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ERC Gets "Listed" - IRS Adds Employee Retention Credits to Dirty Dozen List
By on March 21, 2023
Each year, the IRS identifies a dozen transactions -- inclusive of scams, structured transactions, and other transactions that the IRS just doesn't like – and puts them on its so-called "Dirty Dozen" list. Much like the Razzies, it's a not a list you want to make. And this year the IRS has added for the first time Employee Retention Credits ("ERC").
Part Three: Are Tax Returns Given to an IRS Agent Considered Filed?
By on March 14, 2023
Last June, I wrote a blog post on a 9th circuit panel opinion in Seaview Trading LLC v. Commissioner, where the panel, in a 2-1 decision, reversed the Tax Court on the meaning of a "filed" return. The panel held that a tax return sent to an IRS agent was considered filed and started the three-year time period of limitations for the IRS to issue a notice of deficiency. This was important because the IRS did not issue a Notice of Deficiency until more than three years after the tax return was provided to the IRS examiner, and therefore was beyond the statute of limitations.
ERC: Is the IRS Trying to Ski Uphill?
By on March 8, 2023
One of my favorite things to do is snow ski. I've been doing it for a long time and try to go on a couple of ski trips every year. In fact, I just returned from a trip with a couple of friends including my colleague Alan Davis, who is not only a great estate planning attorney, he is also an excellent skier. But I digress. Uphill skiing was brought to mind when I saw on March 7th the IRS released its third warning in six months regarding fraud and abuse in the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) program.
