A new audit regime, effective January 1, potentially shifts tax liabilities among partners. Starting in 2018, the IRS will be authorized to collect tax deficiencies directly from a partnership (including LLCs taxed as partnerships). This will result in current partners bearing tax liabilities relating to prior taxable years, even though the partnership may now have

The “Obamacare” tax on net investment income came into effect on January 1, 2013 although the guidance on the regulations under Section 1411 is not effective until after December 31, 2013.

First and foremost – what is this new tax? Basically, taxpayers must add an additional 3.8% tax on the lesser of their net investment

Sequestration and the IRS

Earlier this year, the previously little-known word of “sequestration” was catapulted to the forefront of the news because effective March 1, 2013 the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 mandated an approximate $1 trillion spending cut for federal agencies over a 10-year period.  So, what exactly is sequestration and how does

The fiscal cliff was averted on January 1, 2013 with the passage of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (Act) which was signed by President Obama on January 2, 2013.  The new law eliminates the “sunset” provisions of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, offering an increased degree of stability even with the tax