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IRS Provides Expanded Tax Relief For Victims Of December 2021 Tornados

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 that victims of the previous weekend’s tornados in Kentucky now […]

IRS Provides Tax Relief For Victims Of Kentucky Tornados

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 designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as […]

IRS Criminal Investigation Division Releases Its 2021 Annual Report

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 identification of over $10 billion in tax fraud and other financial crimes. In issuing this report IRS Commissioner Chuck […]

IRS Expands Its Wave Of Tax Relief To More Victims Of Hurricane Ida

All of Mississippi now qualifies for expanded Hurricane Ida relief. Following the recent decision by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to add 63 counties to its October 22, 2021 disaster declaration, the IRS announced on November 17, 2021 that it is offering this expanded relief to these newly-designated localities, as well as the 19 counties listed […]

Infrastructure Bill Tax Provisions Include Increased Reporting Requirements For Cryptocurrency Transactions

Section 80603 of the bill imposes new crypto-assets information reporting requirements on brokers. Cryptocurrency / Bitcoin – Is this the 21st century answer to hiding assets in Swiss bank accounts?  The IRS thinks this is the case which is why the IRS has stepped up its investigation efforts to uncover non-compliant taxpayers just like 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 accounting or banking service, or declaring too many deductions are things that could initiate an audit, which could then […]

IRS Expands Its Wave Of Tax Relief To More Victims Of Hurricane Ida

The IRS announced on August 31, 2021 that victims of Hurricane Ida that began on August 26, 2021 now have until January 3, 2022 to file various individual and business tax returns and make tax payments.  This relief was announced with a focus on taxpayers in Louisiana.  Then the IRS announced on September 8, 2021 […]

Tax Planning In The Era Of COVID-19 – What You Need To Know About Business Meals And Advertising And Marketing Costs

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Pub. L. No. 116- 260, 134 Stat. 1182 (December 27, 2020) amended §274 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) providing a temporary 100-percent deduction for expenses that are paid or incurred after December 31, 2020, and before January 1, 2023, for food or beverages provided by a restaurant. On April […]

Another Leak Of Taxpayers Allegedly Involved In Hiding Assets Offshore – What You Need To Know About The “Pandora Papers”

A compilation based on 11.9 million financial records uncovers more than 100 billionaires, 30 world leaders and 300 public officials and their use of offshore accounts to avoid taxes or otherwise hide ownership of assets. On October 3, 2021 the International Consortium Of Investigative Journalists released what is now dubbed the “Pandora Papers”.  The reporting is […]