Tax Law Blog

In our previous post, we discussed a proposed change in the appeals settlement process used by the Internal Revenue Service. The change would shift settlement decision-making authority from a group of 35 appeals team case leaders to their 6 managers.

The Internal Revenue Service is on one side and a group of tax controversy attorneys are on the other side. At issue is a change under consideration by the IRS in resolutions of complex, high-value appeals disputes.

They own Bentleys, Rolexes, jets, islands and luxurious homes in exotic places. They are the ultra rich and they have a lot more stuff than the average person. They even have their own Internal Revenue Service audit squad.

As our days cool, darken and shorten, our thoughts will often turn to warmer places where the sun is bright and hot. Places where Americans tired of winters not only vacation, but sometimes take up residence.

Some certified public accountants help businesses structure transactions and some attorneys prepare income tax forms. The lines between the two professions can blur but a CPA-lawyer says it is important to understand distinctions that separate the...

The DOJ's Justice News provides us with an ironic case as a former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) revenue officer pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion and one count of corruptly endeavoring to impede the due administration of the internal...

Sometimes the Internal Revenue Service makes mistakes and accuses innocent people of wrongdoing. Sometimes people make mistakes and must pay large fines or even serve time behind bars.

In a recent post to our tax law blog, we wrote about an order passed down from the Congress and president to the Internal Revenue Service. The tax-collecting agency is to once again try to make use of private debt collectors to go after unpaid...

The numbers can be a bit jarring. According to an article in Accounting Today, there are nearly 19 million Americans who are in arrears on their federal income taxes. Their tax bill totals more than $400 billion. Four million people are making...