Recently, a Colorado business protested the IRS’ disallowance of their business expenses. The IRS alleges that the taxpayer was a Colorado medical marijuana dispensary to which Section 280E applies, as
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IRS Audit Campaigns: What this means for taxpayers
I was recently interviewed by the Wall Street Journal about the IRS LB&I audit campaigns discussed here. An interesting part of the conversation included a discussion of why the…
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IRS Announces 13 Issues Targeted Under its New Audit Campaigns
On January 31, 2017, the IRS announced the initial rollout of its new audit strategy and identified 13 specific issues (campaigns) it will be targeting. The IRS is moving toward…
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IRS Unveils Fast Track Mediation Collection Program, Offering Expedited Resolution for Certain Collection Cases
Effective November 18, 2016, Revenue Procedure 2016-57 established the Small Business/Self-Employed (“SB/SE”) Fast Track Mediation Collection (“FTMC”) program to allow taxpayers and the IRS to resolve disputes quickly with an…
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IRS Announces Major Changes to Appeals Procedures
In October 2016, the IRS declared that in-person conferences will no longer be the default method for Appeals conferences. The IRS also made several key Collection and Examination policy clarifications…
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Trends in IRS Compliance Activities Through Fiscal Year 2015
On September 8, 2016, the IRS issued its final report on taxpayer compliance through fiscal year 2015 (the federal government’s fiscal year begins on October 1 and ends on September…
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