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The third formal Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP 2012) was announced on January 9, 2012. The IRS finally got around to posting Frequently Asked Questions (FAQS) on its website on June 26, 2012.  The Tax Wars...

In Luis Santana and Flor E. Vargas v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo 2012-49, the Tax Court upheld an IRS disallowance of a claimed dependency exemption for the tax year 2008 because the taxpayer Luis Santana (Luis) did not comply...

The dilemma faced by business owners who cheat on taxes: They don’t want to pay tax based on their true gross receipts but they want to be paid full price when they sell the business.  What to do? Flanagan’s Restaurants...

INNOCENT SPOUSE MUCH LITIGATED One of the most litigated issues in Tax Court is an appeal from an IRS final determination that a spouse is not eligible for so-called “innocent spouse relief.”  “Innocent Spouse” is a...

Many legal scholars on both sides of the Obamacare debate have voiced concern about Chief Justice Roberts’ opinion in the Supreme Court’s decision on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, specifically upholding...