Category Archives: IRS

IRS Announces 2019 Tax Filings to Begin on January 27th

The IRS today announced that the 2019 tax filing season for individuals will begin on Monday, January 27th. Tax Returns and payments are due by Wednesday, April 15th (an extension to file is available until October 15th, but payment of … Continue reading

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2020 Standard Mileage Rates Released

Yesterday, the IRS announced the 2020 standard mileage rates. The rates are: 57.5 cents per mile for business use (down 0.5 cents per mile from 2019); 17 cents per mile for medical or moving use (down 3 cents per mile … Continue reading

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The 2019 Tax Offender of the Year

This year really went by fast, but unfortunately there’s no shortage of candidates for the Tax Offender of the Year award. As a reminder, to be considered for the Tax Offender of the Year award, the individual (or organization) must … Continue reading

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Congress Gets in the Christmas Spirit: Tax Extenders Pass

“It’s looking a lot like Christmas,” is how one Christmas tune begins. Here in Las Vegas, that means it’s cold (for Las Vegas), and the few deciduous trees in town are now leafless. But Congress got in the Christmas spirit, … Continue reading

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FOIA Lawsuit Looks at IRS Procedures on Representative’s Personally Identifiable Information

One of the tax blogs that I faithfully read is Procedurally Taxing. Today, they noted a lawsuit against the IRS regarding the IRS’s procedures when a third-party calls them for taxpayer information. The author of the post is a tax … Continue reading

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IRS Criminal Investigation Has a 91.2% Conviction Rate

Here’s a helpful hint to anyone who commits a serious tax crime: If IRS Criminal Investigation (CI) comes after you, there’s a 91.2% chance that you will be heading to ClubFed or otherwise be convicted. As poker players say, ‘Those … Continue reading

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Deja Vu All Over Again, Again

Last year I wrote a post noting the following: A client filed his tax return on October 2nd. He had a balance due (he had made an extension payment, but he still owed some tax). He paid by having his … Continue reading

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It Looks Just Like the L.A. Freeway System!

One of the things I love about living in Las Vegas is not dealing with the Southern California traffic. I remember running into a horrendous traffic jam at 2 a.m. I remember the ten mile drive that took two hours. … Continue reading

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Should a Taxpayer be Liable for Tax on Income She Didn’t Receive?

Not even the IRS could go after someone for income they didn’t receive, right? Well, wrong. And when the taxpayer filed a lawsuit to reverse the result, she lost. She appealed to the Eleventh Circuit where the Court had a … Continue reading

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IRS No Longer Redacting Information on Wage & Income Transcripts

Yesterday I went on e-Services and downloaded a Wage & Income Transcript for a client. I was surprised to see that the payor information was no longer redacted. There was the payor’s name in full (along with the address and … Continue reading

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