Through my years in this profession, that is one of the most commonly asked or thought about questions. Usually a taxpayer’s attention to his or her tax problems stems from a notice generated by some department of the IRS (which may look extremely intimidating) demanding that the taxpayer immediately contact either the Revenue Officer or […]
CA tax attorney Jeffrey B. Kahn discusses various IRS and Tax topics on Mr. Credit radio talk show. Topics Covered: 1. National Football Association is recognized by the IRS as a tax-exempt entity. 2. Why should I hire you when I can call IRS on my own? 3. I hear all the time how firms […]
Now here is a fact that is not so widely known – the National Football Association which you figure makes a ton of money is recognized by the IRS as a tax-exempt entity. You heard me right – the National Football League does not pay income taxes as any for-profit-company would. Section 501(c)(6) of the […]
A taxpayer who met with a Revenue Officer at an Internal Revenue Service office on Long Island successfully sued the IRS for $862,000 after he was injured by tripping over a phone cord. William Berroyer claimed in his lawsuit that he could no longer play golf or have intimate relations with his wife more than […]
All U.S. taxpayers who have an interest in, or signatory or other authority over foreign trust accounts must file FinCEN Form 114, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR), if the aggregate value of the foreign trust accounts exceeds $10,000 at any time during the calendar year. As of October 1, 2013 the FBAR […]
Americans with Israeli bank or other financial accounts could face a tough tax season in 2014 if they do not come forward and disclose their assets to the IRS. Recently, Israeli banks have come under increased scrutiny by the IRS in regards to disclosing the accounts of their American clients. In particular, three Israeli banks- […]
In addition to annual income tax forms, certain taxpayers are required to file FinCEN Form 114, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (“FBAR”; previously called Form TD F 90-22.1). All U.S. taxpayers who have an interest in, or signatory or other authority over a bank, securities or other similar foreign accounts must file an […]
There are strong indications that going forward, the IRS will be cracking down more stringently on the practice of “quiet disclosures”. Under a quiet disclosure, a taxpayer through normal IRS filing channels files new or amends past tax returns and FBAR’s to report previously unreported offshore accounts and foreign income in an attempt to avoid […]
IRS has established programs for taxpayers to voluntarily come forward and disclose unreported foreign income and foreign accounts under what the IRS calls the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Initiative (OVDI). On January 9, 2012 the IRS announced the terms of the 2012 OVDI which requires that taxpayers: (1) File 8 years of back tax returns reflecting […]
The Swiss government has been urging about 300 Swiss banks to come forward and disclose their American account holdings to the U.S. The deadline set by the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) for the Swiss banks to participate in a voluntary program whereby they disclose assets of their American clients was December 31, 2013. By […]
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