February 2, 2012

Citibank Airline Miles Fiasco Illustrates The Difficulty In Determining “Taxable Income”

It’s tax season, which means our mailboxes are filling up with W-2s, 1099s and other tax forms provided to the IRS in order to enlighten them […]
January 12, 2012

IRS Reopens Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP)

Previously, we posted a blog detailing the announcement by Credit Suisse Group AG, Switzerland’s second-biggest bank, that it intended to disclose confidential client account data to the Swiss […]
January 5, 2012

IRS Extends Deadline To File 2011 Income Tax Returns

In a pleasant turn of events, the IRS has announced that taxpayers will have two extra days to file their tax returns for their 2011 income […]
December 23, 2011

New Form 1099 Rules For 2012

The IRS will implement new rules in 2012 that will likely affect most businesses.  Changes have been made to the reporting rules for IRS form 1099, the […]
December 14, 2011

IRS Releases 2012 Standard Mileage Rates

The IRS has released Notice 2012-1, which details the standard mileage rates taxpayers should use in 2012.  Taxpayers may use the optional standard mileage rates to calculate […]
December 1, 2011

End Of The Year Tax Planning – GRATs

With interest rates continuing to hold at near record lows, now is the time to consider adding a GRAT to an estate plan.  A Grantor Retained Annuity […]
November 18, 2011

IRS Scrutinizes Universities For Unrelated Business Taxable Income

The IRS has recently begun scrutinizing several universities, including Notre Dame, Purdue, the University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M, the University of North Carolina, the […]
November 16, 2011

Tax Tips For Charitable Giving

The holiday season is upon us, and for many people that means charitable giving.  As a reward for their kind gesture, the philanthropically inclined can look […]
November 9, 2011

Swiss Bank Credit Suisse Agrees To Disclose U.S. Client Data To The IRS

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

IRS To Require Accounting Software Data Files

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

Large Corporations Lobby For Tax Holiday

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

IRS Scrutinizes Google For Offshore Transactions

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 […]