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Section 469 and Material Participation
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One of the tools in the IRS toolkit for limiting a taxpayer's business and investment loss deductions is IRC Section 469 and material participation. In Gurpreet S. Padda and Pamela B. Kane v. Commissioner, the U.S. Tax Court held that a practicing medical doctor met the IRC Section 469 material participation requirements for five restaurants and a brewery, and could deduct the losses generated by those business in full.
Can An Executor of An Estate That Owes Taxes Be Personally Liable?
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In an unpublished decision, a U.S. District Court in New Jersey granted the government summary judgment against the executors of two related estates for fiduciary liability claims for failure to pay federal estate tax. United States v. Estate of Lorraine Kelley, et. al has a detailed discussion of how an estate executor can become personally liable for the estate tax and is a good example of what an executor should not do.
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The federal tax system is a voluntary system that relies on taxpayers to file complete and accurate tax returns and other information with the IRS. However, sometimes after a tax return or other information in filed with the IRS, a taxpayer discovers it was incomplete or inaccurate. In order to avoid potential civil or criminal penalties, a taxpayer may want to act. This blog post discusses some of the options taxpayers have for addressing incomplete or inaccurate tax filings.
