Tax Court properly denied separate filer equitable innocent spouse relief – Christensen, (CA 9 4/21/2008) 101 AFTR 2d ¶ 2008-705 Mike Habib, EA MyIRSTaxRelief.com The Ninth Circuit has affirmed the Tax Court’s dismissal of a taxpayer’s claim for equitable innocent spouse relief under Code Sec. 6015(f). The Ninth Circuit agreed…
TIGTA audit reviews effectiveness of IRS processing of Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax Return [Audit Report No. 2008-40-089]: The IRS should encourage more states to participate in its Alternative Proof of Payment Program for the collection of the Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax (also known as the Heavy Vehicle Use…
Grantor’s power to substitute trust property didn’t trigger inclusion in estate – Rev Rul 2008-22, 2008-16 IRB 796 Mike Habib, EA myIRSTaxRelief.com A new revenue ruling concludes that the corpus of an irrevocable trust that a grantor created during life is not includible in his gross estate under Code Sec.…
Offsets in Senate Finance’s farm bill include Schedule F loss limits, optional self-employment tax, and information reporting Mike Habib, EA MyIRSTaxRelief.com On April 18, the Senate Finance Committee conferees on the farm bill announced $2.4 billion of reforms/offsets – “double the reforms in the House or Senate bills alone” –…
IRS proposed regs would update federal tax lien priority provisions for holders of security interests Preamble to Prop Reg 04/16/2008, Prop Reg § 301.6323(b)-1, Prop Reg § 301.6323(c)-2, Prop Reg § 301.6323(f)-1, Prop Reg § 301.6323(g)-1 Mike Habib, EA myIRSTaxRelief.com IRS has issued proposed regs on the priority of federal…
IRS Oversight Board Annual Report 2007 is now available – see more details below Mike Habib, EA myIRSTaxRelief.com As you can see from the report below, the IRS places “<span as their TOP priority, that will involve enforcement of their collection activity of back taxes owed, and enforcement of their…
IRS acquiesces to TLC Leasing – explains meals deduction limit in employee leasing setting Rev Rul 2008-23, 2008-18 IRB TRUCKER TAX RELIEF & TRUCKER TAX PROBLEM RESOLUTION Trucking Tax & Accounting: Back Taxes – Unfiled delinquent tax returns – IRS & State audits – Messy books / accounting Mike Habib,…
Failure to follow IRS procedure prevented use of longer NOL carryback Tualatin Valley Builders Supply, Inc. v. U.S. 101 AFTR 2d ¶ 2008688 Mike Habib, EA myIRSTaxRelief.com The Ninth Circuit, affirming a district court, has held that a taxpayer could not use the special 5-year carryback period that applied for…
IRS rules that withholding exceptions for employees in foreign country don’t apply – Chief Counsel Advice 200814010 Mike Habib, EA myIRSTaxRelief.com In Chief Counsel Advice (CCA), IRS has held that a U.S. employer had to withhold on wages it paid to employees working in a foreign country. The withholding exception…
Avoiding IRS Tax Penalties and the Tax Gap Mike Habib, EA myIRSTaxRelief.com IRS — The Internal Revenue Code imposes many different kinds of penalties, ranging from civil fines to imprisonment for criminal tax evasion. If you do not file your return and pay your tax by the due date, you…