On April 7, 2015, the IRS announced the release of its "IRS Criminal Investigation Annual Report,"documenting the significant accomplishments and enforcement actions taken during fiscal year 2014. For that year, the IRS Criminal Investigation ("CI") focused on...
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TIGTA Recommends IRS Improvements
On March 18, 2015, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration ("TIGTA") issued a report to the Large Business, International Business, and Small Business/Self-Employed Divisions of the Internal Revenue Service. The report was the result of a review of the...
The FTB Makes Privacy and Security Policy Changes
Effective April 13, 2015, the Franchise Tax Board ("FTB") will enforce an updated privacy and security policy. It is necessary for the FTB to lawfully collect relevant personal information in order to enforce and administer the California Revenue and Taxation Code and...
Uber and Lyft in the Crosshairs Regarding Worker Classification
When I left the California EDD's Legal Office over two years ago, I predicted that the "rideshare" software application companies, Uber and Lyft, would soon come under scrutiny for worker classification issues. My prediction was correct. For the past few months,...
Tackling Third-Party Payer Fraud
An estimated 40 percent of small businesses outsource payroll tasks to third-party payers, delegating the responsibility to withhold and pay over Federal employment taxes to the IRS. Unfortunately, some third-party payers withhold the tax through payroll, but instead...
