by Igor Drabkin | Oct 19, 2023 | Audit, Criminal Tax, Employment Tax, Internal Revenue Service
Today, in an attempt to further deal with the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) refund scams, the IRS announced a new process for withdrawal of inappropriate ERC claims. This new withdrawal option allows certain employers that filed an ERC claim but have not yet... 
by David J. Warner | Apr 24, 2023 | Audit, Employment Tax, Internal Revenue Service
On April 24, 2023, Shareholder David J. Warner and Principal Michele Weiss will provide their expertise on the IRS audits of the employee retention credit (ERC) in a Strafford webinar entitled “Preparing for Employee Retention Credit Audits: Claiming the ERC,... 
by Richard Gano | Nov 16, 2022 | Audit, Employment Tax, Internal Revenue Service
One of the several COVID relief provisions Congress enacted is the Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”). See I.R.C. § 3134. The ERC was enacted as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES” Act). The ERC is a refundable tax credit... 
by Gary Slavett | Nov 1, 2022 | Employment Tax, Internal Revenue Service, Trust Fund Recovery Penalty, Uncategorized
Tax Attorney and Principal Gary M. Slavett and Senior Counsel Michele F.L. Weiss are presenting a Zoom-based webinar for the Beverly Hills Bar Association entitled, “Employment Tax Obligations, Trust Fund Recovery Penalty & Employment Tax Criminal... by Igor Drabkin | Aug 9, 2022 | Criminal Tax, Employment Tax, Internal Revenue Service, Trust Fund Recovery Penalty
Payroll taxes withheld by employers account for nearly 72% of all revenue collected by the IRS. Cheating and noncompliance in this area is one of the biggest problems for the nation’s tax system. Civil and criminal employment tax enforcement is one of the top... 
by Gary Slavett | Mar 25, 2020 | Audit, COVID-19, Criminal Tax, Employment Tax, Exempt Organizations, FBAR, Innocent Spouse Relief, Internal Revenue Service, Offshore Income, Tax Collection, Tax Litigation, Trust Fund Recovery Penalty
To help people facing the challenges of COVID-19 issues, the Internal Revenue Service announced a series of steps to assist taxpayers by providing relief on a variety of issues ranging from easing payment guidelines to postponing compliance actions. Holtz, Slavett...