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The Ohio Society of CPAs


    • May 26, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 44m AVG DURATION
    • 313 EPISODES


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    2025-05-26 Second Challenge to Convenience of the Employer Rule

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 91:26


    This week we look at: IRS Reduces Estate Tax Closing Letter Fee Tax Court Scope of Review in Passport Cases Marital Deduction for Bequests to Trust “Reasonable Cause” in Late-Filing Penalty Cases “No Tax on Tips Act” (S.129) Passes Senate Transfer Pricing in Facebook, Inc. & Subsidiaries v. Commissioner Navigating New York's Convenience Rule: Insights from Matter of Zelinsky

    2025-05-12 Taxpayer Fails to Qualify for Deduction for DoD Ordered Move

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 79:22


    This week we look at: Deductibility of IVF and Gestational Surrogacy Costs Fraudulent Tax Claims & 28 U.S.C. § 2514 Tax Collection Suits & Statute of Limitations in United States v. Ragen Moving Expense Deduction - Civilian Department of Defense Contractor Eligibility Tax Court Jurisdiction - The 90-Day Deadline for Deficiency Petitions

    2025-04-28 Twice to the Supreme Court

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 66:50


    This week we look at: Navigating the Overlap: Civil Tax Assessments and Criminal Restitution Orders Navigating Innocent Spouse Relief: A Look at Salvi v. Commissioner Supreme Court Weighs Tax Court Jurisdiction in Levy Disputes After Tax Payment: A Deep Dive into Commissioner v. Zuch Navigating ERISA Prohibited Transaction Claims: Insights from Cunningham v. Cornell University

    2025-04-19 Hobby Horse Problems

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 66:24


    This week we look at: Navigating the 90-Day Deadline for Employment Tax Redeterminations: The Belagio Fine Jewelry, Inc. Case and Equitable Tolling GWA, LLC v. Commissioner: Substance Over Form and the Nuances of Tax Elections for Disregarded Entities Notice 2025-23: Treasury and IRS Signal Withdrawal of Basis Shifting TOI Regulations and Related Penalties Hobby Loss and Failure to File: A Deep Dive into Himmel v. Commissioner

    2025-04-16 A Very Busy Week as the Deadline Approached

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 101:40


    This week we look at: Massachusetts Source Income and the Sale of Stock by a Nonresident Navigating the Valuation Landscape: Insights from Pierce v. Commissioner Personal Liability for Corporate Sales and Use Tax: An Analysis of Matter of the Appeal of B. Wageman Navigating the IRS's ERC Claim Processing Moratorium and "Risking" Procedures Jurisdictional Prerequisites in Tax Refund Suits: A Case Study of Estate of Robert F. Armitage, Deceased v. The United States Dependency Claims and Child Tax Credits: A Look at Correll v. Commissioner WT Art Partnership LP v. Commissioner: Charitable Contribution Deductions and Valuation Pitfalls Zajac v. Commissioner: Disallowance of Numerous Deductions and Upholding Penalties Hampton v. Commissioner: Public Policy and Disallowance of Shareholder Loss Deduction Revised SIFL Rates for Valuation of Noncommercial Flights: Revenue Ruling 2025-9 IRS Provides Limited Penalty Relief for Certain Micro-Captive Disclosure Statements The Demise of DeFi Broker Reporting: An Analysis of H.J. Res. 25

    2025-04-07 The Cost of Too Good to Be True

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 47:27


    This week we look at: Ranch Springs, LLC v. Commissioner: A Case Study in the Valuation of Conservation Easements and the Pitfalls of Aggressive Tax Planning The Duty of Consistency Prevails: A Case Study in Innocent Spouse Relief and Subsequent Asset Claims Navigating the Murky Waters of Investment Tax Credits and Passive Activity Rules: A Deep Dive into Strieby v. Commissioner

    2025-03-17 IRS Guidance on When a Scam Generates a Theft Deduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 89:51


    This week we look at: Tax Court Finds Taxpayer Failed to Provide a Qualified Appraisal, No Charitable Deduction Allowed Estate Found Liable for $2 Million FBAR Penalty That Applied to the Decedent Taxpayers Filing Court Challenges to Attempt to Obtain Employee Retention Tax Credits Fourth Circuit Overturns Trial Court's Grant of Summary Judgment to the Government, Finding True Issue of Fact Exists Regarding Whether Statute Remained Open IRS Memorandum Discusses When a Taxpayer Can Claim a Deduction as Victims of Various Scams Under Current Law

