The long awaited opinion of Judge Mark V. Holmes in the case of the Estate of Michael J. Jackson is finally here. It was one of the most suspenseful things I have ever read. You may want to go read it now because the spoiler is coming soon. Not Going Well For IRS The first hint
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In the latest episode of Tax Notes Talk, enrolled agents Eva Rosenberg and Jeffrey Schneider share their experiences on communicating with the IRS during the coronavirus pandemic and how the agency can improve. The post has been edited for length and clarity. William Hoffman: Welcome, Eva, and welcome, Jeffrey. Today, we’re talking about how tax professionals are dealing with
In one of the most anticipated United States Tax Court decisions in years, yesterday the Court published a 271 page opinion deciding the fate of the Estate of Michael Jackson v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo 2021-48. And for the IRS, the Court’s opinion can only be interpreted one way: Bad. Really, Really Bad. In a battle
How do you know whether a tax has been a success or a failure? It’s a question we seldom ask. Most of us rarely think about taxes as possessing these attributes. Our professional interests revolve around other matters, such as the details of a tax’s enactment, implementation, enforcement, and compliance — plus minimizing the tax’s
If you live in California and own some low basis stock (i.e. stock that cost you next to nothing), you may have the opportunity to make money by being charitable. If the president’s tax proposal included in the American Families Plan (AFP) legislation is enacted and you are selling low basis stock, you would end