Governor Brown signed AB 1173 by Assemblymember Raul Bocanegra (D-Los Angeles) which reduces the excise tax penalty from 20% to 5% for taxable years beginning January 1, 2013, amounts deferred under a nonqualified deferred compensation plan that does not meet the...
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Israeli Bank Account Owners Readmitted to OVDP
Although the IRS won't comment on the reason Bank Leumi customers were kicked out of the IRS' Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP) after not only being accepted into the program, but after some had already received a final clearance and paid the amounts...
IRS Posts New Frequently Asked Questions on FATCA
The IRS has posted new information to its website, in the form of frequently asked questions (FAQs), relating to FATCA. One set of FAQs focuses on the registration system and can be located at this link. A second series of FAQs involves FACTA issues relating to...
Should the IRS get to decide what a celebrity is worth at death?
Many people in California have been following the court battles spawned by Michael Jackson's death. There could be yet another battle brewing for the late singer's family -- this one in the United States Tax Court. The IRS has made a seemingly arbitrary decision about...
From Al Capone to Barry Bonds, the IRS has played a critical role initiating investigations that ultimately led to criminal prosecution.
Despite accusations that the notorious Capone was guilty of directing or committing many crimes through his organized syndication, tax evasion was ultimately the offense the federal government pursued which resulted in Capone's sentence to federal prison in...
Mandatory Tip? New Tax Treatment
In 2012, the IRS issued Revenue Ruling 2012-18 directing that automatic gratuities-tips added by the restaurant to the bill of large parties-- be classified as service charges, which are treated as regular wages subject to payroll tax withholding, rather than tips to...
US Citizen Pleads Guilty to Tax Conspiracy
The Department of Justice and Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation announce a guilty plea by Aaron Cohen of Encino, California. Mr. Cohen pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California to conspiracy to defraud the United...
United States and Switzerland Issue Joint Statement Regarding Tax Evasion Investigations
The Department of Justice has announced a program encouraging Swiss banks to cooperate in ongoing U.S. investigations of the use of foreign bank accounts to commit tax evasion. The program is available only to banks not currently under criminal investigation by the...
IRS to Raise User Fees for Installment Agreements and Offers in Compromise
The IRS has issued proposed regulations to raise the user fees for installment agreements and offers in compromise on January 1, 2014. For more information, click here.
IRS Announces Guidance on Federal Tax Treatment for Same-Sex Couples
On August 29, 2013, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) ruled that same-sex couples, legally married in jurisdictions that recognize their marriages, will be treated as married for all federal tax purposes. The ruling applies...
