This blog post has been updated to reflect updated FAQs released by the IRS and IRS Notice 2020-20. You can view the FAQs by following this...
COVID-19 May Cause Defaults in Compromise and Settlement Agreements with the Texas Comptroller
Along with the many ails COVID-19 brings to the table is the possibility that it will cause a default on payments due under Compromise and Settlement Agreements with the Texas Comptroller. The potential implications of a...
“Please Sir, I Want Some More” Information About Your Reportable Transactions in 2019, Says the IRS
Each year taxpayers are required to disclose their participation in a reportable transaction by filing a Form 8886 with the IRS. In recent years the IRS has added both Section 831(b) micro captives and syndicated...
The Section 199A Final Regulations – Important Clarifications, Part 2
Steve Beck has published the article, “The Section 199A Final Regulations – Important Clarifications, Part 2,” in Today’s CPA Magazine, January/February 2020 issue.
The Who, What, When and Where of IRS Form 8938, Statement of Specified Foreign Financial Assets
IRC Section 6038D requires any taxpayer who has an interest in a “specified foreign financial asset” to disclose that asset to the IRS on a Form 8938 attached to the taxpayer’s annual tax return. The penalty for failure...