It is not every day a taxpayer can claim a major victory in a fight against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). A man from Texas can make such a claim. The man took on the government in a battle over foreign accounts. The government has come down hard on those […]
Author: Lawrence Brown
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced the impending end of the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program), scheduled to end September 28, 2018. Generally, the type of people that need to report these assets can be categorized into one of three groups: Unimpacted. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has reporting requirements, including […]
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently published a tax filing reminder to United States citizens and resident aliens living abroad. Although the tax filing was originally due on April 18, the IRS allows an extension through June 15 in one of two situations. The first applies for those who have their […]
Tax preparation professionals must keep their clients happy while staying within the bounds of the law. This is not always an easy balance. However, a failure to manage this balance can result in allegations of criminal wrongdoing. Two specific allegations a tax preparer must avoid are those of enabling the commission of […]
The Department of Justice recently charged a tax preparer of 30 counts of tax fraud. Of these allegations, 21 survived the initial stages of the process and made it to court. What were the allegations against the tax preparer? A press release from The United States Attorney’s Office explains that the man was […]
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) accused an owner and operator of a tax return preparation business of filing fraudulent tax returns. What are the charges against the tax preparation business owner? The agency alleged the business owner increased unreimbursed job expenses, medical expenses, dental expenses and even created “wholly fictitious” side […]
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP) will come to an end in September of 2018. The OVDP was essentially a set of rules that outlined how United States taxpayers could voluntarily come into compliance with tax obligations for foreign assets. In exchange for voluntarily […]
What happens if a taxpayer missed the tax filing deadline for 2017? First, it is important to note that the deadline changed this year. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) experienced a glitch on its website on Tax Day. As a result, the agency moved deadline for 2017 filings from April […]
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has agreed to take on the issue of sales tax for online transactions. SCOTUS will decide whether or not a business is required to collect a state’s sales tax when the business has no physical connection to the state. When does a […]
The new tax law has left taxpayers with many questions. One issue: how will the new tax law impact the business interest expense deduction? The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently provided some guidance. What is the business interest expense deduction? The business interest expense deduction essentially allowed […]