Federal Tax Update Podcast

This week we look at: Section 7508A(d) and Interest on Pre-COVID-19 Disaster Tax Deficiencies The Soroban Capital Partners SECA Tax Controversy Pleading Requirements for the Employee Retention Credit (Tapestry Senior Housing) ERC Causation and the Essential Business Hurdle (RAAM Construction) The Section 530A Transfer Tax Safe Harbor (Rev. Proc. 2026-25) Penalty Supervisory Approval Verification i...

This week we look at: Nominal S Corporation Ownership and the Abuse Exception Recapping the ERC via Section 7405 Civil Actions Constructive Dividends, Formalities, and Civil Fraud CDP Hearings, Offer-In-Compromise, and RCP Calculations Professional Responsibility and Responsible AI Use Rigorous Proof for ERC "Partial Suspension" Claims

This week we look at: Relief from Ineffective S Corporation and QSub Elections Procedural and Jurisdictional Limits in Challenging IRS Guidance Medicaid Gross Receipts, Cohan Estimations, and Professional Reliance Standards and Deceit in Supervised Release Transitional Guidance on Qualified Opportunity Zones

This week we look at: Application of New Section 68 to Trusts and Estates Assessing the Risks of Hindsight in Late § 475(f)(1) Elections The Eradication of the 5% Safe Harbor (Clean Energy) Limits of § 2036(a) and Tax-Motivated Transfers Section 183 Hobby Losses & Penalties New Section 25F Education Freedom Tax Credit

This week we look at: Proposed Increase to Estate Tax Closing Letter User Fee Divergent Causation Standards for ERC Eligibility Valuation Extremes in Conservation Easements Substantiating Mortgage Interest Deductions Taxation of Cryptocurrency Staking Rewards Section 4960 and "Covered Employees" FBAR Compliance and IRS Agent Authority

This week we look at: Procedural Timeliness & Automatic Extensions Spousal IRA Rollovers Through Estates and Trusts Collateral Estoppel and the "Innocent" Spouse Improper Corporate Deductions and Fraud Implementation of "Trump Accounts" 2027 Inflation Adjustments (HSA, HRA, DPCSA)  

This week we look at: Equitable Relief for Erroneous Tax Refunds: An Analysis of the Fourth Circuit's Reversal in LaRosa v. Commissioner Final Regulations Modify Information Reporting for Section 751(a) Partnership Interest Exchanges The Impermeable Reach of Section 6672: Joint and Several Trust Fund Liability and the Demise of the Delegation Defense The Taxpayer Due Process Enhancement Act (H.R....

This week we look at: Technical Analysis of the Proposed Regulations Establishing Excepted Fertility Benefits Analysis of the IRS Time-Limited Settlement Initiative for Conservation Easement Disputes Strict Compliance with Contemporaneous Written Acknowledgment Requirements in Charitable Land Contributions Transferee Tax Liability and the Consequences of Willful Blindness: An Analysis of Dillon Tr...

This week we look at: Syndicated Conservation Easements and the Valuation Conundrum: An Analysis of T.C. Memo. 2026-36 Analysis of Garcia-Rojas v. Franchise Tax Board: The Limits of the Unitary Business Doctrine for Sole Proprietors An Analysis of the Reinstated Significant Issue Letter Ruling Program Under Revenue Procedure 2026-21 The "Byers Rule" and the Administrative Procedure Act Jurisdictio...

This week we look at: Reasonable Cause Relief Under the Small-Corporation Provision for Form 5472 Penalties Extending the Statute of Limitations for Disallowed ERC Claims Legislative Update: House Passes Comprehensive Tax Administration and Relief Bills Anticipated IRS Guidance Following the Rescheduling of Medical Marijuana Analysis of the New Dyed Fuel Excise Tax Refund Regulations Under Section...

This week we look at: Tax Implications of the Rescheduling of State-Licensed Medical Marijuana Disallowance of COVID-19 Leave Credits: A Review of Substantiation and Trade or Business Requirements The Tenth Circuit Codifies the Reach of the Economic Substance Doctrine Over Mechanical Statutory Compliance Substantiation, Entity Indebtedness, and Business Expense Deductibility: An Analysis of the Si...

