IRS Offers Continuing Education Opportunity
Now that the rigors of the tax filing season have eased a bit, it’s time for those of us in the “tax professionals” community to start giving thought to the fulfillment of this year’s continuing...
View ArticleIRS Eases ‘Innocent Spouse Relief’ Rules
The IRS announced this week that it is scaling back its restrictions on filing for innocent spouse relief, making it easier for taxpayers to stay off the hook for tax debts and other tax-related...
View ArticleIRS: Use of Work Cell Phones No Longer Taxable
In a rare gesture of friendliness toward taxpayers, last week the IRS allowed that personal use of employer provided cell phones generally will now be considered nontaxable — a working condition fringe...
View ArticleTaxpayer Advocate Service — Here to Help
Believe it or not, everything the IRS does is not necessarily bad for your health! Some folks don’t realize that they actually do have a “voice” within IRS: called the National Taxpayer Advocate....
View ArticleIRS Clarifies Physical Injury Income Exclusion
IRS has issued final regulations under Code Section 104 regarding the exclusion from gross income of amounts received due to personal injury or physical sickness. The final regs reflect amendments made...
View ArticleIRS Gets Tough on Identity Theft
Seems IRS, working with the Justice Department, just completed a major crackdown on suspected perpetrators of identity theft. “This unprecedented effort against identity theft sends a strong,...
View ArticleIRS Names ‘Dirty Dozen’ Tax Scams for 2012
Every year IRS publishes its list of the most obnoxious tax scams for the year – taking the name from a famous movie of decades ago: “The Dirty Dozen.” It’s always amusing to review the list, while at...
View ArticleTaxpayer Advocate ‘From the Government, and Here to Help’
In 1996, the law allowed for the creation of the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate (in replacement of the former Office of the Taxpayer Ombudsman), whose functions are: To assist taxpayers in resolving...
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