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01/17/2012
Lawmakers, Retailers See Opportunity for Online Sales Tax Bill in 2012 »
Proponents are hopeful for an opportunity to advance legislation in 2012 that would allow states to require online and remote retailers to collect and remit state sales taxes despite a bleak outlook in Congress and tough opposition on a small business exemption.
01/13/2012
Taxpayer Advocate: Enforcement Offers Little International Taxpayer Help »
The Internal Revenue Service's sharply increased focus on international tax enforcement is taking place without adequate service-wide coordination or help for taxpayers trying to comply with myriad confusing rules, IRS Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson said in a report made public Jan. 11.
01/12/2012
Obama to Propose Tax Breaks for ‘Insourcing' Jobs, Investment in U.S. »
President Obama Jan. 11 said he soon will propose tax incentives for companies that bring jobs back to the United States from their overseas operations, a trend known as “insourcing.”
01/11/2012
OUTLOOK: Uncertain Positions, Economic Substance Take Spotlight »
The Internal Revenue Service will issue guidance on program-related investments in 2012, thereby granting exempt practitioners one of their main wishes for the new year.
01/10/2012
IRS Reopens Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Initiative »
The Internal Revenue Service Jan. 9 announced that it is reopening its special program to allow taxpayers to disclose their offshore assets to the government for a third time, winning praise from practitioners who said this would encourage more people to come forward as investigations of foreign banks continue.
01/09/2012
Opening Briefs in Health Reform Case; Government Calls Mandate a Tax »
Congress had the authority under the commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution to enact, as part of a broader reform package, a mandate that requires nonexempt individuals to obtain health insurance or pay a financial penalty, lawyers for the Obama administration told the U.S. Supreme Court in a merits brief filed Jan. 6 (HHS v. Florida, U.S., No. 11-398, brief filed 1/6/12).
01/06/2012
IRS Updates Procedures for Granting of Innocent Spouse Relief »
The Internal Revenue Service announced Jan. 5 a proposed update to its Revenue Procedures regarding innocent spouse relief that will expand how the service will take into account abuse and financial control by the non-requesting spouse in determining whether relief is warranted.
01/05/2012
Hopes Dim for Quick Action on Extenders as Focus Shifts to Payroll Tax »
Congressional leaders in both parties have said they intend to work on passage of the annual tax extenders package early in 2012, but analysts said the odds of that happening have plunged now that top tax writers are focusing on a full-year extension of the payroll tax cut.
01/04/2012
House-Senate Payroll Tax Conferees to Start Meetings Week of Jan. 16 »
A 20-member conference committee is expected to begin meeting during the week of Jan. 16 on a full-year extension of the payroll tax holiday, congressional aides said Jan. 3.
01/03/2012
'Home Concrete' Supreme Court Briefs Include Three Supporting Taxpayer »
Three amicus curiae briefs supporting a taxpayer's challenge to the application of an extended assessment period to tax shelter transactions involving overstatements of basis are among those submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court in advance of the Jan. 17 oral arguments for United States v. Home Concrete & Supply LLC (United States v. Home Concrete & Supply LLC, U.S., No. 11-139, cert. granted 9/27/11).
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