The Internal Revenue Service recently wrapped up its 2024 “Dirty Dozen” campaign by warning taxpayers about promoters selling bogus tax strategies and fraudulent offshore schemes designed to reduce or avoid taxes. In its April 11 announcement, the IRS reminded taxpayers to “[r]ely on a reputable tax professional they know and
On April 10, 2024, as part of the Dirty Dozen campaign, the Internal Revenue Service warned the public about three tax traps specifically targeted at wealthy individuals. The three tax traps include: Improper art donation deductions Charitable remainder annuity trust Monetized installment sales Improper Art Donation Deductions While there are
Bryan C. Skarlatos was quoted in a February 9, 2024 Wall Street Jounral article titled “An Early Bird’s Guide to Preparing Tax Returns” on recent tax return changes and steps taxpayers should take to file their 2023 tax returns. The article discusses the basics that every taxpayer should know before
On September 8, 2023, the IRS announced a “sweeping effort” to target America’s wealthiest taxpayers. IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel described enforcement actions, which will be funded by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and will include the scrutiny of returns filed by 75 partnerships with over $10 billion in assets; 500 partnerships
By Caroline Ciraolo, Don Fort, and Ian Weinstock Bloomberg Tax August 28, 2023 High-net-worth US taxpayers, working with professional advisers, have transferred assets into personal retirement plans established in Malta to limit and potentially eliminate tax on distributions. These so-called Malta pension plans rely on a specific interpretation of the
The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Tax Section published Report No. 1478 on June 18, 2023 to provide comments on the IRS’s recent proposal (in Notice 2023-27) to tax certain NFTs as “collectibles” under section 408 of the Internal Revenue Code. As a member of the NYSBA Tax Section
