Many tax cases are won or lost based on tax procedure issues. The U.S. v. Holmes, Civil Action No. 4:15-cv-00626 (S.D. Texas 2016), case serves as a reminder of this. The case involved a lawsuit filed by the government in the eleventh hour and the duty…
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IRS Collections for U.S. Military Personnel
Judicial and administrative proceedings are temporarily suspended for those serving in the United States military. This includes a temporary hold on IRS collection actions. These laws are not provided in the Tax Code. Rather, they are set out in the Se…
TIGTA Review of the IRS’s Practices in Levying on Social Security Payments
The IRS has the power to levy on or take a taxpayer’s property. This includes nearly all property, including Social Security payments. The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), the agency that audits the IRS, recently released a report that examined the IRS’s practices in levying on Social Security payments. Social Security Payments TIGTA’s[…]
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Discharging Taxes in Bankruptcy vs. Settling with the IRS
Bankruptcy can be one of the best methods for resolving tax debts. This is particularly true if the taxpayer’s primary assets only consist of retirement accounts and equity in a personal residence. The recent In re Moore, No. 15-42046 (Bankr. E.D. Tex. Jul. 7, 2016), case presents an opportunity to consider the results if the […]
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A Look at the IRS Automated Underreporter Program
The IRS uses a computer matching system to make various tax adjustments. The IRS refers to this as its automated underreporter program. This program adjusts millions of taxpayer accounts each year. The program generally goes unnoticed, until there is a problem. The Newman v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2016-125, case provides an example of how this […]
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Ski Condo Held in Revocable Trust Not Subject to Federal Tax Lien
In U.S. v. Kimball, No. 2:14-CV-521-DBH, the U.S. District Court in Maine held that a federal tax lien did not attach to a ski condo held in trust even though the trust was a revocable trust and the taxpayer had access to the condo and he paid the expenses for the condo with his personal […]
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Stock Sale Triggers Transferee Liability for Buyer’s Tax Liability
In Marshall v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2016-119, the U.S. Tax Court concluded that business owners who sold their stock was liable for the buyer’s Federal income taxes that arose after the sale. The facts and procedural history are as follows: The taxpayers owned Marshall Associated Contractors, Inc. (MAC), which was subject to tax as a […]
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Unperfected Loan Trumped IRS Lien
The IRS has broad collection powers. It is always interesting to see cases where other creditors are able to collect despite the IRS’s collection powers. The U.S. v. Heptner, Case No. 8:15-cv-1125-T-33MAP case provides an example. In Heptner the U.S. District Court in Tampa concluded that a loan from the taxpayer’s former employer trumped the […]
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