Holland King


Holland King has been in the tax controversy world for more than 15 years, advising and defending clients on state and federal tax issues. Holland holds a BS in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology, a Master of Taxation, and Juris Doctor from Georgia State University and is a licensed attorney in the State of Georgia. He has published articles on taxation and law in the Journal of Multistate Taxation and Georgia State Law Review.


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ERC's Hidden Liability for Tax Preparers

A common refrain I have heard recently from tax preparers is that they have clients who have claimed the Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”) and now need to amend their income tax returns.

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Employee Retention Credit A Coming Crisis

The Employee Retention Credit is extremely popular these days. You can easily find online ads for many companies trying to sell you services for it. There are radio and tv ads.

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Notice of Deficiency - IRS Letter 531 / Letter 3219

Another important Internal Revenue Service letter is the Notice of Deficiency or 90-day letter. This comes in two forms, the Letter 531, if the audit of your tax return was conducted in person, and the Letter 3219, if the tax return exam was completed by mail.

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Taxpayer Bill of Rights - Part 3

Today’s post is going to be a bit different. The Taxpayer Bill of Rights is an important topic for anyone that has to interact with the IRS. However, instead of going through all of it in a blog post, I made a couple of videos that explains each of the ten rights.

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Taxpayer Bill of Rights - Part 2

Today’s post is going to be a bit different. The Taxpayer Bill of Rights is an important topic for anyone that has to interact with the IRS. However, instead of going through all of it in a blog post, I made a couple of videos that explains each of the ten rights.

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Taxpayer Bill of Rights - Part 1

Today’s post is going to be a bit different. The Taxpayer Bill of Rights is an important topic for anyone that has to interact with the IRS. However, instead of going through all of it in a blog post, I made a few videos that explains each of the ten rights.

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Research & Development Tax Credit - Expansion

The Inflation Reduction Act brought good news to small businesses that want to claim the Research and Development Tax Credit. Qualified small businesses can use the research credit against payroll taxes instead of income tax.

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The Problem with ERC Refunds

In March 2020, to help business owners impacted by the Covid pandemic, the CARES Act introduced three new employer tax credits: the Sick Leave Credit, the Family Leave Credit, and the Employee Retention Tax Credit.

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Is It Deductible? Bonsai Trees

With the rise of so-called tax experts on social media sites like TikTok, one might believe that creating an LLC is the path to deducting any and every expense that you can push through the company’s accounts.

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Automatic IRS Penalty Relief

In late August, the IRS made waves by announcing automatic penalty relief for late-filed returns. This is for tax years 2019 and 2020, which must be filed before a revised deadline to qualify, but the relief is automatic and applies to several returns, including personal 1040s and several corporate forms, such as 1120 and 1099s.

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The Taxman Cometh: Cryptocurrency and the IRS

The IRS recently announced “Operation Hidden Treasure,” aimed at identifying unreported crypto-related income. This is just the latest effort by the IRS to crack down on unreported income from cryptocurrency activity.

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GA Update – HB 149 - New Partnership Election

On May 4th, 2021, Georgia Governor Kemp signed into law HB 149, a bill that creates an election for partnerships and S-corporations to be taxed at the entity level. This is an annual irrevocable election, that has to be completed before the due date of the return, including any extensions.

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Notice 501 - Balance Due Notice

One of the more common letters sent out by the IRS is Notice CP501. This notice acts as the first step by the IRS to collect on money that is due.

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Letter 525 - Notice of Proposed Adjustment

This week we continue our look at common IRS letters and notices. Letter 525, sometimes called the 30-day letter, is a notice of proposed adjustment to your return. It is called a 30-day letter because you only have a 30-day window to respond to it.

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Form 668-A - Notice of Levy

Last week, we looked at CP504, the warning the IRS gives before issuing a levy. This week, we are looking at Form 668-A. The IRS will send this form to both the taxpayer and the business that will have to turn over the taxpayer’s property, such as a bank.

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CP504 - Notice of Intent to Levy

We recently discussed the differences between a lien and levy here, but how do you know when the IRS will levy your property? Before levying a taxpayer’s property, the IRS must notify the taxpayer of the outstanding balance and the pending levy action.

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How Not to Structure Your Transactions

Most people are aware that cash transactions for $10,000 or more have to be reported to the IRS to help identify and prevent money laundering activities. For cash-based businesses, this reporting requirement can be burdensome, so people will try to arrange payments in such a way as to avoid the $10,000 limit.

