Under IRC Sec. 7122(a), taxpayers may request an offer in compromise (OIC) with the IRS to settle outstanding tax liabilities for less than the full amount owed. To qualify, taxpayers must prove that their outstanding tax liabilities exceed the amount of income and assets available to satisfy those liabilities during the time remaining in the…
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European Commission Pushes U.K., Germany to Renegotiate Terms of Swiss Tax Deals
The European Commission legal services have concluded that bilateral tax treaties signed by Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and Germany violate European Union law, but European Taxation Commissioner Algirdas Semeta is hopeful that both EU member states will revise the terms of the Swiss deals without having to revert to a long-drawn out legal challenge. European…
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IRS Criminal Tax Bulletin Highlights Recent Rulings
The IRS Nov. 18 posted to its website an issue of the Criminal Tax Bulletin, published by the Criminal Tax Division of the Office of Chief Counsel, which summarizes notable federal appellate rulings addressing criminal issues between April and September 2011. Among the decisions summarized in the bulletin were the 9th Circuit's rulings that the…
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IRS Identifies Gift Tax Non-Filers Using State Property Records
According Forbes, Josephine Bonaffini, the Federal/State Coordinator for the IRS Estate and Gift Tax Program, between sixty percent and ninety percent of taxpayers fail to file a gift tax return despite having engaged in a transaction requiring a return. Although gift tax audits are historically rare, the IRS has examined hundreds of taxpayers in the…
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