2017-06-26 Two on the Hook

Current Federal Tax Developments for the week of June 26, 2017 - Two on the Hook. Current Federal Tax Developments is brought to you by the state CPA societies and the Loscalzo Institute.

This week we look at the following developments

• A new phishing scheme for tax professional masquerades as coming from education providers
• Rental activity found not to be passive under the S corporation excess passive income rules
• Corporation on the hook for payroll taxes not paid by PEO
• IRS again issuing PTINs which may or may not be free
• IRS improperly calculated going concern value when rejecting offer in compromise

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2016-06-26 Current Federal Tax Developments

2017-06-19 The Heat is On

Current Federal Tax Developments for the week of June 19, 2017 - The Heat is On.  Current Federal Tax Developments is brought to you by the state CPA societies and the Loscalzo Institute.

This week we look at the following developments

• Supreme Court declines to hear ex-CEO of Qwest’s appeal
• S corporation could not deduct accrued wages for ESOP plan participants
• IRS views Mescalero as applying on in front of court in email
• The BBA partnership proposed regulations are finally in the Federal Register
• Disaster relief does not give relief to those already out of compliance

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2017-06-19 Current Federal Tax Developments

2017-06-12 Limits on Privilege

Current Federal Tax Developments for the week of June 12, 2017 - Limits on Privilege. Current Federal Tax Developments is brought to you by the state CPA societies and the Loscalzo Institute.

This week we look at the following developments

• IRS creates automatic relief for some late portability elections
• IRS has the authority to mandate use of PTINs-but the agency can’t charge for them
• SMLLC partner forces partnership into TEFRA examination regime
• Neither FATP privilege nor fifth amendment barred IRS from obtaining informaton from tax preparer

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2017-06-12 Current Federal Tax Developments

2017-06-05 What Can You Rely On?

Current Federal Tax Developments for the week of June 5, 2017 - What Can You Rely On?. Current Federal Tax Developments is brought to you by the state CPA societies and the Loscalzo Institute.

This week we look at the following developments

• Agents warned against relying on IRS website FAQs
• User fees begin moving online
• Taxpayer reasonably relied on preparer despite numerous errors made by preparer
• IRS begins certifying CPEOs

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2017-06-05 Current Federal Tax Developments

2017-05-29 Celebrating 25 Years of Quill

Current Federal Tax Developments for the week of May 29, 2017 - Celebrating 25 Years of Quill.  Current Federal Tax Developments is brought to you by the state CPA societies and the Loscalzo Institute, a Kaplan Company.

This week we look at the following developments

• IRS reconstruction of income accepted by Tax Court
• Supporting community journal organizations not found to be exempt purpose
• Pushing back charitable deductions to prior years on a Form 1041
• Deathbed estate plan fails to be accepted by the Tax Court

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2016-05-29 Current Federal Tax Developments

2017-05-22 Relying on the Outside Auditor

Current Federal Tax Developments for the week of May 22, 2017 - Relying on the Outside Auditor.  Current Federal Tax Developments is brought to you by the state CPA societies and the Loscalzo Institute.

This week we look at the following developments

• Divorce agreement found not to control innocent spouse result
• Dealing with refunds for tax returns filed/amended under OVDP
• How does a taxpayer inform the IRS of information related to a listed transaction
• Officers reasonably relied on outside auditors in assuming payroll tax deposits had been made

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2017-05-22 Current Federal Tax Developments

2017-05-15 Don't Believe Everything the IRS Tells You

Current Federal Tax Developments for the week of May 15, 2017 - Don’t Believe Everything the IRS Tells You. Current Federal Tax Developments is brought to you by the state CPA societies and the Loscalzo Institute.

his week we look at the following developments

• Third Circuit decides around the “one day late” question for tax returns and bankruptcy
• IRS adds Get Transcript function to View Tax Account Information
• Taxpayer finds she couldn’t rely on the date the IRS gave her for filing a Tax Court petition
• FAA states that deposits cannot be transferred to a different taxpayer

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2017-05-15 Current Federal Tax Developments

2017-05-08 Week of Health Care

Current Federal Tax Developments for the week of May 8, 2017 - Week of Health Care.  Current Federal Tax Developments is brought to you by the state CPA societies and the Loscalzo Institute.

