IRC §41 & Research Credits: Certain research activities undertaken by apparel retailer/taxpayer with respect to development of business component may be for qualified purpose under Code Sec. 41(d)(3). Also, research activities with respect to development of...
IRS Updates
IRS’s Dirty Dozen Tax Scams 2023
From the IRS’ Notice IR-2023-71, published on April 5, 2023, the IRS provides its annual list of Dirty Dozen tax scams for 2023. The biggest takeaway is again being wary of sharing sensitive personal data over the phone, email or social media and “a tax deal that...
How To Settle Your IRS Debts On Your Own
Here is a brief explainer directly from the IRS on how to settle your own debts:
Green Book Proposal Could Pave Way For More IRS Penalties
Law360 (March 24, 2023, 8:25 PM EDT) -- The Internal Revenue Service would likely impose more civil penalties on taxpayers than it does now if the Biden administration's recently revived proposal to change requirements for supervisory approval of penalties at the...
CCM and PPP forgiveness
In (IR 2022-162, 9/21/2022; Chief Counsel Advice 202237010) the IRS noted that many PPP loan recipients who received loan forgiveness were qualified and used the loan proceeds properly to pay eligible expenses. However, the IRS has discovered that some recipients who...
Do I qualify for the IRS’ new penalty relief program?
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced that it will provide penalty relief to qualifying taxpayers who filed late taxes for the 2019 and 2020 tax years. The agency explained that the move is part of the agency’s broader plan to use recent funding to...
2021 Tax Season Updates
2021 Tax Season Begins 1/24: IRS says it has updated its programming to accommodate recipients of advance child tax credit (CTC) payments and those eligible for “recovery rebate credit.” (IR 2022-8, 1/10/22) US Supreme Court & Timing of USTC Petition: Petitioner...
IRS tax collection policy changes bring relief beyond the pandemic
No doubt, the pandemic had an unfortunate economic impact on individuals and businesses alike, causing them to struggle to pay taxes owed to the The People First Initiative did provide relief for about 3 ½ months as the IRS paused enforcement pursuits, such as filing...
December 2021 Tax Updates
Tax Professionals & Data Safeguards. It is part of Circular 230 and in a Tax Tip, the IRS restates that data security measures should be reviewed before year end and provides a data security check list with basic steps they to be taken for their and their client’s...
IRS tax collection considering the pandemic and elections
According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the IRS shut down most office activities between March and July 2020 to protect its employees from COVID19. It also halted all in-person enforcement activities, including the mail service. Over several months,...