The Hobby Loss Rule: What is the Hobby Loss Rule? Part I
From the Desk of Lauran L Stevenson The Hobby Loss Rule: What is the Hobby Loss Rule? Part I IRS Code Section 183, entitled Activities Not Engaged in for Profit, [...]
Taxpayer Advocate Service Mid-Year Report to Congress
From the Desk of Lauran L. Stevenson Taxpayer Advocate Service Mid-Year Report to Congress This week’s post will introduce the Fiscal Year Objectives Report to Congress. This report presents a [...]
When the IRS Knocks
From the Desk of Lauran L. Stevenson When the IRS Knocks The IRS has created a special new page (“How to know it’s really the IRS calling or knocking on [...]
Taxpayer Bill of Rights: The Right to Privacy
From the Desk of Lauran Corcoran Taxpayer Bill of Rights: The Right to Privacy Taxpayers have the right to expect that any IRS inquiry, examination, or enforcement action will comply [...]
Taxpayer Bill of Rights: The Right to Appeal an IRS Decision in an Independent Forum
From the Desk of Lauran Corcoran Taxpayer Bill of Rights: The Right to Appeal an IRS Decision in an Independent Forum One of the more interesting components of this right [...]
Taxpayer Bill of Rights: The Right to a Fair and Just Tax System
From the Desk of Lauran Corcoran Taxpayer Bill of Rights: The Right to a Fair and Just Tax System Taxpayers have the right to expect the tax system to consider [...]
Taxpayer Bill of Rights: The Right to Confidentiality
From the Desk of Lauran Corcoran Taxpayer Bill of Rights: The Right to Confidentiality Taxpayers have the right to expect that any information they provide to the IRS will not [...]
Taxpayer Bill of Rights: The Right to Finality
From the Desk of Lauran Corcoran Taxpayer Bill of Rights: The Right to Finality This right is of particular importance to taxpayers and one that is often misunderstood. The timeframes [...]