On April 10, 2023, the U.S. Treasury Department issued proposed regulations identifying certain micro-captive transactions as listed transactions or transactions of interest for purposes of the disclosure rules for taxpayers
Continue Reading IRS Proposed Regulations Identify Micro-Captive Transactions as Listed Transactions – Responding to CIC Services Decision
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
Continue Reading IRS Lacks Statutory Authority to Assess International Information Return Penalties: U.S. Tax Court
The applicable penalty for the non-willful failure to file a foreign financial account is applied on a per-form basis, not a per-account basis, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Feb. 28
Continue Reading Non-Willful Failure to File FBAR Under BSA Should Be Penalized on a Per-Report Basis, Supreme Court Rules for Taxpayer Against IRS
IRS Notice 2023-11 provides temporary relief for foreign financial institutions to provide U.S. taxpayer identification numbers for preexisting accounts.
Continue Reading IRS Temporary Relief for Foreign Financial Institutions Required to Report U.S. Taxpayer Identification Numbers Under FATCA: Potential Implications for ‘Accidental Americans’
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.
Continue Reading Responding to Recent Taxpayer Victories, IRS Issues Proposed Regulations Identifying Syndicated Conservation Easement Transactions as Listed Transactions
In Green Valley Investors, LLC, Et Al., Bobby A. Branch, Tax Matters Partner, v. Commissioner, the Tax Court on Nov. 9 abated Internal Revenue Code (I.R.C.) § 6662A penalties
Continue Reading U.S. Tax Court Invalidates Conservation Easement Notice, Abates Reportable Transaction Penalty for Failure to Comply with Administrative Procedure Act
On Oct. 3, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in In Re Grand Jury. On appeal from the Ninth Circuit, In Re Grand Jury considers whether the attorney-client
Continue Reading U.S. Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Case Involving Application of Attorney-Client Privilege to Dual-Purpose Communications with Tax Attorneys
On May 13, 2022, in Reserve Mechanical Corporation v. Commissioner,[1] the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed a Tax Court decision that a micro-captive insurance
Continue Reading Another Micro-Captive-Case Loss: 10th Circuit Affirms Tax Court Ruling in Reserve Medical Corp. v. Commissioner
In a rare change of position, on June 2, 2022, the district court granted the government’s motion in CIC Services, holding the IRS was not required to return the
Continue Reading District Court Grants Government’s Motion for Reconsideration in CIC Services: IRS Not Required to Return Disclosure Documents Obtained Under Notice 2016-66
Taxpayers and material advisors with current disclosure requirements or who have paid penalties for failing to disclose reportable transactions may wish to consult with their tax advisors about their ongoing
Continue Reading The Saga Continues in CIC Services v. IRS: Government Moves to Prevent IRS from Returning Disclosure Documents Obtained from Nonparties Under Notice 2016-66