IRS Suspends Certain Compliance Programs Due to COVID-19
In an Information Release, the IRS has announced that beginning April 1, it will provide relief to taxpayers that ranges …
IRS Adds Fuel Credits, Research Issues to Compliance Campaigns
The IRS Large Business and International (LB&I) division has announced two new compliance campaigns. The new campaigns focus on fuel …
Tax Court Announces Coronavirus Precautions
In a notice posted to its website, the Tax Court has announced two precautions that it will be taking, effective …
Tax Relief now Available for Certain Americans who want to give up Their U.S. Citizenship
Leo Parmegiani, CPA, and Christopher Migliaccio, JD Leo Parmegiani, CPA, is a Partner at PKF O’Connor Davies LLP in New …
Partner Couldn’t Challenge Adjustments in Collection Due Process Hearing
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a Tax Court decision that a second-tier partner couldn’t challenge, in a …
When Construction Begins Under Carbon Sequestration Credit
The IRS has issued a Notice that provides guidance on when construction begins on a qualified facility, or on carbon …
IRS’s Warning: Protect Tax Software Accounts with Multi-Factor Authentication
In an Information Release, IRS and IRS’s partners in the Security Summit have called on tax professionals and taxpayers to …
Dismissal of Whistleblower Claim Regarding Violation of German Tax Laws Upheld
A district court had held that the IRS’s Whistleblower Office did not abuse its discretion when it dismissed a whistleblower …
IRS Properly Withheld Employee Names, Cellphone Numbers Under FOIA
A federal district court determined that the IRS properly withheld the names and work cellphone numbers of IRS employees from …
IRS Updates Energy Credit Form, Instructions to Reflect Extender Legislation
The IRS has updated Form 8835, Renewable Electricity, Refined Coal, and Indian Coal Production Credit, and its instructions to reflect …