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The United States Internal Revenue Service is a bureau of the United States Department of the Treasury. The IRS is charged with collecting revenue and enforcing the Internal Revenue Code.  
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Court Decision Doesn’t Affect Corporate Transparency Act Requirements for Most Companies and Real Estate Investors

On March 1, 2024 a United States District Court in Alabama held in National Small Business United dba National Small Business Association v. Yellen (NSBA Case) that the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is unconstitutional. ...more

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Evaluating Real Estate Investments – Planning for 2023

The real estate industry – and much of our economy – is at a point where we must shift. With the pace of inflation and interest rate increases, some of those shifts will be large. And those large shifts may challenge the...more

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A Mortgage Foreclosure Primer

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We have recently had inquiries about foreclosures. Given the current economic climate, this is probably going to become more common. The good news is that home prices are up, particularly in the Philadelphia suburbs. But for...more

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CFPB Issues Additional Consent Order for False and Misleading Mortgage Advertising

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On August 21, 2020, the CFPB announced the issuance of a consent order against Go Direct Lenders, Inc. (Go Direct). This follows consent orders discussed in a previous blog post, that were announced on July 24, 2020 against...more

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VA Issues Additional Lender Guidance In View of COVID-19

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On May 20, 2020, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued Loan Guaranty Circular 26-20-19, dated May 19, 2020, to provide additional guidance to lenders regarding VA policies during the COVID-19 emergency....more

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First Circuit: Sending Form 1099-A Post-Chapter 7 Discharge Does Not Violate the Discharge Injunction

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On December 14, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed the New Hampshire Bankruptcy Court and District Courts’ findings that a mortgage lender sending Internal Revenue Service Form 1099-A to a...more

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Notice to Mortgage Lenders – Your Mortgage Interest Statements Must be Revised Starting in Tax Year 2016

An act passed by Congress last year makes changes to IRS Form 1098 (Mortgage Interest Statement) starting in tax year 2016 (reported commencing in calendar year 2017). Internal Revenue Code Section 6050H(b)(2)(D) requires...more

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Recent Legislative Developments Will Create Headaches and Increase Financial Risks for Mortgage Servicers and Originators

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Two recent legislative developments, which have largely gone unnoticed, will dramatically raise the stakes for mortgage servicers and originators who file IRS Forms 1098. First, the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015,...more

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Negative Interest Rate Consequences

Over the last few months, the financial press has been filled with reports of negative interest rates. For example, on December 18 2014, the Swiss National Bank announced that it would move from a zero percent interest rate...more

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IRS Ruling Addresses LLC Eligibility for Cancellation of Debt Exception

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In new CCA 201525010, the IRS addressed the issue of whether a general “exculpatory” debt of an LLC is recourse or non-recourse for purposes of classifying debt-relief as potential cancellation of debt (COD) income. Recourse...more

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