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TweetShareSharePin0 Shares Months ago, I heard an interview with the NYU Professor Scott Galloway about what the world may look like post-Covid. One of the main takeaways was to think of the pandemic not as a “change agent,” but rather as “accelerant” of trends that were already underway. I’d say this holds true with the

TweetShareSharePin0 Shares Was Your Tax Return Flagged Was Your Tax Return Flagged? Was Your Tax Return Flagged: There’s nothing fun about receiving an audit notice from the Internal Revenue Service. Most of the time, it is not really that bad and can be resolved without much issue. The water starts to get a bit murkier

TweetShareSharePin0 Shares Inheritance tax dates to the Roman Empire, which collected 5 percent of inherited property to pay soldiers’ pensions. Today, the practice is widespread. The majority of European countries covered in today’s map currently levy estate, inheritance, or gift taxes. These countries are Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,

TweetShareSharePin0 Shares The individual income tax is one of the most significant sources of revenue for state and local governments. In fiscal year 2018, the most recent year for which data are available, individual income taxes generated 24.2 percent of state and local tax collections, just ahead of general sales taxes (23.3 percent). The following

TweetShareSharePin0 Shares We welcome back guest blogger Bob Probasco for a three-part series inspired by the Federal Circuit’s recent 2-1 decision tossing General Mills’ refund claim as untimely under TEFRA, although the claim would have been timely under the standard timeframes of section 6511. Part 1 sets the stage and examines the majority’s reasoning. Christine

TweetShareSharePin0 Shares The IRS on Monday issued adjusted amounts for the child tax credit, the earned income tax credit (EITC), and the premium tax credit (PTC) for 2021, to reflect changes enacted in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2 (Rev. Proc. 2021-23). Only for tax years beginning in 2021, Section 9611 of

TweetShareSharePin0 SharesHow to take the bite out of the audit sting It is no surprise that states audit their small business community as a productive way to increase revenue for their state coffers. Should you receive the dreaded notice of one of these audits, here are some ideas that can make this a more pleasant