Daily Compliance News: July 22, 2025, The I-9 Hell Edition
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(Podcast) California Employment News: Creating the Report for a Workplace Investigation – Part 4 (Featured)
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Podcast - Navigating the Updated SF-328 Form
Five Tips for a New Public Company Director
Compliance Tip of the Day: Internal Control Deficiencies
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First 100 Days of the New HSR Rules with Antitrust Partner Kara Kuritz
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Compliance into the Weeds: Autonomous AI Whistleblowing Misconduct
REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Federal Tax Filing Deadlines and Penalties
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Great Women in Compliance: Creating Space to Speak Up: The Story Behind Psst.org
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One of the highly anticipated provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) is the extension and expansion of the Opportunity Zone (OZ) program, which was originally enacted under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017...more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
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and U.S. Department of Treasury recently issued guidance to curtail what they consider abusive basis shifting by related-party partners and partnerships. That guidance, which was issued June...more
Earlier this week the White House released its Fiscal Year 2025 Budget. Of course, the federal government has not yet adopted a budget for the Fiscal Year 2024 even as we approach that year’s halfway mark. But I digress. The...more
The IRS recently released its inflation adjustments for 2024. International private client practitioners should note the following: US Estate and Gift Tax Exclusion Amount: $13,610,000 (up from $12,920,000)...more
Harrington v. Commissioner - In Harrington v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, George S. Harrington (Harrington) challenged tax deficiencies and fraud penalties assessed for tax years 2005 through 2010. Originally...more
On February 3, the Proof of Stake Alliance (“POSA”), a cryptocurrency industry association, issued a press release regarding recent developments in a cryptocurrency tax case, in which the IRS approved the tax refund sought by...more
As cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin rise in popularity, government regulators repeatedly try, and often fail, to control its use as a tax shelter. Agencies such as the IRS struggle with determining the best way to tax...more
Despite the confusing interpretations by US regulators, non-compliance with crypto tax rules can cost taxpayers dearly. Unfortunately, the answer to “how is virtual currency taxed” depends on who you ask....more
Definition of a broker is debated The Biden Administration’s 2021–2022 Priority Guidance Plan (the Plan) supports a push from the IRS and the US Treasury to more closely scrutinize the virtual currency industry....more
If you’ve engaged in cryptocurrency or other virtual currency transactions worth $20,000 in any one year between 2016 and 2020, the IRS wants to hear from you. The IRS believes thousands of taxpayers are not telling the...more
The IRS has several tools in its arsenal to encourage compliance and audit and enforce those it believes are failing to comply. One of the most powerful tools is the John Doe summons. A regular IRS summons seeks information...more
Taxpayers who engaged virtual currency transactions in 2020 must answer a Yes or No Question on page 1 of Form 1040 or Form 1040-SR. The question is: “At any time during 2020, did you receive, sell, send, exchange or...more
Cryptocurrency is more accessible than ever before. Banks are continuing to both implement procedures for and, in some cases, develop their own cryptocurrencies. Paypal allows users in the U.S. to buy, sell and hold select...more
Introduction and Background - Treasury and the IRS issued proposed regulations on July 31, 2020 under Section 1061 of the Code (Proposed Regulations). Section 1061 effectively creates a three-year holding period...more
On July 31, 2020, the IRS and Treasury released the long-awaited proposed regulations on the new carried interest rules in Section 1061 of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) that became law as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act...more
On July 31, 2020, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") and the U.S. Treasury Department ("Treasury") issued proposed regulations (the "Proposed Regulations") that provide taxpayers with definitional and computational...more
ABA Tax Fraud Panel to Discuss IRS CI and Crypto Criminals - The Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation (IRS CI) has made it clear that it is focusing on the abuse of digital currencies to further tax evasion,...more
On Oct. 9, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (the “Service”) issued Revenue Ruling 2019-24 concerning the tax consequences of virtual currency hard forks, as well as FAQs on the taxation of virtual currency generally. This...more
During the month of October 2019, IRS issued Revenue Ruling 2019-24, FAQ’s on Virtual Currency Transactions and a DRAFT Form of Schedule 1, which, for the first time presents the question: “At any time during 2019, did you...more
Five years or so years ago, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) provided its first, and until this week, only formal advice on the taxation of cryptocurrency transactions in Notice 2014-21. This guidance, while helpful in...more
Virtual Currency (VC) investors continue to have accounting challenges at tax time. They are seeking to better understand and comply with their U.S. tax regulatory obligations when using VC. ...more
On September 19, 2018, the House Ways and Means Committee wrote a letter to the IRS urging the IRS to “issue updated guidance, providing additional clarity for Taxpayers seeking to better understand and comply with their tax...more
La última Notificación emitida por el IRS sobre Criptomoneda fue el Aviso 2014-21 publicado el 25 de Marzo del 2014 que brinda orientación en forma de respuestas a preguntas frecuentes (“Frequently Asked Questions”). ...more
The last Notice issued by the IRS on Cryptocurrency was Notice 2014-21 posted on March 25, 2014 providing guidance in the form of answers to frequently asked questions. ...more