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D.C. Court of Appeals Strengthens IRS’ Ability to Collect Penalties for Not Reporting Foreign Company Ownership

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On April 3, 2023, the United States Tax Court issued its opinion in Farhy v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, which upset long-standing views on how the IRS may assess and collect penalties for failure to file certain tax...more

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Missing the Tax Court’s 90-Day Deficiency Deadline – Now What?

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Over the years, I have observed there is only one thing that a taxpayer fears more than being notified by the IRS that their income tax return for a particular taxable year has been selected for audit, and that is being...more

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Tax Court: IRS Lacks Authority to Assess Certain Foreign Information Return Penalties

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The U.S. Tax Court (USTC) on April 3, 2023, issued its opinion in Alon Farhy v. Commissioner, which held that the IRS lacks authority to assess certain foreign-related information return penalties pursuant to Section...more

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IRS Lacks Statutory Authority to Assess Certain Form 5471 Penalties

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The recent Tax Court decision in Farhy demonstrates that clever and novel arguments can carry the day in complex tax litigation matters.  In that case, the taxpayer stipulated that he:  (1) had Form 5471 filing obligations...more

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Playing Battleship with the IRS: Assessing the Damages

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In a prior post, I discussed the dangers of playing Battleship with the IRS. Recently, taxpayers made a move and scored a hit with the Tax Court’s  recently issued decision in Alon Farhy v. Commissioner, 160 T.C. No. 6 (April...more

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Tenth Circuit Affirms Deficiencies, Penalties for Offshore Income

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Harrington v. Commissioner - In Harrington v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, George S. Harrington (Harrington) challenged tax deficiencies and fraud penalties assessed for tax years 2005 through 2010. Originally...more

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Tax Court in Brief | Mulu v. Comm'r | Accuracy-Related Penalty and No Reasonable-Cause Excuse

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Summary: In this non-precedential opinion (see section 7463(b)), the Tax Court addresses whether or not to uphold an accuracy-related penalty assessed to taxpayer, Ashenafi Getachew Mulu (Mulu). Mulu hired David...more

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Tax Court in Brief | Wondries v. Comm’r | Deficiencies for Deduction of Farm and Ranch Expenses; Hobby or Activity Engaged in For...

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Summary: Paul Wondries and Patricia Wondries (the Wondries) sought relief from the Tax Court to review the IRS’s determinations of deficiencies and accuracy-related penalties arising mainly from deductions for expenses...more

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Tax Court in Brief | Mining v. Comm’r | Deficiency Determination and Penalties for Underreporting and Frivolous Arguments

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Summary: During 2016, Ryan Mining (Mining) was employed by Tasco, Inc. (Tasco), and it issued him Form W–2, Wage and Tax Statement, reporting wages of $116,000, no federal income tax withheld, Social Security tax withheld of...more

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Tax Court in Brief | Castro v. Comm’r | IRS Compliance with Written Supervisory Approval Requirement for Accuracy-Related...

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Short Summary: After an examination by a Revenue Agent, the IRS issued to the taxpayers a notice of determination of income tax deficiencies, a tax addition, and an accuracy-related penalty. In closing the examination, the...more

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Section 6751(b) Penalty Approval Circuit Split

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Eleventh Circuit Sides with Ninth Circuit on Section 6751(b) Circuit Split - Introduction: Section 6751(b) and the Timing of Supervisory Approval of a Penalty - The Eleventh Circuit’s decision in Kroner v. Commissioner,...more

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Non-Willful FBAR Penalties Will be Much Higher in the Fifth Circuit

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On November 30, 2021, the Fifth Circuit parted ways with the taxpayer friendly decision of the Ninth Circuit that non-willful penalties are capped at $10,000 per FBAR filing instead of the $10,000 per unreported bank account...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

FBAR Penalties: Is it per Account or per Violation?

U.S. Taxpayers (includes a citizen, permanent resident, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust and estate) are required to file a Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) if they have...more

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The Case Against Do-It-Yourself Tax Returns: You Don't Know What You Don't Know

In an effort to comply with the increasing complexity of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) and the regulations promulgated thereunder, many taxpayers are looking to tax preparation software for assistance in preparing...more

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