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McDermott Will & Emery

United States v. Eaton: IRS Summons Power Overrides EU Privacy Laws

A US federal district court judge recently endorsed the broad investigative powers of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in United States v. Eaton Corp., No. 1:23-mc-00037, May 16, 2024 (N.D. Ohio). During its audit of...more

Allen Barron, Inc.

When to Consider the IRS Voluntary Disclosure Program or VDP

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Are you wondering when a US taxpayer should consider the IRS Voluntary Disclosure Program or VDP? Are you concerned about unreported or under-reported income, financial accounts, assets, investments, cryptocurrency or...more

The Rodman Law Group, LLC

2024 Crypto Tax Reporting Requirements

On January 1, 2024 a new tax reporting requirement for crypto users went into effect. The new law was a provision in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs act passed in November of 2021....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #374 – FTC Warns Tax Preparation Companies About Use of Tax Information for Other Purposes

The information you provide to your tax preparer is as sensitive as it gets. The assumption is that the tax preparation company is only using your data to prepare your taxes. In an enforcement action against Beneficial Corp.,...more

Burns & Levinson LLP

Client Alert: IRS Scam

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Recently, the Internal Revenue Service warned taxpayers about a new scam rising in popularity – mailings regarding “unclaimed refunds.” Every year, scammers think of more creative ways to trick us into unwittingly...more

Mayer Brown

The Taxpayer First Act and the Impact on Secondary Market Participants

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The Taxpayer First Act (the “Act” or “TFA”) imposes new limits on the disclosure of US taxpayer tax information obtained on or after December 28, 2019.  The Act is designed, among other things, to overhaul and modernize...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

IRS Issues Clarification Regarding Taxpayer First Act Disclosure of Information Provision

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The Taxpayer First Act adopted in the summer of 2019 includes the following provision that has an effective date of December 28, 2019...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Professional Tax Preparers – You Need A Written Information Security Plan, Say The IRS And FTC

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Tax season will soon be upon us and many not-so-eager taxpayers will share sensitive personal information about themselves, their dependents, their employees, and others with their trusted professional tax preparers for...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Distributed Ledger: Blockchain, Digital Assets and Smart Contracts - September 2019

In this issue of The Distributed Ledger, we discuss the IRS' warning letters for over 10,000 cryptocurrency holders, the SEC's settlement with a blockchain company regarding unregistered ICO transactions, and a European...more

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