November 9, 2011
Credit Suisse Group AG, Switzerland’s second-biggest bank, has informed its U.S. clients that it intends to disclose confidential client account data to the Swiss taxing authorities, […]
October 24, 2011
The IRS has recently announced its intent to seek data records maintained by small businesses that utilize accounting software programs, such as QuickBooks or Peachtree, when […]
October 14, 2011
Yesterday, we posted a blog describing a recent IRS investigation into Google’s method of reducing their tax bill by transferring intellectual property assets into overseas entities where […]
October 13, 2011
It appears that the IRS attack on offshore tax havens may claim another “victim.” The IRS is now examining how Google was able to avoid federal […]
October 11, 2011
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
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 7, 2011
On Wednesday we posted a blog discussing the recent IRS ruling against medical marijuana dispensaries’ ability to take deductions for payroll, expenses, etc. Now it appears that […]
October 5, 2011
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
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
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
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
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 […]