    2025-03-10 Can We Mostly Ignore BOI Now?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 73:05


    This week we look at: Treasury and the Corporate Transparency Act (BOI Reporting) Martino v. Commissioner: Alimony Deduction Case Estate of Kalikow v. Commissioner: Estate Tax & Settlement Payments Appeal of A. Markowski: California Source Income for Nonresidents CF Headquarters Corporation v. Commissioner: Taxability of Grants United States v. Gora: IRS Levy Enforcement

    2025-03-03 FinCEN Announces BOI Relief and Future Actions

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 75:28


    This week we look at: FinCEN Announcement on BOI Reporting Penalties Tax Court Case: Alan Hamel and Estate of Suzanne Hamel v. Commissioner IRS “Dirty Dozen” Tax Scams for 2025 IRS Adds Tax Documents to Online Accounts Ways and Means Committee Passes Disaster Relief Bills House and Senate Budget Resolutions

    2025-02-24 BOI Developments Week

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 59:19


    This week we look at: Second Circuit Rules on Section 179D Deductions and Accounting Method Change IRS Guidance on ACA Notice Posting Court Case on CPA Negligence and Trust Return Penalties BOI Reporting Requirement Updates  

    2025-02-17 A Week of Lost Losses

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 70:52


    This week we look at: Deductibility of Losses: Weston v. Commissioner Conservation Easements: Green Valley Investors LLC Automobile Depreciation and Lease Inclusion S Corporation Inadvertent Termination Relief Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) - Government Briefs House Ways & Means Committee Tax Bills

    2025-02-10 New Administration Pushes Foward with the CTA

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2025 74:55


    This week we look at: IRS issues letter ruling on IRA left to trust A taxpayer mistakenly believes the IRS had conceded that his income was not subject to self-employment tax, but it hadn't The Tax Court denies a taxpayer's deductions and claimed partnership losses due to incredibly disorganized and inadequate records Taxpayer runs afoul of the “pay first, litigate later” rule when attempting to sue the IRS for a refund in US District Court in response to an assessment A taxpayer's unprocessed claim for an ERTC refund doesn't justify CDP relief The BOI - new Administration continues litigation and proposes a new due date, potential filing relief

    2025-02-03 A Week of Tax Court Rulings

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 77:04


    This week we look at: Tax Court Finds Property Donated to Charity Had a Value Less than One-Third of What Taxpayers Claimed on Return IRS Finds Most Expenses Related to Taxpayers' In Vitro Fertilization and Surrogacy Will Not Be Deductible Medical Expenses Under IRC §213 Taxpayer Denied Innocent Spouse Relief in Tax Court Bench Opinion Tax Court Finds No Issue With the Appeals Office Structure and Staffing Failure to Provide Proof of Filing of Returns Fatal to Taxpayer's Attempt at Obtaining Relief in CDP Hearing Despite IRS Procedural Errors

    2025-01-27 BOI Sees Supreme Court Action But There a Catch

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 73:25


    This week we look at: Funds Taken By Sheriff Were a Valid Loan and Not Income from Embezzlement Tax Court Allows a Reduced Deduction for a Conservation Easement CCA Discusses Issues with Activities of a Private Foundation with Regard to Self-Dealing, Attempted Correction and Jeopardizing Investments IRS Email Discusses Agency's (Lack of) Obligation to Process Amended Tax Returns Supreme Court Reverses Fifth Circuit Merits Panel, Again Removes Emergency Injunction Against Enforcement of the CTA BOI Reports Despite Supreme Court's Action on Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. Ban on Enforcement of BOI Reporting, FinCEN Notes Ban on Enforcement Under the Smith Case is Still in Effect

    2025-01-20 SECURE 2.0 Act Proposed Guidance

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 62:42


    This week we look at: IRS updates residential energy credit Fact Sheet, adds details about the PIN requirements that take effect for 2025 property Proposed regulations on catch-up contributions added by the SECURE 2.0 Act Proposed regulations on the automatic enrollment provisions of IRC §414A US Supreme Court agrees to review a Third Circuit ruling on Tax Court jurisdiction in a Collection Due Process case IRS issues final regulations on resolution of tax controversies by the IRS Independent Office of Appeals Under TFA of 2019

