On February 7, 2022 the Treasury Inspector General For Tax Administration (“TIGTA”) issued a report evaluating the IRS’s efforts to close the Fresno California Tax Processing Center and its continued planned closure of the Austin Texas Tax Processing Center. The IRS...
Recently in three separate cases, the U.S. Justice Department (“DOJ”) successfully secured injunctions from U.S Federal District Courts barring certain tax return preparation businesses from preparing tax returns and in some cases ordering the tax return preparers to...
The IRS announced that as of February 26, 2022 all third-round Economic Impact Payments (EIP) have been issued and reminds people how to claim any remaining stimulus payment they’re entitled to on their 2021 income tax return as part of the 2021 Recovery Rebate...
As required by law, once a year the Taxpayer Advocate’s Office (an independent Federal government department that monitors the Internal Revenue Service) must send a report to Congress describing challenges the IRS is facing, problems experienced by taxpayers in...
IRS Examinations Of Cannabis Businesses Expected To Rise In 2022 – Are You Ready For An I.R.C. § 280E IRS Tax Audit? While the sale of cannabis is legal in California as well as in a growing number of states, cannabis remains a Schedule 1 narcotic under Federal law,...
On January 3, 2022 the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) began listing he top 10 cases for calendar year 2021 on its Twitter account which are considered to me the agency’s most prominent and high-profile investigations of 2021. IRS-CI is the...
Hurricane Ida tax relief extended to February 15, 2022 for part or all of six qualifying states. The IRS announced on December 22, 2021 that victims of Hurricane Ida in six states now have until February 15, 2022, extended from January 3, 2022, to file various...
The IRS announced on December 20, 2021 that victims of this month’s tornados in parts of Illinois and Tennessee now have until May 16, 2022 to file various individual and business tax returns and make tax payments. This follows the announcement on December 14, 2021...
The IRS announced on December 14, 2021 that victims of last weekend’s tornados in Kentucky now have until May 16, 2022 to file various individual and business tax returns and make tax payments. IRS Tax Relief Details The IRS is offering this relief to any area...
On November 18, 2021 the IRS released the Criminal Investigation Division’s (CI) annual report, highlighting significant successes and criminal enforcement actions taken in fiscal year ending September 30, 2021. The IRS noted that a key achievement was the...
