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Full Transaction Program Established to Reduce Federal Tax Litigation

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On August 30, 2024, Ordinance MF No. 1,383 was published, establishing the Full Transaction Program (PTI). The PTI provides a set of measures to reduce federal tax litigation with “high economic impact,” encouraging the...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Mediación con el IRS

El 6/20/24, el IRS emitió el Consejo Fiscal 2024-59 para alertar a los contribuyentes que la mediación con el IRS puede ayudarlos a resolver sus problemas tributarios de manera temprana y efectiva. El IRS afirma que la...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Mediation with the IRS

On 6/20/24, the IRS issued Tax Tip 2024-59 to alert taxpayers that mediation with the IRS can assist taxpayers to solve their tax issues early and effectively. IRS states that mediation with the IRS can be a more...more

Gray Reed

Taxpayer’s Refund Claim Survives Despite Lost Documents

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In one of my favorite legal movies, A Few Good Men, the lack of evidence on a particular point is brought up when Demi Moore’s character says to Tom Cruise’s character that he knows that something is true. Tom Cruise’s...more

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

Beware: More ERC Denial Letters in the Pipeline

Employee Retention Credits (ERCs) are critical for many ongoing businesses. Many businesses are still waiting on the IRS to pay out the ERC claims; others anticipate the IRS will attempt to deny or claw back the claims,...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Event] Tax Symposium 2024 - May 14th - 15th, Chicago, IL

Discover the latest global developments and planning opportunities to stay ahead of the curve at McDermott’s Tax Symposium 2024. Join us in Chicago for a full day of programming designed to equip corporate tax leaders with...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Unrealized Income Under Scrutiny: Will SCOTUS Unleash Chaos on the US Tax Code?

In December 2023, the Supreme Court considered the fundamental question: “How is income defined?” Moore v. United States centered on the question of taxation of unrealized income. Unrealized income is defined as a gain that...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

SALT Scoreboard - Quarter 4, 2023

This is the fourth edition of the Eversheds Sutherland SALT Scoreboard for 2023. Since 2016, we have tallied the results of what we deem to be significant taxpayer wins and losses and analyzed those results. Our entire SALT...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Following Maryland’s Lead? We Guess Everyone Wants to Go to Court. Icy Challenges to Nebraska’s Advertising Services Tax Act Start...

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Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen’s ambitious plan to provide $2 billion in property tax relief via an increase in the sales tax rate and an expansion of the sales tax base is stirring significant debate. Part of his proposal is...more

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Tax Court Rules Limited Partners May Be Subject to Self-Employment Tax

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On November 28, 2023, the US Tax Court granted partial summary judgment in favor of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in Soroban Capital Partners LP v. Commissioner and held that “limited partners” are defined...more

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Taxpayer Loses Claim for Research Credit

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In United States v. Grigsby, Docket No. 22-30764, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that a refund claim based on claimed Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 41 credits was erroneous. Cajun Industries LLC, a...more

Williams Mullen

[Webinar] 2023 Fall Tax Forum - November 9th, 9:00 am - 10:00 am ET

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Join Williams Mullen for our Fall Tax Forum on Thursday, November 9, 2023. Our speaker, Kyle Wingfield, will provide an annual review of Virginia tax developments, including key court decisions, administrative rulings, and...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Ohio Commercial Activity Tax: BTA cleans up CAT sourcing dispute by ruling sales shipped through an Ohio distribution center were...

VVF Interest LLC (“VVF”), represented by Buckingham attorneys Rich Fry, Steve Dimengo and Nate Fulmer, notched a significant victory at the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals for the situsing of its sales for Ohio commercial activity...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

The Heat Is on for Large Partnership Audits

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Large partnerships are facing a sea change in tax enforcement. Beginning with the Large Partnership Compliance program announced in 2021 and its most recent announcement that it intends to “stand up” a group focused on large...more

Gray Reed

Tax Court Confirms Taxpayer’s Right to Dismiss Their Own Lawsuit

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An interesting recent Tax Court decision seems to indicate that taxpayers have clear autonomy with regards to judicial review as well as retracting judicial review of “seriously delinquent tax debt.” ...more

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A Win for Taxpayers: Federal Circuit Court of Appeals Loosens Tax Court Jurisdictional Limitations

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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

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Buehler Doesn’t Get a Day Off from Double Taxation

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The California Office of Tax Appeals (OTA) recently held that a California resident’s income tax paid to Massachusetts from the sale of his membership interest in a limited liability company (LLC) doing business in...more

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California Supreme Court Lets It Stand That CDTFA Can Decide Who Is and Is Not a Retailer

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On April 26, 2023, the Supreme Court of California declined to review the Second District Court of Appeal’s decision in Grosz v. California Dep’t of Tax & Fee Admin. In the underlying case, Stanley Grosz, a business owner...more

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IRS Proposes New Regulations to Settle Supervisory Approval of Penalties Requirements

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has proposed regulations to clarify the rules regarding supervisory approval of federal civil tax penalties under IRC Section 6751(b). Since Chai v. Commissioner, there has been a...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

PA Supreme Court Interprets “Costs of Performance” Statute and Determines Attorney General’s Office May Take Independent Positions...

In a long-awaited decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently held in Synthes USA HQ, Inc. v. Commonwealth, 11 MAP 2021, that service providers were required to apportion receipts based on the location where the...more

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Weekly IRS Roundup March 13 – March 17, 2023

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Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of March 13, 2023 – March 17, 2023...more

Freeman Law

Tax Court in Brief | Estate of Spizzirri v. Commissioner | Gifts, Bequests, Deductible Expenses, and Estate Tax

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Short Summary. Decedent was a wealthy lawyer and investor. During the last few years of his life, decedent paid significant sums to one of his daughters, one of his stepdaughters, and multiple women with whom he was either...more

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Review of 2022 Arizona Tax Highlights

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ARIZONA TO IMPLEMENT 2.5% FLAT TAX AHEAD OF SCHEDULE - Governor Doug Ducey announced that Arizona will implement its new 2.5% flat income tax rate on January 1, 2023, a full year ahead of schedule. According to Gov. Ducey,...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Ohio State Bar Association Taxation Committee - Sales/Use Tax Subcommittee Report - February 2023

I. EXEMPTIONS - A. Transportation for Hire: Battle Axe Construction v. McClain, Ohio BTA Case No. 2022-559 (October 11, 2022). Exemption denied for truck not used primarily to transport property belonging to others....more

Blank Rome LLP

Whose Income Producing Activity Is It Anyway?

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Both states and taxpayers have struggled with how to correctly source service receipts for apportionment purposes. The myriad of state sourcing provisions certainly do not add any clarity to the issue. Muddying the waters...more

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