Friday, April 30, 2021

Tax Treatment of Vaccination Incentives

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Reader Morris asked an interesting question. He pointed me to a story about an employer providing a $200 gift card, also described as a gif...
Wednesday, April 28, 2021

When Unscrupulous Tax Return Preparers Make It Easy for the IRS and DOJ to Find Them

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There seems to be no end to the list of tax return preparers who have been indicted or charged or whose businesses have been shut down by au...
Monday, April 26, 2021

Giving (Tax) Credit Where (Tax) Credit Is Due

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Nine years ago, in The Precision of Tax Language , I explained, “The IRS DOES NOT ENACT INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTIONS.” (upper case letters...
Friday, April 23, 2021

The Tax Gap, Like Greed, Is on Steroids

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Perhaps people were surprised or even shocked when various reports, including this Reuters article , shared the testimony of the IRS Commiss...
Wednesday, April 21, 2021

So Is There Now a “Worst Tax Collector” Contest?

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During the past ten months, I have described the mess that overtook the Seminole County, Florida, Tax Collector’s Office attributed to the a...
Monday, April 19, 2021

Yet Another Way Tax Return Preparers Can Harm Their Clients (and Employees)

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The parade of indictments and charges against tax return preparers continues without letup. I’ve written about some of these in posts such a...
Friday, April 16, 2021

A Simple Tax Question Isn’t So Simple, and Neither are the Answers

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The question, asked on nj.com True Jersey , was simple: “I got a tax refund. Will it be taxed as income?” The answer, “Nope,” and the reason...
Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Has Congress Learned the IRS Funding Lesson, or Will It Fail Again?

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Anyone who takes the time to examine the connection between IRS funding and tax compliance learns that there is a causal connection. Increas...
Monday, April 12, 2021

Another Tax Return Preparer Fraudulent Loan Application Indictment

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It seems that every day, or at least every other day or twice a week, a press release is issued describing chargers brought against a tax re...
Friday, April 09, 2021

Another Tax Complexity Factor

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Last week, in When Tax Complexity Isn’t Attributable to One Tax System , I addressed the tax complexity attributable to the interaction betw...
Wednesday, April 07, 2021

Violence Against Tax Return Preparers and the Role of Licensing

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My recent post, When A Tax Return Preparer’s Bad Behavior Extends Beyond Fraud , about a tax return preparer charged with assaulting a clien...
Monday, April 05, 2021

More Thoughts About Avoiding Tax Return Preparers Gone Bad

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In my many posts about tax return preparers who get themselves and their clients in trouble, posts such as Tax Fraud Is Not Sacred , More Ta...
Friday, April 02, 2021

When Tax Complexity Isn’t Attributable to One Tax System

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Taxpayers understand that the federal income tax is complicated. They also understand that state income tax is complicated, though in some i...
Wednesday, March 31, 2021

When A Tax Return Preparer’s Bad Behavior Extends Beyond Fraud

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Over the past decade plus, I have written about tax return preparers who fall short, not just negligently but deliberately, in posts such as...
Monday, March 29, 2021

Try It, You Might Like It (The Mileage-Based Road Fee, That Is)

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Almost two years ago, in Plans for Mileage-Based Road Fees Continue to Grow , I disclosed that I had applied to be a volunteer test driver f...