The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) recently released the above “subway map” to illustrate, at a very high level, the stages of a taxpayer’s journey through the tax system. The map provides a high level overview of the processes for tax return preparation, tax return processing, notices from the IRS, audits, appeals, [...]
The IRS recently announced that taxpayers who owe tax and did not file their 2018 returns before Friday, June 14, 2019 will be subject to increased late filing penalties. penalty kicks in. The failure-to-file penalty is assessed if there is unpaid tax and the taxpayer fails to file a tax return or request an extension [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Taxpayers often wonder how they might be selected for audit by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Often, audit selection is random. However, the IRS also runs certain “compliance campaigns” related to areas in which the IRS detects a significant increase in abuse by taxpayers or their advisors. Changes in bank secrecy laws of foreign [...]
Yes. If you owe money to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the IRS has many tools it may use to collect that money, including foreclosure action against your home. This is usually a tool of last resort for the IRS. The IRS will generally take many other steps to try to collect the outstanding federal [...]
When an individual has outstanding federal tax liabilities, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has a number of tools at its disposal to try to collect the liabilities from the individual, including levying the individual’s wages (I.R.C. § 6331(a)). When the IRS issues a wage levy notice to an employer, the employer must pay the IRS [...]
Starting January 1, 2018, through December 31, 2025, job-related moving expenses are no longer tax-free. The newly enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) makes many significant changes to employee benefits, including changes to the treatment of job-related moving expenses. Prior to the enactment of TCJA, the cost of moving an employee, their family, and [...]
Are Sexual Harassment Settlement Payments and Attorney Fees Tax Deductible? It depends on whether the business requires a nondisclosure agreement as part of the settlement. Previously, under IRC §162, businesses were allowed a deduction for amounts paid in connection with a legal settlement pursuant to employee complaints such as discrimination and sexual harassment. However, Section [...]
I missed the deadline to file my tax return. Now what? The deadline for individual taxpayers to file their 2017 Forms 1040, U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, was April 18, 2018. Generally, the filing deadline for Forms 1040 is April 15 of the following tax year. However, as was the case for the 2017 filing [...]
Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program Ends September 28, 2018 The IRS recently announced that it will end its Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP) on September 28, 2018. To participate in the OVDP before it ends on September 28, 2018, a taxpayer must submit a complete offshore voluntary disclosure. The disclosure must (1) conform to the requirements [...]