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Where do I Live? Georgia Residency Rules

In tax, the idea of domicile or residence determines who, what state or country, can tax you. If you move to another state or another country, then your tax residence changes too, right?

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Four Tax Mistakes Real Estate Edition

Realtors are often experts at keeping multiple matters in the air. They must handle clients, closings, listings, and showings without breaking a sweat. But one thing that can be quickly dropped is taxes.

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Dogs and Dependents

Claiming someone as a dependent on your taxes generally allows a benefit to the person providing the support. When most people think of a dependent, they think of a minor child that a parent is raising and supporting.

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Lien vs. Levy

When the IRS needs to collect on a past-due debt, it has two primary tools in its kit, the lien, and the levy. Both are useful, but each serves a different purpose and has other consequences for the taxpayer.

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Am I Married?

For most people, picking a filing status at tax time is a simple task. You can choose from five statuses, most of which, at least on their surface, are easy to understand.

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Introduction to Installment Agreements

Introduction to Installment Agreements Installment agreements can be an excellent tool for you if you owe more than you can pay right now. There are several types of installment agreements, and each one has its requirements and offers different benefits.

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Canton, GA: Three Things You Should Do If Georgia Is Auditing You

In Georgia, the Department of Revenue oversees collecting and enforcing many of the State’s taxes, including income tax. This includes conducting audits in personal and business returns. If the Georgia Department of Revenue is auditing your return, here are three things you should do.

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Help! I Found a Mistake on My Tax Return

What to do if you made a mistake No one is perfect. We all make mistakes. This rule certainly applies to taxes and is only compounded by the fact that you are often at the mercy of third parties to send you the information in a timely and accurate manner.

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Canton, GA: The IRS Says I Owe the Wrong Amount

I regularly get questions from individuals that have been assessed an additional tax, either from an audit or just a notice with little explanation. The letter makes it sound like there is they have no choice but to pay.

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Canton, GA: Five things you should do if the IRS is auditing you

Getting audited by the IRS is a stressful event in the best of circumstances. When you get a letter from the IRS, it can be hard to know how what you should do or how to respond.

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Congress Fixed PPP Deductions, Right? Well, Sorta

The rollout of the Payroll Protection Plan loans has been fraught with peril for not only those trying to take the benefit but also for those advising them. The program’s stated goal was to provide a quick influx of cash for small businesses to help them cover expenses, especially payroll, through the pandemic.

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Coming Soon: Mandatory Audits for Georgia's Film Tax Credit

In August, the Georgia Legislature passed a bill phasing in mandatory audits of all film tax credits over the next three years. Starting in 2021, some credit certified by the Department of Economic Development (DECD) will require an audit.

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Is an offer in compromise right for me?

Offers in compromise get a lot of attention from promoters. It is often touted as a quick way to erase your IRS debt. Is there any truth to these claims? Read on to learn more about what offers in compromise are really about.

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Is there a Patriotic Duty to Pay Higher Tax?

The case of Helvering v Gregory made popular one of the most famous tax quotes, which may also be one of the most misunderstood quotes. In his opinion, Learned Hand commented that “[a]ny one may so arrange his affairs that his taxes shall be as low as possible; he is not bound to choose that pattern which will best pay the Treasury; there is not even a patriotic duty to increase one’s taxes.

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IRS Fresh Start - What is it really?

The IRS Fresh Start Program is much advertised to eliminate tax debts, but does it work that way? We will explore what this program is and is not and how it may help you.

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The Attack on the Courts

A recent Court of Appeals casegarnered much attention due to the court’s outrage at being ignored. In that case,Baez-Sanchez originally applied for a specialized visa that required a waiver. The request first went to an immigration judge, then to the Board of Immigration Appeals, back to the immigration judge, back to the Board, then to the Court of Appeals.

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Oracle v. Google - Update

In November, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case between Google and Oracle, over the objects of the Department of Justice. While oral arguments have not been set yet, we do expect it to be heard and ruled on this term.

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Oracle v. Google - Part 2

Overall, the Court seemed interested in following the precedent laid before it by the historical record. That history, storied as it may be, is also riddled with inconsistencies and authored by people that do not understand the subject.

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Oracle v. Google - Part 1

For almost a decade now, Oracle and Googlehave been locked in a legal dispute over the Java API. To date, there has been a jury trial, several district court rulings, multiple appeals, one denial of cert by the Supreme Court, and one cert currently pending.

