California residents may agree that dealing with the IRS can be a pain, but this feeling is mainly due to the hassle of extra paperwork, lengthy processing and pesky audits. There are some groups, however, who feel that the IRS is infringing upon their legal...
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Tax Controversy
Facebook co-founder embroiled in tax controversy
Readers in the Sacramento area may have seen reports regarding the tax issues surrounding Eduardo Saverin. Saverin is a co-founder of social media powerhouse Facebook, and the tax controversy stems from his renouncing his U.S. citizenship shortly before Facebook's...
Identity theft in California slowing tax return processing
Tax controversies often involve questions about the actions of taxpayers who may or may not have intended to file a false return. However, recent reports show a significant increase in fraudulent returns filed in connection with taxpayers' stolen identities.The IRS...
Attorney Convicted of Tax Fraud and Obstruction of Justice Crimes
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced that attorney Aristotle "Rick" Matsa was convicted of tax fraud and obstruction of justice related offenses, including witness tampering. Additionally, Mr. Matsa and his...
‘Up with People’ filmmaker’s tax controversy ends favorably
In a court case closely watched by documentary filmmakers throughout California, Lee Storey, the producer and director of "Smile 'Til It Hurts: The Up with People Story," has prevailed in her tax dispute with the IRS. The tax controversy began a few years ago after...
Supreme Court rules against the IRS
In United States v. Home Concrete & Supply, LLC, the US Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the Fourth Circuit, holding that Section 6501(e)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, which extends the limitations period for the government to assess a deficiency...
Tax controversy: paying online sales taxes in California
As California residents prepare to file their taxes, there is one thing that tax officials are concentrating particularly hard on: sales taxes on items purchased online. Under state law, California residents must pay a "use tax" on any goods purchased online from a...
California Seeks Revenue from Out-of-State Taxpayers; Amnesty Penalties Questioned
Imagine your client receiving a letter from his bank stating his account will be levied in a matter of days because the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) has determined he has a tax liability dating back 19 years.In the past several weeks we have received an...
Tax crimes allegations pending for California woman
For many California residents, the complexity and length of the federal tax code make it more akin to a foreign language than to a comprehensible set of rules and regulations. That may help explain why so many people make mistakes when filing their tax returns....
“Arab Spring” Foreign Earned Income Exclusion
The IRS has determined that some taxpayers who lived in the countries that experienced an "Arab Spring" should be allowed to exclude some of their foreign earned income. Generally, U.S. citizens or resident aliens living and working abroad are taxed on their worldwide...
