The Minnesota Department of Revenue (MDR) generally has 3.5 years from the date a tax return was due to assess additional tax. If the MDR audits a taxpayer’s return and increases the tax liability, how much time does the taxpayer have to appeal and contest the additional assessment? Below are the general time frames within [...]
New IRS Test Criteria for Streamlined Installment Agreements: Liabilities Up to $100,000 Eligible for Streamlined Installment Agreement The IRS recently extended its test program for streamlined installment agreements to allow individual taxpayers with up to $100,000 in assessed tax, penalties, and interest to apply for streamlined installment agreements. This article addresses some of the benefits [...]
This is the first article in the Freedom Of Information Act Requests (FOIAs) and Government Data Practices Act Requests (GDPAs) series. This series is intended to provide taxpayers and practitioners with answers to the most commonly asked questions relating to the use of FOIAs and GDPAs. The use of FOIAs and GDPAs allow taxpayers and [...]
This is the sixth article in a series dedicated to the rules regarding who qualifies as a “resident” of the State of Minnesota for tax purposes. Status as a resident of Minnesota is important as all Minnesota residents are subject to Minnesota individual income tax, estate tax, and sales and use tax. Non-residents are usually [...]
This is the fifth article in a series dedicated to the rules regarding who qualifies as a “resident” of the State of Minnesota for tax purposes. Status as a resident of Minnesota is important as all Minnesota residents are subject to Minnesota individual income tax, estate tax, and sales and use tax. Non-residents are usually [...]
This is the fourth article in a series dedicated to the rules regarding who qualifies as a “resident” of the State of Minnesota for tax purposes. Status as a resident of Minnesota is important as all Minnesota residents are subject to Minnesota individual income tax, gift tax, estate tax, and sales and use tax. Non-residents [...]
This is the first article in a series dedicated to the rules regarding who qualifies as a “resident” of the State of Minnesota for tax purposes. Status as a resident of Minnesota is important as all Minnesota residents are subject to Minnesota individual income tax, gift tax, estate tax, and sales and use tax. Non-residents [...]
Substantiating business expenses is a common problem for many businesses going through an audit with either the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or the Minnesota Department of Revenue (MDR). In previous blog articles, we addressed the first and second steps of a four step process in an IRS or MDR substantiation audit. This article will focus [...]
This is the first article in a series dedicated to using Section 530 of the Revenue Act of 1978 as protection for businesses that have been using independent contractors, in good faith, but are now facing an IRS or State of Minnesota audit of that practice. Section 530 may be 34 years old, but it [...]
Taxpayers and representatives often ask us: how long does the IRS have to make changes to an individual income tax return and assess additional taxes? Another way to phrase this question is: how long is the IRS’s “statute of limitations on assessment” for individual income taxes? In most cases, the answer is that the IRS [...]