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Taxpayers aren’t the only ones who can face criminal charges if their advisors assist in any illegal activity or advice. This issue is being discussed as Morgan Lewis & Bokius, LLP, Donald Trump’s tax attorneys, have had to surrender a portion of their case file...
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...
The FTB has a new form for reporting cannabis deductions in 2020. Form 4197 will allow taxpayers involved in commercial cannabis activity to report deductions, credits, exclusions, and exemptions. The FTB plans to send over 5,000 “Welcome Letters” to licensed cannabis...
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...
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,...
The 2018 California Supreme Court Dynamex decision and 2019 California Assembly Bill AB 5 drastically altered California worker classification standards, implementing the very stringent "ABC Test." However, California Assembly Bill AB 2257, which was passed and signed...
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...
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...
Many business owners are anxiously awaiting the proposed regulations regarding the types of State and local income taxes paid by a partnership or S corporation that may be deducted without the $10,000 limitation ($5,000 for individuals or married individuals filing a...
For the app-based driver, the answer is clear, but for the tens of thousands of other gig economy workers in California, Prop 22 has no effect whatsoever on contractor relationships. Still, care must be taken in proper worker classification. Following the California...
