On behalf of Goldburd McCone LLP posted in Tax Audits on Wednesday, January 10, 2018. After a year-long battle in court, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has notched a victory over Coinbase, a leading cryptocurrency exchange headquartered in San Francisco. The Nov....
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Will changes in IRS examinations affect you?
A famous New York rapper once said that he had “more money, more problems.” Is this notion actually true? When it comes to your tax returns as a high-income earner, it just might be. As the 2017 fiscal year came to a close, the IRS announced that it is changing the...
Responding to an IRS audit
According to the Tax Foundation, 1.2 million Americans had their taxes audited by the Internal Revenue Service in 2015. Predicting who will be audited and why is difficult because tax law changes every year. Additionally, the IRS could change their focus from one...
IRS Permanently Establishes Fast Track Settlement Program for Small Businesses
In March, the IRS officially rolled out a Fast Track Settlement program (FTS) for small businesses and self-employed individual taxpayers. The FTS for small businesses is in effect for businesses that file Form 1040, Schedules C, E, F or Form 2106. Moreover, it...
Audits Are Down, but Audits on the Rich Are Likely to Increase
The number of IRS audits has decreased in each of the last five years. In 2016, only one in 143 individual taxpayers was audited. While audits are a necessary aspect of our tax system, it is safe to say most taxpayers will not lose sleep about the decreased likelihood...
Reporting Offshore Holdings? Watch out for an Audit.
In recent years, the IRS has devoted vast resources to compel taxpayers to report and pay taxes on offshore assets. As a result of these efforts, the IRS has recovered billions in unpaid taxes. Perhaps the most widely-known tool the IRS uses is the Offshore Voluntary...
The IRS Wants to Take a Bite Out of Bitcoin
Increasing numbers of businesses and individuals across the world are using Bitcoin, a form of digital currency. Coindesk, a company that analyzes digital and virtual currency, states that on average, there are more than 200,000 Bitcoin transactions each day in 2016....
IRS Priorities for Nonprofit Audits in Fiscal Year 2017
Every tax-exempt and nonprofit organization must place a high priority on complying with applicable federal and state tax laws. The IRS devotes substantial resources examining nonprofits to ensure tax compliance. The IRS recently released its Tax Exempt and Government...
If the Wealth Squad has its sights on you, watch out
In recent years, the IRS has devoted increasing resources to scrutinizing the tax returns of the very rich. In fact, in a given year, the IRS audits roughly one in four taxpayers with earnings or assets in excess of $10 million. The IRS has its own team of specialists...
One… Million… Audits? YIPPIE!!!!!!! Or is it…
Tax Audits: Incredibly scary to a taxpayer, the bread and butter of tax lawyers. I am not ashamed to say it, audits are good for business, my business. However the recently announced estimate by IRS Commissioner John Koskinen of 1 Million audits for this year, is not...