This week we look at: A Technical Analysis of the Final Section 224 Regulations on the Qualified Tip Deduction Analysis of Proposed Regulations on Information Reporting Thresholds and Wagering Losses (REG-113229-25) U.S. District Court Splits Its Ruling on Micro-Captive Disclosure Mandates IRS Reduces Enrolled Agent Special Enrollment Examination User Fees: An Analysis of the Interim Final and Pro...

This week we look at: Corporate Capacity and State Law Revivor Digital Asset Identification Relief Interest and Bonus Depreciation Relief ERC Disallowances and Legal Standing Substantiation Rules for Emergency Vehicles Partnership Audits and Due Process Social Security Repayments  

This week we look at: Proposed Regulations for IRC Section 530A "Trump Accounts" IRC Section 6434 Trump Account Pilot Program Micro-Captive Scrutiny Formalized BBA Audits: Notice Defects and the Statute of Limitations

This week we look at: Fiduciary and Beneficiary Liability for Unpaid Estate Taxes Retroactive Entity Classification and Partnership Basis 2026 Passenger Auto Depreciation Limits Passport Certification & Victimization Defenses Passport Revocation in Collection Suits Waiver of Foreign Earned Income Exclusion Time Rules New Digital Asset Reporting Landscape (Form 1099-DA)

This week we look at: Required Minimum Distribution Regulations Delay CDP Proceedings and Underlying Liabilities Section 743(b) Adjustments and Economic Substance Assessability of Section 6038(b) Penalties

This week we look at: Supreme Court Invalidates Executive Tariffs Under IEEPA  Special Depreciation Allowance Under the OBBBA  CAMT Adjustments and Relief  Circuit Split on Third-Party Fraud  Valuation and Penalties in Syndicated Conservation Easements

This week we look at: TEFRA Jurisdiction and the "Limited Partner" Exception Artificial Intelligence and Substantiation Section 183 Profit Motive Rebate vs. Nonrebate Refunds Substantiation and Civil Fraud Consolidated Return Jurisdiction Copyright 2026, Thomas, Zollars & Lynch Ltd.

This week we look at: The "Charitable LLC" Tax Shelter Section 280E Bars ERC for Cannabis Businesses TEFRA Intervention by Majority Partners R&D Credit Substantiation Supervisory Approval of Penalties ERISA Beneficiary Designations

This week we look at: Challenging the Presumption of Delivery (CDP Cases) Bank Deposits & Conduit Theory Mandates Under Executive Order 14247 (Notice CP53E) IRS Implementation of Executive Order 14247 - (FS 2026-02) Federal Priority Statute Liability FASIT Structure & Substantial Compliance

This week we look at: ERC Refund Suits and Challenges to IRS Notice 2021-20 Section 6015(f) Equitable Relief and Attribution of Income Financial Disability Tolling under § 6511(h) Distinguishing "Tax Loss" for Sentencing vs. Restitution Implementation of Qualified Overtime Deductions (OBBBA)

This week we look at: SE Tax Liability for Limited Partners (Sirius Solutions) Whistleblower Awards and "Collected Proceeds" Statutory Construction of Section 168(k) Amendments Updated Safe Harbor Explanations for Section 402(f) Modernized Group Tax Exemption Framework Tax-Exempt Status of Supplemental Military Housing Allowances

This week we look at: Standard Mileage Rates & Notice 2026-10 2026 Procedural Updates - Annual Revenue Procedures Qualified Passenger Vehicle Loan Interest (QPVLI) Proposed Regulations Estate of Spenlinhauer v. Commissioner Late Filing and More Bargain Sale of For-Profit colleges to a Non-Profit (501(c)(3))

This week we look at: Executive Action on Marijuana Scheduling and IRC § 280E State Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Programs Estimated Tax Relief for Qualified Farmland Sales IRC § 163(j) Interest Limitation Updates Premium Tax Credit (PTC) Revisions

This week we look at: Section 25F Advance Elections Unreported Income & The "Missing Witness" Constitutionality of Penalties Post-Jarkesy Section 280E & Offers-in-Compromise Substantiating Bad Debt & NOLs