PODCAST: Williams Mullen GovCon Perspectives - Why Was My SWaM Certification Denied, and What Can I Do?
With Congress now on August recess, it is a good time to highlight an important piece of tax legislation already enacted during the 116th United States Congress. On July 1, the Taxpayer First Act (the Act)—which attempts to...more
On July 1, 2019, President Trump signed the Taxpayer First Act (“Act”), which includes a host of important expanded taxpayer protections ranging from adjustments to criminal tax seizures, to John Doe summonses, to the...more
On July 1, 2019, President Trump signed the Taxpayer First Act, H.R. 3151, into law. The Act makes organizational changes to the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and implements reforms aimed at improving customer...more
The Taxpayer First Act of 2019 ("TFA")1 has passed both chambers of Congress and will likely soon be signed into law by the President. The bill has a wide range of provisions affecting and modernizing the Internal Revenue...more
Most disputes with the IRS are resolved through the administrative appeals process. The IRS Appeals Office is a separate and independent division of the IRS, and is the only level of appeal provided to taxpayers within the...more
Take a deep breath. The HHS Health Insurance Marketplace Notice (the “Notice”) may seem to be a nuisance, but it does not necessarily mean that you will be subject to employer shared responsibility penalties....more
The Internal Revenue Service (Service) on March 23, 2016, issued Revenue Procedure 2016-22 which clarifies and describes the practices for the administrative appeals process in cases docketed in the United States Tax Court...more
IRS Updates Administrative Appeals Process for Cases Docketed in Tax Court - In Notice 2015-72, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provided a proposed revenue procedure to update Rev. Proc. 87-24, 1987-1 C.B. 720, which...more
Editor's Overview - It has been a little more than one year since the U.S. Supreme Court altered the legal landscape for litigating ERISA breach of fiduciary duty claims relating to the investment in employer stock...more
In Jewell v. U.S., Taxpayer Sam Jewell was the subject of an IRS investigation which resulted in third party summonses being issued to banks located in both the Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma. Mr. Jewell challenged...more