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Changes to IRS Voluntary Disclosure Practice: What You Need to Know
Court Blocks Corporate Transparency Act, Affecting Reporting Requirements
Changes to Contribution Limits for 401(k)s and IRAs in 2025
IRS Ends Automatic Penalties for Late Filing of Form 3520 or 3520-A
IRS May Conduct More Tax Audits for Pass-Through Entities
How Can Business Partners Report Property Distributed by a Partnership to the IRS?
IRS Opens New Employee Retention Credit Supplemental Claim Process
When Is a Company Exempt From Filing Beneficial Ownership Information Reports?
Can Streamlined Filing Procedures Be Used During a Tax Audit Related to Offshore Assets? | CA
What Is the Difference Between Injured Spouse Relief and Innocent Spouse Relief? | CA
How to Respond to an Employee Retention Credit Disallowance Letter From the IRS
Are Tax Deductions Available for Cannabis Businesses?
Do Digital Asset Brokers Need to Report Cryptocurrency Transactions to the IRS?
Will the Estate Tax Exemption Change in 2025?
Supreme Court Ruling Addresses Taxes on Offshore Earnings
When Can Tax Credits Be Transferred by Businesses?
What Are the Tax Benefits of Pass-Through Entities?
Federal and State Tax Concerns to Address When Closing a Business
What Are the Tax Issues to Address When Starting a Small Business?
When Do Taxes Apply to Corporate Stock Repurchases?
What Is the Difference Between IRS Assessed Penalties and Deficiency Penalties?
How Do Work-Life Referral Services Affect Taxes for Employers?
Are Health and Wellness Expenses Tax-Deductible?
How to Respond to IRS Investigations of Erroneous Employee Retention Credit Claims
IRS Focuses Tax Collection Efforts on High-Income Taxpayers
When Do Beneficial Ownership Information Reports Need to Be Updated in California?
What Are the Penalties for Beneficial Ownership Non-Reporting in California?
When Do Businesses Need to Report the Receipt of Cash and Digital Assets?
Do I Need to Report Cryptocurrency Income on My Tax Return?
What Business Owners Need to Know About the Corporate Transparency Act
When Can Taxpayers Claim Commercial Clean Vehicle Credits?
IRS Launches Voluntary Disclosure Program for Erroneous Employee Retention Credits
Can Businesses Face Tax Penalties for Worker Misclassification?
Will Capital Gains Taxes Be Applied to Cryptocurrency Transactions?
Preparing for Upcoming Changes to Estate and Gift Tax Exclusions
Can Foreign Companies Face IRS Penalties Related to Transfer Pricing?
IRS May Change Reporting Requirements for Digital Asset Transactions
IRS May Conduct More Tax Audits for Pass-Through Organizations
Can Taxpayers Face Penalties for Improper Art Donation Deductions?
Qualified Longevity Annuity Contracts Under the SECURE 2.0 Act
Can Alternative Dispute Resolution Be Used to Resolve IRS Tax Issues?
New IRS Regulations May Address Monetized Installment Sales
IRS Extends Time for Pre-Tax 401(k) Catch-Up Contributions
When Can Taxpayers Be Required to Pay IIR Penalties by the IRS?
What Are the IRS Tax Reporting Requirements for Canadian RRSPs?
New IRS Policy: No Unannounced Visits to Taxpayers
How Can Changes in Ownership Affect California Property Taxes for Commercial Real Estate?
Will Income Taxes Apply When Employees Receive Cryptocurrency as Income?
When Will Corporations Be Required to Pay the Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax?
Understanding the Differences in Tax Deductions for Hobbies and Businesses
Reasonable Cause Threshold in Tax Laws May Be Unreasonable
What Tax Issues Need to Be Addressed When Closing a Business?
When Can Micro-Captive Transactions Lead to Tax Penalties?
Can Employers Claim an Employee Retention Credit on Payroll Taxes?
How Can Small Businesses Take Advantage of Clean Energy Tax Credits?
How Are NFTs Taxed When They Are Included in Retirement Accounts?
Will the IRS Tax NFTs as Collectibles?
