FIN 48 Compliance Disclosing Tax Positions in an Age of Uncertainty
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FIN 48 presents new challenges for taxpayers, auditors, and tax advisers. The disclosures required by the interaction of FAS 109 and FIN 48 will result in greater public disclosure of tax planning techniques, including the strengths and weaknesses of those techniques.
Published on May 10, 2010
The Accountant-Client Privilege Does It Exist
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Conversations between you and your clients may be shielded from disclose to third parties, if the accountant-client privilege applies.
Published on January 28, 2011
Tax Practice and the Federal Criminal Code
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Tax practitioners and taxpayers can be prosecuted for crimes under the criminal sections of the Internal Revenue Code and under the general criminal provisions in Title 18 of the U.S. Code.
Published on May 11, 2010
Protecting Communications and Documents From IRS Summons Enforcement
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This article examines the rules and definitions that form the basis for the practitioner-client and the work product privileges and identifies certain measures that can increase the protection of sensitive client information.
Published on April 01, 2013
Tread Carefully What CPAs Should Know About Tax Fraud
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This article examines Sec. 6663 and the civil tax fraud penalty it imposes.
Published on April 19, 2010
New Tax Preparer Rules for Disclosure and Use of Return Information
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The IRS released final regulations under Sec. 7216, providing guidance for tax return preparers about the disclosure or use of tax return information.
Published on January 28, 2011
Transparency and Compliance in Light of the New Schedule UTP
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In April 2010, the IRS issued a draft of Schedule UTP, Uncertain Tax Position Statement, with Announcement 2010-30. This represents an important development in the longstanding and ongoing battle between taxpayers and the federal and state taxing authorities for access to tax accrual workpapers and other tax-related information.
Published on August 01, 2010