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ONLINE RETAILERS LOOK OUT FOR TEXAS LIMITED SALES, USE & EXCISE TAX

By:  Coleman Jackson, Attorney, Certified Public Accountant July 27, 2018 Online retailers have good reason to look out for the Texas Limited Sales, Use & Excise Tax.  Have you ever heard of South Dakota versus Wayfair, Inc.?    South Dakota vs. Wayfair, Inc., 585 U.S. ____ (2018) is a case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court…

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REASONABLE CAUSE AND GOOD FAITH – IRS Penalties Can Be Abated, Forgiven or Waived

By Coleman Jackson, Attorney & Certified Public Accountant June 21, 2018 The Internal Revenue Code is full of various kinds of penalties that the Internal Revenue Service is authorized to assess and collect from errant, indifferent, negligent, ambivalent, and indecisive or otherwise noncompliant taxpayers who fail to collect or pay their tax bill or attempt…

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IRS to End the 2014 Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program on September 28, 2018

By:  Coleman Jackson, Attorney, CPA March 27, 2018 Have you heard the news!  On Monday, March 13, 2018 the IRS announced that it will end the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program on September 28, 2018. It is likely already too late for all those people who are taking their chances and have not already made steps…

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WORKPLACE ENFORCEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY RULES IS A POTENTIAL TIME BOMB

By:  Coleman Jackson, Attorney March 5, 2018 Any individual who is not a citizen or national or lawful permanent resident or specifically authorized to work in the United States cannot be lawfully hired as an employee by any individual, company or agency.  Any employer who intentionally hires anyone not authorized to work in the United…

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Cryptocurrency and Compliance with U.S. Federal Tax Laws Are Under Scrutiny

By:  Coleman Jackson, Attorney, Certified Public Accountant February 08, 2018  Cryptocurrency is a virtual currency or digital value that serves as a medium of exchange, amount of wealth or measure of account or value.  Virtual currency may act like a monetary currency, but it is not considered legal tender in the United States or anywhere…

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act from Practicing Tax Professional’s Viewpoint

By Coleman Jackson, Attorney, CPA January 13, 2018 The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act became law during the closing days of 2017.  This blog will look at these significant tax law changes from the perspective of a practicing tax professional’s point-of- view.  We are not interested in discussing in any details the political, social,…

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U.S. Persons Holding Controlling Interests in Foreign Businesses – The Long Arm of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service

By:  Coleman Jackson, Attorney, CPA December 05, 2017 Pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 6038, U.S. persons (this term includes citizens and green card holders of the United States under U.S. Tax Law) holding controlling interest in foreign corporations must annually disclose certain ownership and financial information about the business and the U.S. taxpayer’s interest…

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FACTS MATTER! TAXPAYERS CAN WIN WILLFUL FAILURE TO FILE FBAR CASES IN COURT!

By Coleman Jackson, Attorney, CPA October 20, 2017 Under United States law an annual reporting and disclosure responsibility is placed on any United States person with any financial interest in or signatory authority over, a bank, brokerage, stock, or any other financial account in a foreign country.  See 31 U.S.C. Sec. 5314(a) and regulation 31…

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Withholding Tax Responsibilities of U.S. Domestic & Foreign Partnerships with Foreign Partners

By Coleman Jackson, Attorney, CPA October 05, 2017 Internal Revenue Code Section 1446 imposes a duty on any U.S. domiciled partnership & foreign partnership with taxable income and foreign partners to withhold and turn over to the IRS withholding tax in equal proportion to the taxable income allocable to the foreign partners that is effectively…

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The Reach of the Long-Arm of IRS Collections Overseas

By Coleman Jackson, Attorney, Certified Public Accountant September 01, 2017 The collection arm of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service is extremely long.  This particular blog is limited to that reach as for collecting tax penalties associated with taxpayers who fail to file information returns pertaining to foreign bank accounts and foreign assets.  The basic tax…