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 Igor Drabkin | Dec 10, 2024 | Criminal Tax, Firm News, Internal Revenue Service
Holtz, Slavett & Drabkin, APLC is proud to sponsor the 2024 Criminal Tax Fraud and Tax Controversy Conference, which will be held at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 12-14, 2024. This annual conference is presented by the American Bar... by Igor Drabkin | Jan 17, 2024 | Criminal Tax, Internal Revenue Service, Tax Litigation
New Federal Reporting Requirement for Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Beginning on January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act went into effect, requiring many companies in the United States to report information about their beneficial owners, i.e., the... by Igor Drabkin | Dec 4, 2023 | Criminal Tax, FBAR, Internal Revenue Service, Offshore Income
Swiss private bank Banque Pictet et Cie SA entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the Department of Justice, admitting to conspiring with U.S. taxpayers and others to hide more than $5.6 billion in 1,637 secret bank accounts and to conceal the income... by Igor Drabkin | Oct 19, 2023 | Audit, Criminal Tax, Employment Tax, Internal Revenue Service
Today, in an attempt to further deal with the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) refund scams, the IRS announced a new process for withdrawal of inappropriate ERC claims. This new withdrawal option allows certain employers that filed an ERC claim but have not yet... by Igor Drabkin | Jul 18, 2023 | Audit, Criminal Tax, Internal Revenue Service, Tax Collection
On July 14, 2023, the IRS issued a release, IR-2023-126, discussing the agency’s improvements in taxpayer service and modernization efforts. From the compliance enforcement standpoint, the IRS announced that it will continue to focus on high income, high net worth...