By Juliet L. Fink On February 15, 2022, the IRS announced updates and additions, both technical and substantive, to the Form 14457, Voluntary Disclosure Practice Preclearance Request and Application, and its instructions. The updates reflect input from practitioners and taxpayers and take into account trends in the type of financial
As taxpayers prepare to file their 2021 tax returns, we note that the IRS recently announced in IRS Tax Tip 2022-17, February 1, 2022 (“the Tax Tip”), that it is “committed to ensuring that taxpayers pay no more than the correct amount of tax.” Taxpayers’ “right to pay only the
Megan L. Brackney was quoted in a recent Tax Notes article entitled “A Look Ahead: Mo’ BBA Audits, Mo’ Problems,” published on December 30, 2021. Brackney analyzes potential issues with the implementation of Bipartisan Budget Act “BBA” procedures to IRS partnership audits. The article notes: According to Megan L. Brackney
Caroline D. Ciraolo was quoted in a recent Tax Notes article entitled “IRS Wants Seat at Debtors’ Bankruptcy Proceedings,” published on November 16, 2021. The article explores new IRS plans for agents to attend debtor-creditor negotiations in bankruptcy proceedings. The article notes: Guillot and Ciraolo spoke November 15 at a
Megan L. Brackney was quoted in a recent CBS News article entitled “What’s Inside The Treasury’s Proposal To Track Nearly All Bank Accounts,” published on October 18, 2021. The article describes a recent Treasury proposal that would require banks to report annual gross in-flows and out-flows of most U.S. bank
