In Polselli v. IRS, the Supreme Court was tasked with determining whether the IRS, pursuant to powers granted in Internal Revenue Code (IRC) section 7609(c)(2)(D)(i), is entitled to issue third-party summonses, without notice, for bank account records in which the taxpayer targeted by the summons does not have a legal interest.
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On April 3, 2023, the U.S. Tax Court ruled in Farhy v. Commissioner[1] that the IRS lacks statutory authority to assess Form 5471 penalties under I.R.C. § 6038(b)(1) or
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The proposed regulations demonstrate that the IRS is taking a proactive approach in addressing the APA challenges to its method for identifying listed transactions. The IRS makes clear that it will continue to aggressively pursue syndicated conservation easement transactions.
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On Oct. 19, 2022, the IRS issued a warning to employers about what it calls “third parties” who promote claiming large employment tax refunds from improperly claiming the Employee Retention
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On Aug. 29, the IRS released a new section to the Internal Revenue Manual (IRM), 20.1.1.3.3.2.2, providing penalty relief for certain taxpayers filing 2019 and 2020 returns in response to
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On Aug. 24, 2022, the IRS issued Notice 2022-36, which provides penalty relief to taxpayers for certain late-filed 2019 and 2020 tax returns and information returns, but this relief
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Equine industry assets that could be subject to government seizure include real estate, equipment, and the horses themselves, although horses valued below $10,090 are exempt from levy.
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The Fourth Circuit in Cook v. United States held that federal tax penalty assessments and the payments the debtor made were not voidable fraudulent transfers that generally allow debtors to
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In CIC Services, LLC v. IRS,1 the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee invalidated Notice 2016-66 for failing to comply with the Administrative Procedure Act
Continue Reading Court Invalidates IRS Notice 2016-66 on Micro-Captive Transactions, the Second Time an IRS Notice Was Vacated This Month
On March 3, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled in Mann Construction, Inc. v. U.S.1 the IRS must follow the Administrative Procedures Act (APA)
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