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IRS Retirement Plan Limitations for 2022 By Bernard G. Peter Corporate Law Departments, May 2022 The Internal Revenue Service updated the retirement plan limitations for 2022 in IRS Notice 2021-61.
The Current State of the IRS and Future Enforcement Priorities By James Creech Federal Taxation, April 2022 IRS staffing shortfalls and COVID shutdowns have created an unacceptable backlogs of mail, unprocessed refunds, automated notices that continue despite taxpayer timely responses, and a general sense of frustration that the agency is imposing a higher burden on taxpayers than it does for itself.
All Taxpayers Are Now Eligible for Identity Protection PINs By Paul Meints Trusts and Estates, June 2021 The IRS has expanded the Identity Protection PIN Opt-In Program to all taxpayers who can verify their identity.
IRS Retirement Plan Limitations for 2021 By Bernard G. Peter Corporate Law Departments, June 2021 The Internal Revenue Service updated the retirement plan limitations for 2021 late in in 2020 in IRS Notice 2020-79. 
All Taxpayers Are Now Eligible for Identity Protection PINs By Paul Meints Elder Law, April 2021 The IRS has expanded the Identity Protection PIN Opt-In Program to all taxpayers who can verify their identity.
All Taxpayers Are Now Eligible for Identity Protection PINs By Paul Meints Agricultural Law, March 2021 The IRS has expanded the Identity Protection PIN Opt-In Program to all taxpayers who can verify their identity.
2021 Retirement Savings Limitations Released By Kathryn Van Eeuwen Trusts and Estates, December 2020 A summary of IRS Notice 2020-79's retirement savings plan limitations for 2021.
IRS Retirement Plan Limitations for 2020 By Bernard G. Peters Trusts and Estates, September 2020 An overview of the updates to the Internal Revenue Service's retirement plan limitations, which sets forth the 2020 limits of the amounts that can be deferred under different retirement plans.
IRS Retirement Plan Limitations for 2020 By Bernard G. Peters Elder Law, June 2020 An overview of the updates to the Internal Revenue Service's retirement plan limitations, which sets forth the 2020 limits of the amounts that can be deferred under different retirement plans.
IRS Retirement Plan Limitations for 2020 By Bernard G. Peters Employee Benefits, May 2020 An overview of the updates to the Internal Revenue Service's retirement plan limitations, which sets forth the 2020 limits of the amounts that can be deferred under different retirement plans.
IRS Retirement Plan Limitations for 2020 By Bernard G. Peters Corporate Law Departments, February 2020 An overview of the updates to the Internal Revenue Service's retirement plan limitations, which sets forth the 2020 limits of the amounts that can be deferred under different retirement plans.
Internal Revenue Service creates incentive program to resolve worker classification issues while also strengthening its compliance mechanisms By James F. Fitzsimmons Corporate Law Departments, October 2012 Last year, the Internal Revenue Service released Announcement 2011-64. This announcement outlines a new program—the Voluntary Classification Settlement Program—whereby taxpayers can voluntarily reclassify workers as employees for future tax periods in exchange for reducing their federal employment tax liability for the past nonemployee treatment.
IRS e-mail subscriptions—The good, the bad, and the inbox fillers By James Creech Federal Taxation, February 2012 The author's list of the best and worst IRS newsletters available for e-mail subscription.
The IRS: The taxman cometh By Stanley I. Foodman Federal Taxation, February 2011 In its latest budget proposal, the IRS requested funding to perform audits on 13,000 random tax returns—an effort to close the $300 billion-plus tax gap.
June 15, 2010 deadline for IRS / USDA consent forms Agricultural Law, May 2010 Note the new deadline to avoid any delays in the issuance of 2010 USDA program payments and the possibility of refunding 2009 and/or 2010 program payments
Individual income tax updates: IRS issues new guidance for innocent spouse relief By Thomas F. Arends Federal Taxation, April 1999 The Internal Revenue Service has issued new interim guidance for taxpayers seeking equitable relief under the innocent spouse provisions enacted under new Internal Revenue Code section 6015 of the IRS Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 ('98 Act).
Single member limited liability companies – the new year brings new guidance from the IRS By Edward J. Hannon Federal Taxation, April 1999 In recent years, the concept of having an entity that is disregarded for federal income tax purposes has become a hot topic.

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