I've recently blogged about the plethora of multi-jurisdictional tax issues which continue to increase as business becomes ever more globalized. On February 20th, the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday heard oral argument in PPL Corp. v. Commissioner. In PPL, the Court is...
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Congress Sponsors Online State Sales Tax Bill
California and the other 49 states could soon collect millions of dollars from online sales taxes. Last week, Reuters News reported that U.S. House and Senate introduced the Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 (The Bill). This is Indeed, a remarkable turn of events,...
Identify theft creates hassle for IRS, California taxpayers
Taxpayers in California and across the nation may have to wait a little longer for their tax refunds this year, in part because the IRS is trying to minimize the risk of identity theft. This has become a big problem in recent years, not only for the IRS, but for...
U.S. and Switzerland Sign Bilateral Agreement to Implement FATCA, Tax Compliance and Combat International Tax Evasion
The U.S. crackdown on tax evasion continues. On February 14, 2013, the U.S. Treasury Department announced that Switzerland and the United States have signed an agreement to make Swiss banks disclose more information about U.S. account holders.The agreement is the...
Tax Court Denies Conservation Easement Deduction as a Quid Pro Quo Exchange
In Pollard v. Commissioner TC Memo 2013-38, the U.S. Tax Court recently denied a taxpayers' deduction for the donation of a conservation easement where the taxpayer granted the easement pursuant to negotiations with a local zoning authority for approval of a...
Is Israel the Next Switzerland?
As the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the criminal tax division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) expand the global scrutiny of offshore bank accounts, they have turned their attention on three of Israel's biggest banks: Bank Leumi Le-Israel, Bank Hapoalim...
California start-ups can avoid common errors to keep IRS at bay
Anyone with a start-up in California needs to think about taxes from the very beginning and not after the company earns some revenue. Planning ahead can prevent issues with the IRS in the future and allow the company to take some deductions. That being said, there are...
California IRA’s and the IRS: Remember to take distributions
California residents are probably beginning to gather all their documents in preparation for filing their taxes soon. The IRS is becoming aware of taxpayers who are not in compliance with the requirements of IRA distributions and are issuing a warning that they will...
International Agreements Abound to Fight Offshore Evasion
From Argentina to the United Kingdom, and places in between like India, Israel, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore, Bermuda, Brazil, the BVI and Check Republic, the Treasury Department announced today that it is engaged with over 50 countries and jurisdictions worldwide to...
Tax Court Holds Against IRS on First-Time Homebuyer Credit Issue
On November 5, 2012, the Tax Court ruled on case involving the first-time homebuyer credit overruling the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that had consistently held that both spouses had to qualify individually for the credit. The Court noted Congress enacted the...
