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ERC Voluntary Disclosure Program Re-Opens

On 7/15/24, the IRS announced via Notice IR-2024-212 the re-opening of the ERC (Employee Retention Credit) Voluntary Disclosure Program which will end on 11/22/24. The first ERC Voluntary Disclosure Program ended in March...more

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IRS Reopens Employee Retention Tax Credit Voluntary Disclosure Program

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The ERC is a legitimate, refundable tax credit designed to help businesses that continued to pay employees while they were shut down because of the COVID-19 pandemic or that experienced a significant decline in gross receipts...more

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IRS Continues Aggressive Oversight and Enforcement of Employee Retention Credits

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The Employee Retention Credit (ERC) is a refundable tax credit for businesses whose employees were impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic. The provisions are set out in § 2301 of the CARES Act and § 3111 of the Internal Revenue...more

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The IRS is Attacking Abusive Trust Arrangements

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Recent Government actions suggest that third-party promoters and potentially hundreds of taxpayers may be entering into abusive trust arrangements aimed at unlawfully eliminating or deferring federal income taxes....more

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How IRS Is Cracking Down on Employee Retention Tax Credit Fraud

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The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has recently devoted great attention to detecting, investigating, and prosecuting fraud, particularly as it relates to the Employee Retention Tax Credit (“ERC”) post-COVID. On a webinar...more

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Special IRS Team Working to Identify Emerging “Abusive Transactions”

Earlier this year, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced the creation of a new Joint Strategic Emerging Issues Team (JSEIT). The new initiative, announced at the New York University School of Professional Studies Tax...more

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What Tax Preparers Need to Know Before Sitting for an IRS CI Interview

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The Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation Division (IRS CI) is targeting tax preparers or the ones who prepare tax returns in 2022. IRS CI is focusing its efforts on tax preparers who underreport their clients’...more

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IRS Criminal Investigation’s Top Ten Cases of 2021

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Many (if not most) people and organizations approach a new year by setting new goals or implementing changes. This exercise, however, requires a reflection on the previous year’s events, successes, and failures. And...more

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Syndicated Conservation Easements (and Other Tax Schemes) Beware

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Syndicated Conservation Easements - In an IRS news release of January 17, 2022, the IRS’s Office of Chief Counsel announced that plans to hire up to 200 additional attorneys “to help the agency combat syndicated...more

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Weekly IRS Roundup November 15 – November 19, 2021

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Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of November 15, 2021 – November 19, 2021... November 15, 2021: The IRS published a news release...more

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Eleven of the IRS's Enforcement Priorities During the 2021 Tax Season

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It is tax season once again. While the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has extended this year’s filing deadline to May 17, 2021 for individuals, businesses must still file by April 15, and all U.S. taxpayers must ensure that...more

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IRS Publishes Proposed BBA Regulations on Special Enforcement Matters

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Over 5 years ago, then President Obama ushered in sweeping changes to the method and manner in which partnerships are audited and partnership tax is assessed and collected through his signing of H.R. 1314, the Bipartisan...more

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Conservation Easement Deductions: A Primer on Key Provisions

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The IRS has been focused on enforcement efforts targeting conservation easement transactions.  And IRS data indicates that more enforcement efforts lie ahead.  The Senate Finance Committee, which has been engaged in a...more

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Representing Taxpayers in Sensitive Audits: A Look at the Fundamental Challenges of an Eggshell Audit

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Sensitive audits present the tax practitioner with unique challenges.  They require the exercise of judgment and discretion, as well as an understanding of administrative procedure and even a command of constitutional and...more

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Virtual Currency: The Taxman is Coming

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Virtual currency transactions are now a prime focus of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) scrutiny. The IRS has numerous information-gathering tools to enforce its taxing power, including summons, artificial intelligence, data...more

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IRS to Add More Criminal Investigators – Know What to Do When Visited by an Agent

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The IRS Criminal Investigation Division (CID) recently announced it is hiring a slew of new special agents, with the number rumored to be anywhere from 90 to 250. With this move, the IRS is sending a message that they intend...more

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U.S. Supreme Court: Government Went Too Far in Tax Obstruction Prosecution

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The U.S. Supreme Court today barred the government from prosecuting taxpayers for obstructing the administration of the Internal Revenue Code, unless it can show they acted in response to a pending or reasonably foreseeable...more

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