On July 1, 2026 the IRS unveiled a new portal for Kwong related refund claims. Taxpayers who want file Forms 843 claiming a refund for interest or penalties that accrued
Continue Reading IRS Launches Online Portal for Kwong Refund ClaimsIRS Targeting Charitable Deductions: Old Dog, Old Tricks
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At the NYU Tax Controversy Forum last week, (former?) Acting IRS Chief Counsel Ken Kies commented on the IRS conservation easement settlement initiative and noted that the IRS…
Continue Reading IRS Targeting Charitable Deductions: Old Dog, Old TricksRhetoric Aside, Audits of Tax-Exempt Organizations Skyrocketed in FY25
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The current administration’s focus on tax-exempt organizations is no secret. But the recent release of the IRS Databook for FY25 shows that the IRS is following through on the…
Continue Reading Rhetoric Aside, Audits of Tax-Exempt Organizations Skyrocketed in FY25Horse Breeding and Training Expense Deductions? Tax Court Says Neigh
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In a June 9 opinion, the Tax Court held that a married couple were not engaged in horse breeding and training activities for profit and sustained the IRS’s disallowance…
Continue Reading Horse Breeding and Training Expense Deductions? Tax Court Says NeighTaxpayer Assistance and Service Act Title X: Miscellaneous Provisions
This is the final post in a series of ten client alerts summarizing the key provisions of the Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act, a bipartisan legislative package introduced on February…
Continue Reading Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act Title X: Miscellaneous ProvisionsTaxpayer Assistance and Service Act Title IX: Small Business
This is the ninth in a series of ten client alerts summarizing the key provisions of the Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act, a bipartisan legislative package introduced on February 26…
Continue Reading Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act Title IX: Small BusinessTaxpayer Assistance and Service Act Title VIII: Hostages
This is the eighth in a series of ten client alerts summarizing the key provisions of the Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act (the “TAS Act”), a bipartisan legislative package introduced…
Continue Reading Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act Title VIII: HostagesTaxpayer Assistance and Service Act Title VII: Whistleblowers
This is the seventh in a series of ten client alerts summarizing the key provisions of the Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act (the “TAS Act”), a bipartisan legislative package introduced…
Continue Reading Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act Title VII: WhistleblowersTaxpayer Assistance and Service Act Title VI: IRS Independent Office of Appeals
This is the sixth in a series of ten client alerts summarizing the key provisions of the Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act (the “TAS Act”), a bipartisan legislative package introduced…
Continue Reading Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act Title VI: IRS Independent Office of AppealsTaxpayer Assistance and Service Act Title V: Tax Return Preparers
This article is the fifth in a series analyzing the proposed Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act (the “TAS Act”), bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Crapo and Wyden to improve service…
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