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Tax Authorities of the World Unite? Not Quite, But the IRS Joins the Movement to Tax the Rich

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Earlier this year, the OECD observed there has been a significant increase in global wealth inequality over the last two decades. It also acknowledged that “taxation is a key instrument . . . that governments have at their...more

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AI TRENDS FOR 2022 - THE IRS WILL USE INCREASED BUDGET RESOURCES TO ACHIEVE A MAIN OBJECTIVE

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The IRS plans to audit the wealthiest corporate, partnership, and individual taxpayers to achieve some of its main objectives in 2022. In his recent testimony before Congress, IRS Commissioner Charles P. Rettig...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Congress Overhauls the Partnership Tax Audit Rules

On November 2, 2015, President Obama signed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (the “Bill”), which repeals the TEFRA Unified Audit Procedures and replaces them with a radically modified “corporate” model for partnership tax...more

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President Obama Signs Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015

On November 2, 2015, President Obama signed into law the "Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015" (P.L. 114-74). Among other things, the act eliminates the TEFRA unified partnership rules and the electing large partnership rules, and...more

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Partnership-Level Tax Under New Audit Rules

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The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, signed into law on November 2, 2015, has significantly changed the partnership tax audit rules, effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017. Under the current partnership...more

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Sweeping Change to Partnership Tax Audit Procedures

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A major change to partnership audits was signed into place by President Barack Obama on November 2nd following the passage of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 by Congress on October 30th. Previously, partnerships with more...more

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Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 Changes Audit Rules for Private Equity and Hedge Funds

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On November 2, 2015, the United States Congress enacted the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (the Act) to fund the federal government. Among other provisions, the Act significantly modifies how the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)...more

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New Legislation Makes Sweeping Changes Impacting All Partnerships

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All partnerships will be audited at the entity level unless they have 100 or fewer partners AND no partnerships as direct partners. The two-year budget plan passed by Congress on October 30, 2015, and expected to be...more

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Tax Policy Update

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The number of working days (in theory) that Congress has left to negotiate and pass a continuing resolution (CR) that would keep the government from shutting down on Oct. 1. Here’s hoping that the Pope’s visit to the Capitol...more

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IRS Pressures Build: Budgetary Constraints, the Aging IRS Workforce and Changes in IRS Focus

On April 10, 2013, President Obama released his proposed Fiscal Year 2014 Budget of the U.S. Government. The budget calls for an increase in funding for the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), which has faced budget cuts in...more

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