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

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
Continue Reading IRS Revisions to Internal Revenue Manual Clarify Who Is Eligible for Late Filing Penalty Relief

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

In a bipartisan effort to pass new legislation to extend and provide for increased reporting under the Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ) Program, on April 7, 2022, members of Congress introduced
Continue Reading Bipartisan Proposed Legislation Released for Qualified Opportunity Zone Investments