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Since the early days of the pandemic, the Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation Division (IRS CI) has been targeting individuals and companies suspected of COVID-related tax fraud. Now, more than a year and a half later, IRS CI is continuing to pursue a large number of investigations focused on violations of the CARES Act and other pandemic relief statutes. Taxpayers targeted in these investigations must defend themselves by all means available, and this starts with hiring an experienced Maryland criminal tax attorney.  

In May 2021, the U.S. Treasury Department released its American Families Plan Tax Compliance Agenda (the “Agenda”). The Agenda includes numerous proposals, including several that would significantly enhance the IRS’ enforcement tools and resources in 2021 and beyond. Here US International Tax Advisors discusses some of the key proposals of which taxpayers should be aware.

Under a new Biden administration proposal, the IRS may be significantly increasing its efforts to target delinquent taxpayers in 2021 and beyond. The proposal seeks to raise approximately $700 billion in revenue over the next 10 years by closing the “tax gap,” and this will require the IRS to conduct significantly more audits in the decade to come. So, are you at risk of being audited? In this article, US International Tax Advisors discusses some of the most common triggers for IRS audits.

After being slowed by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation Division (IRS CI) is aggressively targeting taxpayers in 2021. IRS CI announced well over 100 criminal investigations in March, and it is set to surpass this monthly total in April. This far exceeds the monthly totals from the same time period last year. As US International Tax Advisors, explains, IRS CI’s recent enforcement activity highlights some notable trends for U.S. taxpayers residing both domestically and abroad.

What should you do if you discover that you made mistakes on your 2020 tax return? If you are asking this question, you are not alone. Many taxpayers discover past filing mistakes when preparing their returns for the subsequent year; and, with all of the turmoil and challenges of 2020, there are plenty of taxpayers who need to correct filing mistakes in 2021. In this article, US International Tax Advisors provides an overview of the five primary options for fixing past filing mistakes.