by Richard Gano | Sep 23, 2024 | Audit, Internal Revenue Service, Tax Collection
The IRS has made headlines recently with a monumental announcement: $1.3 billion has been recovered from high-income and high-wealth individuals, thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). This significant enforcement success highlights a shifting landscape in tax... by Michele Weiss | Sep 23, 2024 | Audit, Internal Revenue Service, Tax Collection
Michele Weiss, Principal and Tax Attorney at Holtz, Slavett & Drabkin, along with Kandyce Jayasinghe (Covington & Burling) and Brian Gardner (Asbury Law Firm), will be speaking at the upcoming ABA Tax Section Virtual Fall Tax Meeting on the topic of... by David J. Warner | Sep 21, 2024 | Internal Revenue Service, Tax Litigation, U.S. Tax Court
On September 5, 2024, the Holtz, Slavett & Drabkin trial team of former IRS attorneys David J. Warner, Kevin Oveisi, and Richard Gano won a complete victory in the United States Tax Court in the cases of Hoyal et al. v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2024-84! These... by Michele Weiss | Aug 15, 2024 | Employment Tax, Internal Revenue Service
On the heels of its announcement that the IRS has approved 50,000 employee retention credit (ERC) claims, rejected 28,000 ERC claims, initiated 460 ERC-claim related criminal cases, and extended the ERC claim review moratorium to January 31, 2024,[1] the IRS announced... by Michele Weiss | Jun 15, 2024 | Audit, COVID-19, Employment Tax, Internal Revenue Service
Michele Weiss recently published an article in the Daily Journal entitled “The IRS has ramped up its efforts to catch tax fraudsters involved in Employee Retention Credit misuse.” In this article, Michele analyzes the current state of the Employee Retention Credit.... 
by Michele Weiss | Jun 10, 2024 | California Employment Development Department, Employment Tax, Internal Revenue Service
On June 20, 2024, Michele Weiss, principal at Holtz, Slavett, & Drabkin, will participate in a Beverly Hills Bar Association Panel: “Attracting and Retaining Talent for Start-Ups: Employee Incentive Plans, Payroll Concerns, Immigration Law Issues.” This panel is...