It is a rainy day in the Pacific Northwest with chances of snow showers. For those taxpayers that reside in the state of Washington or own highly appreciated capital assets located in the state, their day just got a bit...more
3/27/2023
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Capital Gains Tax ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Income Taxes ,
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State Constitutions ,
State Taxes ,
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WA Supreme Court ,
Washington
The Taxpayer Advocate Service (“TAS”) is an independent body housed within the Internal Revenue Service (the “Service” or “IRS”). Its mission is to ensure taxpayers are treated fairly by the Service and that taxpayers know...more
The Oregon Legislature, in House Bill 3373, created the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate within the Oregon Department of Revenue. The new law became effective on September 25, 2021. According to the Oregon Department of...more
As many readers have noticed, I have been silent for the past few months. That is partly due to exhaustion from reporting on the flurry of tax events that have occurred since the COVID-19 pandemic commenced in 2020 and also...more
For the second year in a row, the due date for the filing of income tax returns and the payment of taxes was extended. For most taxpayers, the extended deadline brought glee. For the tax return preparation community, however,...more
When we thought times were bad enough with the COVID-19 pandemic and widespread social unrest in our country, the West Coast, including the Pacific Northwest, was struck with unprecedented wildfires and massive windstorms,...more
9/18/2020
/ Federal Taxes ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Natural Disasters ,
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Tax Liability ,
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Tax Planning ,
Tax Relief ,
Tax Returns ,
Time Extensions ,
Wildfires
During the special session, the Oregon legislature passed House Bill 4202 (“HB 4202”), which Governor Kate Brown signed into law on June 30, 2020. The legislation, which makes several technical and policy changes to the...more
7/15/2020
/ Commercial Activity Tax ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Dairy Farmers ,
Exclusions ,
Governor Brown ,
Income Taxes ,
Interest Rates ,
Out-of-State Companies ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Penalties ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Returns ,
Wholesale
As most people are aware, the 2019 income tax filing and payment deadlines for all taxpayers who file and pay their federal income taxes on April 15, 2020, were automatically extended until July 15, 2020. This relief is...more
In News Release 2020-107, issued Thursday, May 28, 2020, the IRS announced that taxpayers will soon be able to electronically file Form 1040-X, Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return. This is welcome news for taxpayers and...more
During these trying times, especially with stay-at-home orders still in effect in most states, it is difficult not to over-focus on the uncertainty that lies ahead. Hopefully, we can find healthy distractions to refocus our...more
5/18/2020
/ Athletes ,
Business Expenses ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Gifts ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Sports ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Returns ,
Wage and Hour
NOTICE 2020-23 -
On April 9, 2020, the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury issued Notice 2020-23. It greatly expands the tax compliance relief previously granted to taxpayers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic....more
4/14/2020
/ Annual Filings ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Federal Taxes ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Opportunity Zones ,
Revenue Procedures ,
Section 1031 Exchange ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Relief ,
Tax Returns ,
Time Extensions ,
U.S. Treasury
On March 13, 2020, President Trump issued an emergency declaration that, in part, instructed the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) to provide taxpayers with “relief from tax deadlines” due to the impact of the...more
3/30/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Federal Taxes ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Generation-Skipping Transfer ,
Gift Tax ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Penalties ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Relief ,
Tax Returns ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury
Wednesday, March 25th, in the wake of the recent decision by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) to extend the income tax filing and payment deadlines to July 15, 2020, it announced a new taxpayer-friendly program called the...more
3/30/2020
/ Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Taxes ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Income Taxes ,
Installment Agreements ,
IRS ,
Offers in Compromise ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Tax Appeals ,
Tax Audits ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Relief ,
Tax Returns
In accordance with ORS 305.157, the director of the Oregon Department of Revenue (“DOR”) ordered an automatic extension of the 2019 tax year income tax filing and payment due dates. Oregon now joins several other states and...more
3/27/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Revenue ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Income Taxes ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Penalties ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Relief ,
Tax Returns ,
Time Extensions
Thursday, March 19th, I reported that the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) issued Notice 2020-17, extending the due date for payment of federal income taxes from April 15, 2020 to July 15, 2020, because of the...more
On March 13, 2020, President Trump issued an emergency declaration, which in part instructed the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) to provide taxpayers with “relief from tax deadlines” due to the impact of the...more
3/20/2020
/ C-Corporation ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Federal Taxes ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Tax Deferral ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Penalties ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Relief ,
Tax Returns ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury
With data breaches becoming a common event throughout the world, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has been undertaking a number of initiatives aimed at enhancing its security of taxpayer information and preventing the...more
12/6/2019
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Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Employer Identification Number (EIN) ,
Identity Theft ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Social Security Numbers ,
Tax Returns ,
Taxpayer Identification Number
We are taking a break from our multi-post coverage of Opportunity Zones to address a recent, significant piece of Oregon tax legislation.
On May 16, 2019, Governor Kate Brown signed into law legislation imposing a new...more
6/5/2019
/ Business Ownership ,
Business Taxes ,
Commercial Activity Tax ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Department of Revenue ,
Goods or Services ,
Governor Brown ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Local Taxes ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Referendums ,
Registration Requirement ,
Sales & Use Tax ,
State and Local Government ,
State Taxes ,
Substantial Nexus ,
Tax Legislation ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Rates ,
Tax Returns ,
Tax Revenues ,
Underpayment ,
Unitary Business
As reported in my April 2016 blog post, former U.S. Tax Court judge Diane Kroupa and her husband, Robert E. Fackler, were indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States, tax evasion, making and subscribing a...more
As a general rule, in accordance with IRC § 162(a), taxpayers are allowed to deduct, for federal income tax purposes, all of the ordinary and necessary expenses they paid or incurred during the taxable year in carrying on a...more
10/26/2015
/ Apportionment ,
Books & Records ,
Controlled Substances ,
Controlled Substances Act ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Marijuana ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Tax Court ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Returns