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What’s on the Trump administration’s agenda when it comes to federal investigations? Listen to the first in a series of episodes aimed at answering that question. Former IRS Special Agent Jonathan Schnatz joins host Matt...more
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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
What is willful blindness according to the IRS? How is this important in tax cases involving unreported or under-reported income, disclosure of offshore assets and income, FinCEN Form 114 (more commonly referred to as an...more
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What is the action cryptocurrency investors need to take immediately? What has changed, and why should any digital asset holder or investor pay attention to this game-changing development? Here is the short answer: If you...more
The IRS digital asset broker reporting requirements were finalized earlier this year and impact all digital asset (i.e., cryptocurrency and Non-Fungible Tokens or NFTs) transactions beginning January 1, 2025. What do...more
Would you risk prison time to avoid paying taxes? That’s a question Robert Hunter Biden, publicly known as "Hunter Biden," may have asked himself when he faced serious tax evasion charges recently. While the case...more
On July 12, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued proposed regulations that would classify “basket contract transactions”, which are derivatives (i) with a term...more
Anyone who has obtained evidence that a person or company is committing tax fraud or evasion can become a whistleblower by reporting it to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Due to the volume of reports that the agency...more
Prompted by congressional scrutiny of the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) efforts to root out those abusing lucrative Puerto Rico tax benefits, the agency has committed to devoting more resources to audits of those taking...more
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