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Fox Rothschild LLP

IRS Agrees to Share Taxpayer Return Info with ICE

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An agreement between the IRS and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) allows immigration officers to access certain taxpayer return information during criminal investigations. The move may raise concerns for...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

“Littlejohn Notices” Continue to Cause Big Headaches for Taxpayers

Earlier this year, the IRS confirmed that over 400,000 taxpayers were victims of IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn’s 2019 leak of taxpayer data, which is discussed here. Littlejohn stole IRS data that included taxpayers’...more

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

Holding Government Contractors Accountable: Safeguarding Taxpayer Data

Taxpayer confidentiality isn’t just a legal technicality—it’s a fundamental pillar of trust in the U.S. tax system. Federal law is designed to ensure that individuals and businesses can comply with tax obligations without...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

More Taxpayers Hit with “Littlejohn Notices”, Leaving Many Not so Merry

In April 2024, the IRS sent notices informing more than 70,000 taxpayers that their tax and personal data had been stolen in 2019 by a former IRS contractor, Charles Littlejohn. Littlejohn not only stole the data of hundreds...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

IRS Consumer Alert to Avoid Scams

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On 12/2/24, the IRS, along with its Security Summit partners, issued an IRS Consumer Alert and cautioned taxpayers to exercise heightened vigilance during their holiday shopping, as scammers are actively seeking personal...more

K2 Integrity

Don’t Let Cyber Scams Ruin the Holidays: Keep the Holiday Season Festive for Your Organization

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“It’s the most wonderful time of the year”—or is it? Unfortunately, it can be the most wonderful time for criminals, who try to prey on financial generosity through scams and frauds. Extra vigilance is needed during the...more

McDermott Will & Emery

United States v. Eaton: IRS Summons Power Overrides EU Privacy Laws

A US federal district court judge recently endorsed the broad investigative powers of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in United States v. Eaton Corp., No. 1:23-mc-00037, May 16, 2024 (N.D. Ohio). During its audit of...more

Allen Barron, Inc.

When to Consider the IRS Voluntary Disclosure Program or VDP

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Are you wondering when a US taxpayer should consider the IRS Voluntary Disclosure Program or VDP? Are you concerned about unreported or under-reported income, financial accounts, assets, investments, cryptocurrency or...more

The Rodman Law Group, LLC

2024 Crypto Tax Reporting Requirements

On January 1, 2024 a new tax reporting requirement for crypto users went into effect. The new law was a provision in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs act passed in November of 2021....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #374 – FTC Warns Tax Preparation Companies About Use of Tax Information for Other Purposes

The information you provide to your tax preparer is as sensitive as it gets. The assumption is that the tax preparation company is only using your data to prepare your taxes. In an enforcement action against Beneficial Corp.,...more

Mayer Brown

The Taxpayer First Act and the Impact on Secondary Market Participants

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The Taxpayer First Act (the “Act” or “TFA”) imposes new limits on the disclosure of US taxpayer tax information obtained on or after December 28, 2019.  The Act is designed, among other things, to overhaul and modernize...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

IRS Issues Clarification Regarding Taxpayer First Act Disclosure of Information Provision

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The Taxpayer First Act adopted in the summer of 2019 includes the following provision that has an effective date of December 28, 2019...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Professional Tax Preparers – You Need A Written Information Security Plan, Say The IRS And FTC

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Tax season will soon be upon us and many not-so-eager taxpayers will share sensitive personal information about themselves, their dependents, their employees, and others with their trusted professional tax preparers for...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Distributed Ledger: Blockchain, Digital Assets and Smart Contracts - September 2019

In this issue of The Distributed Ledger, we discuss the IRS' warning letters for over 10,000 cryptocurrency holders, the SEC's settlement with a blockchain company regarding unregistered ICO transactions, and a European...more

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