Supreme Court Ruling Addresses Fines for Non-Willful FBAR Violations
Do Taxpayers Need to Report Cryptocurrency When Filing 2023 Tax Returns?
What Are My Options if I Failed to File an FBAR on Time?
How Does the SECURE 2.0 Act Affect Taxes Related to Retirement Accounts?
What Taxpayers Need to Know About Reporting Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts
Important Dates to Know When Addressing California Property Tax Issues
Is Business Personal Property Subject to California Property Taxes?
Will the U.S. Government Prohibit Non-Compete Clauses?
What Cannabis Businesses Need to Know About California Excise Tax Changes
IRS and Department of Labor Take Steps to Address Worker Misclassification
What Small Business Owners Need to Know About Self-Employment and Income Taxes
IRS Plans to Prosecute Hundreds of Tax Evasion Cases Involving Cryptocurrency
Business Reporting Requirements Under the Corporate Transparency Act
Will the IRS Share Tax-Related Information With Other Countries?
Proposed Federal Rule May Affect Worker Classification for Employers
How Will the Federal Estate Tax Exemption Change in 2026?
What Types of Tax Deductions Are Available for Small Businesses?
How Will Increased IRS Funding Affect Offshore Tax Compliance?
How Does the IRS Address Willfulness in Streamlined Compliance Cases?
New Law Provides One-Time Penalty Abatement for California Taxpayers
How Can Small Businesses Make Sure They Are Meeting Their Payroll Tax Obligations?
Five Tax Issues to Consider During Divorce
Are Taxpayers Responsible for Errors Made by Tax Return Preparers?
What Information Must Self-Employed Taxpayers Provide in an IRS Audit?
Who Is Eligible for Relief Under the IRS's First Time Penalty Abatement Policy?
Supreme Court Decision Upholds AB 5 in California for Truck Drivers
U.S. Supreme Court to Address FBAR Violations
How Do Gift and Estate Taxes Apply to Cryptocurrency?
What Tax Benefits Are Available for U.S. Taxpayers Living Abroad?
How Does Worker Classification Affect Federal Employment Taxes?
When Is Backup Withholding Required for Payers Who File 1099 Forms?
How Does a Business’s Structure Affect Taxation?
IRS Proposed Rule May Affect Retirement Account Beneficiaries
How Do Taxes Apply to Money Raised Through Crowdfunding?
Biden Administration Proposes New Rules for Taxing Cryptocurrency
Can Taxpayers With Foreign Assets Be Exempted From Filing Form 8938?
How Changes to Form 14457 May Affect IRS Voluntary Disclosure Practice
How Do Base Year Value Transfers Affect California Property Taxes?
Is Innocent Spouse Relief Available if a Person Did Not Sign a Joint Tax Return?
What Are the Most Common Issues Addressed in U.S. Tax Courts?
What Businesses Need to Know About California EDD Audits
How Has the IRS’s Offer in Compromise Policy Changed?
Court Ruling May Result in Increased FBAR Penalties
What You Need to Know When Preparing to File Tax Returns for 2021
What Information Will the IRS Review When Auditing a Business?
How Are NFTs Taxed by the IRS?
How Will Deed Rescission Affect Property Tax Assessments in California?
Failing to Report Assets and Pay Expatriation Tax Can Lead to Penalties
Using Streamlined Domestic Offshore Procedures to Correct Forms 3520 and 3520-A (Part II)
What Are the Penalties for Failing to File Forms 3520 and 3520-A? (Part I)
Addressing Federal and State Tax Issues Related to Worker Classification
How Should Divorcing Parents Address the Advance Child Tax Credit?
Can I Face Tax Penalties for Failing to Report Certain Transactions?
When Is Tax Penalty Abatement Available for Taxpayers?
Will Tax Court Delays Result in Premature Tax Assessments?
New IRS Reporting Requirements for Controlled Foreign Partnerships
Tax Issues That May Affect Married Couples Who Are Separated
Do Section 1031 Exchanges Apply to Pre-2018 Cryptocurrency Transactions?
IRS Resumes Tax Collection Programs Suspended Due to COVID-19
How Can COVID-19 Relief Affect Tax Issues During Divorce?
