Tag Archives: District Court

Insurance Co Demutualizations

Today TaxMama hears from Richard in the TaxQuips Forum who is well-informed about his issue. “I received stock when John Hancock Life was merged or purchased by Manulife Insurance Company several years ago. It went from a Mutual Insurance company  to a Stock Insurance Company. Originally the IRS said that all of the income from […]

Tax Preparers Beware! Uncle Sam is Watching Ever More Closely

[note: Added 01/28/08 – link to IRS Revenue Procedure 2008-14 covering “Adequate disclosure for Statements on Tax Return” for purposes of reducing an understatement of income tax under section 6662(d) and for purposes of avoiding the section 6694(a) preparer penalty.] Report from the IRS Practitioner Liaison meeting in Los Angeles, January 17, 2008 – at […]

Preparing False Return is Tax Crime Even if Not Sent

By David & Mary Mellem, EAs The issue is whether a tax practitioner can be convicted under §7206(2) for preparing a fraudulent return and presenting it to the taxpayer with the expectation that the taxpayer will file the return or whether the return has to be presented to IRS for processing in order for the […]