The phrase “it’s in the mail” is sometimes an excuse for one’s delinquency in filing tax returns. However, that is not necessarily the case for taxpayers who have submitted their individual tax returns during the COVID-19...more
On October 15, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a press release related to required information for valid research credit refund claims. The press release contains a link to a memorandum by two IRS employees,...more
Internal Revenue Code (Code) section 7803(a)(3)(C) provides that taxpayers have “the right to pay no more than the correct amount of tax.” However, there are two relevant considerations to this “right.” First, the Internal...more
When we previously wrote about the Joint Committee on Taxation’s (JCT) process for reviewing refund claims granted by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), we explained that the IRS generally must submit proposed refunds in...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) must follow the “statute of limitations” as stated in Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 6501 to “assess” additional federal tax. Likewise, taxpayers must seek a tax overpayment or refund...more
Recently, in Revenue Ruling 2020-8, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that it was suspending Revenue Ruling 71-533, which had addressed the interaction of two Internal Revenue Code (IRC) provisions regarding...more
On April 8, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a statement telling taxpayers that guidance would be forthcoming on refund claims related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, or the CARES...more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act, provides tax relief to taxpayers in certain situations. Some of these provisions may generate refunds for prior years, such as the relaxation of...more
The United States Supreme Court has picked up the pace this week, already issuing eight regular opinions and four opinions relating to orders as of today. We discuss the tax-related items here.
In Rodriguez v. FDIC, the...more
2/27/2020
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Affiliated-Business Arrangements ,
Appeals ,
Bob Richards Rule ,
Consolidated Tax Returns ,
Federal Common Law ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Jurisdiction ,
Kisor v Wilkie ,
Lack of Authority ,
Parent Corporation ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Remand ,
Rodriguez v Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. ,
SCOTUS ,
State Law Claims ,
Tax Allocation Agreements ,
Tax Reform ,
Tax Refunds ,
Unconstitutional Condition ,
Vacated
Borenstein v. Commissioner is an interesting opinion involving the intersection of canons of statutory construction and jurisdiction. Recently, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed the US Tax Court’s...more
4/16/2019
/ Appeals ,
Deficiency Notices ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Jurisdiction ,
Overpayment ,
Reversal ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Tax Court ,
Tax Litigation ,
Tax Reform ,
Tax Refunds ,
Tax Returns
In Albemarle Corp. v. United States, No. 2015-5015 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 13, 2015), the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit disallowed claims for refund related to foreign taxes paid by Albemarle Corporation...more
9/9/2015
/ Ambiguous ,
Belgium ,
Debentures ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Foreign Tax ,
Foreign Tax Credits ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Limitation Periods ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Litigation ,
Tax Refunds
On September 19, 2014, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims issued its opinion in Albemarle Corp. v. United States, No. 12-184T, holding that it lacked jurisdiction over the taxpayer’s claim for refunds based on foreign tax...more
In This Issue:
A Decade of Lessons Learned from State Tax False Claims Act Cases; Second Circuit Reaffirms Taxpayer’s Use of Protective Refund Claims; and Challenging Regulations After Mayo and Home...more
12/5/2013
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
IRS ,
Mayo Foundation for Medical Ed ,
SCOTUS ,
Standard of Review ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Refunds ,
Transfer Pricing ,
Treble Damages ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Whistleblowers
3M Company’s challenge to the validity of Treas. Reg. § 1.482-1(h)(2), if successful, could result in refunds for taxpayers that previously followed the Internal Revenue Service’s regulatory guidance purporting to overrule...more