    2025-01-13 Tax Filing and Payment Relief for California Wildfires and More

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 81:15


    This week we look at: IRS Grants Tax Relief to California Wildfire Victims National Taxpayer Advocate's Report to Congress and Legislative Recommendations Released Third US District Court Issues BOI Reporting Injunction Tax Court Finds a Building Was Not a Certified Historic Structure as Defined by §170(h) Taxpayer Denied Refund as Court Found the Taxpayer Had Taken the Position That Its Reporting Was an Error Rather Than a Method of Accounting Seventh Circuit Upholds Imposition of Fraud Penalty for an Overstatement of Withholdings Court Finds Taxpayer Submitted Digitally Altered False Documents, Sustained the Fraud Penalty the IRS Proposed IRS Updates Guidance on Section 530 Employment Tax Liability Relief

    2025-01-06 Digital Assets, BOI, Conservation Easements and Embezzlement

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 53:56


    This week we look at: IRS gives relief for specific identification of digital asset basis for certain taxpayers for 2025 only Department of Justice asks the U.S. Supreme Court to Stay the Latest Corporate Transparency Act Injunction IRS no longer to dispute requirement to comply with APA to add listed transactions after the enactment AJCA in 2024 Tax Court rules that merely being in a registered historic area does not make a building a certified historic structure Tax Court finds taxpayer owes tax on over $5.3 million diverted from two retirement plans

    2024-12-24 IRS Proposes Significant Revisions to Circular 230

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 54:31


    This week we look at: Automatic accounting method changes related to §174 extended to years beginning in 2024 BOI report - hectic week, but ultimately no resolution yet for initial report due date 2025 mileage rates published by the IRS IRS finalizes regulations on supervisory approval of penalties IRS proposes revisions to Circular 230

    2024-12-16 IRS Expands Business Tax Accounts Features and Access

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2024 33:16


    This week we look at: President signs the two tax bills Congress recently passed DOJ asks for stay of injunction issued by US District Court in Texas on enforcement of the CTA IRS expands Business Tax Account access and services that can be accessed via that account

    2024-12-09 Nationwide Injunction on BOI Reporting

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 57:21


    This week we look at: Congress enacts two tax laws: but neither is the big one that passed the House in January but stalled in the US Senate A Texas US District Court has issued a nationwide temporary injunction barring FinCEN from enforcing the BOI reporting regime DOJ files a notice of Appeal of the Texas Top Cop Shop Inc decision and FinCEN posts information regarding the impact of the case on BOI reports

    2024-12-02 New Form for 83(b) Elections

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2024 34:57


    This week we look at: IRS releases optional form taxpayer can use to make an IRC §83(b) election IRS extends for one year more a transitional 45-day period to perfect research credit claims found to be invalid claims IRS provides additional relief on the issuance of Forms 1099-K

    2024-11-25 IP PINs, Divorced Parents and Children

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 48:26


    This week we look at: IRS announces program using IP-PIN to allow taxpayers who find a dependent on their return has already been listed on another to get their return processed immediately The ERC Second Voluntary Disclosure Program ends but the IRS gives some additional relief for withdrawing a claim filed via third-party payer such as a payroll service

    2024-11-18 End of Partnership Suspense Account at the IRS

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 58:57


    This week we look at: IRS may stop putting “taxpayer may rely” statements on proposed regulations Tax Court rules partnership basis calculations are cumulative in nature and not stand-alone annual calculations under IRC §705  Latest speculations on what will get through Congress in 2025 - if anything

    2024-11-11 Post Election Issue on Tax Bills and the Reconciliation Process

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2024 57:51


    This week we look at the rules involving the reconciliation process in Congress, the path that it appears most likely any tax bill enacted to deal with the expiration of many TCJA provisions at the end of 2025.

    2024-11-04 Retirement Plan Inflation Numbers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 42:56


    This week we look at: Retirement plan limits announced by the IRS, basically completing the tax inflation adjustments for 2025 IRS emailed Chief Counsel Advice outlines dealing with SECA and the net investment income tax issues arising from a BBA partnership exam

    2024-10-28 IRS Releases Most 2025 Inflation Adjusted Numbers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2024 56:57


    This week we look at: IRS releases inflation adjusted numbers for most items aside from retirement plans for 2023 IRS has more bad news for those who fail to pay over trust fund taxes to pay other expenses Another US District Court denies a preliminary injunction to bar enforcement of the BOI reporting rules

    2024-10-21 Staking Returns for One More Try at Court

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 30:54


    This week we look at: S corporation finds multiple ways to terminate its S status, asks IRS forgiveness which is granted IRS rules condoms are medical expenses for tax purposes IRS adds items to list of preventive care an HDHP can pay without the insured having met the annual deductible PTIN registration opens for 2025 Staking income challenge returns to court

