Conducting an audit is one of the many ways in which State officials can ensure that a company, individual or organization is reporting their financial activity accurately. However, in other cases, these audits are used in an effort to reveal the identities of...
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Month: October 2012
IRS Provides Guidance to Foreign Financial Institutions on FATCA Timelines
The US Treasury Department (Treasury Department) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Announcement 2012-42 providing guidance on various timelines for withholding agents and foreign financial institutions (FFIs) to complete due diligence required under the...
California tax board having difficult time collecting tax debt
Each year there is a substantial issue to be addressed for those businesses that owe taxes to state and federal agencies. Although companies are usually given notice of their tax debt obligations, there are some who simply cannot afford to pay these taxes at the end...
New York Court Holds That Lap Dances are Not Art and are Taxable
The New York Court of Appeals has affirmed a previous judgment by the state's Appellate Division that lap dances are not art, and thus are not exempt from state sales taxes.In New Loudon Corporation v. State of New York Tax Appeals Tribunal, the plaintiff, Nite...
California audits can reveal troubling information
An audit is conducted in many cases when there is a question as to the reported money that is going in and out of an organization. In some cases, these audits can reveal troubling information that can lead California officials to believe that the organization has been...
First Time Penalty Abatement Relief Often Overlooked
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) recently audited the IRS to determine whether penalty abatement for the failure to file a tax return, or failure to pay a tax liability was consistently and accurately applied to taxpayers who qualified....
Chinese Renounce U.S. Citizenship Citing the Sophisticated Systems the U.S Utilizes to Fight Tax Evasion
The South China Morning Post is reporting that many former Chinese Nationals are thinking about renouncing their US citizenship. Such actions would have been almost unimaginable a decade ago, when getting a US passport was the ultimate Chinese status symbol.The reason...
U.S. Supreme Court Declines To Review Connecticut’s Taxation of Out-of-State Seller
On October 9, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court denied, without comment, Scholastic Book Club's petition for certiorari, declining to hear an appeal regarding Connecticut's taxation of classroom catalog sales of books to students.Earlier this year, the Connecticut Supreme...
Tax Court Lacks Jurisdiction to Review IRS’s Refusal to Pursue Whistleblower’s Claim
In a case of first impression, the United States Tax Court held that it lacked jurisdiction under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 7623(b) to review the IRS's refusal to pursue a whistleblower's claim. Cohen v. Commissioner, 139 T.C. No. 12 (Oct. 9, 2012)In this...
California tax crimes can lead to lengthy prison sentence
Every individual wants to get the most deductions and credits from their tax returns. These tax issues can save individuals a substantial amount of money and, in some cases, can result in the individual receiving a healthy check from the IRS. However, despite the...