Over the past twelve months, we’ve noticed a concerning rise in IRS deficiency notices (CP3219N) sent to taxpayers. In most cases, these letters result from discrepancies between filed tax returns and the IRS's records from third-party sources. When the IRS identifies a difference, they send a notice with the following options:File a Tax Return Within
The Cohan rule originated from a case from 1930, but it is still applicable and used to this date. The Cohan rule allowed to claim deductions even if the taxpayer had no documentation for these expenses (in general and in practice, the Court allows lower expenses that the ones claimed by the taxpayer). Cohan was
Two days ago, the Committee on the Authorized Practice of Law appointed by the Supreme Court of New Jersey issued an opinion which settles the debate if helping or filing a BOI report by a CPA Certified Public Accountant or EA Enrolled Agent constitutes unauthorized practice of law in NJ. Note that we expect other
Last Friday night (March 2nd, 2024), as reported in different CPA societies like the Florida Institute one, "... a federal court ruled the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) unconstitutional, potentially putting a temporary halt to the much anticipated beneficial ownership interest (BOI) reporting." As of right now, the CTA and BOI are on hold until there
Over the summer and until now, we have observed a higher number of Notices of Deficiencies from the IRS in forums, colleagues discussions and through clients' consultations. This trend seems in line with other tax authorities at the State and Local levels (i.e. Philadelphia) were they put on hold the automatic notices and some collection
