Penalties Reform
Report:
This page includes various AICPA comments on penalties tax reform, including the 2013 updated AICPA report on civil tax penalties and legislative proposals
Published on April 15, 2013
Successful Push for Penalty Relief on Delayed Forms
Newsletter:
The CPA Advocate: March 27, 2013. The IRS recently announced late payment penalty relief for those taxpayers who are filing forms released after Jan. 30, addressing one of the AICPA’s requests to the agency to alleviate the burden of a compressed...
Published on March 27, 2013
AICPA Asks for Guidance Under New Section 6694 Preparer Penalties
Comment Letter:
In a November 7, 2007, letter to the IRS, the AICPA described guidance needed under the new preparer penalty provisions of section 6694
Published on March 04, 2010
IRS Issues Interim Relief on More-Likely-Than-Not Penalties
Article:
...the IRS indicated that, if a position satisfies the substantial authority standard, practitioners will not be required to disclose the position nor be subject to a section 6694 preparer penalty if they meet the requirements outlined in Notices 2008-11, -12, and -13
Published on March 22, 2010
AICPA to Congress Its Time for Civil Tax Penalty Reform
Newsletter:
The CPA Advocate: April, 2013. The AICPA sent Congress legislative proposals to reform civil tax penalties so that they are clearer and fairer and, consequently, do a better job of encouraging voluntary compliance
Published on April 29, 2013
AICPA Legislative Proposals on Civil Tax Penalties - April 11, 2013
Comment Letter:
This is the 2013 AICPA legislative proposals on civil tax penalties
Published on April 11, 2013
AICPA Legislative Proposals on Civil Tax Penalties - April 11, 2013
Comment Letter:
This is the April 11, 2013 AICPA legislative proposals on civil tax penalties
Published on April 11, 2013
AICPA Cover Letter on Civil Tax Penalties Report and Legislative Proposal Submission - April 11, 2013
Comment Letter:
This is the April 11, 2013 AICPA cover letter to Congress regarding the 2013 updated AICPA Report on Civil Tax Penalties: The Need for Reform, and AICPA legislative proposals on civil tax penalties
Published on April 11, 2013
AICPA Letter to Congress on AICPA Penalties Report and Proposals - April 11, 2013
Comment Letter:
This is the April 11, 2013 AICPA cover letter to Congress regarding the 2013 updated AICPA Report on Civil Tax Penalties: The Need for Reform, and AICPA legislative proposals on civil tax penalties
Published on April 11, 2013
Updated 2013 AICPA Report on Civil Tax Penalties The Need for Reform
Report:
This is the 2013 updated AICPA Report on Civil Tax Penalties: The Need for Reform. It was submitted to Congress on April 11, 2013
Published on April 11, 2013
March 13, 2009
Comment Letter:
AICPA urges the IRS & Treasury to provide further guidance that includes a clearly defined, objective test for determining what constitutes a tax shelter as it impacts taxpayer & preparer penalties
Published on March 16, 2009
The AICPA Testifies Before the House Small Business Committee on Ways to Modernize the Tax Code
Comment Letter:
On April 10, 2008, in testimony before the US House of Representatives Small Business Committee, the AICPA proposed changes to the taxation of S corporations, partnerships, the AMT, and estates.
Published on March 04, 2010
AICPA Supports the Mobile Cell Phone Act of 2008
Comment Letter:
According to a 2004 NFIB Small Business Poll, 78% of small-business owners use a cell phone for business purposes. Documentation regarding AICPA's support of the MOBILE Cell Phone Act of 2008 is provided. The bill reclassifies cell phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs) from listed property to business property.
Published on September 28, 2012
AICPA Supports Goal of Real-Time Tax Processing Offers Cautions on Potential Impact
Newsletter:
Speeding up the process for matching a tax return with third-party data offers potential benefits but also potential pitfalls, the AICPA told the IRS in response to the agency’s proposal.
Published on January 06, 2012
Whistleblower Rules under Dodd Frank Act
Article:
Dodd-Frank Act Sections 922 and 748 require the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodities Futures Trading Commission to implement rules to pay cash awards of up to 30% in settlements over $1 million to whistleblowers who voluntarily provide original information about violations of the Securities laws and Commodity Exchange Act,
Published on February 05, 2013