Category: Tax Planning

Expedited suspension from practice before the IRS

10.82 Expedited suspension (a) When applicable. Whenever the Commissioner, or delegate, determines that a practitioner is described in paragraph (b) of this section, the expedited procedures described in this section may be used to suspend the practitioner from practice before the Internal Revenue Service.

(b) To whom applicable. This section applies to any practitioner who, within 5 years prior to the date that a show-cause order under this section’s expedited suspension procedures is served:

(1) Has had a license to practice as an attorney, certified public accountant, or actuary suspended or revoked for cause (not including failure to pay a professional licensing fee) by any authority or court, agency, body, or board described in § 10.51(a)(10).

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Recovery Rebate Credit/Economic Impact Payment.

For this year, 2020, there are some key items to consider involving credits, deductions, and refunds: Recovery Rebate Credit/Economic Impact Payment. Taxpayers who received an Economic Impact Payment should keep their Notice 1444, Your Economic Impact Payment, with their 2020 tax records. You may be

IRS warns people about a COVID-related text message scam

IRS warns people about a COVID-related text message scam The IRS is warning people to be aware of a new text message scam. The thief’s goal is to trick people into revealing bank account information under the guise of receiving the $1,200 Economic Impact Payment. Here’s how this scam works: Pe

Kaepernick’s NFL Settlement Amount

How much did Colin Kaepernick actually receive from his “opting out” of the contract with the San Francisco Giants following the 2016 season and the recent Collective Bargaining Agreement, (CBA), with the NFL.[1]

In a recent interview between Kaepernick’s attorney, Mark Geragos and CNN’s Ana Cabrera, Geragos clarified that the disagreement was resolved through the CBA with a Confidentiality Agreement for a undisclosed amount with speculation between $20 Million and $100 Million. [2]

However, no one is saying anything about what the final amount was agreed upon. Lets put forth a few scenarios with the possibility that one could be close to the negotiating amount.

Here is what is known, the NFL possibly pa

This Year You are Preparing Your Own Tax Return

So, this year you are preparing your own tax return, no need for a CPAs, Enrolled Agent or Tax Attorney…great! But have you thought about “FBAR” and your 2018 tax return!!! You might ask, do I have to worry about this FBAR quagmire if I have never been outside of the United States? YES

FOREIGN TRUST WITH U.S. TRUSTEE?

FOREIGN TRUST WITH U.S. JURISDICTION?

FRACTIONAL OWNERSHIP OF A FOREIGN ENTITY?

BEWARE!!!

The Tax Season for filing 2018 tax returns is now upon us and the full brunt of the Tax cuts and Job Act (TCJA) will occupy tax compliance by both the Taxpayers and the Tax Preparers. One of the most staggering provisions of the TCJA is the situation where your client owns an interest in a foreign entity directly or indirectly through a tiered-entity-structure, (TES).

The above threshold test will certainly raise eyebrows and compel the additional questioning to determine if you or your client falls into this catch-all provision. A simple example of indirect ownership, TES, is as follows:

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Calculate Your 2018 Federal Tax Under the New Law

Hello and Welcome to my first News Letter on Matters That Will, Almost Certainly, Affect You in This New Year, 2019. I know that 2018 was a difficult year and now with the traumatic effect of the U.S. Government Partial Shutdown with the stock markets swings to record lows, we are facing a much high

Traditional Expensive Method of Shifting Profits from Your Foreign Company to You

Lets look at a traditional expensive method of shifting profits from your foreign company to you, the U.S. Shareholder. (Part I) This is a very recent Tax Court Case, September 2018, where a husband and wife, named Barry and Rochelle Smith, were the grantors of two Domestic Grantor Trusts. I will

Beware “IRS Approved” Virtual Currency IRAs

As income tax filing season approaches, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is warning investors to be cautious of sales pitches touting “IRS approved” or “IRA approved” virtual currency retirement accounts.

BACKGROUND:

IRAs are retirement accounts that provide investors with certain tax incentives for retirement savings. Earnings grow tax-deferred, which means you won’t pay capital gains taxes if you sell, but gains will be taxed at your normal income tax rate when funds are withdrawn in retirement. There are also penalties for early withdrawal. Some common examples include traditional or tax-deferred IRAs, Roth IRAs, Simplified Employee Pensions (SEPs), or Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees (SIMPLE) IRAs. All IRAs are held for investors

If You Read This After September 28, 2018, You Are Too Late!!!

The Internal Revenue Service terminated its 2014 Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP) September 28, 2018. “Taxpayers have had several years to come into compliance with U.S. tax laws under this program,” said Acting IRS Commissioner David Kautter. “All along, we have been clear that we