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...
Split In The 5th Circuit Muddies The FBAR Waters
There has been a potentially landscape-altering decision out of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (...
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 Provides Additional Guidance To Passport Revocation Process
In January of 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a press release advising delinquent ta...
Can You Still Obtain A Lien Release Or Certificate Of Discharge In The Middle Of A Pandemic?
The on-going COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic impact on the daily operations for the Internal Re...
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...
Not Exactly Bona Fide: Avoiding The Faulty Loan Trap
It is not uncommon for small businesses to rely on friends and family for loans to assist the busine...
IRS Releases People First Initiative FAQs
On March 25, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced its “People First Initiative,” a...
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...
Working With Taxing Authorities During The Coronavirus Pandemic
The recently imposed social distancing measures that are critical and essential to our nation’s ba...
IRS To Increase Focus On Delinquent-Filed Returns
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced, in a recent Information Release and Fact Sheet, that i...
State Sales Tax and Corporate Income and Franchise Tax After Wayfair
On June 21, 2018, The United States Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in South Dakota v. Wayfair that states c...
Can You Remotely Satisfy The Material Participation Test?
For many taxpayers with multiple active business interests, the material participation test can be a...
IRS Taxpayer Roadmap
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) recently released the above “su...
IRS Announces Increase to Late Filing Penalties for 2018 Federal Tax Returns
The IRS recently announced that taxpayers who owe tax and did not file their 2018 returns before Fri...
Can the IRS Can Foreclose on My Home?
Yes. If you owe money to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the IRS has many tools it may use to co...
Another Tax Blow To The Marijuana Industry
The marijuana industry remains in a difficult position when it comes to the federal tax implications...
Explaining the Basics of the Quiet Disclosure of an FBAR
This is the sixth article in the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP) Frequently Asked Quest...