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IRS Responds to Criticisms Of Preparer Notices

22 November 2011

Well that was quick. Days after the IRS sent out copies of the Notice 4809 to 21,000(ish) tax preparers, complaints were already flying. One tax preparer crafted this response to IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman while others took to Twitter and other [entity id="section_76" style="padding: 1px; color: #fff; background: #336699;" class="forbes_entity" active="true" item_id="section_76" key="/social-media" display="Social Media" [...]

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FBAR Deadline Looming

21 June 2011

Donna (not her real name, of course) has been breaking the law for years. The funny thing is she doesn’t look like your stereotypical criminal: she’s well dressed, well spoken and well travelled. She hasn’t physically harmed anyone. She hasn’t stolen anything. I’m not sure she has so much as a traffic violation. Her crime? [...]

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IRS Issues Guidance for Charities – and a Warning to Donors

8 June 2011

Today, the Internal Revenue Service announced that approximately 275,000 formerly tax-exempt organizations have lost their charitable status as a result of failing to file the proper forms. Loss of tax-exempt status can spell disaster for some organizations: not only does it mean that the organization must file income tax returns and pay tax but perhaps [...]

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IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman Addresses National Press Club

9 April 2011

On Wednesday, April 6, 2011, IRS Commissioner addressed the National Press Club. Follows is the text of his prepared remarks, as distributed by IRS: Thank you for that gracious welcome… and thank you for inviting me back to the National Press Club. A few weeks back, I celebrated my third year as IRS Commissioner. And [...]

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IRS Holds Additional Open House to Assist Taxpayers

18 March 2011

Mark your calendars: the IRS will be holding another open house in offices across the country on Saturday, March 26, to help taxpayers. IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman says, about the open house: We are opening our doors on these Saturdays to help taxpayers who may not have a chance to seek assistance during the work [...]

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Checking Your Refund? There’s an App for That.

24 January 2011

I dunno about you but it *almost* feels like the IRS is catching on to this whole techno-trend. First, e-filing. Then YouTube and Twitter. Now, apps. Yep, the IRS has announced the availability of its first smartphone app, IRS2Go. Of course, you knew I’d have to try the app out (I’m the girl with the [...]

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IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman Remarks

9 December 2010

Follows are the prepared remarks of IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman before the 23rd Annual Institute on Current Issues in International Taxation, Washington, DC. I rarely use the “read more” feature on the blog but I did in this case because, well, the remarks are quite long. Worth the read, however. Shulman even tries his hand [...]

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The Waiting Game and AMT

13 November 2010

As a parent, I spend a lot of time waiting. I have watched my son eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for an hour. Just this morning, my six year old took over ten minutes to change a pair of shoes (slip ons). And my eight year old, book in front of her face, [...]

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Sis-Boom-Bah, Kick ‘Em In the Other Knee

6 October 2010

Some folks think that football is just a game. In many parts of the country, those folks would be wrong. In the South (and indeed in other places around the country like State College, PA), football has assumed a level of importance right next to God; in fact, we often joke in the South that [...]

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Shulman Talks International Tax At GWU

10 December 2009

Today, the IRS published the “Prepared Remarks of Commissioner Douglas Shulman before the 22nd Annual George Washington University International Tax Conference.” You can read the whole speech here. But for those of you who don’t have the time to read the 2703 word speech, here’s a summary: Shulman started out with an update on three [...]

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