Category Archives: IRS Matters

Tax News & Comment — May 2016

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From Federal Courts, NYS Courts & NYS Tax Tribunals — August 2014

I. From The Court of Appeals A unanimous Court of Appeals, reversing, dismissed the long-held interpretation by the Department of Taxation of Tax Law §605[b][1][b], in a dispute adjudicated first at the administrative level in the Division of Tax Appeals, … Continue reading

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IRS & NYS DTF Matters — August 2014

I.   IRS Matters – August 2014 On July 11, a second federal judge ordered the IRS to account for missing emails of former director Lois Lerner. U.S. District Court Judge Reggie Walton has demanded an affidavit from an “appropriate official” … Continue reading

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IRS & NYS DTF Matters: Recent Developments & 2013 Regs. & Rulings of Note

I.      IRS Matters Final Regulations For Health Insurance As of January 1, IRC § 5000A requires that all “non-exempt” individuals obtain “minimum essential healthcare coverage.” Final regulations governing penalties for noncompliance have been issued. (T.D. 9632). The regulations provide, inter … Continue reading

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Recent IRS Developments — October 2012

View Article in Tax News & Comment — October 2012 RECENT IRS DEVELOPMENTS – OCTOBER 2012 Over 50 million Americans are now filing tax returns showing no income tax liability. This represents approximately 35 percent of all personal income tax … Continue reading

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From The IRS — Recent Developments, August, 2011

VIEW IN PDF:  Tax News & Comment — August 2011 Approximately one million U.S. taxpayers have at least one financial account located in a foreign country. Many have not reported their offshore accounts to the IRS, a violation with possible … Continue reading

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2009 REGS., RULINGS AND PRONOUNCEMENTS OF NOTE

2009 REGS., RULINGS AND PRONOUNCEMENTS OF NOTE
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1999 Regs, IRS Rulings & Pronouncements

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2006 REGS, IRS RULINGS & PRONOUNCEMENTS

Printer-friendly PDF version: 2006 Regs., Rulings, & IRS Pronouncements.wpd Since IRA accounts often reflect a lifetime of retirement savings, their inclusion in a QTIP trust is important. Rev. Rul. 2000-2 stated that IRA proceeds may qualify for a QTIP election … Continue reading

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2002 Regs., IRS Rulings & Pronouncements

EGTRRA now permits a retroactive allocation of GST exemption. For example, assume parent creates a trust for child which provides for outright distribution to child at age 30. Normally, parent would not allocate GST exemption to such a transfer, because … Continue reading

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Recent IRS Rulings and Pronouncements — October 2007

The IRS has granted return preparers transitional relief from the revised IRC §6694 penalties enacted under the Small Business and Work Opportunity Tax Act of 2007. The Act made significant changes to return preparer penalties under IRC § 6694, effective … Continue reading

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2007 IRS REGS., RULINGS AND PRONOUNCEMENTS

Printer-friendly PDF:  2007 Regs., Rulings & Pronouncements.wpd A. New Regs Govern Estate Deductions All federal circuits, except the Eighth, have long adhered to the view that post-mortem events must be ignored in valuing claims against an estate. Ithaca Trust Co. … Continue reading

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Recent IRS Developments — June 2008

Steven T. Miller, Commissioner of the IRS Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division, stated that the IRS will ensure that charities are furthering a charitable purpose in a manner commensurate with their financial resources. Public charities, unlike private foundations, are … Continue reading

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Check-The-Box Regulations (January 1997)

The Treasury has announced new regulations that allow most noncorporate entities to elect to be taxed under the partnership tax law provisions of the Code. Previously, this coveted tax treatment depended upon a favorable analysis of four “corporate characteristics” of … Continue reading

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2000 REGS, IRS RULINGS & PRONOUNCEMENTS

I.   New Pension Distribution Rules The objective of many participants of qualified pension plans and IRAs is to delay distributions as long as possible and, when required to take distributions, to withdraw the least amount over the longest period of … Continue reading

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