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Even the IRS has limits. If you’ve ever been audited by the IRS, you may think going back three years is bad enough. The tax code generally allows the IRS to audit three years back, and six in some cases. The U.S. Supreme Court inU.S. v. Home Concrete & Supply, LLC has dramatically cut back on IRS reaches into six year territory. It’s a positively stunning result.
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Can Failing to Issue 1099 Preclude Settlement Deduction? from Sequence Media on Vimeo.
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It’s no secret that information matching has become an increasingly important part of tax administration and enforcement. In many contexts, including the settlement of litigation, the need to determine whether Forms 1099 will be issued and if so, how and to whom, can loom large. San Francisco Tax Lawyer Robert Wood examines the commonly held view that a payer that fails to issue a Form 1099 can claim no deduction.
The Tax Lawyer Robert Wood talks about his article in Forbes titled "Lawyer's 'International Consulting' A Hobby, Says Tax Court."
Robert W. Wood practices law with Wood LLP, in San Francisco. The author of more than 30 books, including Taxation of Damage Awards & Settlement Payments (4th Ed. 2009 with 2012 Supplement, Tax Institute), he can be reached at Wood@WoodLLP.com. This discussion is not intended as legal advice, and cannot be relied upon for any purpose without the services of a qualified professional.
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One tax item everyone pays attention to is the Form W-2 they’ll receive this year. It reports how much employees were paid in 2011 and how much tax was taken out. You must include a copy with your tax return when you file.
But it’s surprising how many people don’t appreciate that Forms 1099 are equally important. Maybe more. You don’t file them with your return, but the IRS gets a copy of every one. And IRS computers are whirring to match each dollar with your Social Security Number.
It’s time for them to arrive, and you should keep a keen eye on every one so your tax return is accurate. Every year the IRS sends millions of tax notices based on matching 1099s asking for more money. Every other notice or audit activity is tiny by comparison.
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Adjust Recordkeeping Before Form 1099 Onslaught
Robert W. Wood practices law with Wood LLP, in San Francisco. The author of more than 30 books, including Taxation of Damage Awards & Settlement Payments (4th Ed. 2009 with 2012 Supplement, Tax Institute), he can be reached at Wood@WoodLLP.com. This discussion is not intended as legal advice, and cannot be relied upon for any purpose without the services of a qualified professional.
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The revelation that Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg plans to exercise $5 billion worth of stock options before his IPO suggests his 2012 tax bill could be close to $2 billion! See Zuckerberg’s 2012 personal income tax bill: $1.5B. If size matters, that will make Zuckerberg The Incredible Hulk of Taxpayers. After all, the 400 wealthiest filers only averaged $48 million in federal income taxes in 2009.
As for Warren Buffett with his 17% tax rate? A mere piker, he paid less than $7 million in federal income and payroll taxes in 2010. Surely a $3 billion after-tax take-home is nothing to complain about.
Robert W. Wood practices law with Wood LLP, in San Francisco. The author of more than 30 books, including Taxation of Damage Awards & Settlement Payments (4th Ed. 2009 with 2012 Supplement, Tax Institute), he can be reached at Wood@WoodLLP.com. This discussion is not intended as legal advice, and cannot be relied upon for any purpose without the services of a qualified professional.
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