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IRS Introduces Second Opportunity for ERC Claimants to Correct Errors

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On August 15, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) launched a second Employee Retention Credit (ERC) Voluntary Disclosure Program for employers to correct any mistakes related to their ERC claims. The ERC, introduced by...more

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The IRS has started its own Employee Retention Credit Olympics

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Coinciding with the opening day of the Olympic games, the IRS issued IR-2024-198, again stating that it will deny tens of thousands of ERC claims that, according to the IRS at least “show clear signs of being erroneous,”...more

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Why Some Taxpayers With Unprocessed ERC Claims Should Consider Filing a Refund Lawsuit

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With the IRS showing no sign of lifting its moratorium on processing Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERC) claims filed after September 14, 2023, businesses whose unpaid, legitimate ERC claims are older than six months should...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Docena Sucia 2024

El 4/11/24, el IRS concluyó la publicación de la Docena Sucia 2024. La Docena Sucia es una campaña anual de concientización del contribuyente que comenzó en 2002 y enumera doce estafas y esquemas que colocan a los...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Employee Retention Credit Part Of The IRS Dirty Dozen

On 3/29/24, the IRS continued the release of the Dirty Dozen scams for 2024 with a warning to businesses and others to stay clear from promoters and marketers that stir ineligible business to submit incorrect Employee...more

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IRS Identifies Seven ERC Red Flags (and Other ERC Updates)

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The IRS recently issued a news release identifying seven signs that a business’s Employee Retention Tax Credit (the ERC) may be incorrect. The IRS identified these warning signs based on feedback from tax professionals and...more

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The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 28 - Under the Microscope: Examining the Future of the ERC

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The House Ways and Means Committee recently advanced a bill that gives businesses a proposed deadline of January 31, 2024 to file Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims. This comes on the heels of recent announcements by the...more

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Employee Retention Tax Credit: Updates From Congress and the IRS

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There are several new developments in the Internal Revenue Service’s ongoing campaign to combat false and fraudulent Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims, including an indefinite extension of the agency’s moratorium on...more

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Are There Strategies to Avoid an IRS Audit?

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Are there strategies to avoid an IRS audit? What are some of the known risks for triggering an IRS audit? What should you do if you have are concerned about the information provided a previous tax return? Is there a way to...more

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ERC Claim Scrutiny Increases as IRS Provides Opportunities to Limit Exposure for Invalid Claims

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Citing rising concern over a "flood" of improper Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims filed by businesses, many with the assistance of ERC claim promoters, the IRS announced on Sept. 14, 2023, that it is pausing the...more

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Too Good To Last? IRS Halts Processing of ERC Claims

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While not as well-known as the Paycheck Protection Program, the Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”) program was another form of Covid relief provided by the federal government to businesses in 2020 and 2021. The ERC program...more

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IRS Imposes Immediate Moratorium on Employee Retention Credit (ERC) Claims

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For some time, the IRS has cautioned taxpayers about filing false or fraudulent ERC claims.  More recently, on September 14, 2023, the IRS issued a News Release, IR-2023-169, indicating that it would no longer process ERC...more

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How IRS Is Cracking Down on Employee Retention Tax Credit Fraud

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The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has recently devoted great attention to detecting, investigating, and prosecuting fraud, particularly as it relates to the Employee Retention Tax Credit (“ERC”) post-COVID. On a webinar...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Weekly IRS Roundup May 30 – June 2, 2023

Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of May 30, 2023 – June 2, 2023....more

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The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 4 - Understanding the Employee Retention Credit

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The Employee Retention Credit is rife with complexities and the potential for unintended fraud by employers. Matthew Adams, Co-Chair of the White-Collar Criminal Defense & Regulatory Compliance Practice Group at Fox...more

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The Tax Court in Brief - August 2021 #4

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Freeman Law’s “The Tax Court in Brief” covers every substantive Tax Court opinion, providing a weekly brief of its decisions in clear, concise prose. The Week of August 16 – August 20, 2021 - Catlett v. Comm’r, No....more

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Biodiesel/Criminal Environmental Enforcement: U.S. Department of Justice Announces Conviction Of Biofuel Company Owners for...

The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced in an April 23rd news release that two individuals were found guilty of: One count of conspiracy to make false statements to the United States Environmental...more

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2017’s Bad Guys in Energy

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Once again we look back at the continuing cavalcade of crooks, criminals, miscreants and, to put it kindly, morons the less intellectually gifted, who met justice face-to-face in 2017. This year’s class includes a preacher,...more

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MoFo New York Tax Insights - Volume 8, Issue 5

Final 2017-18 New York State Budget Bill Enacted - The New York State Budget Bill was enacted by the New York State Legislature and signed into law by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo. S. 2009-C, A. 3009-C. Among the Governor’s...more

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IRS Taxpayer Advocate Releases 2015 Annual Report to Congress

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Today, the Internal Revenue Service’s National Taxpayer Advocate, Nina E. Olson, released her annual report to Congress. The Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) is an independent organization within the IRS that is dedicated to...more

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MoFo New York Tax Insights - Volume 6, Issue 10

State Tax Department Releases Draft Article 9-A Nexus Regulations Under Corporate Tax Reform - The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance has released draft amendments to the Article 9-A corporate franchise...more

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