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Collecting an Individual’s Unpaid Taxes from Their Controlled Entities

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An anonymous thinker, lost to history, is credited with having said that the unofficial motto of the IRS is, “We have what it takes to take what you have.” In some instances, the truth of the above statement is manifested in...more

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Tax Authorities of the World Unite? Not Quite, But the IRS Joins the Movement to Tax the Rich

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Earlier this year, the OECD observed there has been a significant increase in global wealth inequality over the last two decades. It also acknowledged that “taxation is a key instrument . . . that governments have at their...more

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Partnership Losses on Related Party Sales – The IRS Provides Some Clarification

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Few individual owners of a closely held business would be surprised if you explained to them that the IRS and the Federal courts generally will subject many transactions between certain “related” persons to heightened...more

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“Opaque Income Sources” + “Tax Gap” = More Enforcement + Tax Hikes = Anyone’s Guess

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Tax Gap- In a report released last week, the U.S. Treasury Department explained that the so-called “tax gap” – i.e., the difference between the amount of federal income taxes owed by taxpayers for a taxable year and the...more

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Sweeping Change to Partnership Tax Audit Procedures

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A major change to partnership audits was signed into place by President Barack Obama on November 2nd following the passage of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 by Congress on October 30th. Previously, partnerships with more...more

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Partnership Audit Reform Marches Forward

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As part of the current Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, sweeping changes to the partnership audit rules could be imminent. The new rules would greatly simplify the IRS procedures for auditing partnerships and likely increase...more

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