Do Gift Taxes Apply When Dividing Property During Divorce?
How Are Child Support and Spousal Support Payments Taxed?
What Tax Filing Status Should I Use During My Divorce?
IRS to Increase Tax Audits for Wealthy Individuals and Partnerships
Why Is Careful Drafting of the Language in a Lease So Important?
When Is Innocent Spouse Relief Available for IRS Tax Debts?
What Cryptocurrency Owners Need to Know About Taxes and the IRS
IRS Expands Options for Using Installment Agreements to Pay Tax Debts
What Types of Notices Can Taxpayers Receive From the IRS?
How Can Taxpayers Address Delinquent International Tax Returns?
What Are the Tax Consequences of Expatriation?
When Can Taxpayers Face Premature Tax Assessment by the IRS?
How Will Changes to Federal Rules Affect Worker Classification?
How the Recent COVID-19 Relief Bill Affects Small Businesses and Taxpayers
How Have IRS Rules Changed for Section 1031 Like-Kind Exchanges?
What Tax Issues Need to Be Addressed Upon Expatriation From the U.S.?
How Changing IRS Programs May Affect Foreign Tax Compliance
How Will Proposition 19 Affect California Property Taxes?
Can I Be Audited Based on Virtual Currency Transactions?
How Do Taxes Apply to Rental Property Owned by Nonresident Aliens?
Foreign Tax Compliance for Those Who Did Not Complete the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program
Can I Be Audited Because of Incorrect Filing of Form 5471?
What Are the Tax Penalties for Failing to Report Income From Foreign Trusts?
Can I Receive Relief from the Individual Expatriation Tax?
AB2257 and Classification of Employees and Independent Contractors
Can Employers Affected by COVID-19 Defer Payroll Taxes?
How Would Proposition 22 Affect Independent Contractors in California?
Will I Face Tax Penalties if I Withdraw Funds from a Retirement Plan?
How Can I Maintain Foreign Tax Compliance with the IRS?
Are Tax Credits Available to Employers Affected by COVID-19?
California Extends Payroll Tax Filings for Businesses Affected By COVID-19
An Offer in Compromise May Help Settle Tax Liability Due to Economic Hardship
Business Interruption Insurance Coverage and COVID-19
COVID-19 Concerns Prompt IRS to Offer New Tax Liability Relief Program
Amendments to California AB 5 May Allow for a Third Class of Worker
California AB 1925 May Allow Small Businesses to Avoid AB 5 Regulations
IRS Penalties for Mistakes Regarding Forms 3520 and 3520-A
The IRS Will Be Visiting High-Income Taxpayers with Compliance Issues
Which Types of Assets Are and Are Not Subject to IRS Levy?
U.S. Teams Up With Other Countries to Stop Offshore Tax Evasion
Can the Unlimited Marital Deduction Help Me Avoid Certain Taxes?
Trucking Industry May Avoid Strict Rules Imposed By California AB5
What Should I Do if I Am Contacted By the IRS About Tax Compliance Issues?
What Are the Potential Penalties for Tax Evasion?
What Business Owners Need to Know About California Assembly Bill 5
New Regulations Indicate That Large Gifts Will Not Harm Future Estates
Are There Tax Benefits to Switching from an S Corporation to a C Corporation?
Can I Receive a Refund From the IRS for Overpaid Taxes?
What Happens if I Miss an IRS Examination Appointment?
What Information Will the IRS Examine During a Tax Audit?
How Can Innocent Spouse Relief Help Me Avoid Unfair Tax Liability?
How Is Successor Tax Liability Handled When Buying a Business?
Expatriated Individuals May Qualify for a Tax Relief Program
Can I Stop the IRS From Garnishing My Wages in California?
How Is the IRS Addressing Expatriation and Post OVDP Compliance?
Can I Appeal an IRS Audit?
What You Should Know About Using 401(k) Money to Buy Your First Home
What to Do if You Receive an IRS Virtual Compliance Letter
How Have SALT Deductions Changed Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act?
