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Ruling Allows IRS to Automate Review of Employee Retention Credit Claims

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A federal court has upheld the IRS’s right to use automated tools to review Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims, rejecting a challenge brought by two tax preparation firms. In ERC Today LLC v. McInelly, the U.S. District...more

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The Employee Retention Credit: IRS’s “Risking” Model Faces Legal Challenge

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Case: ERC Today LLC et al. v. John McInelly et al., No. 2:24-cv-03178 (D. Ariz.) In an April 2025 order, the US District Court for the District of Arizona denied a motion for a preliminary injunction filed by two tax...more

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Texas Comptroller Procedure | Audits and Assessments

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Receiving an assessment from the Texas Comptroller can be overwhelming, and not just from a financial perspective. To a taxpayer with little to no experience in dealing with the Comptroller’s office, even knowing how to...more

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No More Lists – IRS Concedes on Reportable Transaction Penalties

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Following the 11th Circuit's ruling in Green Rock LLC v. IRS this past summer, the IRS has decided to cease its defense of post-American Jobs Creation Act (AJCA) reportable transaction notices. In an Action on Decision memo...more

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IRS Finalizes New Rules for DeFi Brokers: Challenge Immediately Filed in Texas Federal Court

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released final regulations that significantly impact the reporting requirements for brokers involved in digital asset transactions. The stated aim of...more

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Tax Court in Brief | Green Valley Investors v. Comm’r (consolidated) | Notice 2017-10 Deemed Improperly Issued; Syndicated...

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Tax Litigation: The Week of November 7th, 2022, through November 11th, 2022 Fields v. Comm’r, T.C. Summary Opinion 2022-22 | November 10, 2022 | Panuthos, Special Trial J. | Dkt. No. 2925-20S (IRS Automated Underreporter,...more

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SCOTUS Could Vacate Conservation Easement Regulations

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As the IRS and the Department of Justice continue to focus enforcement efforts on conservation easements, the Supreme Court has been asked to settle a dispute regarding the validity of the “protected in perpetuity”...more

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Court Declares IRS Micro-Captive Notice 2016-66 Unlawful: What Taxpayers Should Do Now

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Introduction.  On May 17, 2021, the United States Supreme Court handed the IRS a significant loss when it concluded that CIC Services, LLC (“CIC”) could continue its lawsuit against the IRS for violations of the...more

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Willful FBAR Penalties and a District Court’s Authority to Remand IRS Willful Penalty Computations

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Willful FBAR Penalties - The Schwarzbaum case has received a lot of attention in the last few years from tax professionals.  For example, in 2020, the district court concluded—contrary to some other federal court...more

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Freeman Law’s Top 10 Tax Court Cases of 2020

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The 2020 year was . . . well, interesting. So, too, were the Tax Court decisions for the year. In this Insight, Freeman Law takes a closer look at the top 10 Tax Court cases of 2020. As a reminder, Freeman Law...more

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A Warm Welcome to the Tax Trotter

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Happy New Year and welcome to the Tax Trotter! What a year 2020 has been! Stock markets running high, travel low, Zoom reigning supreme with the blue light eyeglass filter becoming as popular as the anti-glare...more

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Cost-Sharing Regulations Revived By Ninth Circuit

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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the Tax Court in Altera Corp. in the latest chapter of the dispute over the validity of cost-sharing regulations. The decision, issued on July 24, revives certain regulatory...more

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DC Circuit Ruling Threatens to Topple FERC Tax Allowance Policy

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Court rules that FERC policy permitting a tax allowance for pass-through entities may unjustifiably permit “double-recovery” of tax expense. On July 1, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued...more

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