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 this third installment of my multi-part series on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “Act”), I discuss a provision of the Act that may not impact a large segment of the population, but which is interesting and worthy of...more
Are you aware of the Taxpayer Bill of Rights? We are reminded, especially during tax season, that taxpayers have 10 essential rights when dealing with the Internal Revenue Service. The IRS expects its employees to understand...more
In ongoing litigation between the government and Liberty Global Inc. (“Liberty Global”), Liberty Global has appealed a district court’s decision that ruled in favor of the government to the Tenth Circuit. We have previously...more
As noted in our prior advisory, U.S. citizens and residents who receive gifts exceeding certain thresholds from foreign persons must generally report such gifts to the IRS on Form 3520, and the IRS does not hesitate to impose...more
The U.S. Tax Court recently upheld a determination by the IRS that premium payments to certain microcaptives could not be deducted for tax purposes because the premium payments were not actually for “insurance.”...more
A recent decision in the US Tax Court affects limited partners and SECA – the Self Employed Contributions Act. In this case, Soroban Capital Partners LP (a hedge fund management company) was formed as a Delaware limited...more
On August 9, 2023, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Hoops, LP and Heisley Member, Inc., Tax Matters Partner vs. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, affirmed the Tax Court’s 2022 decision denying a deduction to a plan...more
Assumed Liabilities- If a taxpayer were to sell the assets that comprise the taxpayer’s business, they would realize gain if the amount realized by the taxpayer from the sale is more than the taxpayer’s adjusted basis for...more
Tax the Rich? The President’s plan for a tax regime that would ensure the rich pay their “fair share” of the cost of implementing his programs has come one step closer to being realized . . . maybe . . . well, sort of ....more