IRS Continues to Issue Guidance for International Taxpayers in Light of COVID-19 As COVID-19 continues to impact daily life, the IRS has published guidance to address the tax consequences for certain international taxpayers. Recent travel restrictions could require individuals to remain in locations longer than
When the IRS audits a taxpayer and determines that additional tax is due, the taxpayer may be subject to penalties in addition to the tax due. Further, the tax practitioner involved in preparing that tax return may also be subject to penalties. This course covered
The Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (“PPPFA”) was signed into law by President Trump on June 5, 2020. The PPPFA intends to provide flexibility for businesses making use of Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) funds by: extending the “covered period;” increasing the amount of
Caroline Ciraolo made substantive contributions to the American Bar Association Taxation Section Comments on the proposed changes to Tax Court Rule 24. The comments were formally submitted to Chief Judge Foley of the U.S. Tax Court on June 1, 2020. The Tax Section’s comments can
Caroline Ciraolo was interviewed for the American Citizens Abroad (ACA) TaxCast podcast. Part 1 of her interview was posted May 15, 2020, and Part 2 was posted on May 31, 2020. During Part 2 of the program, Ms. Ciraolo takes a “deeper dive” into the types
In a recent Bloomberg Tax article by Siri Bulusu entitled “IRS Fixes to Foreign Tax Credit Rules Could Boost New Virus Perk,” Robert M. Russell discussed how benefits, such as a net operating loss carry back provision, restored in response to the COVID-19 crisis could affect
On May 13 and 14, 2020, Caroline Ciraolo sat down with Tax Notes to discuss the revised Form 14457 and new guidance on the IRS voluntary disclosure practice in a two-part series. Excerpts from the article entitled “IRS Gives New Answers on Eligibility for Voluntary
In a recent Tax Notes article by Nathan J. Richman entitled “Work-From-Home Technology Comes With New Privilege Concerns,” Paul Butler discussed concerns about how to safeguard attorney-client privilege and protect the work product doctrine when using videoconferencing and other new technological tools that tax professionals are
Ever since CI started talking about its new data analytics strategy, the division has been fielding privacy and disclosure concerns. Asked if the IRS has the right to apply its new sophisticated data analytics tools to a taxpayer’s data, Michael Sardar of Kostelanetz & Fink
Caroline Ciraolo was interviewed for the American Citizens Abroad (ACA) TaxCast podcast. Part 1 of her interview was posted May 15, 2020, and Part 2 is due to post on May 31, 2020. During Part 1 of the program, Ms. Ciraolo discussed non-filers and the
