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
Jan 15, 2020
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
Jun 20, 2018
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
Mar 14, 2018
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
Mar 10, 2018
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
Mar 3, 2018
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
Jan 27, 2018
Delinquent taxpayers may soon face major roadblocks when attempting to travel. Internal Revenue Code § 7345 requires the IRS to notify...
Taxpayer’s Action to Invalidate Liens Dismissed by District Court
Dec 4, 2016
An individual’s petition to invalidate four Notices of Federal Tax Liens filed against him was dismissed for failure to state...
IRS and the Disallowance of Unsubstantiated Expenses
Dec 4, 2016
The focus of our practice is on civil and criminal tax controversy, and we are often asked to defend taxpayers...
New York City Resident Pleads Guilty to Using Sham Foreign Entity and Secret Foreign Accounts in Switzerland and Israel to Evade Taxes
Sep 28, 2016
A New York City man pleaded guilty today to a criminal information charging him with tax evasion for tax years...