Current Federal Tax Developments for the week of September 3, 2019: No Horse, No Business

  • Tax Court finds that taxpayer did not have a trade or business of raising/showing horses since she didn’t have a horse
  • Tax Court rejects IRS’s “step in the shoes” theory for gifted partnership interest with interest from debt-financed distribution received by donor
  • IRS accepts court’s revision of IRA beneficiary, surviving spouse allowed to treat IRA as her own
  • Coffeehouse was not a §501(c)(3) charitable organization
  • Notice of deficiency sent to addresses used on returns found to be sent to last known address

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Direct download: 2019-09-03_No_Horse_No_Business.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:28pm EDT

Current Federal Tax Developments for the week of August 26, 2019: Watching Paint Dry Doesn’t Count

  • Taxpayer found both to have chosen the accrual method and to be required to use it as well
  • §451 proposed regulations exit OIRA review
  • Taxpayers records found to overstate hours by 150 hours, not qualified as a real estate professional
  • IRS issues formal memo changing position on ability to claim foreign tax credit on certain French taxes

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Direct download: 2019-08-26_Watching_Paint_Dry_Doesnt_Count.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:08pm EDT

Current Federal Tax Developments for the week of August 19, 2019: George M Would Be Proud...

  • Taxpayer “wins” on a Cohan style case, but things don’t really go well

  • Qualified plan distribution is part of taxable income for the taxpayer even if the taxpayer doesn’t cash the check

  • An estate cannot avail itself of the economic disability tolling of the statute of limitations (and it wouldn’t have mattered anyway).

  • IRS to send out estimated tax penalty refund checks to 400,000 taxpayers

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Direct download: 2019-08-19_George_M_Would_Be_Proud.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:49pm EDT

This week we look at:

  • Kansas releases out of state seller rules that have no de minimis levels
  • Memorandum holds that partial denial of earned income tax credit can lead to loss of all credit for following two years
  • Tennessee court finds that Boyle rule still applies, taxpayer cannot rely on preparer to efile extension
  • New online tax withholding estimator released by IRS, second revised Form W-4 follows shortly after
  • Revised third-party contact rules released prior to Taxpayer First Rule change that takes effect August 15, 2019

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Direct download: 2019-08-12_Toto_Needs_Sales_Tax_Money.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:18pm EDT

Current Federal Tax Developments for the week of August 5, 2019: About that Bitcoin...

  • IRS sends out 10,000 letters on cryptocurrency, including some demanding a response
  • Relief granted on three bonus depreciation elections for year that includes September 28, 2017
  • Draft Schedule K-1 for Form 1120S revised to change §199A information reporting
  • Letter ruling holds a partial deduction allowed for DNA tests requested by an individual
  • Organization not operated exclusively for charitable purpose, §501(c)(3) status revoked retroactively

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Direct download: 2019-08-05_About_That_Bitcoin.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:51pm EDT

Current Federal Tax Developments for the week of August 5, 2019: About that Bitcoin...

  • IRS sends out 10,000 letters on cryptocurrency, including some demanding a response
  • Relief granted on three bonus depreciation elections for year that includes September 28, 2017
  • Draft Schedule K-1 for Form 1120S revised to change §199A information reporting
  • Letter ruling holds a partial deduction allowed for DNA tests requested by an individual
  • Organization not operated exclusively for charitable purpose, §501(c)(3) status revoked retroactively

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Direct download: 2019-08-05_About_That_Bitcoin.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:51pm EDT

Current Federal Tax Developments for the week of August 5, 2019: About that Bitcoin...

  • IRS sends out 10,000 letters on cryptocurrency, including some demanding a response
  • Relief granted on three bonus depreciation elections for year that includes September 28, 2017
  • Draft Schedule K-1 for Form 1120S revised to change §199A information reporting
  • Letter ruling holds a partial deduction allowed for DNA tests requested by an individual
  • Organization not operated exclusively for charitable purpose, §501(c)(3) status revoked retroactively

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Direct download: 2019-08-05_About_That_Bitcoin.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:51pm EDT

Current Federal Tax Developments for the week of August 5, 2019: About that Bitcoin...

  • IRS sends out 10,000 letters on cryptocurrency, including some demanding a response
  • Relief granted on three bonus depreciation elections for year that includes September 28, 2017
  • Draft Schedule K-1 for Form 1120S revised to change §199A information reporting
  • Letter ruling holds a partial deduction allowed for DNA tests requested by an individual
  • Organization not operated exclusively for charitable purpose, §501(c)(3) status revoked retroactively

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Direct download: 2019-08-05_About_That_Bitcoin.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:51pm EDT

Current Federal Tax Developments for the week of August 5, 2019: About that Bitcoin...

  • IRS sends out 10,000 letters on cryptocurrency, including some demanding a response
  • Relief granted on three bonus depreciation elections for year that includes September 28, 2017
  • Draft Schedule K-1 for Form 1120S revised to change §199A information reporting
  • Letter ruling holds a partial deduction allowed for DNA tests requested by an individual
  • Organization not operated exclusively for charitable purpose, §501(c)(3) status revoked retroactively

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Direct download: 2019-08-05_About_That_Bitcoin.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:51pm EDT

Current Federal Tax Developments for the week of August 5, 2019: About that Bitcoin...

