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- Who Gets Paid First: the Family Member or the IRS?When someone owes the IRS money, chances are good that they have other creditors who are also owed money. This raises questions as to who gets paid first–the third parties or the IRS. The answer is usually the IRS–if the IRS even bothers to attempt to collect. In many cases, the IRS does not ever…… Continue reading Who Gets Paid First: the Family Member or the IRS?
- IRS Can Force Business to Use Payroll Service, Court RulesWhen a business fails to pay its payroll taxes, the consequences can be severe. The IRS has several collection tools at its disposal to collect unpaid payroll taxes. This includes liens, levies, and even criminal charges against the business owners. The IRS recently attempted to expand its collection powers to prevent future non-compliance. In United…… Continue reading IRS Can Force Business to Use Payroll Service, Court Rules
- Tee Time on Taxpayers’ Dime: IRS Employee Golfing on the JobThe IRS cannot simply terminate employees as private-sector employers can. IRS employees are often shielded by complex bureaucratic processes that makes it difficult to remove them from their positions. The recent case of Sheiman v. Department of the Treasury, No. 2022-2045 (Fed. Cir. 2024), provides an opportunity to consider the IRS’s challenges in terminating an…… Continue reading Tee Time on Taxpayers’ Dime: IRS Employee Golfing on the Job
- About “Sandbagging” in Tax LitigationThe litigation process requires parties to adhere to various procedural rules. These rules are intended to ensure fairness and efficiency in the court process. One of the most critical aspects of this process is the discovery phase, where parties exchange information and evidence relevant to the case. Some litigants may attempt to gain an unfair…… Continue reading About “Sandbagging” in Tax Litigation
- IRS Can Sidestep Taxpayers’ CDP Rights by Applying OverpaymentsImagine that Congress sets out a remedy to curb IRS abuses. And further consider that after the taxpayer pursues the remedy, the rules allow the IRS to simply sidestep the remedy. So the remedy is no remedy at all. That is what we have in the Zuck v. Commissioner, No. 25125-14L (U.S.T.C. Apr. 6, 2022)…… Continue reading IRS Can Sidestep Taxpayers’ CDP Rights by Applying Overpayments
- Tax Form Mixup Can Extend the IRS’s Statute of LimitationsSuppose you file a tax return and, months or years later, you get a letter from the IRS saying that it will not accept the tax return. The IRS letter says that you used the wrong tax form. And maybe even change the facts so that the IRS mailed this letter to you, but you…… Continue reading Tax Form Mixup Can Extend the IRS’s Statute of Limitations