Did you get a letter from the IRS about your passport? The IRS recently started sending these letters to taxpayers with unpaid tax debts. The letters have generated quite a bit of controversy, which caused the IRS to pause to reconsider how it handles this issue. Here is what you need to know about the… Continue reading IRS Revises Passport Certification Process
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What happens if the law requires the IRS to provide notice to the taxpayer and the taxpayer to provide notice to the IRS and both parties fail to provide the notice? Can the government ignore its failure and enforce consequences for the taxpayer’s failure? The answer is “yes” when it comes to the IRS summons,… Continue reading The IRS Summons & When the IRS Fails to Follow the Law
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As tax attorneys in San Antonio, we see a lot of U.S. citizens whose oil-related jobs require they spend significant time overseas. The wages earned overseas can escape tax in the U.S. This is due to the foreign earned income exclusion. But this exclusion generates quite a few tax disputes with the IRS, which is… Continue reading Qualifying for the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion
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It can be difficult to be a tax preparer. The rules change just about every year. The IRS has increased its focus on identifying and punishing tax return preparers. This includes criminal sanctions for the tax return preparers. The enforcement actions often do not factor in the realities of the tax preparation business. The recent… Continue reading Using Multiple PTINs to File Fraudulent Tax Returns
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If you file an extension for an estate tax return and pay the tax before the extended due date, can the IRS impose penalties for late payment? The court addresses this in Estate of Agnes R. Skeba v. United States, No. 3:17-cv-10231 (D.N.J. 2019). Facts & Procedural History The taxpayer is an estate. It’s estate… Continue reading Does Late Payment Tax Penalty Run from Extended Due Date?
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When a business owes unpaid taxes, bankruptcy can provide the business or its owner with a fresh start. The unpaid Federal taxes can be discharged if certain requirements are met. One of these requirements is that the tax returns for the unpaid taxes are filed within certain time periods. But what if there are more… Continue reading Discharging Unpaid Withholding Taxes in Bankruptcy
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Liability for Prior Real Estate Owner’s Unpaid IRS Taxes You have to be diligent if you buy real estate from someone who owes unpaid taxes to the IRS. There are instances where the IRS can collect the prior owner’s taxes from you as the purchaser of the property. The recent Shirehampton Drive Trust v. JP… Continue reading Liability for Prior Real Estate Owner’s Unpaid IRS Taxes
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Taxpayers get behind on their taxes as they do every other type of liability. It happens. But owing the IRS unpaid taxes can be more than a civil problem. Non-payment can lead to criminal tax evasion charges. The United States v. Connerton, No. 3:17-cr-47 (D. Conn. 2019), case provides an opportunity to consider the “affirmative… Continue reading The Affirmative Act of Tax Evasion
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What happens when someone inherits money from their parents, but they also owe the IRS? Can the IRS collect on the inherited assets? What if the taxpayer only inherited a fractional interest in the property? Can the IRS foreclose on the property to pay the back taxes? The court considered this in United States v.… Continue reading IRS Foreclose on Inheritance that is Jointly Owned?
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