  • IRS sends out 10,000 letters on cryptocurrency, including some demanding a response
  • Relief granted on three bonus depreciation elections for year that includes September 28, 2017
  • Draft Schedule K-1 for Form 1120S revised to change §199A information reporting
  • Letter ruling holds a partial deduction allowed for DNA tests requested by an individual
  • Organization not operated exclusively for charitable purpose, §501(c)(3) status revoked retroactively

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Direct download: 2019-08-05_About_That_Bitcoin.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:51pm EDT

Current Federal Tax Developments for the week of August 5, 2019: About that Bitcoin...

  • IRS sends out 10,000 letters on cryptocurrency, including some demanding a response
  • Relief granted on three bonus depreciation elections for year that includes September 28, 2017
  • Draft Schedule K-1 for Form 1120S revised to change §199A information reporting
  • Letter ruling holds a partial deduction allowed for DNA tests requested by an individual
  • Organization not operated exclusively for charitable purpose, §501(c)(3) status revoked retroactively

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Direct download: 2019-08-05_About_That_Bitcoin.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:51pm EDT

Current Federal Tax Developments for the week of August 5, 2019: About that Bitcoin...

  • IRS sends out 10,000 letters on cryptocurrency, including some demanding a response
  • Relief granted on three bonus depreciation elections for year that includes September 28, 2017
  • Draft Schedule K-1 for Form 1120S revised to change §199A information reporting
  • Letter ruling holds a partial deduction allowed for DNA tests requested by an individual
  • Organization not operated exclusively for charitable purpose, §501(c)(3) status revoked retroactively

Copyright 2019, Kaplan, Inc.

Direct download: 2019-08-05_About_That_Bitcoin.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:51pm EDT

Current Federal Tax Developments for the week of August 5, 2019: About that Bitcoin...

  • IRS sends out 10,000 letters on cryptocurrency, including some demanding a response
  • Relief granted on three bonus depreciation elections for year that includes September 28, 2017
  • Draft Schedule K-1 for Form 1120S revised to change §199A information reporting
  • Letter ruling holds a partial deduction allowed for DNA tests requested by an individual
  • Organization not operated exclusively for charitable purpose, §501(c)(3) status revoked retroactively

Copyright 2019, Kaplan, Inc.

Direct download: 2019-08-05_About_That_Bitcoin.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:51pm EDT

Current Federal Tax Developments for the week of August 5, 2019: About that Bitcoin...

  • IRS sends out 10,000 letters on cryptocurrency, including some demanding a response
  • Relief granted on three bonus depreciation elections for year that includes September 28, 2017
  • Draft Schedule K-1 for Form 1120S revised to change §199A information reporting
  • Letter ruling holds a partial deduction allowed for DNA tests requested by an individual
  • Organization not operated exclusively for charitable purpose, §501(c)(3) status revoked retroactively

Copyright 2019, Kaplan, Inc.

Direct download: 2019-08-05_About_That_Bitcoin.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:51pm EDT

Current Federal Tax Developments for the week of August 5, 2019: About that Bitcoin...

  • IRS sends out 10,000 letters on cryptocurrency, including some demanding a response
  • Relief granted on three bonus depreciation elections for year that includes September 28, 2017
  • Draft Schedule K-1 for Form 1120S revised to change §199A information reporting
  • Letter ruling holds a partial deduction allowed for DNA tests requested by an individual
  • Organization not operated exclusively for charitable purpose, §501(c)(3) status revoked retroactively

Copyright 2019, Kaplan, Inc.

Direct download: 2019-08-05_About_That_Bitcoin.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:51pm EDT

Current Federal Tax Developments for the week of August 5, 2019: About that Bitcoin...

  • IRS sends out 10,000 letters on cryptocurrency, including some demanding a response
  • Relief granted on three bonus depreciation elections for year that includes September 28, 2017
  • Draft Schedule K-1 for Form 1120S revised to change §199A information reporting
  • Letter ruling holds a partial deduction allowed for DNA tests requested by an individual
  • Organization not operated exclusively for charitable purpose, §501(c)(3) status revoked retroactively

Copyright 2019, Kaplan, Inc.

Direct download: 2019-08-05_About_That_Bitcoin.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:51pm EDT

Current Federal Tax Developments for the week of August 5, 2019: About that Bitcoin...

  • IRS sends out 10,000 letters on cryptocurrency, including some demanding a response
  • Relief granted on three bonus depreciation elections for year that includes September 28, 2017
  • Draft Schedule K-1 for Form 1120S revised to change §199A information reporting
  • Letter ruling holds a partial deduction allowed for DNA tests requested by an individual
  • Organization not operated exclusively for charitable purpose, §501(c)(3) status revoked retroactively

Copyright 2019, Kaplan, Inc.

Direct download: 2019-08-05_About_That_Bitcoin.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:50pm EDT

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