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How IRS Finds “Mismatches” via its Automated Compliance Programs

May 2021

The IRS uses the information it collects to detect, prevent, and reduce noncompliance and fraud.  The US Government accountability Office (GAO) produced a Tax Administration Report on December 2020 (Better Coordination Could Improve IRS’s Use of Third-Party Information Reporting to

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How is your Organization’s Performance with Respect to Fraud?

May 2021

US Regulations including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Anti-Bribery legislation require that Management in a business have a zero tolerance for fraud and have an Audit Committee in place that will establish the procedures for receipt

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El IRS está en una Misión de Reducir la Brecha Fiscal

May 2021

La diferencia entre el monto del impuesto adeudado por los Contribuyentes para un año determinado y el monto que realmente se paga oportunamente para ese mismo año se conoce como “Brecha Fiscal Bruta” (“Tax Gap”). El IRS considera este número

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Las Agencias Solicitan Información para Ayudar con el Cumplimiento de las Leyes y Regulaciones del BSA

May 2021

El 9 de abril de 2021, las agencias reguladoras bancarias federales (la Reserva Federal, “FDIC” y “OCC”) junto con FinCEN y la Administración Nacional de Cooperativas de Crédito emitieron una declaración conjunta que aborda cómo los principios de gestión de

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IRS Global High Wealth Group is a Tool to Reduce the Tax Gap

May 2021

In its April 28, 2021 Press Release (the “Release”) “Investing in the IRS and Improving Tax Compliance”, the US Department of the Treasury addresses available enforcement activities relating to reducing the U.S. Tax Gap;   estimated to reach approximately $7 Trillion

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High-Income Individuals and Corporate Tax Returns are Targets of IRS Additional Funding Program

May 2021

The 2022 discretionary funding request (request) made by the Biden Administration will invest in a “fair and robust” tax system that includes tax compliance enforcement directed at High Income and High Net  Worth Individuals and Corporations. The funding program request

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IRS Examination Functions Have Shifted

May 2021

The commentary in A Closer Look: Impacting the Tax Gap by IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig discusses how the IRS has shifted its examination focus to tax returns that include high income taxpayers,  pass-through entities, multinational taxpayers involving international tax issues,

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IRS is on a Mission is to Reduce the Tax Gap

May 2021

The difference between the amount of tax owed by Taxpayers for a given year and the amount that is actually paid timely for that same year is known as the “Gross Tax Gap”. The IRS looks at this number as

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Out of Compliance Taxpayers Beware of The J5

May 2021

In 2017, following the Panama Papers and Paradise Papers data leaks, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) issued a “call to action” for countries to do more to tackle enablers of tax crimes. The result of this “call

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Agencies Request Information to Assist with BSA/AML Laws and Regulations Compliance

May 2021

On April 9, 2021, the federal banking regulatory agencies (the Federal Reserve, FDIC and OCC) together with FinCEN and the National Credit Union Administration issued a joint statement addressing how risk management principles described in the Supervisory Guidance on Model

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Many Taxpayers Realize That This is the Right Time to Think About Financial Planning

May 2021

Professional service providers including CPAs, Attorneys, Life Insurance Agents, Bankers, Brokers, Investment Advisors and Certified Financial Planners often are viewed a Taxpayer’s financial planning “trusted advisors”.  Effective Financial Planning ought to embrace all the “financial” aspects of an Individual’s life

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Operation Hidden Treasure is NOT a Treasure for Crypto Holders

May 2021

On March 6, 2021, Forbes reported that Damon Rowe, Director, Fraud Enforcement Office, Internal Revenue Service, Washington, DC, remarked that the IRS “added some crown jewels,” including a dedicated team of IRS Criminal Investigation professionals who are working on “Operation

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