Entries by Tax Attorney

How the Inflation Reduction Act is Overhauling the IRS into “Beast Mode”

How the Inflation Reduction Act is Overhauling the IRS into “Beast Mode” Under the Inflation Reduction Act the IRS is receiving $80 billion in new funding. Speaking at an IRS facility in New Carrollton, Maryland on September 15, 2022, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stated that “the Inflation Reduction Act finally provides the funding to transform the […]

IRS Announces New COVID Tax Relief!

IRS Announces New COVID Tax Relief! IRS providing broad-based penalty relief for certain 2019 and 2020 returns due to the pandemic with $1.2 billion in penalties being refunded to 1.6 million taxpayers. On August 24, 2022 the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2022-36, 2021-15 I.R.B. 986 to help struggling taxpayers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic […]

How Missouri Is Faring With Tax Relief And Cannabis Reform

How Missouri Is Faring With Tax Relief And Cannabis Reform This month the “Show-Me State” is receiving tax relief and will include a referendum this November for Missouri voters to approve adult-use cannabis in Missouri. The IRS announced on August 10, 2022 that flooding victims in parts of Missouri now have until November 15, 2022 […]

How To Know When You May Be A Target In An IRS Criminal Investigation

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 […]