This week we look at the following developments

• IRS issues 2018 ACA numbers at the same time the House passes the modified AHCA
• IRS issues HSA related numbers for 2018
• North-South spinoff ruled to be tax free by IRS
• The Tax Court tells a taxpayer what is meant by a tax refund
• Laboratory ruled not to be a health service business under Section 1202
• IRS can directly penalize partner who did not report items on K-1 from TEFRA partnership

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2017-05-08 Current Federal Tax Developments

2017-05-01 The Problem with Bright Lines

Current Federal Tax Developments for the week of May 1, 2017 - The Problem with Bright Lines. Current Federal Tax Developments is brought to you by the state CPA societies and the Loscalzo Institute, a Kaplan Company.

This week we look at the following developments

• Taxpayer not allowed to use estimation method for research credit wages
• New terminal charge and SIFL rates published
• Memo discusses how to apply maximum qualified plan loan rule
• Veteran ends up on the wrong side of a bright line test in a regulation

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2017-05-01 Current Federal Tax Developments

2017-04-24 Working 13 Hours a Day Every Day

Current Federal Tax Developments for the week of April 24, 2017 - Working 13 Hours a Day Every Day.  Current Federal Tax Developments is brought to you by the state CPA societies and Nichols Patrick CPE.

This week we look at the following developments

• IRS examining agent abused his discretion in denying IRA rollover relief
• A new list of automatic accounting method changes is issued for 2017
• Taxpayer’s claim of hours of work not found to be believable
• Extension of variable prepaid forward contracts did not trigger gain recognition

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2017-04-24 Current Federal Tax Developments

2017-04-17 Guaranteed Payments and LLC Member Managers

Current Federal Tax Developments for the week of April 17, 2017 - Guaranteed Payments and LLC Member Managers. Current Federal Tax Developments is brought to you by the state CPA societies and Nichols Patrick CPE.

This week we look at the following developments

• IRS announces two cases it will not generally follow
• Getting hit with a judgement by a lender for a guaranty still doesn’t create S corporation basis in debt
• The Tax Court continues to refined the application of the limited partnership self-employment tax rules to LLC members

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2017-07-17 Current Federal Tax Developments

2017-04-10 What the IRS Knows, the IRS Has to Tell

Current Federal Tax Developments for the week of April 10, 2017 - What the IRS Knows the IRS Has to Tell.  Current Federal Tax Developments is brought to you by the state CPA societies and Nichols Patrick CPE.

This week we look at the following developments

• News Briefs on FAFSA breech, $1 billion about to become the government’s money, end of tax season phishing scam
• Not all costs triggered by a merger are required to be capitalized
• IRS has to tell taxpayer whether alleged employees had reported income on their returns
• Private collection agencies begin receiving accounts from the IRS

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2017-04-10 Current Federal Tax Developments

2017-04-03 IRS, FASB and Accounting

Current Federal Tax Developments for the week of April 3, 2017 - FASB Meets the IRC.  Current Federal Tax Developments is brought to you by the state CPA societies and Nichols Patrick CPE.

This week we look at the following developments

• Guidance issued on payroll tax version of reserach credit just as preparation of first quarter 941s begins
• The Tax Court denies a deduction for a management fee paid to a related party
• 2017 vehicle depreciation limits and lease inclusion tables released
• IRS releases proposed Revenue Procedure to deal with accounting changes caused by FASB’s Revenue Recognition Standard

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2017-04-03 Current Federal Tax Developments

2017-03-27 The IRS Starts Publishing Again

Current Federal Tax Developments for the week of March 27, 2017 - The IRS Starts Publishing Again.  Current Federal Tax Developments is brought to you by the state CPA societies and Nichols Patrick CPE.

