Automatic Estate Closing Letters No More: The IRS Changes its Procedures for Closing Estates
Closing letters are an important part of estate tax administration and provide great comfort to executors waiting to distribute assets to beneficiaries. To the dismay of many tax professionals, the IRS earlier this year...
Think the IRS Can’t Audit You After 3 Years? Think Again.
There is perhaps no worse a feeling to taxpayers than when they receive an IRS notice indicating their return has been selected for examination. Thankfully, Congress has placed substantial limitations on the IRS’ ability to...
On October 19, 2015, a former Drug Enforcement Agent, Carl Force, was sentenced to 78 months in prison for stealing bitcoin related to the federal criminal investigation of Silk Road, a website where illegal goods were sold...
New DOJ Policy Regarding Individual Accountability for Corporate Wrong Doing
On September 9th the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued new guidance to its prosecutors aimed at encouraging more white collar criminal and civil cases against corporate executives. The new rules take effect immediately,...