1023-EZ

While the IRS has streamlined the approval process for a Form 1023-EZ the forms need to be filled out with the intent of compliance. Some small groups that filed Form 1023-EZ are getting additional IRS scrutiny. To file Form 1023-EX the charities have to meet the...

Partial payments on back taxes

Surprise the IRS has broad discretion to allocate partial payments of back taxes. It can do so to its own advantage versus your, unless you state how to apply the payments. In a recent tax court case a couple who owed multiple years of income taxes hand-delivered a...

Unhappy employee

I have a client who is older and not happy with their current employer.  They initially thought that this was where they would spend their final working years.  But alas it would appear that this will not be the case. As part of a protected class, the employer is not...

The next generation

Succession planning for a business  seems to be a major issue at the moment.  I am working with five that are either in the process or have it as an issue to address in the foreseeable future. All five businesses have at least one adult children working in the...

Schedule C Losses

After a recent tax court ruling a former country music artist is unhappy over the hobby loss rules after an appeals court disallowed her Schedule C losses from a music venue she owns. Among the factors that helped the court conclude she did not intend to turn a...

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