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OPR’s Star Chamber: Felons And The IRS’s Opaque Sanctions Process

By Megan L. Brackney and Daniel Q. Flesch Tax Notes Federal; Tax Notes State July 2021 Abstract: In this article, Brackney and Flesch examine the lack of transparency in the IRS Office of Professional Responsibility’s sanctions process and explore recently released administrative law judge and Treasury appellate authority decisions relevant

Navigating the IRS’s Self-Dealing Rules for Private Foundations

By Usman Mohammad and Emma Westerhof The CPA Journal, Tax Practice & Procedure Column April/May 2021 Issue The Donald J. Trump Foundation was undone by alleged acts of self-dealing involving its namesake, Donald J. Trump, who also allegedly used the foundation to promote his candidacy for president in 2016. The

ABA Tax Section Important Civil Developments May 2021 Report

By Stephen A. Josey, Russell A.S. Wirth, et al. American Bar Association, Tax Section Civil & Criminal Tax Penalties Committee May 2021 Meeting The ABA Tax Section meets three time a year, and at each meeting the subcommittees of the Civil & Criminal Tax Penalties Committee present detailed reports summarizing