IRS Can Use John Doe Summons to Identify Taxpayers with Cryptocurrency
We represent taxpayers before the IRS and Department of Justice Tax Division, and have spoken frequently about the IRS increased use of both AI...
Big Win in the United States Tax Court for Jeff Sklarz in Anikeev vs Commissioner
On February 23, 2021, the U.S. Tax Court ruled in favor of our client that acquisition of credit card reward...
IRS Announces More Details on the Economic Impact Payments
The Internal Revenue Service today announced that distribution of economic impact payments will begin in the next three weeks and will be...
Former New Haven Tax Preparer is Sentenced
John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DEVON WILLIAMS, 30, of Atlanta, Georgia, was...
IRS Arrests Michael Avenatti, Cutting State Bar Hearing Short
IRS agents arrested embattled attorney Michael Avenatti in Los Angeles late Tuesday during a break in a hearing before the...
Exhaustion is Required Before Seeking Damages from the IRS for Violating the Discharge Injunction
On May 8, 2018, Chief Bankruptcy Judge Isicoff for the Southern District of Florida issued an opinion addressing the question:...
IRS Announces the end of the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program
The IRS has announced it will begin to shut down the 2014 Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP). The program will...
Estate Portability: Tax Court Case Clarifies IRS Time to Examine Return
As part of our tax and estate planning practice in Connecticut and New York we do a lot of planning...
Senators Introduce Legislation to Repeal the Internal Revenue Service’s Private Debt Collection Program
Yesterday three senators introduced legislation that would repeal the IRS’s use of private debt collectors. On December 4, 2015, President Obama...
“Seriously Delinquent” Tax Debts May Result in Passport Complications
Delinquent taxpayers may soon face major roadblocks when attempting to travel. Internal Revenue Code § 7345 requires the IRS to notify...