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Ryan Says Tax Reform Coming, But Later This Year

By Amanda Wilson on Jan 30, 2017 in Congress, government, International, IRS, medical marijuana, Obama care, tax code, tax reform, taxing times

By: Amanda Wilson On Friday, House Speaker Ryan stated publicly that tax reform legislation will be included in one of two must pass budget resolutions this year, but it will be included in the fiscal 2018 budget resolution rather than in the...

What Is Carried Interest?

By Amanda Wilson on Oct 19, 2016 in carried interest, government, International, IRS, lowndes, medical marijuana, Partnership Tax, Tax

By: Amanda Wilson During the second presidential debate, one of the few things that both candidates agreed on was doing away with carried interest as part of their proposed tax changes. But they never explained what it is. So what was is carried...

New Temporary Inversion Regulations

By Amanda Wilson on Apr 6, 2016 in government, International, lowndes, Tax

By: Amanda Wilson The IRS once again is targeting inversions, and this time there have been immediate tangible results. The IRS issued temporary regulations on Monday targeting inversion transactions. An inversion occurs where a foreign corporation...

IRS Moving Forward With Private Debt Collection Program

By Amanda Wilson on Mar 9, 2016 in debt collection, fraud, government, identity theft, International, IRS, tax fraud

By: Amanda Wilson IRS Commissioner John Koskinen recently announced that the IRS is moving forward with a program to have private companies enter into contracts to collect tax debts. Commissioner Koskinen expected that the new private debt...