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Mediación con el IRS

El 6/20/24, el IRS emitió el Consejo Fiscal 2024-59 para alertar a los contribuyentes que la mediación con el IRS puede ayudarlos a resolver sus problemas tributarios de manera temprana y efectiva. El IRS afirma que la...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Mediation with the IRS

On 6/20/24, the IRS issued Tax Tip 2024-59 to alert taxpayers that mediation with the IRS can assist taxpayers to solve their tax issues early and effectively. IRS states that mediation with the IRS can be a more...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

What to Do If Your Business Receives a Tax Audit

When your business receives an audit engagement letter, don’t panic. While an audit may be time-consuming, costly, and invasive, having an experienced advocate on your side to navigate you through the process and represent...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

IRS Releases Strategic Operating Plan Update Outlining Future Priorities

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The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released an update to its plan to transform agency work and improve taxpayer experience. The update to the Strategic Operating Plan provides “an outline of the major projects and outcomes...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Individuos De Alto Patrimonio Reciben Advertencia Del IRS

El 10 de abril de 2024, como parte de su campaña de la Docena Sucia (“Dirty Dozen”) para 2024, el IRS emitió una advertencia a individuos de alto patrimonio con respecto a tres trampas fiscales diseñadas para ellos por...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

High Net Worth Individuals Get Warning From IRS

On 4/10/24, as part of its Dirty Dozen Campaign for 2024, the IRS issued a warning to High Net Worth Individuals regarding three tax traps designed for them by dishonest promoters and shady tax practitioners. High Net Worth...more

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Biden Highlights IRS Plans to Audit Corporate/Partnership Jet Use in State of the Union Address

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In his State of the Union address, President Joseph Biden targeted tax breaks for corporations and wealthy individuals who use private jets as part of a broader goal to make big corporations and the wealthy pay “their fair...more

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP

IRS Announces Audits of Business Jet Usage as Part of Larger Effort to Target High-Income Taxpayers

On February 21, 2024, the IRS announced plans to begin audits on aircraft that may be used for both business and personal purposes. This push is a part of the IRS’s broader focus on improving tax compliance in high-income...more

Gray Reed

The Fine Print: IRS Examination of Artwork

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Many taxpayers have art collections. However, the art collections of some high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and business taxpayers may draw the unwanted eye of the IRS. With the increased focus on auditing...more

Allen Barron, Inc.

What Does the Recent OTA Ruling Tell You About a California Tax Audit?

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What does the recent OTA ruling tell you about a California tax audit? What can we learn from the results of an investigation by the Office of Tax Appeals (OTA) into the practices of a California tax agency? Why do you need...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

La Brecha Fiscal Aumentó A $688 Mil Millones En El Año Fiscal 2021

El 12/10/23 se anunciaron nuevas proyecciones de la brecha fiscal para los años fiscales 2020 y 2021 que muestran que la brecha fiscal bruta proyectada aumentó a $688 mil millones en el año fiscal 2021, un aumento de más de...more

Gray Reed

The IRS is Hiring an Army to Audit Corporations, Partnerships, and High-Income Individuals

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The IRS has been understaffed for many years, and this has led to a decline in the number of audits conducted.  The personnel shortage has also made it difficult to keep up with the growing complexity of the tax code and to...more

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Is Your Partnership Ready for IRS Audit Initiatives? Because the IRS is Coming!

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On September 8, 2023 the IRS announced a sweeping effort to focus enforcement efforts on high-income individuals, partnerships, and corporations. On September 20, 2023 the IRS announced that it will establish a special...more

Poyner Spruill LLP

Four Tips to Reduce the Risk of a Tax Audit

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For many business owners, tax season can be stressful. These four tips can help you lessen the chances of triggering a tax audit....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Limited Partner Exception Challenged by Hedge Fund Legend

An investment management firm founded and owned by legendary investor (and New York Mets owner) Steve Cohen on August 11 filed a petition in Tax Court contesting an IRS audit adjustment in the amount of $344,063,484 for tax...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Tax Compliance: Self-Assessment, Transparency, and Enforcement

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NY’s Almost There- Back in June of this year, New York’s legislature passed a bill that, if enacted, would create the first state-level public database with information regarding the ownership of limited liability...more

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Beware, the IRS is Coming: More IRS Audits to Focus on High-Net Worth Individuals and Passthrough Entities

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After much anticipation, the IRS has finally announced a strategic operating plan to spend the nearly $80 billion in funds that it was allocated through the Inflation Reduction Act. Since this bill was signed, the new IRS...more

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Ohio State Bar Association Taxation Committee - Sales/Use Tax Subcommittee Report - February 2023

I. EXEMPTIONS - A. Transportation for Hire: Battle Axe Construction v. McClain, Ohio BTA Case No. 2022-559 (October 11, 2022). Exemption denied for truck not used primarily to transport property belonging to others....more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

[Hybrid Event] The New Corporate AMT and Attorney/Client Privilege: Why Your Attorney Should Hire Your Accountant - January 12th,...

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The new corporate alternative minimum tax (“CAMT”) generally applies to corporations with 3-year average “book” income in excess of $1 billion. Thus whether a corporation owes CAMT may depend on positions taken under GAAP....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Phishing for Your Bonds

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has an active program of auditing tax-exempt bonds, and conducts those audits in a manner intended to ensure confidential information is not improperly disclosed. As part of those efforts,...more

Freeman Law

Section 530 and IRS Employment Tax Audits: Worker Classification and Relief

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Worker Classification and Section 530 Relief - Employers are required to pay employment taxes to the IRS. Generally, these payments consist of two portions: the employee’s portion of FICA and income taxes and the employer’s...more

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Sirius XM Prevails in Texas Supreme Court on Sourcing of Receipts from Satellite Signal

In a recently issued taxpayer-favorable opinion, the Texas Supreme Court overturned the court of appeals’ decision holding that the state’s performance-based sourcing statute for service receipts essentially looks to customer...more

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The Oregon Legislature and the Oregon Department of Revenue Bring Some New Year Cheer to the State’s Taxpayers and Tax Community –...

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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

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

What To Do If The IRS Wants to Audit You

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Rule #1: Don’t Panic! Under the Biden Administration’s proposed American Families Tax Plan, there is the possibility of more tax audits, but only for a certain groups of high income people. That’s because more information...more

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A Guide to Office Audits with the IRS

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When a tax return has been selected for office examination, generally the examination of the return will be conducted at the office of the IRS.  Normally a taxpayer will find an office examination has begun when he or she has...more

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