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The IRS reminds taxpayers to report all of their worldwide income and ownership of some assets or transactions including cash payments, income from goods and services earned through the gig economy, transactions involving cryptocurrency, and ownership of certain...
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) performed an audit of the IRS’ employment tax examination processes, and concluded in its February 13, 2023 report that improvements are necessary. Specifically, the classification process (classifying...
Sanction Russians identified as “elites, oligarchs, and their proxies” have been identified as possible investors in the U.S. commercial real estate market. FINCen, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, has alerted financial institutions to these potential...
The IRS reminds taxpayers that it is important to make sure you have a preparer with the level of skill required based on the complexity of your tax return. While most tax preparers are ethical, some are not. The IRS warns of scams to avoid when choosing a tax...
The IRS is urging businesses to file their information returns electronically on its new free portal, estimating this will reduce millions of paper Forms 1099! For details on the IRS’ newly launched Information Returns Intake System (IRIS), click here.
Many of our new business clients ask, “How can I engage independent contractors after the passage of AB 5?” While Assembly Bill No. 5 (2019) (“AB 5”), and its successor, Assembly Bill No. 2257 (2020) (“AB 2257”), have certainly made it more difficult for businesses to...
In her 2022 Annual Report to Congress, National Taxpayer Advocate, Erin Collins, names the top problems and possible administrative and legislative changes to address those problems most affecting taxpayers, which in turn affect taxpayer representatives and tax...
The IRS is offering a filing extension for federal individual and business tax returns for Californians affected by the recent storms. For taxpayers residing in certain California counties (click here for the complete list), the filing deadline is now May 15, 2023....
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) released its Fiscal Year 2023 Biannual Independent Assessment of Private Collection Agency Performance last week. TIGTA’s report shows that private collection agencies (PCAs) have collected over $1 billion...
The IRS recently presented it’s 2022 fiscal year agency financial report summarizing that it received more than $4.9 trillion in tax revenue, some $72.4 billion was collected through enforced collections, and that they distributed $642 in federal refunds and other...
