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2018

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Demystifying Irs Transcripts, Robert D. Probasco, Nikki Mccain, Ann Garza Dec 2018

Demystifying Irs Transcripts, Robert D. Probasco, Nikki Mccain, Ann Garza

Robert Probasco

No abstract provided.


Groves V. United States (Seventh Circuit Court Of Appeals Brief), T. Keith Fogg Sep 2018

Groves V. United States (Seventh Circuit Court Of Appeals Brief), T. Keith Fogg

W. Edward "Ted" Afield

No abstract provided.


Behind The Curtain - What Happens After You File A Federal Tax Return, Robert D. Probasco Sep 2018

Behind The Curtain - What Happens After You File A Federal Tax Return, Robert D. Probasco

Robert Probasco

No abstract provided.


Tax Shelter Disclosure And Penalties: New Requirements, New Exposures, Mary A. Mcnulty, Robert D. Probasco Aug 2018

Tax Shelter Disclosure And Penalties: New Requirements, New Exposures, Mary A. Mcnulty, Robert D. Probasco

Robert Probasco

One of the primary weapons in the battle against tax shelters has been mandatory disclosure to the IRS. The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 built on this approach by clarifying and making consistent the various disclosure requirements and strengthening penalties for non-disclosure. To uncover abusive transactions, Congress drew the boundaries of disclosure so broadly that even legitimate tax planning transactions are covered. To understand the dangers in the new rules, one must look at the broad range of transactions covered, the participants covered, and the harsh penalties for nondisclosure.

- Transactions Covered. The disclosure requirements apply to six categories …


Tefra-Partnership Refunds: Five Steps To Protect A Partner’S Rights, Mary A. Mcnulty, Robert D. Probasco, Carla C. Crapster Aug 2018

Tefra-Partnership Refunds: Five Steps To Protect A Partner’S Rights, Mary A. Mcnulty, Robert D. Probasco, Carla C. Crapster

Robert Probasco

The Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA) established a unified procedure for determining the tax treatment of partnership items at the partnership level rather than the partner level. The TEFRA-partnership refund procedures differ from the refund claim procedures that apply to other taxpayers. For a TEFRA partnership, a refund claim is an administrative adjustment request (AAF) and a notice of deficiency is a notice of final partnership administrative adjustment (FPAA). Procedures for the assessment of additional tax attributable to partnership items have received much attention in recent years, but the procedures concerning refunds are complex and full …


Borenstein V. Commissioner (Second Circuit Court Of Appeals Brief), T. Keith Fogg Mar 2018

Borenstein V. Commissioner (Second Circuit Court Of Appeals Brief), T. Keith Fogg

W. Edward "Ted" Afield

No abstract provided.


Creating A Tax Space For Social Enterprise, Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer Dec 2017

Creating A Tax Space For Social Enterprise, Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer

Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer

While still relatively few in number compared to traditional nonprofit and for-profit organizations, the rise of social enterprises represents a possible disruption of not only existing models of doing business but also areas of law that in many respects have seen little fundamental change for decades. One such area is domestic tax law, where social enterprises currently find themselves subject to the rules of for-profit activities and entities. Here, both scholars and policymakers are beginning to ask whether it is either necessary or desirable to modify existing tax provisions to better accommodate social enterprise: that is, whether to create a …