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New IRS Ruling Reveals that Not All Captives are Bad
By on August 23, 2017
On August 21, 2017, the Tax Court handed the IRS a critical victory in the first ever case deciding an IRS challenge to an IRC section 831(b) microcaptive insurance arrangement. This decision follows an over three year enforcement push by the IRS against the small captive insurance industry, an initiative that ensnarled captive managers and taxpayers alike as well as landed microcaptives on the IRS' dirty dozen lists. But a ruling issued just days before that decision reveals that the IRS is not seeking to disavow all captive insurance arrangements – perhaps just cull out some of the bad apples.
By on August 22, 2017
On August 21, 2017, the Tax Court handed the IRS a critical victory in the first ever case deciding an IRS challenge to an IRC section 831(b) microcaptive insurance arrangement. This decision follows an over three year enforcement push by the IRS against the small captive insurance industry, an initiative that ensnarled captive managers and taxpayers alike as well as landed microcaptives on the IRS' dirty dozen lists. But a ruling issued just days before that decision reveals that the IRS is not seeking to disavow all captive insurance arrangements – perhaps just cull out some of the bad apples.
By on August 22, 2017
In recent months, the IRS has fired two separate shots across the proverbial bow, highlighting the dangers of "incomplete" or "inadequate" reporting as it relates to imposition of penalties and the elongation of the statute of limitations. This blog post explores an International Practice Unit issued by IRS Exam detailing when compliance is not "substantial" and therefore international information return penalties apply.
By on August 22, 2017
In recent months, the IRS has fired two separate shots across the proverbial bow, highlighting the dangers of "incomplete" or "inadequate" reporting as it relates to imposition of penalties and the elongation of the statute of limitations. This blog post explores a Legal Advice memorandum wherein the IRS ruled that a gift tax return did not adequately disclose a gift and therefore the return did not start limitations period.
Section 2704 Proposed Regulations Identified for Burden Reduction in IRS Report
By on August 1, 2017
I last provided an update on the proposed regulations under I.R.C. Section 2704 (the 2704 Proposed Regulations) on January 31, 2017, in which I covered President Trump's then recent Executive Orders and their potential to halt to the controversial 2704 Proposed Regulations. Since then, President Trump has called on the Treasury to identify burdensome tax regulations, and the fate of the 2704 Proposed Regulations (at least under the Trump administration) may be known as soon as September.
