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How Much Can Taxpayers Rely on IRS? Acting IRS Chief Counsel William M. Paul said at the NYU conference recently, "IRS is comfortable with the view that if a taxpayer relies in good faith on an FAQ and that reliance is reasonable under all the facts and circumstances,...
They say there are two things you can count on in life — death and taxes. When it comes to taxes, it can feel like once you think you have a good understanding, everything changes and you have to learn it all again. But for employers, there is one thing that will...
The Bank Secrecy Act requires taxpayers to report their foreign financial accounts like brokerage accounts, mutual funds and bank accounts to the Treasury Department. The reporting of these accounts is done by filing FBAR on FinCEN Form 114. Individuals must file the...
Everyone who has ever run a small business knows that it is a risky proposition, but the risk should be to the business, not to the individuals involved. To that end, one of the most important things to consider when forming a business is how to shield the owners from...
Business operations and taxes are inextricably intertwined. Regardless of how your business generates its income, taxes will need to be paid unless you can find enough exemptions and credits to shield you from that liability. Even seemingly minor mistakes can be...
The IRS is resuming certain collection and enforcement processes that were suspended since April 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. On June 15, 2021, the IRS began following up with taxpayers who have failed to respond to prior balance due notices. Balance due...
A significant portion of a company’s tax entanglements often involves employee misclassification. Although employers are sometimes not up to date on changes to employment law, by avoiding employee withholding taxes for some or all of their workers, many seek to keep...
Tax laws require employers to withhold income, Social Security and Medicare taxes from employee pay and to remit those taxes to the federal government. Employers who fail to pay withheld taxes to the government face potentially significant penalties. In some cases,...
Form 5471 Substantial Compliance Penalties Failure to file information required by section 6038(a) (Form 5471 and Schedule M) Failing to timely and accurately file Form 5471 may result in civil and criminal penalties, a reduction to foreign tax credit and the...
Creating and maintaining a happy marriage is complicated. But, divorce is also complicated, and one thing that some do not think about is the tax implications of a divorce. These should be discussed as part of the divorce. General tax implications Of course, tax...
