by Igor Drabkin | Dec 26, 2024 | Audit, Criminal Tax, Internal Revenue Service
A federal district court in California issued an order on December 23, 2024, authorizing the IRS to serve a John Doe summons on JustAnswer LLC, a digital platform through which various professionals, such as doctors, lawyers, veterinarians, engineers and tax... 
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 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 Igor Drabkin | May 3, 2024 | Audit, Internal Revenue Service
On May 2, 2024, the IRS released its Strategic Operating Plan, setting forth its priorities and future goals. The plan focuses on five key objectives: Objective 1. Dramatically improve services to help taxpayers meet their obligations and receive the tax incentives... by Igor Drabkin | Mar 5, 2024 | Audit, Internal Revenue Service, Tax Litigation
On March 1, 2024. U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama ruled that FinCEN’s Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting requirement enacted as part of Corporate Transparency Act (Public Law 116-283) constituted Congressional overreach and,...