Federal Tax Update Podcast

This week we look at:

• More BOI resources from CAMICO made available by NJCPA
• District Court refuses to stay FBAR proceeding to await Tax Court result partially due to the age of the taxpayer
• IRS announces program to go after corporate jet personal usage
• The state of Arizona sues the IRS over tax status of state tax rebate.

This week we look at:

• Insurers updating their advice on BOI engagements
• SALT cap 2023 increase bill fails on a procedural vote in the House
• Jury finds taxpayer did not willfully fail to file FBAR reports
• IRS takes position third party payors liable for ERC refund repayment in addition to common law employers
• IRS sending out CP271 “soft letters” to those with open ERC refund claims
• S corporation has a failure of 9 trusts receiving shares from decedent Taxpayer unsuccessfully argues she only should pay taxes on social security actually received

This week we look at

• No movement on tax bills this week - nor is final action at all likely to take place before March
• E-Filing returns - good or bad idea? Two competing articles published this week
• Taxpayer owes tax on IRA forfeited to government as part of criminal conviction
• IRS discusses when CID voluntary disclosure program should be used instead of ERC voluntary disclosure program
• IRS warns about EFIN scam emails
• Taxpayer found to have submitted a late new refund claim rather than a revision to a timely filed informal claim

This week we look at:

• Bipartisan extender bill is passed by the House, but faces uncertain future in the Senate
• A limited, single-year SALT cap relief bill will be brought to the House floor as part of the compromise to pass the bipartisan bill
• Tax filing season for 2023 return begins this week
• A cautionary tale about phishing being used to obtain client tax information