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IRS Increases Use of John Doe Summons for Unreported Offshore Bank Accounts

Some time ago, in a joint statement before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs of the United States Senate for a hearing on “Offshore Tax Evasion: The Effort to Collect Unpaid Taxes on Billions in Offshore Accounts”, Deputy US Attorney General James M. Cole and Assistant Attorney General, Tax […]

Liquidating a Corporation and IRS Form 966

If you have a corporation that you have liquidated, or plan to liquidate, you need to be aware of the requirements of the IRS Form 966. Form 966 (“Corporate Dissolution or Liquidation”) must be filed by corporations (including for corporations filing Form 1120, 1120-L, 1120-IC-DISC, 1120S, and farmer’s cooperatives) if they have adopted a resolution […]

Form 8889 for Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)

Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) were created in 2003 as a means of addressing increasing health care costs. HSAs give individuals enrolled in high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) tax-preferred treatment for money saved for medical expenses. In general, HSAs allow for individuals to defer taxes when money is contributed (even if a taxpayer does not itemize on […]