Paying personal expenses out of a closely held business: civil and criminal tax implications
Reporting personal expenses as businesses expenses on a tax return
The justification for purchasing that $75,000 Mercedes, Rolex watch or other luxury item, paying for an expensive vacation, making monthly mortgage payments on one’s personal…
Fraudulent Tax Resolution Companies
Promises Too Good To Be True
In 1931, the famous jurist, Benjamin Nathan Cardozo, in discussing fraud stated that: “Fraud is the pretense of knowledge when knowledge there is none.” Ultramares Corp. v. Touche, 255 N.Y. 170, 179, 174 N.E.…
Divorce Tax Rule Changes
New rules in Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
With the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”), divorce attorneys and those that are divorced, in the process of divorce or who have a pre or post nuptial agreement should familiarize themselves…
IRS Urges Businesses To E-File Cash Transaction Reports
Electronic Filing For Businesses
In an effort to promote compliance, on February 19, 2019 the IRS urged businesses that are required to file reports of large cash transactions to take advantage of the electronic filing option that was announced…
IRS warns against using Ghost Tax preparers
Large Tax Refunds: Are they too good to be true?
The IRS has long cautioned taxpayers against using disreputable tax return preparers. In a recent announcement, the IRS warned taxpayers against using “Ghost Preparers” to prepare their tax…
New Voluntary Disclosure Practice for willful u.s. taxpayers
Termination of OVDP and way forward
Following the termination of the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP) on September 28, 2018, willfully delinquent taxpayers with exposure to criminal prosecution were left without an option for…
Delinquent Expat Filers and Facilitators: Are you in Trouble?
Introduction
Expatriates (Expats) who continue to ignore their obligations to file U.S. Federal Income Tax returns and who fail to report their foreign financial accounts as well as those who fail to file information returns with respect…
Trust Fund Recovery Penalty
The Trust Fund Recovery Penalty: Are You At Risk?
Introduction
The assessment of the § 6672 penalty can be devastating, and in some cases, life changing. Individuals who are subject to the penalty usually state that they were unaware that…