Taxes

That unexpected knock on your door? It is likely not an IRS employee. The nation’s tax agency has announced a major policy change: it will end most unannounced visits to taxpayers by agency revenue officers. The change is being made, IRS says, “to reduce public confusion and enhance overall safety measures for taxpayers and employees.”

On June 30, 2023 Judge Peter B. Krupp if the Suffolk County Superior Court in Massachusetts issued a decision that may have far reaching consequences for affordable housing throughout the country. The case was Tenants’ Development Corporation v Amtax Holdings 227, LLC and Alden Torch Financial, LLC. There has been a dispute over the last

On July 20, teams representing 32 countries kicked off FIFA Women’s World Cup play in Australia and New Zealand. Teams are initially engaged in round-robin style play before heading to the knockouts. The competition is just the 9th time teams will play for the Cup—the first official Women’s World Cup was played in 1991 in

Whether it is manufacturers, clothing designers, software developers, plant breeders, winemakers, or engineers, businesses across New York State are shocked to hear how significantly their federal tax bills are increasing for the 2022 taxable year even when their earnings remain the same. It is every accountant’s nightmare to explain that the ability to immediately deduct

The Recent Supreme Court Ruling Regarding Whistleblowers On June 16, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in United States, ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc. The Supreme Court decided that the Department of Justice has broad authority to dismiss whistleblower lawsuits filed under the False Claims Act (“FCA”) when the government initially allowed

No Labels, the independent political organization making noises about a third-party presidential campaign, has released a policy manifesto. Intended to flesh out the group’s rhetorical commitment to common-sense solutions, the document has a lot to say about “taxpayers.” Indeed, if you search the No Labels booklet for the word “tax,” you’ll find 19 occurrences. A

Powerball reports that a single lottery ticket purchased in California has won the $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot by matching all the numbers: 7, 10, 11, 13, 24 and red Powerball 24. The lucky winner has a choice between a lump sum payment of $558.1 million or a stream of annuity payments for the next 29

In the tax world, we often say that rules matter. A Florida couple found this out in a most unfortunate way after a judge ruled that they were liable for taxes on $1.2 million in retirement income, much of which was fraudulently taken from them—by their own daughter. U.S. District Court Judge Tom Barber notes

A few years ago, if you inherited an IRA from a parent, the distribution rules were simple: you could stretch withdrawals over your life expectancy. Since, the rules for non-spouses inheriting retirement accounts have been anything but straightforward. Starting in 2020, most new beneficiaries of retirement accounts were subject to a 10 year rule. This

The tentacles of the Covid-19 pandemic left no corner of American life untouched. Now they have even entered the annals of insider trading. Recent insider-trading charges brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and federal criminal prosecutors offer jolting lessons for all employees and executives who learn confidential corporate information and may then be