Individuals, estates, and trusts that paid significant amounts of the 3.8% net investment income tax or the 0.9% additional Medicare tax in 2016 or later years should consider filing protective claims for refund of those...more
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On April 30, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) released Notice 2020-32. The Notice sets forth the IRS’s position that no deduction is allowed for federal income tax purposes for any expense paid with loan...more
As expected, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has begun to address some of the details left open by the business tax provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”). This Alert...more
On April 9, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released Notice 2020-23, amplifying the coronavirus-related tax relief recently provided in Notices 2020-18 and 2020-20.
Notice 2020-23 automatically postpones...more
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) was signed into law. The CARES Act is a $2 trillion economic aid package, which makes numerous changes to the federal tax laws to...more
On March 25, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) released the People First Initiative as part of its ongoing effort to provide relief to taxpayers impacted by COVID-19. The People First Initiative grants taxpayers...more
The IRS has begun sending “educational” letters to more than 10,000 taxpayers who have engaged in virtual currency transactions, but possibly failed to report and pay tax on those transactions. According to the IRS, these...more