The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 21 - Conservation Easement Donations: Tax Shelter or Charitable Contribution Deduction?
Jones Day Presents: Strategies for Dealing with IRS Appeals: When Exam Attends the Appeals Conference
Jones Day Presents: Strategies for Dealing with the IRS: Going to Court
Jones Day Presents: Strategies for Dealing with the IRS: The IRS Appeals Office
The following is a review of notable cases and regulatory developments for nonprofit organizations at the federal and state levels during the last two years....more
The U.S. Tax Court recently held in SN Worthington Holdings LLC v. Commissioner, 162 T.C. No. 10 (2024), that the petitioning partnership had properly elected into the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (BBA) procedures for the...more
The Georgia General Assembly passed several significant tax bills during the 2024 legislative session. Among them was the creation of a tax court in the judicial branch, a reduction of the individual and corporate income tax...more
The Third Circuit challenges the long-held view that the timing requirements for Tax Court review of a notice of deficiency preclude any extension or delay of the filing deadline. Culp v. Commissioner is the first case in...more
All is not necessarily lost if a taxpayer files a petition after the filing deadline in United States Tax Court to contest a federal tax deficiency. A recent case ruled that the filing deadline may be suspended in appropriate...more
On July 19, 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit released an opinion in the matter of Culp v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (PDF). The ruling stated the 90-day filing period for Tax Court...more
Howdy folks, and welcome back to another edition of the Texas Tax Roundup, where we gab about all things Texas tax and perhaps even some things Texas tax adjacent. As ole T.S. once put it, “April is the cruelest...more
Summary: XC Foundation (“XC”) was incorporated in California in 2007. In 2008, the IRS issued XC a determination letter recognizing it as exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) and as a private foundation...more
Schwartz v. Comm’r, T.C. Memo. 2022-125| December 21, 2022 | Vasquez, J. | Dkt. No. 17291-14L - Short Summary: Eric Schwartz (“Schwartz”) and his spouse divorced. Pursuant to those divorce proceedings, the state court...more
Tax Litigation: The Week of August 1st, 2022, through August 5th, 2022 Eze v. Comm’r, T.C. Memo. 2022-83 | August 4, 2022 | Lauber, J. | Dkt. No. 21425-19...more
Key Takeaways: ..In Boechler P.C., v. Commissioner (“Boechler”), the Supreme Court held that the thirty-day period to petition the Tax Court for review of an adverse determination by the IRS Appeals Office in a collection...more
Collection Due Process Hearings and Jurisdiction Collection Due Process (“CDP”) hearings are crucial to taxpayers. Taxpayers have a right to a Collection Due Process hearing with the IRS Independent Office of Appeals before...more
When Boechler v. Commissioner was argued, I wrote about how the statute in the case presented several grammar and usage quandaries. Now, the Supreme Court has unanimously agreed: The statute's text is a mess....more
Tax Litigation: The Week of March 7, 2022, through March 11, 2022 Hacker v. Comm’r, T.C. Memo. 2022-16 | March 8, 2022 | Paris, J. | Dkt. No. 3870-12 Rau v. Comm’r, T.C. Opin. 2022-4 | March 7, 2022 | Guy, J. | Dkt. No....more
Multiple federal tax cases continue to make their way to the U.S. Supreme Court, and it has certainly been interesting to monitor changes and updates to the Court’s docket. I previously wrote a blog on the oral arguments held...more
In the tax universe, deadlines are normal and expected. Most Americans are familiar with income tax filing deadlines (e.g., April 15th), and businesses are familiar with employment tax deadlines (e.g., January 15th)....more
Ahmed v. Comm’r, T.C. Memo. 2021-142 |December 28, 2021 | Thornton, J. | Dkt. No. 12876-18L - Short Summary. The IRS filed a notice of federal tax lien against Mr. Ahmed with respect to his 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016...more
Sometimes, yes. At least that’s one takeaway from the argument in a recent U.S. Supreme Court case, Boechler, P.C. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue. ...more
Tax Litigation: The Week of December 6 – December 10, 2021 - Coggin v. Comm’r, 157 T.C. No. 12 | December 8, 2021 | Weiler, J. | Dkt. No. 21580-19 - Short Summary: Alice J. Coggin (“Coggin”), who was married during...more
Historically, the Supreme Court of the United States rarely grants petitions for certiorari in tax cases, and it appears this trend continues in the current term. On September 30, 2021, the Supreme Court granted the...more
Tax Litigation: The Week of August 23 – August 27, 2021 - Tax Court Case: Estate of Charles P. Morgan, Deceased, Roxanna L. Morgan, Personal Representative and Roxanna L. Morgan v. Comm’r, T.C. Memo 2021-104 | August 23,...more
Freeman Law’s “The Tax Court in Brief” covers every substantive Tax Court opinion, providing a weekly brief of its decisions in clear, concise prose. The Week of July 5 – July 9, 2021 - Peterfreund v. Commissioner,...more
Since 1937, the Tax Injunction Act (28 USC 1341) has significantly limited taxpayers' access to federal courts to hear state tax matters. In this week's episode, Matt Hunsaker provides an overview of the Act and avenues still...more
Freeman Law’s “The Tax Court in Brief” covers every substantive Tax Court opinion, providing a weekly brief of its decisions in clear, concise prose. The Week of October 31 – November 6, 2020 - Glade Creek Partners,...more
Borenstein v. Commissioner is an interesting opinion involving the intersection of canons of statutory construction and jurisdiction. Recently, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed the US Tax Court’s...more