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Tax Abuse

07 Jan

Posted at 00:00h in DIY, Enrolled Agent, IRS Collections, IRS Criminal Enforcement, IRS Enforcement, IRS Examination, IRS Mediation, IRS Penalties, IRS Penalty and Interest Abatement, ITIN, Licensed Tax Professional, PATH Act 2015, Paying Taxes, Penalty, Tax Abuse, Tax Court, Tax Credit, Tax Fraud, Tax Guidance & Preparation, Tax planning, Tax Preparer, Tax Problems & Requests

Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (PATH) summarized by my friend Shirley Callahan EA. Some highlights include: Everyone will appreciate the permanency of the enhanced Educator Expenses, the Sales Tax deduction, and the R&D Credit. Section 179 is made permanent at $500,000 phasing out at...

22 Sep

Posted at 00:00h in Foreign Income, Foreign Investment, International Tax, IRS Examination, Tax Abuse, Tax Court, Transfer pricing

In Coca Cola's SEC 8-K filing last week we learned that the IRS issued a $3.3 Billion statutory notice of deficiency against the company as the result of a 5 year long transfer pricing audit covering tax years 2007-09. This is very BIG when it comes to enforcement of IRC...

08 Jun

Posted at 00:00h in Employment Tax, Entity Classification, Paying Taxes, Payroll Tax Problems, Penalty, Small Business, Social Security, Social Security Tax, Sole Proprietor, Start up costs, Sub-chapter S, Tax Abuse, Tax Guidance & Preparation, Tax Problems & Requests

Many entrepreneurs get caught up in selecting the "most appropriate business structure" - particularly people planning to conquer the moon right out of the gate. If this is you beware as business structure is a determination that is best driven out of operational efficacy. Why? Most all new...

24 Oct

Posted at 00:00h in Back Taxes Owed, Business Expense, Disallowed Expenses, Employee Business Expense, IRS Appeal, IRS Audit, IRS Collections, IRS Enforcement, IRS Penalties, IRS Penalty and Interest Abatement, Tax Abuse, Tax Court, Tax Guidance & Preparation, Tax Preparer

In Wole Odujinrin v. IRS Commissioner the petitioner, a hematology oncologist who represented himself, did not have adequate substantiation to support his petition and was not entitled to claim a net operating loss. He was also liable for an accuracy-related penalty under IRC 6662 - the expensive...

24 Jul

Posted at 00:00h in IRS Appeal, IRS Audit, IRS Collections, IRS Criminal Enforcement, IRS Enforcement, IRS Examination, IRS Penalties, ITIN, Tax Abuse, Tax Guidance & Preparation, Tax Problems & Requests, Tax Refund

Meeting Summary as produced by IRS Senior Stakeholder Liaison Deborah Rodgers Nancy Carver, IRS Local Area Counsel Counsel continues to assist in training employees on partnership audits, and TEFRA. Counsel is also assisting in the investigations of promoters. Virtual currency is on the radar for Internal Revenue Service. Controlling...

26 Jun

Posted at 00:00h in 1031 Exchange, Business Expense, Depreciation, Rental Real Estate, Sole Proprietor, Tax Abuse, Tax Guidance & Preparation, Tax Problems & Requests

That's right Y'all this is another one of those quite game changers for owners of tangible property concerned about keeping the IRS at bay by actually adhering to the specific US Tax Code and subsequent IRS Revenue Procedures. My apologies for being so brazen but I more...

10 Jun

Posted at 00:00h in Alter Ego, Sub-chapter S, Tax Abuse, Tax Deductible Expenses, Tax Fraud, Tax Guidance & Preparation, Tax Preparer, Tax Problems & Requests, Tax Relief, Trusts, Uncertain Tax Position, United States Treasury

What is an "alter ego" allegation? Aside of course being one of several nuanced yet distinct stages of intoxication, when it comes to the IRS it seems from my perspective that there are several elements of the alter ego doctrine that arose out of the California...

02 Mar

Posted at 00:00h in IRS Appeal, IRS Audit, IRS Centralized Insolvency, IRS Collections, IRS Criminal Enforcement, IRS Enforcement, IRS Examination, IRS Levy, IRS Lien, IRS Mediation, IRS Penalties, IRS Penalty and Interest Abatement, IRS Transcript, ITIN, Tax Abuse, Tax Court, Tax Guidance & Preparation, Tax Problems & Requests, Tax Relief, Uncategorized, Uncertain Tax Position, United States Treasury

The best free US tax research sites in my opinion are: 1. For actually referencing the US Tax Code - Cornell University Law School as they seem to do the best job with updates and maintenance and at the end of the day the only thing...

23 Aug

Posted at 00:00h in Income, IRS Collections, IRS Enforcement, IRS Examination, Tax Abuse, Tax Guidance & Preparation, Tax Problems & Requests

The IRS has over the last week or so started sending Letter 5036 to small businesses questioning the possible under reporting of income. The letter looks intimidating as it's header states "Notification of Possible Income Under reporting" and starts with "Your gross receipts may be under reported." Rest...

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