Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for June 18, 2025 – July 11, 2025.
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On July 4, 2025, US President Donald...more
7/16/2025
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June 16, 2025: Billy Long was sworn in as the 51st IRS Commissioner after having been confirmed by the US Senate on June 12. Long served as a US Representative for Missouri’s 7th congressional district from 2011 to 2023. His...more
Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for May 2, 2025 – May 13, 2025.
IRS GUIDANCE -
May 2, 2025: The IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2025-20, providing...more
5/20/2025
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Check out our summary of recent Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance for February 17, 2025 – March 14, 2025.
Editors’ note: With the change in presidential administrations, the IRS has undergone significant transition...more
3/17/2025
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On February 13, 2025, a Tennessee federal district court handed FedEx Corporation its second win in a refund action involving the application of foreign tax credits to what are known as “offset earnings.”[1] Offset earnings...more
3/13/2025
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Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of January 13, 2025 – January 17, 2025.
TAX CONTROVERSY-RELATED DEVELOPMENTS -
January 15, 2025: The US...more
2/5/2025
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On January 22, 2025, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the indictment of seven individuals in the largest Employee Retention Credit (ERC) fraud scheme to date. According to the indictment, the defendants filed more...more
1/29/2025
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Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of January 6, 2025 – January 10, 2025....more
1/23/2025
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In United States v. Grigsby, Docket No. 22-30764, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that a refund claim based on claimed Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 41 credits was erroneous. Cajun Industries LLC, a...more
On July 6, 2023, the US Tax Court issued its decision in Betz v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2023-84. Betz considers the application of the pilot model supply rule to expenses incurred by a designer (CPI) of made-to-order air...more