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DOJ Seeks Injunction Barring Promotion of Monetized Installment Sales
By Kristy Caron, Nicholas Lyskin, and Adon Solomon
An installment sale occurs when property is disposed of and at least one payment is received after the tax year of the…
Continue Reading DOJ Seeks Injunction Barring Promotion of Monetized Installment SalesSelf-Disclosure Calculus Remains Complex Under Trump DOJ
Is it worth turning yourself in? A Minnesota man did and shaved years off his sentence. As DOJ enforcement evolves under the Trump administration, individuals on the edge of exposure…
Continue Reading Self-Disclosure Calculus Remains Complex Under Trump DOJFBAR: The Eleventh Circuit Holds That Willful FBAR Penalties are Subject to the Eighth Amendment Creating Circuit Split
Introduction
For years, FBAR litigants have made the commonsense argument that large willful FBAR penalties, which can exceed the value of the unreported foreign accounts themselves, violate the excessive fines…
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Should You File a Refund Lawsuit if the IRS Won’t Process Your ERC Claim?
As Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERC) claims pile up and the IRS shows no signs of lifting its moratorium on processing claims filed after September 14, 2023, businesses with unpaid…
Continue Reading Should You File a Refund Lawsuit if the IRS Won’t Process Your ERC Claim?IRS and Congress Expand Efforts to Address ERC Fraud
There are several new developments in the Internal Revenue Service’s ongoing campaign to combat false and fraudulent Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims.
They include an indefinite extension of the agency’s…
Continue Reading IRS and Congress Expand Efforts to Address ERC FraudNew IRS Voluntary Disclosure Program Lets Businesses Repay Questionable Employee Retention Credits at a Discount
The IRS has announced a new Voluntary Disclosure Program (VDP) offering businesses a limited-time opportunity to repay improperly claimed Employee Retention Credits at a discount while avoiding penalties and interest. The VDP requires businesses to repay only 80% of the improper credits they received and has an application deadline of March 22, 2024.
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IRS Rejects 20,000 Employee Retention Tax Credit Claims, Plans to Offer New Voluntary Disclosure Program
In its most recent effort to fight fraudulent and improper Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERC) claims, on December 6, 2023, the IRS announced it will be notifying an initial group…
Continue Reading IRS Rejects 20,000 Employee Retention Tax Credit Claims, Plans to Offer New Voluntary Disclosure ProgramAmid Fraud Investigations, IRS Offers Employers an Opportunity to Withdraw Inaccurate Employee Retention Credit Claims
The IRS recently announced that it will offer certain employers an opportunity to withdraw Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims if they are concerned about their accuracy. Qualifying employers may be…
Continue Reading Amid Fraud Investigations, IRS Offers Employers an Opportunity to Withdraw Inaccurate Employee Retention Credit ClaimsBiden Justice Department Emphasizes Focus on Prosecuting Individual Corporate Criminal Misconduct
By Matthew Adams, Joseph DeMaria and Marissa Koblitz Kingman
Recent remarks to the American Bar Association’s National White Collar Criminal Defense Institute by Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco serve…
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