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Yesterday the IRS announced the results of a nationwide two-week “education and enforcement campaign” regarding employment tax compliance. For several years, the IRS has made employment tax compliance a top
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As part of its guidance to taxpayers and practitioners about how its resumption of activities this week following the government shutdown is impacting pending matters, the Internal Revenue Service has
Continue Reading IRS Publishes Frequently Asked Questions About Resumption of Collection Activity Following Shutdown

Attorneys representing cannabis businesses are often faced with questions about what happens when the cannabis business has not paid its taxes and the IRS is proceeding with collection actions.  No
Continue Reading IRS Guidance to Field: Deep Clean Equipment Used in Cannabis Businesses Before Selling

On September 11, 2017, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) issued its final report discussing IRS compliance activities through fiscal year 2016 (the federal government’s fiscal year begins
Continue Reading Trends in IRS Compliance Activities Through Fiscal Year 2016

irsThe Internal Revenue Service has released additional guidance about its new and controversial “Private Debt Collection” program — which requires the use of private debt collectors to collect
Continue Reading New Details Emerge About IRS Private Debt Collection Program, as Fraudsters Continue to Impersonate IRS Collectors

irsThe Internal Revenue Service announced earlier this week that its private debt collection program is starting now.  Beginning this week, the IRS will start sending letters to taxpayers whose overdue
Continue Reading IRS Announces That Private Tax Collectors Are Beginning Collection Work Now

Previously, we discussed Congress’s enactment of the FAST Act requiring the IRS to use private debt collection agencies to recover inactive tax receivables. In September, the IRS announced that it
Continue Reading IRS Provides Sample Letter Informing Taxpayers that Their Account was Referred to a Private Collection Agency