Law Office of Williams & Associates, P.C.
  • Home
  • Firm Overview
  • Attorneys
  • Practice Areas
    • Tax Litigation
    • Tax Audits, Appeals, Protests, And Settlements
    • Business and Employment Tax Matters
    • California and Multi-State Tax Practice
    • Collection Issues, Liens, and Levies
    • Penalty Abatement And Tax Refunds
    • Criminal Tax Matters
    • Entity Formation And Dissolutions
  • Success Stories
  • Client Testimonials
  • Resources
  • Videos
  • Blog
  • Make A Payment
  • Contact
Select Page

Supreme Court rules on standards for evidentiary hearings in summons enforcement proceedings

On behalf of Law Office of Williams & Associates, P.C. | Jun 20, 2014 | Supreme Court

Yesterday the Supreme Court issued an opinion in which it set forth standards for obtaining an evidentiary hearing in the context of a summons enforcement proceeding. Clarke v. U.S., No. 13-301 (June 19, 2014).The threshold for the government to obtain summons...

Ninth Circuit affirms Tax Court judgment that OPIS tax shelter transaction lacked economic substance

On behalf of Law Office of Williams & Associates, P.C. | Jun 17, 2014 | Tax Controversy

On Friday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the Tax Court’s decision to disallow a capital loss deduction on the ground that the underlying transaction lacked economic substance and was designed to create substantial capital losses. Reddam v....

Tax Court rejects $10.7 million in transferee assessments proposed by the IRS

On behalf of Law Office of Williams & Associates, P.C. | Jun 6, 2014 | IRS

Last week the Tax Court issued an opinion involving proposed transferee liability assessments in excess of $10.7 million in which it rejected the IRS’s proposed application of federal law to recast a transaction under the substance over form doctrine. Swords...

IRS issues first list of approved Foreign Financial Institutions that are in compliance with FATCA regulations.

On behalf of Law Office of Williams & Associates, P.C. | Jun 6, 2014 | International Tax Law

As promised, the IRS has released the first list of financial institutions that have obtained their Global Intermediary Identification Numbers (GIINs) and have met the other requirements of FATCA. Taxpayers may now search financial institutions by name, country or...

Credit Suisse Pleads Guilty

On behalf of Law Office of Williams & Associates, P.C. | Jun 6, 2014 | International Tax Law

Swiss authorities have been working with the United States since 2009 to ensure its banks are no longer utilized as a haven for U.S. tax evasion. Swiss government officials and banks have continued to cooperate with the United States in uncovering illegal activities...

87-year old Florida man receives highest FBAR penalty for Swiss account.

On behalf of Law Office of Williams & Associates, P.C. | Jun 6, 2014 | International Tax Law

A federal jury found that Carl Zwerner must pay more than $2 million for wilfully failing to file Reports of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBARs). In this case, the IRS sought a 50 percent penalty for each of the four years at issue, for a total of 200 percent...

IRS Contemplates Reduced Penalties for Non-Willful Taxpayers with Unreported Offshore

On behalf of Law Office of Williams & Associates, P.C. | Jun 4, 2014 | International Tax Law

After serving as IRS Commissioner for only a few months, John Koskinen offers hope for taxpayers with unreported offshore accounts. As the next phase of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) begins in July, in which foreign financial institutions will begin...

Categories

  • Appeals (11)
  • Audits (34)
  • Back Taxes & Tax Debt (2)
  • Back Taxes Or Tax Debt (11)
  • BOE (9)
  • CDTFA (11)
  • DOJ (24)
  • EDD (17)
  • Estate Planning (16)
  • Firm News (2)
  • FTB (90)
  • International Tax Law (60)
  • IRS (422)
  • Multi-State (18)
  • Multi-state Tax Issues (3)
  • New Laws (68)
  • OVDP (9)
  • Sales & Use Tax Compliance (3)
  • Supreme Court (10)
  • Tax Audits (4)
  • Tax Controversy (74)
  • Tax Court (8)
  • Tax Crimes (68)
  • Tax Debt (23)