What You Need to Know About the Qualified Business Income Deduction
Stiffer Penalties May Be Coming for Non-Compliant FBAR Taxpayers
Paying the Correct Amount of Estimated Quarterly Taxes
Changes Made to California Use Tax Following Supreme Court Decision
IRS Expands Self-Correction Program for Retirement Accounts
What Taxes Will Apply to My Retirement Savings?
Proposed Changes to Prop. 13 Could Cost California Businesses
Will the IRS Pursue the Estate of a Deceased Person?
Business Tax Reporting Requirements for Large Cash Transactions
How Tax Reform Will Affect You When Filing Your Tax Return
How Can I Resolve My Tax Debt in Order to Obtain a Passport?
Tax Deductions: Safe Harbor for Rental Real Estate Businesses
How Do I Apply for Tax Penalty Abatement?
IRS Rules Change Regarding Expense and Depreciation Deductions
Tax Issues for Shareholders of Controlled Foreign Corporations
Qualifying for Tax Deferral for Private Corporation Equity Compensation
IRS Announces Updated Voluntary Disclosure Procedures
Filing Wage Statements and Independent Contractor Forms
Payroll Tax Issues that California Small Business Owners Must Address
IRS Announces No Voluntary Disclosure Program for Cryptocurrency
Potential Changes to California Property Taxes Under Proposition 13
IRS Changes Allow for More Retirement Savings and Tax Deductions
Tax Issues to Be Aware of Before the End of the Year
New Tax Credit for Paid Family and Medical Leave Available to Employers
Changes to Business Expense Deductions Under the Newest Tax Rules
My Tax Return Is Going to Be Examined. What Is Going to Happen?
Opportunity Zones Offer Tax Incentives for Investments in Low-Income Communities
What You Need to Know About Taxes When Renting a Residence Seasonally
Can My Spouse and I Operate a Business as a Sole Proprietorship Or Do We Need to Be a Partnership?
Taxpayers with Unreported Foreign Assets Urged to Use Voluntary Disclosure Program or Face Serious Repercussions
What is Section 965 Transition Tax?
Compliance With IRS Requirements Regarding Virtual Currency
LB&I Division of the IRS Announces Newest Group of Compliance Campaigns
What Are My Self-Employed Tax Obligations?
How Do I Report Suspected Tax Fraud Activity?
Reminder: The IRS is Ending the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program
Requesting a Tax Appeal: Filing a Written Protest
What is an Abusive Tax Scheme?
How California’s Supreme Court Ruling Will Affect the Gig Economy
How Long Can the IRS Pursue the Estate of Someone Who is Deceased?
Why Should I Have a Tax Attorney Help With My Tax Return?
Understanding Taxes on Virtual Currency
What is an Eggshell Audit?
IRS to End the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program
How Tax Reform Affects Business Automobile Purchases and Leases
Offshore Tax Evasion Solutions, Part 2: Streamlined Compliance
Offshore Tax Evasion Solutions, Part 1: OVDP
Understanding Recent Changes to IRS Partnership Audit Rules
How Will the Gig Economy be Affected by Tax Reform?
How the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Affects Small Businesses
How the Tax Reform Bill Affects Net Operating Losses
Understanding Tax Requirements in the Sharing Economy
The Paradise Papers and Taxes on Offshore Accounts
What is a Tax Compliance Campaign?
Avoiding Tax Liability When Purchasing a Business
IRS Tax Fraud and Tax Evasion: Facing the Penalties
How Does the IRS Decide Which Tax Returns to Audit?
Options for Appealing an IRS Collection Action
Are You Eligible for First Time Tax Penalty Abatement?
Understanding Estate Tax and Gift Tax in the United States
IRS Criminal Investigation Division Announces Two New Initiatives
Key Tax Features and Filing Guidelines for S Corporations
Determining Filing Requirements for Limited Liability Companies
What Property Can the Tax Authorities Seize?
What is Tax Evasion?
How to Prepare for Your California Sales Tax Audit
Be on the Lookout for This New IRS Scam
Does the IRS Use Private Debt Collectors?
What is the Blockchain?
What Happens if I Fail to Pay My Property Taxes on My Home in California?
Crowdfunding Revenues Could Be Considered Taxable Income
Steps to Take if You Are Wrapping Up a California Business
Surviving Tax Audits: Record-Keeping Tips
I Missed the Tax Deadline – What Should Happen Next?
