News & Analysis as of

Good Faith Internal Revenue Service

Allen Barron, Inc.

What is the IRS Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program?

Allen Barron, Inc. on

What is the IRS Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program and who is it designed to help? What are the guidelines for voluntary disclosure to the IRS and who is eligible to apply? The IRS Offshore Voluntary Disclosure...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Alivio Del IRS Para Ciertos Documentos Internacionales Presentados Tarde

Foodman CPAs & Advisors on

El 11/08/23, el IRS anunció que, en las circunstancias adecuadas, los contribuyentes internacionales podrán utilizar una nueva herramienta totalmente electrónica para presentar solicitudes de alivio de multas del IRS para...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

IRS Relief For Certain Late-Filed International Documents

Foodman CPAs & Advisors on

On 8/11/23, the IRS announced that under the right circumstances, international taxpayers will be able to use a new, fully electronic tool to submit penalty IRS relief requests for a few late-filed forms: a fax...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Treasury Issues Proposed Regulations for IRA Labor Requirements

Vinson & Elkins LLP on

On August 29, 2023, the Department of Treasury (the “Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) providing proposed rules governing the prevailing wage and...more

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive...

IRS Permanently Extends Deadlines for ACA Reports to Individuals

On December 15, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) published final regulations that make permanent certain relief and changes relating to the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) reporting requirements. Specifically, the final...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

IRS Updates Its Voluntary Disclosure Program, And It Includes Crypto

The IRS wants to encourage Voluntary Disclosure participation and reduce Taxpayer uncertainty, but its current Voluntary Disclosure Program is not set up for success according to the 2021 National Taxpayer Advocate Annual...more

Holland & Hart - The Benefits Dial

No More Mister Nice Guy…No More “Good-Faith” Relief for ACA Reporting Requirements

The good news is that the deadline to furnish individuals with the Form 1095-C or Form 1095-B reporting health care coverage in 2021 has been extended to March 2, 2022. The bad news is that the days of good-faith relief are...more

Verrill

Elimination of Good Faith Relief for ACA Reporting

Verrill on

On November 22, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published proposed regulations that codify, among other things, an automatic extension of the deadline for furnishing IRS Forms 1095-C to employees. IRS Forms 1095-C...more

Gray Reed

Recent Tax Court Case Outlines Factors Taxpayers can use to Avoid Negligence Penalties

Gray Reed on

The IRS is vigorously litigating cases involving conservation easements they believe are abusive.  One such case was Plateau Holdings, LLC v. Comm’r, T.C. Memo 2020-93 (Plateau I). In that case the Tax Court denied the entire...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Selling Your S Corporation’s Business? What If It’s Not an S Corporation?

Rivkin Radler LLP on

Haste Makes Waste? How many of you are suffering from Build Back Better Fatigue? Seriously, it’s a thing. Sure, the House passed its version of the President’s tax and spending bill on November 19, and the Senate...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

IRS Proposes Regulations on ACA Reporting: Good News and Bad News for Employers

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has published proposed regulations that, if finalized, will ease some of the requirements imposed on employers reporting offers of minimum essential health coverage, including a permanent...more

McAfee & Taft

IRS announces relief for certain Form 1094/1095 reporting requirements

McAfee & Taft on

In a similar move as in previous years, the IRS has issued relief from certain Form 1094-C and 1095-C reporting requirements under the Affordable Care Act relating to employee health plans, as well as relief from certain...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

IRS Extends Deadline for Certain ACA Reporting Requirements

In Notice 2020-76 (Notice), the IRS extended the deadline from January 31, 2021, to March 2, 2021, for furnishing Forms 1095-B and 1095-C to individuals for reporting year 2020. Note that the Notice does not extend the...more

Bracewell LLP

IRS Relaxes UBTI "Siloing" Rules for Most Exempt Organizations

Bracewell LLP on

On April 23, 2020, the IRS and the Treasury Department released Proposed Regulations that provide guidance for how tax-exempt organizations (“EOs”) conducting multiple unrelated trades or businesses can calculate their...more

Burr & Forman

Ho, Ho, Ho, ACA Reporting Relief Five Years in a Row

Burr & Forman on

Since 2015, employers and health insurers have been required to report health plan coverage information to the IRS and to individuals. Why? The information is necessary in order for the IRS to administer certain portions of...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

An IRS Holiday Gift: 2019 Affordable Care Act Reporting Relief

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2019-63 on December 2, 2019 providing some relief from Affordable Care Act (ACA) reporting requirements. The notice provides relief consistent with that provided in the past...more

Snell & Wilmer

A Post-Thanksgiving Treat: IRS Extends Certain ACA Reporting Deadlines and Transition Relief

Snell & Wilmer on

The IRS provided welcome news to employers preparing to comply with the Affordable Care Act’s (“ACA”) information reporting requirements in early 2020 for the 2019 calendar year. In particular, Notice 2019-63 (the “Notice”)...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Timely Actions – Highly Compensated Excise Tax Deadline Imminent

McDermott Will & Emery on

As an update on an important matter that we raised during McDermott’s May 8 Tax Symposium, it is critical to promptly assess whether to report any excise taxes imposed under Section 4960 as the deadline for filing Form 4720...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

IRS and Accuracy

According to the IRS, accuracy related penalties remain the number one most litigated tax issue. The Internal Revenue Code authorizes the IRS to impose penalties if a Taxpayer is negligent or disregards tax rules and...more

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive...

IRS Once Again Extends Distribution (Not Filing) Deadline for ACA Reporting and Continues Good Faith Standard

Following the old “better late than never” axiom, the IRS recently announced (see Notice 2018-06) that once again it would be extending the distribution (but not filing) deadline for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) reporting...more

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,...

The Case Against Do-It-Yourself Tax Returns: You Don't Know What You Don't Know

In an effort to comply with the increasing complexity of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) and the regulations promulgated thereunder, many taxpayers are looking to tax preparation software for assistance in preparing...more

Franczek P.C.

IRS Grants Extension of ACA Information Reporting Deadline and Provides Good Faith Standards for 2016 Information Reports

Franczek P.C. on

The IRS recently issued Notice 2016-70, which extends certain 2017 deadlines for employer information reporting under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on health coverage offered to individuals during the 2016 calendar year. The...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Extension for Good-Faith Reporting and 2016 Forms 1095-C and 1094-C

McDermott Will & Emery on

On November 18, 2016, the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2016-70, extending both the due date for furnishing individuals with Forms 1095-C and 1095-B, in addition to certain good-faith transition relief to the 2016...more

Cooley LLP

Blog: Court Gives Energy Transfer the Right to Walk Based on its Counsel’s Inability to Deliver the Required Tax Opinion

Cooley LLP on

In a rare decision involving unusual facts, the Delaware Court of Chancery held that a buyer (Energy Transfer Equity, L.P.) had the right to terminate a signed merger agreement with its target (The Williams Companies, Inc.)...more

Snell & Wilmer

Late Or Incorrect Forms 1095-C: The IRS Provides Relief, But Only For Employers Acting In Good Faith To Comply Or Who Missed The...

Snell & Wilmer on

Many employers struggled to furnish correct Forms 1095-C to employees by the March 31, 2016 deadline. Section 6721(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code provides penalties for failure to furnish Forms 1095-C to individuals by...more

37 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 2

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide