IRS Announces Moratorium on the Employee Retention Credit and Provides Guidance for Civil Penalty Amnesty to Withdrawing Improper Claims, Also Known As - Don’t Deposit That Check and Hire Legal Counsel The expansion and strong marketing tactics of good-for-nothing “accounting advisors” who encouraged taxpayers to qualify for the Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”) when they did not technically qualify has caused…
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Tax laws are created by Congress, with the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) often required to add details by issuing regulations, Revenue Procedures, Notices, and the like. Sometimes though, input from those two sources is not enough; courts must intervene to address voids in or disagreements about the rules. Unfortunately, courts…
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Congress created a big incentive for restaurants and bars to report employees’ tips, which can be good for workers, too—even if many don’t believe it. So why hasn’t it done the same for the largely female-owned beauty industry? By Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes Staff The holidays are coming and Paige…
Robert Goulder of Tax Notes and Sharon Katz-Pearlman of Greenberg Traurig discuss the ongoing friction between the United Nations and the OECD over the U.N.'s push to play a larger role in international tax policy. This transcript has been edited for length and clarity. Robert Goulder: Hello everyone, I'm Bob…
I just received two emails, which I copy below without identifying their authors. Both authors are keeping careful track, over time, of their projected Social Security benefits as reported on Social Security’s website. Both report projected benefits that are significantly lower than those projected earlier this year. In the first…
The IRS recently made an important announcement on October 19, 2023 regarding the withdrawal process for Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims. This announcement has left many individuals and businesses wondering whether they should withdraw their claim or not. This decision is especially crucial for those who have used the services…
Last month, IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel announced a series of taxpayer initiatives described as a "top to bottom review of enforcement work" at the IRS, thanks to increased dollars from the Inflation Reduction Act. The Act significantly boosted funding for the IRS, guaranteeing tens of millions of dollars over its…
In the News On July 3 the Internal Revenue Service warned taxpayers about a mailing that misleads them into believing they are owed a tax refund and includes contact information that does not belong to the IRS. The fraudulent letter requests cellphone numbers, bank account type and routing information, and…
The IRS today announced a withdrawal process for business owners/tax-exempt managers from their Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims. The IRS has been taking a hard eye at ERC filings given the significant number of pop-up shop promoters that have been out there ringing the bell and engaged in aggressive marketing.…
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