Independent Contractors and Estimated Taxes
New Law Will Keep Those with Unpaid Taxes from Traveling Outside the U.S.
Tax Considerations for International Students and Scholars
How the IRS Computes an ‘Exit Tax’
What Are the Consequences of Not Filing Taxes?
Learn How Tax Credits in the GOP Health Insurance Plan Could Have Affected You
What Tax Professionals Should Do If They Suffer a Data Breach
California Makes Important Clarifications to Business Tax Law
When Will Taxpayers Be Held Responsible for Tax Preparer Fraud?
Offshore Account Collections Reach $10 Billion to IRS
IRS Impersonators Now Calling from India
What You Need to Know About Marijuana Taxes Now and in 2018
These Important Documents Are Crucial During the Estate Planning Process
IRS Warns of "Dirty Dozen" Tax Scams
What is Business Law
Hire an Attorney Experienced in Wills & Trusts if You've Been Appointed Executor
Estate Planning Includes Protection of Your Identifying Information
Estate Planning: Why You Should Consider a Video Will
NEW CHANGE TO IRS POLICY - FIRST CONTACT WITH TAXPAYERS VIA MAIL ONLY
Our Estate Planning/ Wills & Trusts Attorney Explains Intestate
Real Estate Law: Landlords Can't Refuse To Rent To Criminals
Learn About the Different Types of Trusts When Implemting Your Estate Planning/ Wills & Trusts
New IRS Policy: Initial Taxpayer Contact Must be Via Mail
Real Estate Law: Alternatives to the Worst Case Scenario
Handmade Will Leaves $10 Million Estate Hanging
Tax Law: When Forming a Business Entity, Consider the Tax Implications
Tax Law: Offers in Compromise
Tax Law Tips: Being Prepared for an Audit
Tax Law Developments: Charitable IRA Rollover Made Permanent
Tax Law News: Tax Refunds on Prepaid Debit Cards Being Frozen by Feds?
Estate Planning/ Wills & Trusts for Pet Security
Title and Property Deed Definition as Defined Under the Real Estate Law
Real Estate Law: Discover Why an Agent May Not be Enough
Business Law Contracts and Agreements Can Prevent Later Headaches
Estate Planning / Wills & Trusts Fear
1031 Exchanges in Real Estate Law
Tax Law: What to Expect if Your Small Business is Audited
Estate Planning: Why Wills & Trusts are Key Documents for Everyone
Landlords: Why You Shouldn't Draw Up Your Own Leases
Business Law: Why Choice of Entity is a Crucial First Decision
Highway Bill Creates Tax Collection Changes, New Penalties
Governor Brown Vetoes California A.B. 99
Bitcoin and Other Digital Currency Are Regarded as Property for Tax Purposes
Filing Taxes as an Independent Contractor
In Spite Of Federal Initiatives, Tax Inversion Continues
IRS Considers Lowering Limits for Taxes on Gambling
Most IRS Employees Who Violate Tax Laws Are Not Fired
Understaffed IRS Poses Challenges Ahead of Tax Season
Caterpillar Faces Offshore Tax Scrutiny
Why it Makes Sense to File Taxes Early
IRS Tax Filing Season to Begin As Scheduled
IRS Warns of Refund Delays Next Year Due to Resources Crunch
California Has One of the Worst Tax Climates in the Country
Lawmakers Move to Halt Inversions
Burger King Move to Canada Draws Criticism
Companies Face Flak Over Tax Inversions
IRS Launches Voluntary Tax Preparer Program
IRS to Take a Closer Look at Alimony Payments
Many Doctors Report Tax Fraud
Lookout for Scams This Tax Season
Updated IRS Smart Phone App Helps You Track Refunds
National Taxpayer Advocate Calls for Bill of Rights
GRAT Allows Wealthy Americans to Avoid Estate Tax
IRS Warns about Telephone Tax Scam
IRS Least Popular Federal Agency
Top IRS Official Resigns over Tea Party Tax Scrutiny Scandal
Tax Hikes Encouraging Americans Abroad to Renounce Citizenship
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