in late-filing penalties allegedly attributable to the negligence of the estate’s now-deceased lawyer.