According to recent data, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) investigated 3,395 cases for tax crimes in 2016, 2,019 in 2017 and 2,886 in 2018. Based on these numbers, it may appear that the agency is moving away from criminal tax enforcement. To believe this is a new...
Will coronavirus complicate NY versus Florida residency fight?
It all started with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). This monumental piece of tax reform led to changes that impacted every taxpayer in the country in some way. One of the biggest hits for high tax states with the limitation on the State and Local Tax (SALT)...
Correspondence audit: Flawed system may put taxpayers’ rights at risk
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is attempting to increase efficiency. It is using various types of software to help determine which tax filings warrant additional scrutiny and to help let the agency know when to conduct audits. Although this may sound like a great...
Watch out for IRS mailings with defunct deadlines
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), like many offices throughout the world, cut back on operations as a result of the current coronavirus pandemic. This reduction in in-house workforce had a direct impact on taxes. Some beneficial, like the extended July 15 tax...
Coronavirus laws trigger need to review tax returns: Part 4
Lawmakers recently passed tax laws to address the economic impact of the current coronavirus pandemic. Previous posts in this series discussed the impact of these laws on net operating losses (NOL), real estate qualified improvement property (QIP) and excess business...