Tax Legend Fred Goldberg Shares Insights From His 50 Years in Tax Law
Videocast: SALT Scoreboard – 2019 year in review
Jones Day Presents: Large Business & International Examination Strategies: Fast Track Settlements
Jones Day Presents: LB&I Examination Strategies: Effective Strategies for Elevating Issues
Jones Day Presents: LB&I Examination Strategies: Acknowledgement of Facts IDR
Jones Day Presents: LB&I Examination Strategies: Responding to IDRs
Jones Day Presents: LB&I Examination Strategies: Process Overview
Jones Day Presents: Strategies for Dealing with IRS Appeals: When Exam Attends the Appeals Conference
Jones Day Presents: Overview of IRS Appeals Judicial Approach & Culture Project (AJAC)
Jones Day Presents: Strategies for Dealing with the IRS: Alternative Dispute Resolution
Jones Day Presents: Strategies for Dealing with the IRS: The IRS Appeals Office
Videocast: Sutherland SALT Scoreboard – 2nd Quarter Highlights
Discussions of the tax-exempt status of universities, nonprofit advocacy groups and other Section 501(c)(3) organizations frequently have been in the news lately. The IRS revocation of a Section 501(c)(3) organization's...more
With the Corporate Transparency Act hopefully in our rearview mirrors, I decided to take a brief break from my ongoing series on Subchapter S and report on a different topic. In the last few weeks, the Magistrate Division of...more
In United States v. Grigsby, Docket No. 22-30764, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that a refund claim based on claimed Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 41 credits was erroneous. Cajun Industries LLC, a...more
An interesting recent Tax Court decision seems to indicate that taxpayers have clear autonomy with regards to judicial review as well as retracting judicial review of “seriously delinquent tax debt.” ...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has proposed regulations to clarify the rules regarding supervisory approval of federal civil tax penalties under IRC Section 6751(b). Since Chai v. Commissioner, there has been a...more
Freeman Law’s “The Tax Court in Brief” covers every substantive Tax Court opinion, providing a weekly brief of its decisions in clear, concise prose....more
The Internal Revenue Code provides for the Taxpayer Bill of Rights. The Taxpayer Bill of Rights reflects a mandate that the IRS provide a level of service. The Bill of Rights raises questions, such as whether it is...more
A substantial amount of our practice over the years has involved representing clients before the US Tax Court. And, we both started our tax careers clerking at the Tax Court and working on dozens of orders and opinions....more
Historically, the Supreme Court of the United States rarely grants petitions for certiorari in tax cases, and it appears this trend continues in the current term. On September 30, 2021, the Supreme Court granted the...more
This program is the first of Freeman Law’s multi-class course designed to prepare CPAs and Enrolled Agents for the Tax Court’s admissions examination. Participants will receive an overview of the Tax Court and will learn...more
The 2020 year was . . . well, interesting. So, too, were the Tax Court decisions for the year. In this Insight, Freeman Law takes a closer look at the top 10 Tax Court cases of 2020. As a reminder, Freeman Law...more
A recent case decided by the US Tax Court reminds us that when you litigate a case in Tax Court, what happened during the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) examination and Appeals bears very little relevance (if any) once you...more
Borenstein v. Commissioner is an interesting opinion involving the intersection of canons of statutory construction and jurisdiction. Recently, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed the US Tax Court’s...more