by Igor Drabkin | Jul 8, 2009 | Internal Revenue Service, Tax Collection
In a recently issued Chief Counsel Advice (CCA 200927019), the IRS stated that it can issue a levy on a taxpayer’s health savings account (HSA). What is even more interesting, in such a case, the taxpayer will be liable for a 10% excise tax on an HSA... 
by Igor Drabkin | Jul 7, 2009 | Internal Revenue Service, Trust Fund Recovery Penalty
In order to protect payment of withheld income and employment taxes, including social security taxes, railroad retirement taxes, or collected excise taxes, Congress passed a law that provides for the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty (“TFRP”). These taxes are called trust...