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Quick Guide to Administrative Hearings
Mistakes happen, including when it comes to reporting and paying taxes. And for taxpayers and their advisors, those mistakes can lead to costly consequences, as the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) allows the Internal Revenue...more
Did you know that the number of California FTB audits is increasing when compared to the trend of IRS audits in 2025? The California Franchise Tax Board, or FTB, has recently invested in advanced data processing systems and...more
Roseline Logistics Ltd (Roseline) acted as a Customs agent for QP Trading Limited (QPTL) and made 32 import declarations between January and May 2022. Roseline claimed postponed VAT accounting (PVA) on QPTL's behalf in each...more
A federal court has upheld the IRS’s right to use automated tools to review Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims, rejecting a challenge brought by two tax preparation firms. In ERC Today LLC v. McInelly, the U.S. District...more
On May 12, 2025, the Republicans on the House Committee on Ways and Means introduced a broad tax reform bill that includes sweeping changes to the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC), also commonly known as the ERC. Chief...more
An installment sale occurs when property is disposed of and at least one payment is received after the tax year of the disposition. See I.R.C. § 453. Under a standard installment sale, the buyer makes scheduled payments to...more
Few provisions of the Code have a single, clear meaning that leaves no room for interpretation. Even many of those that, on the surface, appear fairly straightforward, are usually open to alternative “understandings.”...more
In a recent decision, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California held that the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) did not violate Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) Section 7433 or related regulations when it...more
From Reality TV to Real-Life Tax Fraud: Peter Thomas’ $2.5 Million Scandal - Peter Thomas, best known for his appearances on The Real Housewives of Atlanta, was sentenced on December 19, 2024, to 18 months in federal prison...more
The crypto tax space saw significant developments in 2024. As 2025 ushers in new regulatory shifts (as our colleagues discussed here), tax changes may be on the horizon. In anticipation, this review revisits crypto tax...more
Each year, the Internal Revenue Service of Chile (SII) updates its Tax Schemes Catalog. This guide contains a list of operations that may be declared elusive by applying the General Anti-Elusiveness Rule. The catalog's...more
Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the weeks of January 20, 2025 – January 24, 2025, and January 27, 2025 – January 31, 2025....more
This inaugural issue of ArentFox Schiff’s publication on international mining, energy, and infrastructure disputes aims to provide insights and practical information to general counsels and senior executives of companies...more
Many successful business owners attribute some part of their success to their community. For some of these owners, it is not enough to simply acknowledge this “debt”; they feel an obligation to share some of their financial...more
Section 6751(b), designed to ensure supervisory oversight amid rising penalty assertions in settlement negotiations, has been contentious due its ambiguity, and the final regulations may not resolve the debate....more
1 January 2025 marked the entry into force of the obligation for Romanian established taxpayers that carry out taxable operations in Romania to report in the Romanian invoicing System the invoices issued in B2C transactions....more
The Taxpayer First Act (“TFA”), which was signed into law on July 1, 2019, makes the most significant changes to administrative procedures since the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998. In addition...more
If you’ve worked with the owners of closely held businesses for even just a few years, you have realized they are only half joking when they complain about having the government as a partner. Consider how much federal, state,...more
In her annual report to Congress for 2024, National Taxpayer Advocate (“NTA”) Erin M. Collins identified the processing of Employee Retention Credits (“ERCs”), the administration of civil penalties, and changes to the...more
Taxes. Except for maybe the CPAs and tax professionals, the word alone elicits groans and sighs from even the most cheerful among us. While the necessity of taxes is rarely disputed, navigating the complex world of tax...more
In a bench opinion dated September 27, 2024, the Tax Court sustained a Notice of Federal Tax Lien but not the proposed levy against Daugerdas, a convicted tax shelter promoter in home confinement in Illinois....more
On September 12, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that Frank Richard Ahlgren III pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return underreporting gains from selling $3.7 million in Bitcoin. As we discussed...more
When your business receives an audit engagement letter, don’t panic. While an audit may be time-consuming, costly, and invasive, having an experienced advocate on your side to navigate you through the process and represent...more
Earlier this year the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) brought USA v. Ahlgren, its first crypto case with tax evasion allegations unrelated to another crime, demonstrating the DOJ’s willingness to pursue stand-alone crypto...more
We have previously spoken about monetized installment sales (“MISTs”) on Dollars & Sense. According to the IRS, these structures typically seek to defer gains associated with the sale of an appreciated asset through the use...more