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The ever changing scope of 230 - Part 2

In Part I, we looked at recent cases that have eroded the scope of Circular 230 and asked whether or not this was the right result. In this part, we will look at the fundamental question that was presented in each of the three cases, should the act of preparing a tax return be considered practice before the IRS?

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The ever changing scope of 230 - Part 1

In the past few years, there have been several challenges to the scope of Circular 230, and consequently, the Internal Revenue Service’s ability to regulate those that practice before it. As a consequence, what was a fairly sweeping scope of authority, has been whittled away a little at a time to now a pretty limited focus.

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"Credits are a matter of legislative grace"

The title of this post is a phrase that appears a lot in court cases and quoted often by administrative agencies. It almost always precedes a negative result for the taxpayer in question and conveniently ignored when a positive outcome is required.

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Published Again

Over the last year, while there has not been much activity here, I have seen two of my writings published. The first is one-of-many Peach Sheets that was co-authored. The second was my student Note.

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A MODEST PROVISION: (ANTI-)SANDBAGGING - Part V

II. Is a Change Needed?While only a small sample of states have been surveyed to this point, it quickly becomes clear that the few states that have determined if reliance is a required element for a breach of warranty claim do not agree with each other.

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A MODEST PROVISION: (ANTI-)SANDBAGGING - Part VI

III. The Proposed RuleWhile Whitehead argues that the default rules should favor an anti-sandbagging regime, the mere fact that the parties are not incentivized to bargain for a sandbagging or anti-sandbagging provision is not reason enough to upset the balance of the negotiated terms.

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A MODEST PROVISION: (ANTI-)SANDBAGGING - Part IV

C. Delaware 1. Delaware’s Express Warranty StatuteWhile the California court rejected the idea of using the language from the Uniform Commercial Code,[1]the New York court based its analysis on this section.

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A MODEST PROVISION: (ANTI-)SANDBAGGING - Part III

B. New York*1. Crocker-Wheeler Elec. Co. v Johns-Pratt Co.*One of the earliest cases to deal with the subject of reliance upon a representation, Crocker-Wheeler presents an instance in which a manufacturer of wiring insulation was sued over the product claims.

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A MODEST PROVISION: (ANTI-)SANDBAGGING - Part II

I. The Law TodayMany states have yet to consider the issue of whether a buyer must show reliance in order to proceed with a claim of breach of express warranty. Two states, however, have considered the issue a number of times, and reached almost polar opposite conclusions.

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A MODEST PROVISION: (ANTI-)SANDBAGGING - Part I

IntroductionIn the area of post-closing indemnification clauses, there exists a subset of provisions sometimes referred to as the sandbagging, or anti-sandbagging, provision. A sandbagging provision, often labeled as “Expectations” or “Benefit of the Bargain,” will generally provide that the right to indemnification is not affected by the knowledge of either party at any time.

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A BRIEF HISTORY AND CONSIDERATION OF THE EVOLUTION OF TAX CLAIMS IN A CHAPTER 11 REORGANIZATION - VIII

ConclusionThe Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 introduced several small but important changes to the bankruptcy code that proved to improve the overall status of secured tax claims.

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A BRIEF HISTORY AND CONSIDERATION OF THE EVOLUTION OF TAX CLAIMS IN A CHAPTER 11 REORGANIZATION - Part VII

III.RecommendationWith a few simple changes, much has been accomplished to remove the discrimination against secured tax claims. However, tax claims still must choose between a secured status and the priority status that receive the protections granted by Congress.

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A BRIEF HISTORY AND CONSIDERATION OF THE EVOLUTION OF TAX CLAIMS IN A CHAPTER 11 REORGANIZATION - Part VI

II. Evolution of Tax Claims in the CourtsB.Post-2005 Court I.Greenwood In Greenwood Point, while evaluating a plan for reorganization that included seven classes,[1]the court determined that a secured tax claim could constitute a class for purposes of § 1123.

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A BRIEF HISTORY AND CONSIDERATION OF THE EVOLUTION OF TAX CLAIMS IN A CHAPTER 11 REORGANIZATION - Part V

II.Evolution of Tax Claims in the CourtsA.Pre-2005 Court I.Haas The case of In re Haas, clearly demonstrates the discrepancy that existed between secured tax claims and priority tax claims.[1]In this case, the taxpayer had both types of claims, a claim for income taxes amounting to $617,000, and a claim for employment taxes amounting to $68,000.

