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No Loving for Dead Horses in DC Court of Appeals

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Russ

While I was enjoying Texas, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals heard the IRS’s appeal of Loving v. IRS. This is the case that stopped the IRS from regulating tax preparers. The IRS argued that the circuit court got the … Continue reading →

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Attorneys Behaving Badly

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Russ

Two stories of lawyers in tax trouble. One is local (the second Las Vegas attorney in recent weeks who was found guilty of tax evasion); one committed especially bad behavior. Let’s start with the local story. Paul Wommer decided that … Continue reading →

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Once Again, Registration of a Tax Preparer Doesn’t Stop Him from Bad Behavior

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Russ

With tonight’s season premier of Breaking Bad, it feels apropos to note a tax “professional” who is accused of bad behavior. The US Department of Justice filed suit against Michael Turner of San Diego. Mr. Turner is alleged to have, … Continue reading →

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I’m Shocked to Find Another Enrolled Preparer Committed Tax Fraud

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Russ

Not really. The IRS would like the public and Congress to believe that if every preparer were regulated by the IRS that preparer tax fraud would magically vanish. The reality is that as long as money is involved in an … Continue reading →

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Loving Appeal to be Heard on September 24th

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Russ

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia set oral arguments for September 24th in the IRS’s appeal of Loving v. IRS. This is the case that stopped the IRS’s scheme to regulate unenrolled tax professionals. While the … Continue reading →

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Why I’m an Amicus Curiae

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Russ

This hasn’t been a good year for the IRS. Everyone is aware of the current scandal involving the IRS’s regulating tax-exempt 501(c)(4) organizations. However, only the tax preparer community and regulators have generally followed Loving et. al. v. IRS et. … Continue reading →

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DC Circuit Upholds Injunction on Preparer Regulation

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Russ

There’s no loving for preparer regulation at the DC Circuit. In a terse three sentence order, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia refused to grant the IRS’s request for a stay of the court decision (Loving et. … Continue reading →

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I Have to Get a Magic Printer of my Own

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Russ

If only we could take a charitable donation made in, say, 2001, and by using a magic printer we could magically change the receipt date to 2011. Imagine all of the donations we could suddenly recycle. Ignoring the illegal nature … Continue reading →

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New Circular 230 Released: Welcome RTRPs!

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Russ

Ah, the acronym. In the world of tax preparation there are Enrolled Agents (EAs), Certified Public Accountants (CPAs), Attorneys (the acronym fails me here), and the new Registered Tax Return Preparers (RTRPs). The IRS regulates tax professionals who practice before … Continue reading →

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The Answer: $64.25

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Russ

As part of the IRS announcement today on the new PTIN regulations, we now what it will cost tax professionals to either re-register their PTINs or to obtain a new PTIN: $64.25. Compensated tax return preparers would pay a $64.25 … Continue reading →

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