Author Archives: Russ

BOI Reporting Dead for Most Entities (At Least, for the Foreseeable Future)

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Russ

Last night, President Trump and the Treasury Department each posted regarding the Corporate Transparency Act (which required Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting).  I happened to see President Trump’s announcement first (on Truth Social), quoted by Carol Roth on Twitter: From … Continue reading →

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BOI Reporting Again Voluntary

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Russ

Last night, FinCEN issued a press release which made Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting voluntary (for now). Today, FinCEN announced that it will not issue any fines or penalties or take any other enforcement actions against any companies based on … Continue reading →

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California’s FTB Issued Incorrect 1099-G’s

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Russ

This afternoon, California’s Franchise Tax Board (FTB, the state income tax agency) announced that taxpayers may have received incorrect 2024 Form 1099-G’s. The Form 1099-Gs sent by FTB for tax year 2024 may contain incorrect amounts when an estimate transfer … Continue reading →

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If You’re Asking for Bail, Don’t Hide Your Cryptocurrency Accounts

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Russ

The saga of poker playing Supreme Court litigator (and, for the attorneys who read this, SCOTUSblog founder) Tom Goldstein continues.  Mr. Goldstein was arrested late yesterday, and will be spending his time (at least for a while) at ClubFed while … Continue reading →

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20 Years Ago Today…

Posted on February 9, 2025 by Russ

…I started this blog.  I was a resident of Irvine, California back then.  It’s been an interesting 20 years. I have no idea what the next 20 years will bring.  If you told me in 2005 that within 20 years … Continue reading →

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How Many Months Are There in a Year?

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Russ

When you were a child you learned that a minute has 60 seconds, an hour has 60 minutes, a day has 24 hours, a month has 28 to 31 days, and that there are 12 months in a year.  Believe … Continue reading →

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BOI Reporting: It’s Back (soon?)!

Posted on January 23, 2025 by Russ

The US Supreme Court removed the stay that the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals had removed (after putting it on) that stayed enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act that required Beneficial Ownership Information reporting. This means that if you have … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Litigator, High-Stakes Poker Player, and Tax Felon?

Posted on January 17, 2025 by Russ

This morning, a friend texted me, “Russ, you MUST read this!” with a link to this story about Supreme Court litigator Tom Goldstein.  Mr. Goldstein was indicted on numerous tax-related charged regarding how he handled his high-stakes poker playing. Mr. … Continue reading →

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IRS Extends California Fire Disaster Area Deadlines Until October 15th

Posted on January 10, 2025 by Russ

The IRS announced this afternoon that taxpayers in Los Angeles County impacted by the current wildfires have all tax deadlines extended until October 15th. This includes: Individual and C-Corporation Tax Returns (and payments of tax) due on April 15th; Partnership … Continue reading →

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Personal Tax Return Filings to Begin on January 27th

Posted on January 10, 2025 by Russ

The IRS announced today that, as expected, efiling of tax returns will begin on Monday, January 27th.  Individual tax returns are due on Tuesday, April 15th. We strongly advise efiling your tax returns (if possible), and we also strongly advise … Continue reading →

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