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A lot of taxpayers are still unaware that awards and prizes may be potentially subject to U.S. federal income taxation. In general, prizes and awards (other than certain types of fellowship grants and scholarships) should be included in gross income and subject to federal taxation. Awards for religious, charitable, scientific, educational, artistic, literary or civic […]
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) have become prominent in the news recently as a result of the Facebook IPO. Many of Facebook’s employees received RSUs in addition to their wages, and will soon be paying a heavy tax bill. Facebook has estimated that its employees’ total tax liability will be approximately $4 Billion dollars. In fact, […]
This article will explain the basics of criminal tax investigations. It is extremely important if you find yourself under such an investigation, or believe that the potential for a criminal investigation exists in your case, that you obtain an experienced attorney to represent you. Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 7608(b) grants the right to the […]
Virtually every business incurs some type of meal-related expenses. A question arises as to whether such meals are deductible and to what extent. This article provides a general overview of this topic; remember, though, that the deductibility of meals is highly fact-dependent and this article only provides an educational background to this issue, NOT a […]
The Internal Revenue Code (IRC) permits individual and business taxpayers to deduct various types of taxes imposed by some tax authorities. However, some types of taxes are not deductible under the IRC. Here is a brief summary of most common non-deductible taxes: 1. Generally, federal income taxes, including social security and railroad retirement taxes paid […]