    2024-09-09 More BOI Reporting Issues

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 29:32


    This week we look at: Additional BOI clarifications from online discussions regarding a CPA firm's reporting obligations and confusions about reporting by entities that don't register with a state for formation but which do file tax returns

    2024-09-03 BOI Review Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2024 58:57


    This week we look at: DOJ has scheduled a December 2 hearing on the proposed rule to reschedule marijuana BOI reporting confusions that keep coming up as questions in online discussions - time to review

    2024-08-26 IRS ERC Notices of Denial-Comments of the Taxpayer Advocate

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2024 63:58


    This week we look at: IRS announces the reopening of the ERC Voluntary Disclosure Program on somewhat less generous terms then the first program provided National Taxpayer Adviser discusses issues related to ERC Notices of Disallowance issued by the IRS Copyright 2024, Kaplan, Inc.

    2024-08-05 House Passed Tax Bill Fails to Clear Cloture Vote in the Senate

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 57:55


    This week we look at:  Tax bill fails to clear a procedural vote in the Senate, reducing the likelihood we'll see the bill enacted before this Congress leaves office US District Court declines to issue preliminary injunction requiring the IRS to terminate the ERC claim moratorium, but finds much the court liked in the plaintiff's arguments.

    2024-07-29 More IRS ERC Guidance

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2024 67:44


    This week we look at: FinCEN adds two more questions to BOI FAQ page IRS adds five new warning signs for problematic ERC claims and announces new developments coming in ERC enforcement Chief Counsel Memorandum outlines position on tax exempt organizations dealing with §52 provisions for ERC  

    2024-07-22 IRA Finalizes RMD Regulations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 50:19


    This week we look at: Taxpayer can't simply rely on tax software when preparing their return, even if they aren't being nominated for Secretary of Treasury IRS finalizes SECURE Act/SECURE 2.0 Act required minimum distributions regulations IRS proposed regulations address the problem of determining the applicable age for those born in 1959  

    2024-07-15 BOI Updates

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2024 50:25


    This week we look at: FinCEN updates the FAQs for BOI reporting, adding information about entities that cease to exist New Jersey Committee on Unauthorized Practice of Law releases letter outlining when CPAs and EAs may prepare and/or file BOI reports for clients without the assistance of an attorney Another PLR issued for missed ESBT elections for trusts that qualified to make such elections

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    2024-07-08 Supreme Court Makes It Easier to Challenge Regulations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 56:55


    This week we look at End of term US Supreme Court cases that will likely impact challenges to Treasury regulations, overturning the concept of Chevron deference and extending the statute to challenge regulations under the Administrative Procedures Act

    2024-07-01 IRS to Eventually Automate FTA Relief

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2024 54:25


    This week we look at: Ninth Circuit rules that statute of limitations for the IRS to sue for recovery of erroneous refund begins when the check clears the Federal Reserve and is approved for payment by the US Treasury IRS National Taxpayer Advocate announces the IRS will automate FTA abatement of penalties beginning in 2026 Attorneys report some ERC claimants now interesting in filing suit to accelerate their claim processing

    2024-06-24 Supreme Court Upholds the 965 Transition Tax

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 59:11


    This week we look at: Supreme Court rules, in a more divided than it may appear opinion, that the §965 transition tax is Constitutional, sustaining the result from the Ninth Circuit in the Moore case. IRS gives interim guidance for special distribution relief in the SECURE Act 2.0 for certain distributions. IRS indicates it will now be (slowly) processing ERC claims, vast majority show issues

    2024-06-17 Do Not Believe Your Chatbot on Tax Matters

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2024 59:07


    This week we look at: IRS provides last minute relief for payment of second quarter corporate estimated tax payments related to corporate alternative minimum tax En-banc rehearing request denied in case of Farhy v. Commissioner by DC Circuit CPA pleads guilty to tax charges related to syndicated conservation easement program Taxpayer Advocate warns of relying on generative AI for answering tax questions for consumer tax software - and there are just as big of issues for tax professionals

    2024-06-10 Estate Tax Problems for Buy Sells Funded by Life Insurance

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2024 52:34


    This week we look at: US Supreme Court rules that a requirement to redeem the decedent's shares cannot be considered to reduce the value of the entity, but life insurance proceeds received by the entity to fund the buyout will increase the value Taxpayer denied relief for late rollover when funds were accidentally transferred from employer plan to Roth IRA IRS rules certain payments related to East Palestine, Ohio derailment are §139 disaster payments What options exist for an employer with a pending ERC claim?