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A BRIEF HISTORY AND CONSIDERATION OF THE EVOLUTION OF TAX CLAIMS IN A CHAPTER 11 REORGANIZATION - Part IV

I.History of Tax Claims in BankruptcyC.Post-2005 CodeI.1129 Much of section 1129 was left unchanged by 2005 act.[1]The most important change for the purposes of this paper were introduced in section 1129(a)(9)(D).

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A BRIEF HISTORY AND CONSIDERATION OF THE EVOLUTION OF TAX CLAIMS IN A CHAPTER 11 REORGANIZATION - Part III

I.History of Tax Claims in BankruptcyB.Calls for Reform In 1997, the National Bankruptcy Review Commission released its final report of the tax advisory committee. In this report, the committee recommended that numerous changes to the Bankruptcy Code.

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A BRIEF HISTORY AND CONSIDERATION OF THE EVOLUTION OF TAX CLAIMS IN A CHAPTER 11 REORGANIZATION - Part II

I.History of Tax Claims in BankruptcyIn 2005, the Bankruptcy Code experienced one of the largest revisions in its history. Part of this revision included a reevaluation of the treatment of secured tax claims in the bankruptcy process.

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A BRIEF HISTORY AND CONSIDERATION OF THE EVOLUTION OF TAX CLAIMS IN A CHAPTER 11 REORGANIZATION - Part I

IntroductionMuch like other claims in bankruptcy, tax claims exist in three basic forms: unsecured, secured, and priority. The first class, unsecured, non-priority claims are treated much like a general unsecured claim would be treated, and is beyond the scope of this paper.

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A BRIEF HISTORY AND CONSIDERATION OF THE EVOLUTION OF TAX CLAIMS IN A CHAPTER 11 REORGANIZATION - Introduction

This paper continues to explore tax claims within a Chapter 11 Reorganization. In this paper, the focus shifts from the perspective of the trustee and plan creator, to that of the lien holder, or government entity.

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Quick update concerning current content and ongoing format

It is probably obvious that much of the content posted here is derived (wholesale stolen) from papers that I write for any given class. While I have one paper ready to post, I am waiting until grades are released for that course before doing so.

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Secured Tax Claims: A Class Under 1129? Part VI

III. The Path ForwardIn addition to the confusion regarding how a court should decide the issues of both policy and statutory construction, there remains the question of how these areas should be weighted if they result in different conclusions.

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Secured Tax Claims: A Class Under 1129? Part V

II. A Tale of Two QuestionsThe disagreement among the courts focuses on two main areas: whether policy allows a secured tax claim to vote, and whether the statutory language permits it.

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Secured Tax Claims: A Class Under 1129? Part IV

B. Class Not all courts agree that a secured tax claim should be prohibited from having a status of a voting class. Several of the courts that ultimately decided against the class status at least recognized the arguments for it.

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Secured Tax Claims: A Class Under 1129? Part III

A. Not A Class Led by the Fourth Circuit,[1]a number of courts have rejected the idea that a secured tax claim should have the ability to vote on a reorganization plan.

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Secured Tax Claims: A Class Under 1129? Part II

I. The State of the CourtsDuring a Chapter Eleven reorganization, if the proposed plan of reorganization is not accepted by all classes, the court is justified in confirming the plan, if at least one impaired class without any insiders accepts the plan.

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Secured Tax Claims: A Class Under 1129? Part I

Introduction“[I]t is unsettled whether a secured tax claim may be classified for purposes of voting and cram down.”[1]The status of a secured tax claim, whether it is as a class with voting rights or not, has large implications for those determining how to classify creditors during a reorganization plan.

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Secured Tax Claims: A Class Under 1129? - Preface

The paper I am posting next was a term paper for my introductory bankruptcy class. I am currently spinning this paper into a longer more detailed paper, but my professor’s initial feedback and my own research suggests that much of the content will change, or at least shift focus significantly.

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The Elections of § 884 - Part V

Conclusion While there are multiple elections available throughout the code that provide for various strategies and planning opportunity, the elections of §884 allow a taxpayer enough opportunities in which planning can provide some substantial benefits and make the requirements simpler and easier on the taxpayer.

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The Elections of § 884 - Part IV

Taiyo Hawaii v. Comm. In the case of Taiyo Hawaii Company, Ltd v. Commissioner (108 TC 590), Taiyo Hawaii, Ltd was a Japanese corporation, formed in 1985 that primarily conducted business in Honolulu.

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The Elections of § 884 - Part III

Elections Normally, interest is expensed under §884 on a cash basis regardless of the taxpayer’s method. Accrual basis taxpayers will only be able to recognize the amount that was actually paid within a year, even if more was accrued during that year.

