October 11, 2011

Federal Government Prevails Against Tax Shelters

The Justice Department recently declared victory in three different tax shelter cases.  “These three significant decisions are further evidence that the courts will not countenance abusive tax […]
October 10, 2011

IRS Extends Filing Deadline For Victims Of Natural Disasters

In an effort to provide relief to those impacted by natural disasters last summer, the IRS has announced that taxpayers who submitted extensions to file their income […]
October 5, 2011

IRS Rules Against Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

The IRS has ruled that dispensaries of medicinal marijuana cannot deduct standard business expenses such as payroll, security, or rent.  In a ruling against Harborside Health […]
September 29, 2011

IRS Called Upon To Investigate Political Groups

Two campaign finance reform advocates have asked the IRS to investigate the special tax status claimed by four tax-exempt organizations that are expected to play a […]
September 27, 2011

IRS Launches Voluntary Compliance Settlement Program In An Effort To Resolve Past Worker Classification Issues

The IRS has recently announced the launch of its new Voluntary Compliance Settlement Program (VCSP); an effort to enable employers to resolve past worker classification issues by […]
September 26, 2011

Taxpayer Identity Theft On The Rise

Imagine filing your tax return and learning that someone else got your refund by using your name and Social Security number.  It seems that identity theft […]
September 15, 2011

IRS Issues Guidance On Employer Provided Cell Phones

The IRS has recently issued Notice 2011-72 which provides guidance on the tax treatment of cell phones that employers provide to their employees primarily for business purposes.   Section […]
July 29, 2011

IRS Announces Webinar On Fresh Start Initiative

Recently, our Tax Blog published a post on the IRS Fresh Start Initiative and the changes that taxpayers can expect in IRS procedure.  Now the IRS has announced the […]
July 21, 2011

IRS Moves Forward With Fresh Start Initiative

Earlier this year, the IRS announced their fresh start initiative, which has been billed as their latest attempt to help struggling taxpayers. These new policies and […]
July 7, 2011

IRS Video – How To Reacquire Tax-Exempt Status

Recently we published a post detailing the IRS’ announcement that approximately 275,000 organizations have lost their tax exempt status for failure to file legally required annual reports for three […]
June 26, 2011

Special New Mileage Deduction Amounts for 2011

Finally a bit of a break! The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued Announcement 2011-40. Beginning on July 1, 2011 and continuing until December 31, 2011, […]
May 8, 2011

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Welcome to the Ourednik Law Offices Tax Law Blog. This site enables Ourednik Law Offices attorneys to connect with our clients and web visitors to exchange […]