Archives

  • January 2021 (3)
  • December 2020 (2)
  • November 2020 (5)
  • October 2020 (3)
  • September 2020 (2)
  • August 2020 (4)
  • July 2020 (9)
  • June 2020 (4)
  • May 2020 (4)
  • April 2020 (3)
  • March 2020 (2)
  • February 2020 (5)
  • January 2020 (3)
  • December 2019 (2)
  • November 2019 (5)
  • October 2019 (7)
  • September 2019 (7)
  • August 2019 (3)
  • July 2019 (10)
  • June 2019 (5)
  • May 2019 (1)
  • April 2019 (8)
  • March 2019 (6)
  • February 2019 (9)
  • January 2019 (6)
  • December 2018 (7)
  • November 2018 (8)
  • October 2018 (3)
  • September 2018 (7)
  • August 2018 (5)
  • July 2018 (7)
  • June 2018 (2)
  • May 2018 (5)
  • April 2018 (9)
  • March 2018 (8)
  • February 2018 (8)
  • January 2018 (9)
  • December 2017 (6)
  • November 2017 (12)
  • October 2017 (11)
  • September 2017 (7)
  • August 2017 (11)
  • July 2017 (6)
  • June 2017 (9)
  • May 2017 (5)
  • April 2017 (4)
  • March 2017 (7)
  • February 2017 (7)
  • January 2017 (9)
  • December 2016 (6)
  • November 2016 (5)
  • October 2016 (7)
  • September 2016 (13)
  • August 2016 (9)
  • July 2016 (7)
  • June 2016 (13)
  • May 2016 (12)
  • April 2016 (12)
  • March 2016 (9)
  • February 2016 (10)
  • January 2016 (12)
  • December 2015 (6)
  • November 2015 (5)
  • October 2015 (6)
  • September 2015 (2)
  • August 2015 (4)
  • July 2015 (4)
  • June 2015 (10)
  • May 2015 (2)
  • April 2015 (5)
  • March 2015 (4)
  • February 2015 (3)
  • January 2015 (5)
  • December 2014 (2)
  • November 2014 (7)
  • October 2014 (5)
  • September 2014 (3)
  • August 2014 (4)
  • July 2014 (4)
  • June 2014 (7)
  • May 2014 (3)
  • April 2014 (11)
  • March 2014 (6)
  • February 2014 (6)
  • January 2014 (8)
  • December 2013 (14)
  • November 2013 (8)
  • October 2013 (14)
  • September 2013 (15)
  • August 2013 (16)
  • July 2013 (12)
  • June 2013 (12)
  • May 2013 (12)
  • April 2013 (13)
  • March 2013 (13)
  • February 2013 (11)
  • January 2013 (10)
  • December 2012 (10)
  • November 2012 (14)
  • October 2012 (13)
  • September 2012 (17)
  • August 2012 (17)
  • July 2012 (7)
  • June 2012 (9)
  • May 2012 (11)
  • April 2012 (11)
  • March 2012 (16)
  • February 2012 (13)
  • January 2012 (17)
  • December 2011 (12)
  • November 2011 (14)
  • October 2011 (1)

Recent Posts

  • FTB Helps Cannabis Businesses
  • Business Owners – Pay Your Payroll Taxes!  San Diego Restaurant Chain Manager Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud
  • IRS National Taxpayer Advocate’s 2020 Report
  • California Consultant Worker Classification
  • Governor Newsom’s Terrible Sales Tax Deferral Plan

Subscribe To This Blog’s Feed

findlaw-network

Contact The Law Office of Williams & Associates

Contact the Firm

For more information about our tax law services, or to discuss your tax matter, call our Sacramento office at (916) 488-8501 or toll-free at (800) 684-7147 You may also send us an inquiry via email.

Contact the Firm

email us for a response

Office Location:

3600 American River Drive, Suite 135
Sacramento, CA 95864

Sacramento Law Office Map

Toll-Free: (800) 684-7147
Phone: (916) 488-8501
Fax: (916) 488-8196

Office Location:

3600 American River Drive, Suite 135
Sacramento, CA 95864

Sacramento Law Office Map

Toll-Free: (800) 684-7147
Phone: (916) 488-8501
Fax: (916) 488-8196

  • Follow
  • Follow
Review Us

© 2021 Law Office of Williams & Associates, P.C.. All Rights Reserved.

Disclaimer | Site Map | Privacy Policy | Business Development Solutions by FindLaw, part of Thomson Reuters