The Department of Justice’s Tax Division’s success over the last year is a reminder to all taxpayers to make sure they are reporting and filing taxes timely and correctly. Throughout 2020, the Tax Division helped investigate and prosecute a multitude of tax offenses,...
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IRS Seeks Summons Enforcement on Crypto Exchange
As quickly as digital wallets are opened and electronic exchanges of virtual currencies are made, opportunities for tax evasion arises. The IRS has pledged to thwart such illegal activity, limiting the time for taxpayers who may not have reported their undisclosed...
Male Escort Stripped of Freedom – Incarcerated for Tax Evasion
Any time a business receives payments regularly in cash, the business can be a target of an IRS audit. It is tempting for many business owners to forego reporting cash receipts, not realizing the many ways the IRS and Department of Justice Tax Division can catch up...
IRS Going Strong
During his February 17, 2021 virtual "Fireside Chat," IRS Commissioner, Charles Rettig discussed the state of the IRS after nearly a year of many changes due to COVID-19. Not only was the IRS granted the task of issuing millions of Economic Impact Payments while all...
Tax Treatment of PPP Loans in California
Many tax preparers and businesses are wondering about the status of PPP loan deductions when preparing their state income tax returns this year. While the federal government has provided that businesses may deduct the expenses covered by the PPP loans, the California...
2020 Tax Return Tips
As you begin preparing to file your 2020 income tax returns, the IRS shared some important tips. Their first quick tip is to electronically file returns and to choose direct deposit. Since the USPS has had more issues and delays than ever, going electronic is the...
Business Owners – Pay Your Payroll Taxes! San Diego Restaurant Chain Manager Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud
A San Diego restaurant manager with over 110 employees plead guilty to employment tax fraud this week. The manager has agreed to pay over $2.2 million in restitution to settle the $1.5 million tax loss he caused to the IRS by paying his personal income taxes rather...
IRS National Taxpayer Advocate’s 2020 Report
It is no surprise the IRS, along with the rest of us, was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In her annual report to Congress, the National Taxpayer Advocate, Erin Collins, summarized the problems faced by the IRS including delays in issuing refunds due to backlogs,...
Governor Newsom’s Terrible Sales Tax Deferral Plan
On its face, deferral from paying over sales tax collected by California businesses may sound like a good idea. As a seasoned tax attorney, I can tell you the many reasons this is a bad idea and I urge businesses not to fall for this “relief” which really is just a...
Tax Fraud, Cybercrimes, and Identity Theft – Oh my!
The IRS released its 2020 Criminal Investigation Annual Report touting an impressive achievement over the fiscal year of identifying more than $10 billion in tax fraud and other financial crimes. Despite the pandemic, the division investigated 1,600 cases to thwart...
