Under the Inflation Reduction Act the IRS is receiving $80 billion in new funding. Speaking at an IRS facility in New Carrollton, Maryland on September 15, 2022, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stated that "the Inflation Reduction Act finally provides the funding to...
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Florida Tax Preparer Sentenced To Prison For Criminal Contempt
Tax Preparer Defied Court Injunction Prohibiting the Filing of IRS Returns. A Florida man was sentenced to one year and one day in prison on August 25, 2022 for criminal contempt for continuing to prepare and file tax returns with the IRS in violation of a federal...
IRS Announces New COVID Tax Relief!
IRS providing broad-based penalty relief for certain 2019 and 2020 returns due to the pandemic with $1.2 billion in penalties being refunded to 1.6 million taxpayers. On August 24, 2022 the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2022-36, 2021-15 I.R.B. 986 to help...
How Missouri Is Faring With Tax Relief And Cannabis Reform
How Missouri Is Faring With Tax Relief And Cannabis Reform This month the “Show-Me State” is receiving tax relief and will include a referendum this November for Missouri voters to approve adult-use cannabis in Missouri. The IRS announced on August 10, 2022 that...
Warning: Under the Inflation Reduction Act the IRS Is About to Go “Beast Mode”
The bill as proposed by Senators Schumer and Manchin includes funding the IRS an extra $45.6 billion to audit the middle class. In total under the Inflation Reduction Act the IRS would be receiving $80 billion in new funding. Democrats claim this “investment” will...
Georgia Allowing An ‘Unborn Child’ To Be Claimed As A Dependent On State Income Taxes
On August 1, 2022 The Georgia Department Of Revenue announced that Georgia residents filing their 2022 tax returns who had fetuses with detectable heartbeats at six weeks of pregnancy can claim a dependent personal exemption in the amount of $3,000.00. The...
IRS Extends Its Wave Of Tax Relief To Victims Of The July 2022 Kentucky Storm Flooding
The IRS announced on August 2, 2022 that storm victims in parts of Kentucky now have until November 15, 2022 to file various individual and business tax returns and make tax payments. The IRS is offering relief to any area designated by the Federal Emergency...
IRS Putting Final Touches On Its New Data Processing System To Chase Down Tax Cheats
Known as the Customer Account Data Engine 2 (“CADE 2”), the IRS touts this is one of the most complex modernization programs in the federal government … and it will be fully in place before you know it. History And Evolution Of IRS Processing Systems. The IRS...
How To Know When You May Be A Target In An IRS Criminal Investigation
A simple mistake, oversight, or your accountant’s malpractice may trigger an IRS criminal investigation. Specifically, unreported income, mismatch of information on a tax return versus third-party reporting information, a false statement, the use of an impermissible...
Can Cannabis Help Reduce Complications Following Spinal Fusion Surgery?
Can Cannabis Help Reduce Complications Following Spinal Fusion Surgery? According to a report published by The Iowa Orthopedic Journal, a study conducted by a team of orthopedic specialists affiliated with the State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Health...