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Finally Received the Employee Retention Credit? Now What? A Guide to ERC Income Tax Consequences

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It appears that the flood gates have opened and that the IRS is finally processing and paying claims for the employee retention credit (ERC) en masse. After waiting a very long time (often years) with no contact from the IRS,...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

IRS Issues Guidance Simplifying Income Tax Compliance Related to the Employee Retention Credit

The IRS recently released new FAQ guidance providing a simplified procedure for addressing income tax amendments and refund claims related to Employee Retention Credit (ERC) determinations. See IRS FAQs. Taxpayers claiming...more

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IRS Changes Course on Income Tax Impact of Employee Retention Credit

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On March 20, 2025, the IRS updated its guidance to employers that claimed the employee retention credit (ERC). The updated guidance materially differs from prior IRS guidance of how and when employers should report the income...more

Holland & Knight LLP

IRS, State of California Offer Tax Relief for Wildfire-Impacted Taxpayers in Los Angeles County

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In response to a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) declaration on the Los Angeles wildfires, the IRS on Jan. 10, 2025, issued a news release, IR-2025-10, which postpones certain tax-filing and tax-payment deadlines...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Updated FinCEN FAQs Provide Three Important Clarifications on Reporting Obligations Under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)

The Corporate Transparency Act (the CTA) went into effect earlier this year, although many uncertainties about the CTA's application still remain. To help remedy those uncertainties, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Employee Retention Credit on the Chopping Block as Congress Mulls Tax and Spending Bills

The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 (H.R. 7024) would terminate the employee retention credit (ERC) for claims filed after January 31, 2024. Initially authorized by the CARES Act to incentivize...more

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP

In re Grand Jury: Supreme Court Considers the Scope of Attorney-Client Privilege for “Dual-Purpose Communications”

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The firm petitioned the Supreme Court for review, asserting a three-way split between the Ninth Circuit (which it described as applying a primary purpose standard), the D.C. Circuit (described as applying its preferred...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Revenue Procedure 2022-39 Continues Qualified Amended Return Treatment for Audit Disclosures, Adds Large Partnership

On November 16, 2022, the IRS released a long-awaited update to the procedure for large corporate taxpayers and large partnerships under continuous audit to obtain Qualified Amended Return (QAR) treatment for items disclosed...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

IRS Issues New Procedures for Large Corporate Audit Disclosures

For decades, large corporate taxpayers under continuous audit have been able to make disclosures under Revenue Procedure 94-69 at the beginning of an examination to notify the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of adjustments...more

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U.S. Supreme Court To Address Attorney-Client Privilege In Tax Case

Takeaway: The Supreme Court is expected to clarify the question of whether attorney-client privilege applies in “dual-purpose” communications in situations where law firms provide clients with both legal and non-legal advice....more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

New Tax Rule Changes Reporting Requirements For Venmo, Paypal, Cash App

A new tax rule will see the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) gain information on income small businesses receive via transactions on popular payment applications. As of Jan. 1, 2022, businesses that accept more than $600 per...more

Fisher Phillips

IRS Addresses Lingering Employer Questions Regarding COBRA Premium Assistance and Corresponding Tax Credits under the American...

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The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) provides for 100% premium assistance to certain qualified beneficiaries for continuation coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) for periods of...more

Gray Reed

ExxonMobil Discovers That Amended Tax Returns Are Dangerous

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In Exxon Mobil Corp. v. United States of America, from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, ExxonMobil learned the hard way that filing amended tax returns can be very costly....more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Federal Court Permits Former Employees’ Data Breach Claims To Move Forward

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A data breach occurs in which an outside individual obtains your company’s employees’ W-2 forms including social security numbers, addresses, and salary information. As a result, your company notifies all affected employees,...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

This Week in FCPA-Episode 56

This week, Jay and I have a wide-ranging discussion on some of the week’s top compliance related stories. We discuss: 1. The Kokesh case at the US Supreme Court is significant for SEC enforcement of the FCPA around profit...more

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints

Immigration-Related Documents and Information Not Discoverable in Wage and Hour Lawsuit

A New York federal court recently said that the plaintiff-employees involved in a wage and hour lawsuit are not required to produce their immigration documents and information. The case is important because it limits an...more

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