Lawsuit Over Kobe Bryant Crash Settles, IRS Taxes It

Los Angeles, CA, Wednesday, August 24, 2022 – Vanessa Bryant leaves federal court after a jury … [+] ordered Los Angeles County to pay Bryant, widow of Lakers star Kobe Bryant, and another...

Dennis Rodman Tax Case Is About Confidentiality

Dennis Rodman during Maxim Magazine’s Hot 100 – Arrivals at Montmartre Lounge in Hollywood, … [+] California, United States. (Photo by Chris Polk/FilmMagic) FilmMagic Resolving lawsu...

Tax Collections Are Up 23% As Inflation, Wages And Profits Rise

Internal Revenue Service federal building Washington DC USA getty Tax collections this year in the U.S. are up 23% compared to last year, according to a new study by the Tax Foundation citing Congress...

IRS Audits With No Time Limit And No Statute Of Limitations

A stock photo of a Red Audit stamp on a 1040 US individual income tax return. Photographed at 50mp … [+] with the Canon EOS 5DSR and the 100mm 2.8 L lens. Getty With 87,000 new IRS agents on the...

IRS Cancels Millions Of Penalties And Will Issue Refunds To Taxpayers Who Already Paid Them

The IRS has announced widespread penalty relief for those who filed late during the Covid-19 … [+] pandemic. getty Given the pandemic, did you file your 2019 or 2020 tax returns late? It happene...

Charlie Sheen Beats IRS, Slashes $7M Tax Bill To $3.3M

Actor Charlie Sheen has owed the IRS millions for years and has long been trying to hold them at bay. Convincing the IRS they are wrong is not easy, especially where the IRS has discretion, and where ...

Aretha Franklin Estate Settles IRS Tax Claims

Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, died in 2018 without a will. She was one more in a long line of celebrities that are very successful but that neglect how important estate planning can be. Her heir...

Were IRS Research Audits Used To Target Trump’s Enemies? Here’s Another Possible Explanation For Why Two Ex-FBI Officials Got Picked

Two former FBI officials were the subjects of a rare type of IRS audit. Were they targeted? getty It may be every politician’s favorite fantasy—weaponizing the IRS. Last week the New York Times report...

Court Rules IRS Is Too Late To Audit, Win For Taxpayers

Tax returns are annual drudgery, but they matter. They matter for individuals, businesses and investment entities. Everybody must file one, or more than one, depending on how many entities you have. Y...

How To Write Off Legal Fees On Your Taxes

Since 2018, it’s been tougher to deduct legal fees, and some plaintiffs in contingent fee cases are taxed on their gross recoveries, not net after legal fees. Some call it a new tax on legal settlemen...

IRS Lists Top Ten Criminal Tax Cases Of 2021

Any tax audit can be frightening, but criminal tax cases are the worst. And since it’s time for Americans to start thinking about the 2021 tax returns and filing by April 18, the IRS has some reminder...