On April 2, 2024, Senate File (SF) 4742, as a companion to House File (HF) 4934, was subject to a he...
Government Transparency: Commissioner of Revenue to be Bound by Court Decisions
On Thursday, March 21, 2024, the Minnesota Senate Tax Committee had a hearing regarding Chair Ann Re...
Employee Retention Credit Voluntary Disclosure Program Ends March 22, 2024
The Employee Retention Credit (ERC) is a refundable tax credit for certain eligible business and tax...
Anticipating Tax Litigators…And the IRS (Part 2 of 2): Tax Strategy Tips
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has had a long backlog that, due in ...
Anticipating Tax Litigation… And the IRS (Part 1 of 2): Tax Filing and Maintenance Tips
Despite the relative rarity of an individual taxpayer’s file being brought to United States Tax Co...
When Winning Isn’t “Prevailing”: Success in Bankruptcy Court Does Not Translate to Attorneys’ Fees
In June 2016, William Canada, Jr. took the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to bankruptcy court and wo...
IRS Acted “Against Equity or Good Conscience” to Deny Hardship Due to Depression
On April 20, 2017, the United States Tax Court (Court) held in favor the petitioners, John C. Trimme...
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...
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...
Divorce Decree Drafting Part 2
This is the second article in a four part series addressing frequently asked questions related to pr...