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Tax issues can follow an individual for a long time if they choose not to address it by coming to an agreement with the IRS on how they will pay this debt. However, what if an individual claims to have paid the tax debt but still gets a bill years later? A California...
The California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) recently issued a Chief Counsel Ruling 2012-03 addressing the throwback rules applied to sales made, by California based corporations, to purchasers located in foreign jurisdictions and other states. The throwback rule under...
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...
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...
Facing prosecution from state or federal authorities on alleged tax violations can be a daunting prospect. However, despite the risk of facing prosecution for tax crimes, in many cases, there are circumstances that may mitigate or refute the charges filed by...
An article in the Sunday edition of the Washington Post details the continued erosion of Switzerland's banking secrecy laws. As many of Europe's economies continue to experience stagnant economic conditions, many countries have taken aim at Switzerland's vaults in the...
Conducting an audit is one of the many ways in which State officials can ensure that a company, individual or organization is reporting their financial activity accurately. However, in other cases, these audits are used in an effort to reveal the identities of...
The US Treasury Department (Treasury Department) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Announcement 2012-42 providing guidance on various timelines for withholding agents and foreign financial institutions (FFIs) to complete due diligence required under the...
Each year there is a substantial issue to be addressed for those businesses that owe taxes to state and federal agencies. Although companies are usually given notice of their tax debt obligations, there are some who simply cannot afford to pay these taxes at the end...
The New York Court of Appeals has affirmed a previous judgment by the state's Appellate Division that lap dances are not art, and thus are not exempt from state sales taxes.In New Loudon Corporation v. State of New York Tax Appeals Tribunal, the plaintiff, Nite...
