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IRS, Congress crack down on assets in foreign institutions Over the past many years, we have seen a concerted effort by Congress and the Internal Revenue Service to force United States citizens to disclose whether they have financial assets in foreign countries. The basis for wanting to know this information is very straightforward: as tax-paying [...]
Congress is using new tactic It goes without saying that our tax system is very complicated. Our Congress helps to make that system more complicated when they pass laws that are not first and foremost tax laws. Buried within those non-tax laws, however, are tax provisions; sometimes very complicated tax provisions. The most glaring [...]
My intent this week was to continue writing on what a taxpayer should do if he or she receives an incorrect W-2 or 1099. However, the Internal Revenue Service has interrupted my plans. Since the first day I entered the tax business in 1978, the IRS has, off and on, announced plans to formulate a [...]
When is Tax Freedom Day? What a difference a year makes. No, I’m not talking about April 15. That day comes hell or high water, or maybe hell AND high water is the more appropriate way of stating it. I’m talking baseball in general and Detroit Tigers baseball in particular. I’m one of those lifelong Detroit [...]
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