A potential refund opportunity under the Michigan corporate income tax may justify taking action before year end. The issue concerns the Michigan Department of Treasury’s position that the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) 163(j)...more
HB 5100 and HB 5101, as passed by the Michigan House of Representatives and Senate, and to be signed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer, provide a new income tax credit. For tax years beginning on and after January 1, 2025,...more
The rules relating to delegated authority are complex. A taxpayer is well advised to ensure that the scope of a closing agreement the taxpayer signs is what the taxpayer expects, and that an IRS official who signs the...more
At issue in Continuing Life Thousand Oaks, LLC. v. Commissioner, affirmed May 21, 2024, was the year of inclusion in gross income of an income item. The disputed years were 2008, 2009, and 2010 -- taxable years that preceded...more
Over an objection by the IRS, the Tax Court recently ruled in Kapur v. Commissioner that it could limit discovery and permit statistical sampling of voluminous data related to a claimed research credit. The court refused,...more
Altria Group, Inc. v. United States, a federal income tax case pending in federal district court in Virginia, shows the importance of laying groundwork for litigation long before a complaint is filed. At issue is a difficult...more
As described in our October 24 article “IRS Offers Forgiveness for Erroneous Employee Retention Credit Claims” the IRS has increased scrutiny on claims for the Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”). The IRS halted processing...more
On July 31, 2023, a divided Michigan Supreme Court in Vectren Infrastructure Services v. Michigan Treasury issued an important decision in favor of the state, ruling that an out-of-state taxpayer could not reduce its tax by...more
A federal district court ruled in a high-profile case that the Justice Department may rely on common law rather than the statutory notice of tax deficiency procedure in the Internal Revenue Code to assert a federal income tax...more
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “Act”), which passed both chambers of Congress on Aug. 12, 2022, includes the following tax provisions meant to raise government revenues and subsidize green energy initiatives....more
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On October 15, 2021, the IRS published Information Release 2021-203, based on Memorandum 20214101F (the "Memorandum") prepared by Field Attorneys in the Office of Chief Counsel, setting out a detailed procedure requiring...more
Because of the presidential emergency declared regarding the COVID-19 virus pandemic, the IRS published on March 20, 2020, Notice 2020-18, amending a prior notice that limited the amount of a federal income tax payment that...more
The IRS Large Business and International Division ("LB&I") announced a campaign on February 27, 2020, to examine taxpayers' returns claiming income tax credits and deductions for research expenditures under IRC Sections 41...more
A taxpayer may claim a credit against its federal income tax liability for research expenses paid or incurred during the tax year.
The definitions of research expenses for financial reporting purposes and federal income...more
All congressional committees that have issued explanations of the pending Tax Cuts and Jobs Act may not be speaking with one voice about supporting the federal income tax credit for research expenses. That is cause for...more