The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 21 - Conservation Easement Donations: Tax Shelter or Charitable Contribution Deduction?
Jones Day Presents: Strategies for Dealing with IRS Appeals: When Exam Attends the Appeals Conference
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Jones Day Presents: Strategies for Dealing with the IRS: The IRS Appeals Office
In the recent United States Tax Court case O’Connor v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Judge Arbeit sanctioned the petitioner for advancing frivolous arguments contesting the authority of the IRS to assess tax....more
Following the 11th Circuit's ruling in Green Rock LLC v. IRS this past summer, the IRS has decided to cease its defense of post-American Jobs Creation Act (AJCA) reportable transaction notices. In an Action on Decision memo...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit) on May 3, 2024, reversed the U.S. Tax Court (USTC) in Alon Farhy v. Commissioner, No. 23-1179 (D.C. Cir. May 3, 2024) by holding that...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
Eleventh Circuit Sides with Ninth Circuit on Section 6751(b) Circuit Split - Introduction: Section 6751(b) and the Timing of Supervisory Approval of a Penalty - The Eleventh Circuit’s decision in Kroner v. Commissioner,...more
Tax Litigation: The Week of April 4th, 2022, through April 8th, 2022 Middleton v. Comm’r, T.C. Memo. 2022-28 | April 4, 2022 |Kerrigan, J. | Dkt. No. 8158-19L Scholz v. Comm’r, T.C. Summary Opinion 2022-5 |April 4,...more
On November 30, 2021, the Fifth Circuit parted ways with the taxpayer friendly decision of the Ninth Circuit that non-willful penalties are capped at $10,000 per FBAR filing instead of the $10,000 per unreported bank account...more
Tax professionals are intimately familiar with certain reporting requirements under the Internal Revenue Code. Indeed, a failure to properly and timely report a position on a return where it is otherwise required may result...more