    2024-06-03 LLC as an S Corporation Issue

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2024 51:29


    This week we look at: IRS announces that Direct File will continue into 2025 and be expanded while maintaining other programs A taxpayer finds its not so simple as just file a Form 2553 if you want to have an LLC taxed as an S corporation, but did realize the error fast enough to get a PLR to restore S status  

    2024-05-27 Misleading Silences Are Sometimes Fine in Tax

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024 61:17


    This week we look at: Yet another PLR requested for missed QSST election after S shares moved to trust following death of a shareholder Tax preparer's conviction for willfully filing false returns upheld on appeal despite his argument he had doing what he did for years Letters to taxpayer from IRS Appeals did not extend the time to file suit for a claim for refund A partnership had properly elected to use BBA audit provisions early, rendering IRS FPAA invalid

    2024-05-13 Changes to CAFs and Process for Tax Pros to Obtain Transcripts

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2024 55:09


    This week we look at: IRS gives update on final results for ERC voluntary compliance program and discusses the future Taxpayer's contract did not make payment contingent on success of research DOJ announces CPA firm barred from promoting CRAT/single premium annuity shelter IRS provides information on CAF “under review status” and changes to requesting transcripts

    2024-04-29 No Minimum Attention Required for Supervisor Approval of Penalties per Tax Court

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2024 32:09


    This week we look at: Final regulations issued on credit transfer provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act Tax Court rules the law does mandate a minimum level of attention by a supervisor when approving a proposed penalty IRS announces the end of the Direct File pilot and will announce the next steps shortly Copyright 2024, Kaplan Financial Education

    2024-04-22 IRS Extends Limited RMD Relief But Warns They Expect This to Be the Last Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2024 50:48


    This week we look at: IRS again waives penalties for certain RMD distributions for inherited IRAs and retirement plans, but indicates this should be the last time FinCEN adds more Q&As to BOI FAQ for the first time since January Copyright, Kaplan, Inc.  

    2024-04-01 Tax Court Reverses Position on Validity of Conservation Easement Regulation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2024 30:37


    This week we look at Tax Court reverses position on validity of a regulation it had upheld four years ago US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in case involving estate tax value of a corporation that received life insurance to redeem the majority shareholder's estate IRS Criminal Investigation Divisions announces update on COVID relief related investigations and convictions

    2024-03-25 ERC Voluntary Disclosure Program Is Over - What Next

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2024 36:41


    This week we look at: As ERC voluntary compliance program ended, IRS release discusses agency's plans going forward Senate Finance Chair Wyden indicates there be a cloture vote in the Senate on House passed tax bill IRS issues proposed regulations to make SPA CRAT arrangements listed transactions IRS asks Supreme Court to overturn Culp decision

    2024-03-18 Last Call to Enter ERC Voluntary Disclosure Program

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2024 36:48


    2024-03-04 Court Questions Constitutionality of the CTA

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2024 23:51


    This week we look at: CTA found to violate Constitution by US District Court Tax Court issues ruling on impact of SECURE 2.0 Act statute change on returns filed before December 29, 2022 effective date of the Act IRS warns about need to reconcile premium tax credit on Forms 1040 after seeing an increase in the number of returns being filed without the required reconciliation

    2024-03-04 Court Questions Constitutionality of the CTA

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2024 35:53


    This week we look at: CTA found to violate Constitution by US District Court Tax Court issues ruling on impact of SECURE 2.0 Act statute change on returns filed before December 29, 2022 effective date of the Act IRS warns about need to reconcile premium tax credit on Forms 1040 after seeing an increase in the number of returns being filed without the required reconciliation  

    2024-02-26 More BOI Information from an Insurer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2024 41:32


    This week we look at: More BOI resources from CAMICO made available by NJCPA District Court refuses to stay FBAR proceeding to await Tax Court result partially due to the age of the taxpayer IRS announces program to go after corporate jet personal usage The state of Arizona sues the IRS over tax status of state tax rebate.

    2024-02-19 Insurers Update BOI Guidance

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2024 61:28


    This week we look at: Insurers updating their advice on BOI engagements SALT cap 2023 increase bill fails on a procedural vote in the House Jury finds taxpayer did not willfully fail to file FBAR reports IRS takes position third party payors liable for ERC refund repayment in addition to common law employers IRS sending out CP271 “soft letters” to those with open ERC refund claims S corporation has a failure of 9 trusts receiving shares from decedent Taxpayer unsuccessfully argues she only should pay taxes on social security actually received

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