TAXES Archive
IRS clarifies pandemic relief for dependent care assistance programs
May 11, 2021
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares With Notice 2021-26, the IRS explained on Monday that dependent care assistance program balances carried forward under temporary COVID-19 relief provisions retain their exclusion from participating employees’ gross income and wages. Dependent care assistance programs, authorized by Sec. 129, allow exclusion from gross income of employee amounts paid or incurred by the employer
Senate Finance Committee Tax Gap Hearing Today
May 11, 2021
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Last month Commissioner Rettig testified before the Senate Finance Committee, and he stated that the tax gap could be approaching $1 trillion annually. That got a lot of attention, especially as the IRS’s own official
Policing the Settlement; Policing the Case
May 11, 2021
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares The Tax Court Needlessly Expends Considerable Judicial Resources Each Month Incorrectly Policing the Filing Deadline as a Jurisdictional Issue. Many taxpayers might be affected by a ruling that the Tax Court’s deficiency jurisdiction filing deadline is not jurisdictional (whether or not the filing deadline is also subject to equitable tolling). In the fiscal
Your Well Being And Taxes
May 11, 2021
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TweetShareSharePin0 SharesYour Well Being And Taxes Few things threaten your well-being like the harassment and anxiety of persistent tax problems. Most people make 3 mistakes that get them in trouble with the IRS. They procrastinate. They attempt to represent themselves. They hire sub-par representation and now are in MORE need of help than ever before.
2022 HSA, excepted-benefit HRA amounts increase slightly
May 10, 2021
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares In Rev. Proc. 2021-25, the IRS on Monday provided 2022 inflation-adjusted amounts pertaining to health savings accounts (HSAs) and the maximum amount that may be made newly available for certain health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs). HSA amounts The annual limitation on deductions under Sec. 223(b)(2)(A) for an HSA with self-only coverage is $3,650, an
Preview of This Week’s ABA Tax Section Virtual May Meeting
May 10, 2021
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares The ABA Section of Taxation kicks off its third full virtual meeting today. A full week of programming follows today’s plenary session. I will preview a few sessions of interest in this post. The full program is available here. To register, click here. (Registration is free for J.D. and LL.M. students.) Sessions are
Are FBAR Penalties Taxes for Purposes of the Flora Rule?
May 10, 2021
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TweetShareSharePin0 SharesIn Norman, the Federal Circuit held that a currently obsolete Treasury Regulation did not cap FBAR fines for unyielding offenses at $100,000. Regulation 7(b)( 1) Mot. Mr. Mendu keeps in mind that, due to the fact that this Court does not have independent territory over the Defendant’s counterclaim for $752,920, this Court has to
What to Do If You Can’t Pay Your Taxes
May 9, 2021
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TweetShareSharePin0 SharesWhat to Do If You Can’t Pay Your Taxes The end of tax filing extensions is quickly approaching. What do you do if you can’t pay the amounts you owe? You should still file your return by the due date and pay as much as you can. There are, however, additional steps that might
Another Case Denying Attorney’s Fees; TAS Tries to go to Appeals
May 7, 2021
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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares The case of Jacobs v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo 2021-51 (see the 39th doc on the docket) demonstrates once again how difficult it is to obtain attorney’s fees in Tax Court cases. Maria Dooner and Linda Galler, the authors of the excellent chapter on attorney’s fees in the 8th Edition of Effectively Representing Your
BVI Rules Out New Taxes In 2021 Budget
May 6, 2021
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