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Direct Access To Tax Info Could Help SBA, GAO Says

By Anna Scott Farrell

The Small Business Administration could lessen its financial risk in distributing loans through its disaster aid program by seeking statutory authority to directly access the tax data of applicants, the U.S. Government Accountability Office reported Tuesday.

Texas Manufacturer Seeks IRS Refund For Worker Credits

By Anna Scott Farrell

The Internal Revenue Service wouldn't let a manufacturing company correct a typo on a tax return seeking pandemic worker credits and misapplied credits to old tax debt after agreeing not to, the company told a Texas federal court in seeking a $604,000 refund.

NY Tells Appellate Court Professor's Remote Work Is Taxable

By Jaqueline McCool

A New York professor was not required by his school to work remotely out of the state during the coronavirus pandemic, so his income is subject to tax by New York, the state commissioner of taxation told the state appellate court.

GAO Urges IRS To Address Retention Tax Credit Errors

By Asha Glover

The Internal Revenue Service should complete an improper payment estimate for the pandemic-era employee retention credit in order to guide future decisions on employment tax relief, the U.S. Government Accountability Office said in a report published Tuesday.

Tarter Krinsky Real Estate Chair Sees Office Market 'Normalcy'

By Andrew McIntyre

Despite lingering economic questions, the office market is starting to reach a state of "normalcy," Tarter Krinsky's real estate leader told Law360 in a recent interview.

Fed. Circ. Won't Revive Real Estate Co.'s IRS Contract Dispute

By Asha Glover

A real estate company failed to show that the Internal Revenue Service improperly blocked its bid to continue leasing office space to the agency after agency employees complained about the building, the Federal Circuit said Tuesday, affirming a Court of Federal Claims ruling.


Expert Analysis

What To Know About Employee Retention Credit Disclosures

Employers that filed potentially erroneous employee retention credit claims should take certain steps to determine whether the IRS’ voluntary disclosure program is a good fit and, if so, prepare a strong application before the window closes on March 22, say attorneys at Dentons.

Employee Retention Tax Credit: Gray Areas And Red Flags

The subjective nature of the pandemic-prompted employee retention credit, coupled with a lack of Internal Revenue Service guidance, have created fertile ground for opportunists, so businesses seeking this tax benefit should be mindful of tax advisers who would involve them in fraudulent ERC claims, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.

Tax Equity Requires Reinstating The Home Office Deduction

Congress should restore the home office deduction for W-2 workers in the interest of tax equity because permanently remote workers now bear the cost of creating quiet, dedicated work spaces, a pandemic-related shift unforeseen when the deduction was eliminated by 2017's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, say James Mahon and Samantha Lesser at Becker.

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