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Federal tax liens – failure to pay the estate taxes
Homes sold by estate beneficiary remained subject to federal estate tax liens First American Title Insurance Co., et al. v. U.S. (CA9 3/27/2008) 101 AFTR 2d ¶ 2008-622 Mike Habib, EA MyIRSTaxRelief.com The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, affirming a district court, has held that title companies couldn’t…
Non-profit exempt organization tax problems
IRS Regs clarify Code Sec. 501(c)(3) exempt status and impact of excise taxes Mike Habib, EA MyIRSTaxRelief.com T.D. 9390, 03/27/2008; Reg. § 1.503(c)(3)-1, Reg. § 53.4958-2 IRS has issued final regs clarifying the substantive requirements for tax exemption under Code Sec. 501(c)(3) and the relationship between those requirements and the…
Dependent deductions tax problem
Tax breaks for qualifying relatives are limited – what you should know Internal Legal Memorandum 200812024 Mike Habib, EAmyIRSTaxRelief.com An Internal Legal Memorandum (ILM) explains that various tax breaks are not allowed for qualifying relatives. Specifically, the ILM concludes that, apart from a dependency exemption, a taxpayer’s qualifying relative may…
Trust fund penalty responsible person for the Code Sec. 6672(a)
Tax-exempt hospital’s chairman of the board was liable for trust fund penalty – have a tax professional on your side Mike Habib, EA myIRSTaxRelief.com Stephen Verret v. U.S. (DC TX 2/14/2008) 101 AFTR 2d ¶2008-572 A district court has found that the chairman of the board of a tax-exempt hospital…
2004 Unfiled tax returns Back Taxes Past Due Tax Return
IRSHas $1.2 Billion for People Who Have Not Filed a 2004 Tax Return Mike Habib, EA MyIRSTaxRelief.com IRS-2008-46,March 19, 2008 IRS WASHINGTON– Unclaimed refunds totaling approximately $1.2 billion are awaiting about 1.3 million people who failed to file a federal income tax return for 2004, the Internal Revenue Service announced…
PPA Pension Protection Act Tax Issues
IRS issues proposed regs reflecting PPA changes and guidance for notice of retroactively effective plan amendments Mike Habib, EA myIRS.TaxRelief.com Prop Reg § 1.411(d)-3(a)(1); Prop Reg § 54.4980F-1, Q&A 8(d); Prop Reg § 54.4980F-1, Q&A 9(f); Prop Reg § 54.4980F-1, Q&A 9(g); Prop Reg § 54.4980F-1, Q&A 11(a)(7); Prop Reg…
Lower interest rate could result in higher taxes
How falling interest rates and the declining stock market affect tax and estate planning Mike Habib, EA myIRSTaxRelief.com Interest rates have dropped significantly in recent months and may drop even more given the state of the economy. Sagging rates can have a significant impact on many tax and estate planning…
Credit card debt triggers tax problems – know your options
Did you know that forgiven credit card debt triggered taxable income Mike Habib, EAmyIRSTaxRelief.com A new Tax Court case illustrates how a taxpayer generally has taxable income when a credit card company agrees to accept a reduced payment in settlement of his or her account. Background. A solvent debtor usually…
IRA Tax Problem? What options you have
“Makeup” required minimum distributions salvage lifetime payouts to nonspouse IRA beneficiary Mike Habib, EAmyIRSTaxRelief.com A private letter ruling allows the nonspouse beneficiary of an IRA to salvage lifetime payouts even though she failed an essential rule requiring distributions to begin by the end of the year following the year of…