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IRS Cannot Offset Taxpayer’s Refund With A Disputed Tax Liability

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Imagine the IRS notifies Taxpayer that they have an outstanding tax liability with respect to Tax Year, and that the agency intends to levy on Taxpayer’s property to collect the allegedly unpaid tax. Taxpayer challenges the...more

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Money (That’s What I Want): IRA’s Direct Pay Mechanism Benefits Tax-Exempt Entities

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The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which recently celebrated its one-year anniversary, presents new opportunities for tax-exempt and other organizations to directly benefit from renewable energy tax credits, including...more

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IRS Reminds Taxpayers of Upcoming Deadline to File for 2019 Tax Refunds

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a news release reminding taxpayers to submit their 2019 income tax returns by July 17, 2023, to claim their refunds. Internal Revenue Code Section 6511 provides the period in which a...more

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Tax Court in Brief | Schwartz v. Comm’r | Collection Due Process; Credit Election Overpayment; Quintessential Tax Procedure

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Schwartz v. Comm’r, T.C. Memo. 2022-125| December 21, 2022 | Vasquez, J. | Dkt. No. 17291-14L - Short Summary:  Eric Schwartz (“Schwartz”) and his spouse divorced.  Pursuant to those divorce proceedings, the state court...more

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Weekly IRS Roundup August 29 – September 2, 2022

Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of August 29, 2022 – September 2, 2022....more

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What Happened to My Joint IRS Income Tax Refund?: The IRS’s Authority to Offset

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Generally, when a taxpayer makes an overpayment of tax, the IRS refunds the overpayment to the taxpayer.  But this is not always the case.  For example, the IRS has the statutory authority to credit (or offset) an overpayment...more

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Protective Refund Claims: Preserving the Right to a Tax Refund

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When is a protective refund claim available?  Taxpayers often face uncertain outcomes in litigation or business transactions, giving rise to contingent tax refund claims.  For example, if a pending lawsuit ends in a favorable...more

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Executor Seeks Refund of Fiduciary Income Taxes, and The Application of Iqbal/Twombly to Defensive Pleadings in Tax Cases

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The executor of the Estate of Tamir Sapir is seeking a refund of more than $25 million of fiduciary income tax alleged to have been overpaid to the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”). While the refund suit is currently teed up...more

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Claims for Refund

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Once a taxpayer overpays a tax, it is necessary to file a claim for refund before any action can be undertaken to seek a refund of such tax from the government. The purpose of the claim for refund is to place the IRS on...more

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Interest on Overpayments of 2019 Income Taxes

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The IRS recently placed a notice on its website indicating that interest on overpayments of 2019 income taxes reflected on individual tax returns (Form 1040) will run from April 15, 2020 until the IRS pays the tax refund...more

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Second Circuit Weighs in on Tax Court’s Refund Jurisdiction

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Borenstein v. Commissioner is an interesting opinion involving the intersection of canons of statutory construction and jurisdiction. Recently, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed the US Tax Court’s...more

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IRS Holding 2017 Overpayments to Satisfy Future Section 965 Liabilities

In a surprising development, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced that if a taxpayer’s 2017 payments, including estimated tax payments, exceed its 2017 net income tax liability described under Internal Revenue...more

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Baldwin County Circuit Court Dismisses ADOR’s Appeal in Moody

Two weeks ago, the Baldwin County Circuit Court entered an order dismissing the Alabama Department of Revenue’s (ADOR) appeal from the February 2017 decision by the Alabama Tax Tribunal in Moody v. Alabama Department of...more

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The ERISA Litigation Newsletter

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Editor's Overview - This month's newsletter focuses on repayment of pension plan overpayments. Our issue discusses pension plan overpayments to participants, a plan administrator's duties to seek repayment, corrections...more

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Southeast State & Local Tax: Important Developments - November 2013

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The Williams Mullen Southeast State and Local Tax (SESALT) team is pleased to provide you with a comprehensive recap of recent legislation around the U.S....more

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