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November 5, 2018Kathleen SplettCategories: Appeals, Audits, Collection Issues, Employment Taxes, Income and Deductions, Kathleen Splett, Minnesota Tax Court, UncategorizedTags: benefits, commuter tax benefits, employee benefits, employee tax issues, employer tax issues, exemptions, exemptions from income, federal tax law changes, QTFB, qualified transportation fringe benefits, tax benefits travel work, tax benefits work travel, tax cuts and jobs act, TCJA, transportation benefits, transportation fringe benefits, transportation tax deductions

Changes to Tax Treatment of Qualified Transportation Fringe Benefits Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) made many changes to the way employers and employees treat certain ...

October 3, 2018Kathleen SplettCategories: Collection Issues, Collection Options, Installment Agreements, Kathleen Splett, Levy, Offer In Compromise, payment planTags: Benjamin Wagner, employee tax issues, employee tax levy, employee tax levy exemption, employer tax issues, employer tax levy, installment agreement, Internal Revenue Service, irs collection tools, irs levy, Kathleen Splett, levy exemption, Metro MN Tax Lawyer, Minneapolis Tax Attorney, Minneapolis Tax Lawyer, minnesota tax, MN Tax Attorney, Offer in Compromise, resolution of irs debt, st. paul tax, st. paul tax attorney, st. paul tax lawyer, tax levy, twin cities tax, Twin Cities Tax Attorney, wage levy

How Does an Employer Comply with an IRS Wage Levy?

When an individual has outstanding federal tax liabilities, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has a...

August 6, 2018Kathleen SplettCategories: Accounting, Appeals, Audits, Collection Issues, Employment Taxes, Income and Deductions, Kathleen Splett, Real Estate, Sales & Use Tax AuditsTags: employee benefits, moving expenses, tax cuts and jobs act, TCJA

Are Moving Expenses Tax Free Under the New Tax Law?

Starting January 1, 2018, through December 31, 2025, job-related moving expenses are no longer tax-f...

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Are Sexual Harassment Settlement Payments and Attorney Fees Tax Deductible?

Are Sexual Harassment Settlement Payments and Attorney Fees Tax Deductible? It depends on whether th...

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I missed the deadline to file my tax return. Now what?

I missed the deadline to file my tax return. Now what? The deadline for individual taxpayers to file...

April 3, 2018Kathleen SplettCategories: Accounting, Appeals, Audits, Ben Wagner, Collection Issues, Collection Options, FBAR, Kathleen Splett, Levy, Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program, Penalties, UncategorizedTags: 2011 OVD Program, 2012 OVD Program, civil penalties offshore voluntary disclosure program, civil penalties OVDP, criminal penalties internal revenue service, criminal penalties IRS, criminal penalties offshore voluntary disclosure program, criminal penalties OVDP, end date OVDP, FBAR, FBAR controversey, FBAR disclosure, FBAR dispute, FBAR penalties, FBAR program, federal tax, federal tax attorney, federal tax lawyer, foreign assets, Foreign Bank Account Reporting, foreign bank accounts, increase FBAR, inflation FBAR, Internal Revenue Service, IRS attorney, irs lawyer, IRS tax attorney, irs tax lawyer, IRS', Metro MN Tax Lawyer, Minneapolis Tax Attorney, Minneapolis Tax Lawyer, minnesota tax, MN Tax Attorney, offshore volunary disclosure, offshore voluntary disclosure program ends, OVDP, penalties assets abroad, penalties foreign assets, penalties foreign bank accounts, penalties money abroad, requirements for offshore voluntary disclosure, requirements for OVDP, st. paul tax, st. paul tax attorney, tax attorney, Twin Cities Tax Attorney

Recent Announcements: The IRS to End Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program on September 28, 2018; FinCEN Increases FBAR Penalties to Reflect Inflation

Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program Ends September 28, 2018 The IRS recently announced that it wil...

March 13, 2018Kathleen SplettCategories: Accounting, Appeals, Audits, Income and Deductions, Kathleen Splett, Minnesota Tax Court, Sales & Use Tax Audits, Settlements and VerdictsTags: administrative appeals DOR, administrative appeals minnesota, administrative appeals state, administrative appeals state of minnesota, appeals DOR, appeals minnesota, appeals state, appeals state of minnesota, time to appeal, time to dispute tax liability

Deadline to Appeal Minnesota Department of Revenue Assessment of Additional Tax

The Minnesota Department of Revenue (MDR) generally has 3.5 years from the date a tax return was due...

February 15, 2018Kathleen SplettCategories: Accounting, Appeals, Audits, Collection Issues, Collection Options, Installment Agreements, Kathleen Splett, Liens, payment plan, UncategorizedTags: installment agreement test criteria, Internal Revenue Service, IRS', long term payment plan, new streamlined installment agreement, payment plan, streamlined installment agreements

IRS Tests Expanded Streamlined Installment Agreement Program

New IRS Test Criteria for Streamlined Installment Agreements: Liabilities Up to $100,000 Eligible fo...

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Reinstating Defaulted IRS Installment Agreements

Defaulted Installment Agreements The IRS expects taxpayers to pay all of their tax liabilities in fu...

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Changes to Tax Treatment of Qualified Transportation Fringe Benefits Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

How Does an Employer Comply with an IRS Wage Levy?

Are Moving Expenses Tax Free Under the New Tax Law?

Are Sexual Harassment Settlement Payments and Attorney Fees Tax Deductible?

I missed the deadline to file my tax return. Now what?

Recent Announcements: The IRS to End Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program on September 28, 2018; FinCEN Increases FBAR Penalties to Reflect Inflation

Deadline to Appeal Minnesota Department of Revenue Assessment of Additional Tax

IRS Tests Expanded Streamlined Installment Agreement Program

Reinstating Defaulted IRS Installment Agreements

Divorce Decree Drafting Part 4

Divorce Decree Drafting Part 3

Divorce Decree Drafting Part 2

Drafting Language Regarding Responsibility for Taxes in a Divorce Decree