Here’s a rundown from the Washington Post. You can pay it, you can submit an electronic return, but you can’t get anyone to answer your calls. Read more »
May 27, 2020
What the IRS is Doing Now Under Covid Rules
Did You Know?
Tax Authorities and Covid-19
Filing and paying 2019 tax return: You’re probably already aware that the April 15 deadline has been pushed back to July 15. This means both filing and paying your taxes: late-payment and late-filing penalties don’t start until July 16. Read more »
April 14, 2020
IRS Account Transcript: What the IRS Knows About You
Everything the IRS knows about you exists on a piece of paper called the Account Transcript. I get a client’s transcript when I begin representing them because I need to know what the IRS knows about Read more >>
January 17, 2020
Who’s Sebastian the Feline Paralegal?
Many recipients of the most recent Faucher Law Newsletter have been clamoring for more information about Sebastian, my paralegal cat and newest employee! Read more >>
December 20, 2019
Tea Party Isn’t A “Social Welfare Organization,” So No Tax-Free Status
A few months ago, the US saw the political theater of Congress outraged at the IRS’s alleged targeting of Tea Party political organizations for scrutiny on whether they qualified for tax-exempt status. It looked like the IRS was politically-biased against conservative causes. Read more »
September 7, 2013
Judge Riblet on the Absolute Priority Rule
The Absolute Priority Rule is an arcane part of the Bankruptcy Code (see 11 USC § 1129(b)(2)(B)(ii)). It says that, in a Chapter 11 plan, lower classes of creditors cannot be paid anything unless higher classes have either been paid in full Read more >>
January 18, 2013