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Tax Identity Theft: What’s Happening And What You Can Do About It

By Sidney Kess New York Law Journal January 5, 2023 Tax identity theft occurs when thieves acquire a taxpayer’s identity to obtain a bogus tax refund or shift tax liability to an innocent taxpayer. The real taxpayer may be unable to e-file a legitimate tax

Tax Changes In The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

By Sidney Kess The CPA Journal November/December 2022 Issue The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA; PL 117-169) was signed into law on August 16, 2022. This massive measure, which is intended to tamp down inflation and reduce the federal budget deficit, includes many tax

Seven Ways To Decrease Stress At Work

By Sidney Kess and Andrea Millar The CPA Journal November/December 2022 Issue Professionals’ workload seems to get more grueling each year with endless deadlines, changing laws, additional pressures in a COVID environment, and less staff to do the work. CPAs hunker down and tend to

Coffee, NFTs, And Noncompliance?

By Garrett L. Brodeur and Mahima Chaudhary Tax Notes Federal November 28, 2022 Abstract: In this article, Brodeur and Chaudhary examine Odyssey, a new blockchain-based rewards program from Starbucks, and its potential tax pitfalls for unwary customers. Digital assets are becoming mainstream, and commercial enterprises

The Lawyer’s Guide To Cryptocurrency: Ethical, Tax, And Reporting Issues With The Receipt Of Cryptocurrency As Payment For Legal Services

By Christopher M. Ferguson Journal of Tax Practice & Procedure Fall 2022 Introduction: The cryptocurrency (“crypto”) economy appears here to stay. Notwithstanding the recent “crypto winter,” the use of, and trading in, bitcoin and other crypto-currencies has exploded over the last several years. Once viewed

New Crypto Tax Question Foreshadows IRS Enforcement Priorities

By Garrett L. Brodeur Tax Notes Federal September 5, 2022 Abstract: In this article, Brodeur argues that recent changes to the Form 1040 cryptocurrency question highlight an area in which the IRS sees significant enforcement potential and foreshadow a continued shift in the agency’s priorities.

Tips On Qualified Small Business Stock Exclusions

By Stephen Josey Law360 Tax Authority July 27, 2022 On May 27, the Internal Revenue Service provided much-needed guidance to taxpayers and tax professionals regarding the scope of the qualified trades or businesses requirement for claiming the qualified small business stock, or QSBS, exclusion. As

Old Dog, New Tricks? The New York FCA and Crypto-Tax Compliance

By Garrett L. Brodeur and David Taylor Tax Notes State July 25, 2022 Abstract: In this article, Brodeur and Taylor examine the New York Attorney General’s intention to use the state’s False Claims Act to ensure cryptocurrency tax compliance, which they argue raises important tax

Tax Implications of Dobbs for Interstate Travel Expenses to Obtain Abortions

By Caroline Rule Tax Notes Federal July 18, 2022 Abstract: In this article, Rule provides an overview of how an employer may offer tax-deductible, abortion-related travel benefits after the recent Dobbs decision. Taxes were almost certainly not the first thing that came to mind when

How The Wealthy Commit International Tax Evasion: A Case Study

By Jay R. Nanavati and Jas Singh Tax Notes Federal Volume 175, June 20, 2022 In the 1994 movie The Shawshank Redemption, prisoner Andy Dufresne asks head prison guard Byron Hadley if he trusts his wife. At first, the viewers and Hadley think that Dufresne