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The IRS has issued new guidance to its Large Business and International Division (LB&I) in an attempt to expedite audits. The interim guidance, released on July 23, 2025, outlines procedural changes that will further...more
Transfer pricing enforcement is undergoing significant changes in both the United States and Ireland, with the two jurisdictions actively moving in different directions. While the United States is experiencing internal...more
On July 25, 2025, the IRS Large Business & International (LB&I) Division published an Interim Guidance Memorandum (Control Number: LB&I-04-0725-0008) implementing changes for LB&I audit procedures, which take effect August 1,...more
On July 23, 2025, the IRS issued guidance on audits of large corporate taxpayers. This guidance falls squarely in line with previous IRS statements at conferences, as well as its prior guidance about making examinations more...more
On July 23, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") issued interim guidance announcing changes to the Large Business & International Division ("LB&I") audit procedures (see the IRS's memorandum, here). The changes aim to...more
The Internal Revenue Service continues to experience significant leadership transition during a period of ongoing internal upheaval and uncertainty. The latest developments are the appointment of Kenneth Kies as the new...more
A recent memo from the IRS's Large Business and International (LB&I) Division indicates an intention to resolve audits efficiently and provide taxpayers with opportunities to quickly settle and resolve issues....more
New York’s personal income tax law, like that of other states, conforms with the federal system of income taxation. The reason typically given for such conformity is to simplify tax return preparation, improve compliance and...more
Over its nearly 40-year history, the federal low income housing tax credit (LIHTC) program has been both a success story and a target for various forms of fraud. The LIHTC program has been credited with facilitating the...more
A recent report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) found that the Internal Revenue Service increased audits of high-income taxpayers during fiscal year 2024, in line with a 2022 Treasury...more
It is an uncertain time to be a tax-exempt public charity or private foundation. The federal government has recently scrutinized certain tax-exempt organizations (see here), and draft congressional legislation proposed a tax...more
The National Taxpayer Advocate has released her Fiscal Year 2026 Objectives Report to Congress, a statutorily-required annual report outlining the objectives of the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate for the upcoming fiscal...more
On June 17, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced improvements to its pre-filing agreement (PFA) program. The PFA program aims to enable taxpayers and the IRS to resolve issues, which would likely appear in a...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) began terminations of employees on February 20, 2025, with initial news reports of layoffs set to 6,000 terminations and a stated intent to downsize its workforce by upwards of 50 percent as...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. Many nonprofits today are worried about recent federal actions that may bring governmental scrutiny to their stated charitable mission and activities, such as audits,...more
Individuals and businesses are frequently navigating transactions that span multiple countries. These transactions are often complex, as they navigate multiple jurisdictions’ unique — and often complicated — taxation systems....more
As discussed in Part 2, there are many ways social media creators earn income. Social media income, like all income, needs to be reported on federal tax returns....more
President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to strip the tax-exempt status from colleges and universities. Most recently, on May 2, Trump announced in a social media post, “We are going to be taking away Harvard’s Tax...more
Why do you need a lawyer for an IRS audit? Have you received an IRS audit notification (IRS form letter 2205-A, 2205-B, or 566)? What do you need to know?...more
As a result of President Trump’s recent social media posts regarding Harvard University’s tax-exempt status, some institutions of higher education (IHE) have expressed concerns over whether the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)...more
I love Las Vegas. Great restaurants, great shows, and five trips in a row without dropping a nickel into a slot machine. Why? Because I hate gambling. I hate losing even more. Honestly, just getting out of bed every morning...more
A May 2 report from the US Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) found that as of March, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) workforce had fallen by 11,443 employees, or 11%, due to probationary employee...more
In the years since COVID-19 shut down the country, many businesses applied for the Congressionally-authorized Employee Retention Credit (ERC), a valuable relief program created during the pandemic to support businesses who...more
Cannabis companies are increasingly taking non-280E positions on their current year federal income tax returns, while many, such as public “MSOs,” have amended prior years’ returns to reflect this position. Foley Hoag’s Tax...more
The Treasury Department’s Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) has released a report showing how the Internal Revenue Service has been dramatically impacted by government-wide efforts to reduce the size of the...more