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The Elections of § 884 - Part II

Allocable Interest Allocable interest is initially defined as “any interest which is allocable to income which is effectively connected (or treated as effectively connected) with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States.

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The Elections of § 884 - Part I

The branch interest tax is supposed to ensure that interest paid by a branch is not a form of profit stripping by a foreign parent. The statute starts out simply by deeming any interest that is allocated to the branch, but not actually paid, as being paid to the foreign parent.

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DRD Limitations - Part VII

Intentional Deception  In the OBH case, it appears that one way to avoid the rules of §246A is to intentionally keep poor or hard to trace records. While it was not the fact that everything ran through one account that kept OBH from incurring the §246A limitations, better records and separate accounts would have made any direct connections obvious and easier to trace.

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DRD Limitations - Part VI

OBH Finding The court found that there was no evidence that OBH used the funds from the indebtedness to purchase the stock. The traces that Mr. Powell conducted in order to conclude that there was initially a connection were found to be arbitrary and inconclusive.

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DRD Limitations - Part V

OBH Tests When the court applied the purpose prong to the OBH transactions, it expanded it to include three tests, how tenuous the relationship is between the indebtedness and the acquisition of the stock, the testimony of the taxpayer, and the government’s ability to rebut the taxpayer’s case.

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DRD Limitations - Part IV

Plain Language Since the code does not explicitly define the term “directly traceable”, the court had to look elsewhere. The case of Watson v. Ray, 192 F.3d 1153, claims that if no “specific definition of the term is given in the statute itself, court should look to the ordinary common sense meaning of the words.

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DRD Limitations - Part III

Directly Traceable Prong Test Background In Revenue Ruling 88-66, the service examines three fact patterns in order to determine if the each one would fall under the control of §246A. Each of the fact patterns are provided below, followed by the Ruling’s analysis and then an examination of how it applies to the case.

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DRD Limitations - Part II

OBH, Inc. v. Comm. In OBH, Inc. v. Comm., the commissioner tried to assert that OBH, Inc (referred to as Berkshire) used proceeds from a loan to purchase short term stock investments.

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DRD Limitations - Part I

General Limitations Imagine a time where you could borrow money, use that to buy money, and then be paid by the government for doing so. Prior to the enactment of §246A, a corporation could do this.

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Control Requirements of Type-D Reorganizations - Part IV

Consistency of Ownership  The court looked at the taxpayer’s argument that this should be a liquidation, primarily because it did not qualify for redemption status. The taxpayer pointed to the fact that in order for a transaction to qualify as a redemption there must be a “consistency of ownership”.

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Control Requirements of Type-D Reorganizations - Part III

Attribution Rules  Section 318(a)(1)(A) directs that an individual is considered to own the stock of his or her parents or child; “in general, an individual shall be considered as owning the stock owned, directly or indirectly, by or for […] his children, grandchildren, and parents.

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Control Requirements of Type-D Reorganizations - Part II

Analysis  In this specific case, the taxpayer was trying to escape the realm of tax-free organizations. The taxpayer wanted the step up in basis that a purchase of assets would provide.

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Control Requirements of Type-D Reorganizations - Part I

Acquiring the assets of another corporation, in a tax free transfer, and provided that the owner of the transferring corporation also owns the acquiring corporation is considered a “type D” reorganization.

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The Infamous IRS Notice - Part VII

Future After having focused on past events and activities, a look to the future is in order. The activities leading up to the Notice 2008-83 are well known and documented. Some of the reasoning behind the issuance of the Notice are known, but it is unlikely all of the reasoning will ever be fully known.

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The Infamous IRS Notice - Part VI

Court Support While the question of the Service’s authority and ability to issue Notices that change the interpretation of the Statute, taxpayers have the ability to rely on this Notice during the time period between its release and Congress’s response.

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The Infamous IRS Notice - Part V

Congressional Response P.L. 111-5 Apart from the letters from various Congressional members to the Treasury and the Inspector General, there seemed to be no official response from Congress to the Notice.

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The Infamous IRS Notice - Part IV

Treasury’s Response In December, the Treasury formerly responded to Schumer’s letter. Eric Solomon, an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, in a written response to Senator Schumer, attempted to address each of Schumer’s concerns.

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The Infamous IRS Notice - Part III

Immediate Reaction to 2008-83 Public and Grassley The reaction to the Notice was widespread. There were companies, which immediately took advantage of the benefit, such as Wells Fargo. Other companies were less enthusiastic about the consequences.