This week we look at the following developments

• SB/SE Fast Track Settlement Program Made Permanent
• A disbarred attorney does not need to respond to OPR demands for documents
• Corporations cannot obtain economic hardship relief for levies
• IRS updates consent procedures for employees when an employer looks to get a FICA refund

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2017-03-27 Current Federal Tax Developments 

2017-03-20 Mailing is Harder Than You Think

Current Federal Tax Developments for the week of March 20, 2017 - Mailing is Tougher Than You Think.  Current Federal Tax Developments is brought to you by the state CPA societies and Nichols Patrick CPE.

This week we look at the following developments

• IRS gives a short additional period to file extensions for those affected by Winter Storm Stella
• Students in a State Department sponsored program are not allowed to deduct their travel expenses
• The IRS applies the unit of property rules to an auto racing operation
• A taxpayer discovers why it’s not recommended to use a postage meter when mailing tax related documents

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2016-03-20 Current Federal Tax Developments

2017-03-13 Tax Impact of Repeal/Replace

Current Federal Tax Developments for the week of March 13, 2017 - Tax Impact of Repeal/Replace. Current Federal Tax Developments is brought to you by the state CPA societies and Nichols Patrick CPE.

This week we look at the following developments

• House committees mark up American Health Care Act with various tax provisions
• The “abode” issue trips up a taxpayer working in Iraq and Israel
• First Circuit decides trial court went too far in allowing claim of right relief to a receiver in a fraud matter

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• 2013-03-13 Current Federal Tax Developments

2017-03-06 The Crickets Are Taking Over

Current Federal Tax Developments for the week of March 6, 2017 - The Crickets are Taking Over. Current Federal Tax Developments is brought to you by the state CPA societies and Nichols Patrick CPE.

This week we look at the following developments

• Donor fails to meet documentation requirements for donation of aircraft, no deduction allowed
• Taxpayer allowed deduction for alternative medical treatments that treated a condition only diagnosed after the treatment
• Morgan Stanley discloses it reported erroneous basis on some Forms 1099B from 2011-2016
• We look back at a popular post that discussed IRS view on proper amortization periods for purchased domain names

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2016-03-06 Current Federal Tax Developments

2017-02-27 What's My Number?

Current Federal Tax Developments for the week of February 27, 2017 - What’s MyNumber?. Current Federal Tax Developments is brought to you by the state CPA societies and Nichols Patrick CPE.

This week we look at the following developments

• Taxpayer is unable to justify deduction for payment to controlled corporation

• A debt must be actual in order to have a bad debt, and this taxpayer didn’t have a real debt

• The IRS makes public the list of organizations that have qualified as exempt using Form 1023-EZ

• Court rejects estate’s value for art, finds appraiser had a conflict of interest and appraisal flawed

• IRS publishes notices to be used when accounts referred to third party collection agencies

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• 2017-02-27 Current Federal Tax Developments

2017-02-20 Silence is Confusing

Current Federal Tax Developments for the week of February 20, 2017 - Silence is Confusing.  Current Federal Tax Developments is brought to you by the state CPA societies and Nichols Patrick CPE.

This week we look at the following developments

• Another phishing attack goes after CPAs frustrated by new secuirty measures
• Sixth Circuit panel decides IRS went too far in a substance over form attack
• A practicing dentist managed to be found to be a real estate professional
• IRS quietly issued notice on “silent returns” that created a lot of confusion and discussion
• Estate found to have reasonable cause for late filing when attorney gave client wrong extended due date

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2017-02-20 Current Federal Tax Developments

2017-02-13 Tax Law Can Be Unfair

Current Federal Tax Developments for the week of February 13, 2017 - Tax Law Can Be Unfair.  Current Federal Tax Developments is brought to you by the state CPA societies and Nichols Patrick CPE.

This week we look at the following developments

• IRS not bound by fact it allowed refund claims in prior years that treated portion of pension as tax free
• The Tax Court did not treat an interest in a defined benefit pension plan as an asset--this time under these facts
• The Tax Court gives what it admits is an unfair decision related to claiming an exemption for a child
• Husband could not file a joint return unilaterally for couple, even if wife had strange ideas regarding why she should file a separate return
• IRS grants an extra month to the automatic extension period for calendar year C corporations
• Preparer found not to have exercised proper due diligence in confirming taxpayer’s business income

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2017-02-13 Current Federal Tax Developments