By Stuart J. Bassin Last week brought the latest twist in the continuing effort by the IRS to impose an annual fee upon the roughly 800,000 attorneys, accountants, and other tax professionals who prepare tax returns for the American...
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The Bassin Law Firm PLLC filed a major substantive brief last week in Silver v. IRS, an interesting lawsuit pending in federal district court in Washington, DC (Case No. 19-247).
The Firm is pleased to announce that Stu Bassin was elected by his peers as a Fellow in the American College of Tax Counsel earlier this summer. The American College of Tax Counsel is a professional association of tax attorneys. Formed in 1981,...
by Stuart J. Bassin The Bassin Law Firm PLLC, representing two small business plaintiffs, recently challenged the validity of the transition tax regulations (formally published earlier today) in a complaint filed in the United States District Court...
Author: Vidya Kauri The Trump administration's decision to permit tax refunds to be issued during a federal government shutdown could be deemed an unlawful exercise of the executive branch's powers if IRS employees are forced to work...
by Stuart J. Bassin My recent post on a potential Congressional effort to obtain and disclose President Trump’s tax returns generated a wave of comments and questions. Setting aside a couple political rants, readers raised a number of questions...
by Stuart J. Bassin Ever since the networks announced that the Democrats had retaken the House of Representatives, commentators have discussed whether the House would use that control to obtain and release President Trump’s tax returns. ...
by Stuart J. Bassin Last week bought the latest twist in the saga of a challenge to a critical transfer pricing regulation—a rehearing by the Ninth Circuit of a since-vacated ruling upholding the regulation. The original...
You just received mail from the IRS (and it isn’t a refund check). The good news. The IRS may not actually be after your money. Sometimes, it is a simple request for a specific document, like a receipt for a charitable...
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants v. Internal Revenue Service -- A Contrary Perspective
The D.C. Circuit’s recent decision in AICPA v. Internal Revenue Service[1] allowed the Service to continue its voluntary Annual Filing Season Program—a program which grants unlicensed tax return preparers with limited rights to represent...
Stu Bassin Speaks at Hearing Challenging Legality of Proposed Regulations Allowing IRS to Hire Outside Lawyers for Audits
The Bassin Law Firm submitted written comments and Stu Bassin provided live testimony at a recent hearing on proposed regulations which would authorize the IRS to hire outside lawyers to participate in development and litigation of tax...
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