The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), like any self-respecting bureaucracy, sometimes makes mistakes. ...
A Sordid Tale of Donkeys and Horses: Tax Court Style – Part One
The following tale is the first in a two part series relating to a couple of recent decisions from t...
Tax Questions Every Solo And Small Firm Lawyer Should Be Able To Answer
Appearing in the October of 2021 issue of ALI CLE’s The Practical Lawyer is an article by Kathleen...
IRS Ratchets Up Efforts To Pursue Noncompliant Taxpayers
The United States Department of Treasury (the Treasury) issued “The American Families Plan Tax Com...
IRS Prevails In Pursuing An Alter Ego Assessment
Corporate income taxes are generally the responsibility of the corporation and not the individuals t...
IRS Provides Additional Guidance To Passport Revocation Process
In January of 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a press release advising delinquent ta...
Can Cleaners Be Treated As Independent Contractors?
The proper classification of workers is a decision that is critical to the success or failure of man...
IRS Releases People First Initiative FAQs
On March 25, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced its “People First Initiative,” a...
Death Is No Defense When It Comes To FBAR Penalties
People often joke that the only certainties in life are death and taxes. Well, it turns out that, wh...
IRS Expands Operations And Issues Additional Guidance In Response to Ever-Changing Pandemic Environment
On April 24, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued an internal memo advising its employees...
IRS To Increase Focus On Delinquent-Filed Returns
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced, in a recent Information Release and Fact Sheet, that i...
What Happens If The Small Business Administration Tells Me Not To Pay My Business’s Employment Taxes?
For many business taxpayers who have Small Business Administration (SBA) financing that ultimately g...
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...
The IRS Adds Passport Revocation To Its Collections Arsenal
On January 16, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a press release emphasizing that taxp...