The Internal Revenue Service has released new procedures for shareholders that want the IRS’s automatic consent for changing to or from the net asset value method of accounting for gains or losses on shares in a money market fund.
 
 
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IRS Revises Procedures for Change in Accounting for Money Market Gains and Losses
by MICHAEL COHN
 
The Internal Revenue Service has released new procedures for shareholders that want the IRS’s automatic consent for changing to or from the net asset value method of accounting for gains or losses on shares in a money market fund.
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First Time Abate: The 'Get Out of Tax Penalties Free' Card
by PAUL L. MANCINONE AND ALISON WALSH
 
Most tax practitioners occasionally find themselves in the position of having to deal with clients who have received penalties for late filing of tax returns or late payment of income taxes.
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Big Four Protest Proposed IRS Regulations on Tax Treatment of Corporate Debt and Equity
by MICHAEL COHN
 
The Big Four firms have sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew asking for withdrawal of proposed regulations on the tax treatment of corporate debt and equity.
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Group Plans to Audit the IRS
by MICHAEL COHN
 
A self-styled tax watchdog group has launched an effort to independently audit the Internal Revenue Service, with the help of taxpayers.
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U.S. Treasury Chief Lew Set for Apple Tax Showdown with EU
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew is set to meet with European Union antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager this week as she prepares to deliver a final verdict on a probe into Apple Inc.’s tax affairs in Ireland.
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Group Files Complaint against Trump with IRS
by MICHAEL COHN
 
A left-leaning advocacy group has filed a complaint against Donald Trump with the Internal Revenue Service accusing the presumptive Republican presidential nominee of violating the law for using money from his tax-exempt charitable foundation to buy an autographed football helmet and jersey from NFL player Tim Tebow.
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IRS Lowers Fee for Applying as Tax-Exempt Charity
by MICHAEL COHN
 
The Internal Revenue Service has lowered the user fee for charities applying for tax-exempt status.
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