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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
We are often asked how to prepare for an IRS audit. The first and most important thing to know is that speaking directly with the IRS is not in your best interest. IRS Revenue Officers (auditors) are skilled interrogators....more
El IRS se centra en las empresas desde la aprobación de la Ley de Reducción de la Inflación. Según el Plan Operativo Estratégico (financiado por la Ley de Reducción de la Inflación), el IRS está aumentando las tasas de...more
IRS is focused on Businesses since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. Under the Strategic Operating Plan (funded by the Inflation Reduction Act), the IRS is increasing audit rates, expanding enforcement and targeting...more
What is now considered as the “abusive use of partnerships,” and why would this matter to the IRS? The agency recently released IR-2024-166, which is intended to provide “new guidance to stop partnerships from using...more
Los contribuyentes pueden enfrentarse a la pregunta: “¿Es un hobby o negocio?”. El IRS afirma que: “a veces la línea entre tener un hobby y administrar un negocio puede ser confusa, pero conocer la diferencia es importante...more
Taxpayers may be faced with the question: “Is it a hobby or business?” The IRS states that: “sometimes the line between having a hobby and running a business can be confusing, but knowing the difference is important because...more
Initially, tracking systems were employed to monitor the private jet usage of celebrities like Taylor Swift. Now, similar scrutiny will extend to executives who utilize business aircraft for personal purposes while claiming...more
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a press release on February 21, 2024, announcing its plans to initiate a campaign conducting "dozens of audits" of large corporations and high-income taxpayers, focusing on their...more
On February 21, 2024, the IRS announced a new initiative to audit large corporate taxpayer use of corporate jets, as part of a larger initiative focused on tax compliance of large corporations and high-income taxpayers. The...more
On February 21, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced plans to conduct dozens of audits on the use of business aircraft by large corporations, partnerships, and high-income individuals as part of its “campaign”...more
Few individual owners of a closely held business would be surprised if you explained to them that the IRS and the Federal courts generally will subject many transactions between certain “related” persons to heightened...more
Are there strategies to avoid an IRS audit? What are some of the known risks for triggering an IRS audit? What should you do if you have are concerned about the information provided a previous tax return? Is there a way to...more
In a recently released bulletin, IR-2023-59, the IRS warns of shady tax preparers and increased audit risk as part of their “Dirty Dozen” series. The IRS provided some common “warning signs” including tax preparers who base...more
Many years ago, New York revised its personal income tax law to achieve close conformity with the Federal system of income taxation. The stated purpose for the revision was to simplify tax return preparation, improve...more
If you didn’t attend the American Bar Association’s Section of Taxation meeting last week, you may have missed that IRS Counsel confirmed they will not automatically challenge a Section 199A qualified business income...more
In two recent cases, the IRS has tried to defeat research credit refund claims on procedural grounds, rather than simply litigating whether the substantive nature of the asserted research meets the requirements of section 41...more
Tax Gap- In a report released last week, the U.S. Treasury Department explained that the so-called “tax gap” – i.e., the difference between the amount of federal income taxes owed by taxpayers for a taxable year and the...more
As Congress continues to deliberate the federal legalization of marijuana, the cannabis industry continues to face scrutiny from the IRS under Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code (Code). Enacted in 1982 in response to a...more
If you are in the cannabis industry, you should already know Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code. It consists of only one sentence...more
2018 was a very active year for tax developments. The big story was the application of the substantial reforms of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which took initial effect in 2018. But there were several other developments...more
Tax season has begun, and it is crucial for any taxpayer claiming a charitable contribution deduction to be aware of the acknowledgment rules. Before the taxpayer files a tax return claiming a charitable deduction of $250 or...more
This is our first of many alerts during 2017 as the new administration signals the rollback of many regulations (e.g., fiduciary rules and pay ratio). We will keep you posted. In January 2017, the Internal Revenue...more
All partnerships will be audited at the entity level unless they have 100 or fewer partners AND no partnerships as direct partners. The two-year budget plan passed by Congress on October 30, 2015, and expected to be...more