Tax Litigation: The Week of October 10th, 2022, through October 14th, 2022 Scheider v. Comm’r, T.C. Memo. 2022-104 | October 11, 2022 | Urda, J. | Dkt. No. 4048-20 Cochran v. Comm’r, 159 T.C. No. 4 | October 12, 2022 |...more
Tax Litigation: The Week of August 22nd, 2022, through August 26th, 2022 Warner Enterprises, Inc. v. Comm’r, T.C. Memo. 2022-85 | August 22, 2022 | Buch, J. | Dkt. No. 17163-19L. ...more
On March 18, 2022, the IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2022-20, which permanently allows issuers of tax-exempt private activity bonds to hold TEFRA hearings via teleconference. Pursuant to § 147(f) of the Internal Revenue...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released Revenue Procedure 2021-39, which extends the time period for telephonic Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) hearings until March 31, 2022. In response to the...more
On August 31, 2021, the IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2021-39, which allows issuers of tax-exempt private activity bonds to continue to hold TEFRA hearings via teleconference through March 31, 2022. Pursuant to § 147(f) of...more
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of August 31, 2020 – September 4, 2020. Additionally, for continuing updates on the tax impact of...more
On May 4, 2020 the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2020-21 (Public Hearing Notice) and Notice 2020-25 (Reissuance Notice). These Notices provide limited, temporary relief to issuers of tax-exempt bonds in two...more
At the end of December, the Internal Revenue Service released the final regulations under Internal Revenue Code 147(f), which relate to public notice, hearing, and approval requirements for private activity bonds, which...more
On January 31, 2017, the IRS Large Business and International Division (LBI) announced a compliance campaign strategy to redefine large business compliance work and build a supportive infrastructure inside the LBI. ...more
In January 2017, the IRS Large Business and International Division initially announced the launch of a “compliance campaign process” in which IRS identifies compliance issues that present risk and require a response in the...more
The Bracewell Tax Report is a periodic publication focused on developments in federal income tax law, including the recently enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), with emphasis on how such developments impact the energy,...more
The U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) recently reissued 277 pages of proposed regulations and a preamble (REG-136118-15) regarding the new centralized partnership audit rules enacted as part of...more
On June 13, 2017, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) re-released proposed regulations (REG 136118-15) that provide guidance on the new centralized partnership audit...more
On November 2, 2015, President Barack Obama signed into law the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (the Act). The Act overhauls the partnership audit and litigation rules in the Internal Revenue Code, repealing both the provisions...more