Op-Ed By Bryan C. Skarlatos Featured on CNBC Crypto currencies may have been around for less than a decade, but they are proliferating so quickly that our established tax and regulatory systems can’t keep up. And that could create serious tax problems for those who would
By Jerald David August The CPA Journal October 2017 Edition Tax advisors of estates are generally aware that the executor or personal representative of the estate is personally liable for the payment of federal estate taxes not only with respect to the probate estate, but also
By Michael Sardar The CPA Journal September 2017 Edition Several years ago, the IRS started its successful takedown of secret Swiss banking with the use of a John Doe summons. Full Article
By Megan L. Brackney Journal of Taxation October 2017 Edition After a long period of inactivity, the IRS has recently released four notices identifying new reportable transactions. Full Article
By Megan L. Brackney Journal of Passthrough Entities September – October 2017 Edition If you are preparing, or advising on, the filing of amended returns or other claims for refund, one of the most important things to consider is the variance doctrine, and how it could
By Jerald David August Corporate Taxation September 2017 Edition Although new partnership audit rules have been enacted, the TEFRA entity-level audit rules, particularly the tax manger partner rules, continue to be relevant. Full Article
By Ian Weinstock The CPA Journal August 2017 Edition Form 3520 is an information return for a U.S. person to report certain transactions with foreign trusts [as defined in Internal Revenue Code (IRC) section 7701(a)(31)] or to report the receipt of certain foreign gifts or bequests.
By Bryan C. Skarlatos & Henry Stow Lovejoy Journal of Tax Practice & Procedure June – July 2017 Edition Taxpayers who have underpaid their taxes can avoid accuracy-related penalties under Code Sec. 6662 by demonstrating that they acted with reasonable cause and in good faith. In general, the
By Sharon L. McCarthy The CPA Journal July 2017 Edition Tax professionals, and also the general public, well know by now that U.S. taxpayers are required to report foreign financial accounts to the government. Full Article
By Claude M. Millman New York Nonprofit Media June 2017 Edition If you’re at a nonprofit funded by the city of New York, and you’re thinking you don’t have to worry about the city’s internal staff ethics rules, think again. The rules, designed to protect the