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The Infamous IRS Notice - Part II

IRS Notices – Purpose and Authority While Congress authors the Internal Revenue Code and associated Regulations, the responsibility of enforcement is given to the Treasury. The Treasury has the power to author Regulations, but delegates its responsibility of enforcement and collection to the Internal Revenue Service, an agency within the Treasury.

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The Infamous IRS Notice - Part I

Introduction to the Notice The “Infamous IRS Notice”, or Notice 2008-83[i], was issued on 10/01/2008, days after failure of several banks. In less than a page, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) effectively rewrote §382, and allowed banks to ‘buy’ net operating losses (NOLs) through mergers and acquisitions.

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The Infamous IRS Notice - Preface

The next few posts will be from an paper I wrote a few years ago concerning the banking crisis and the IRS Notice 2008-83. While I had not thought of this topic in quite a while, the current conversations around Bank of America’s purchase of Countrywide and the latest settlement makes this a touch more relevant at the moment.

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The AIA (Anti-Injunction Act) v. The ACA (Affordable Care Act)

While the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) was handed down some time ago, I am still processing the decision. 132 S. Ct. 2566. One of the first issues the Court had to address is whether the taxpayer had standing to bring the suit.

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THE TITLE VII FIGHT: A CONSIDERATION OF CAUSATION IN RETALIATION CLAIMS (Part VII)

III. ProposalAs the debate over if Price’s burden shifting scheme and motivating factors can and should be applied to retaliation claims after Gross continues, the right question must be asked before the right answer can be determined.

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THE TITLE VII FIGHT: A CONSIDERATION OF CAUSATION IN RETALIATION CLAIMS (Part VI)

II. AnalysisB. The 1991 Amendment – Revisited However, Kenney’s analysis is inherently flawed. Regardless of if Pricecontrolled all of Title VII at the time of decision, Congress’s actions during the 1991 amendment is ultimately controlling.

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THE TITLE VII FIGHT: A CONSIDERATION OF CAUSATION IN RETALIATION CLAIMS (Part V)

II. AnalysisA. The Meaning Of Because As some commentators have noted, the confusion created by Price and Gross, can be summarized by determining if Price applied to all of Title VII.

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THE TITLE VII FIGHT: A CONSIDERATION OF CAUSATION IN RETALIATION CLAIMS (Part IV)

I. BackgroundD. Smith V. Xerox Corp. After Gross, the Fifth Circuit had the task of deciding if the Price scheme was still good law, and if so, what limits did it have.

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THE TITLE VII FIGHT: A CONSIDERATION OF CAUSATION IN RETALIATION CLAIMS (Part III)

I. BackgroundB. Legislation Change In the wake of Price, Congress amended both Title VII,[i]in part to codify the burden-shifting scheme introduced in Price,[ii]as well as the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA).

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THE TITLE VII FIGHT: A CONSIDERATION OF CAUSATION IN RETALIATION CLAIMS (Part II)

I. BackgroundA. Price Waterhouse V. HopkinsThe history of burden shifting in a mix-motive situation begins with the case of Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins.[i]In Price, the plaintiff accused the defendant, a public accounting firm, of gender discrimination when it failed to promote the plaintiff to partner.

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THE TITLE VII FIGHT: A CONSIDERATION OF CAUSATION IN RETALIATION CLAIMS (Part I)

Over the next few days, I will be posting may paper on whether or not retaliation claims under Title VII should have access to the Price burden shifting scheme. This was originally completed for a law review competition.

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Published

So, yes this has been published for a few months, but I just started this, and wanted to get more publicity around the article. The November 2011 issue of The Journal of Multistate Taxation and Incentivescontained an article authored by Eric Anderson, Marc Pearson, and myself.

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Tax Lawyer and CAEZ

The Tax Lawyer has released its latest issue. Of interest is one article on the CA EZ politics from last year. While I have not had a chance to read the full article yet, the title and conclusion seem to echo many of the ideas that were tossed around during the budget process last year.

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Dicon Part II

As previously noted, the CA Supreme Court released its opinion yesterday in the matter of Dicon Fiberoptics, Inc v. Franchise Tax Broad. The Court responded to many of Dicon’s arguments directly, siding with the FTB in every instance.

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Dicon

The CA Supreme Court released the opinion in Dicon vs. FTB yesterday. In a unanimous decision the Court reversed the prior decision holding the CAEZ vouchers are not prima facie evidence.

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