by Daniel Pilla | Dec 8, 2023 | PTT Featured Article
HOW TO RELEASE WAGE AND BANK LEVIES CLAIMS A Deep Dive Into the Idea of “Economic Hardship” The IRS issues hundreds of thousands of wage and bank levies annually. At best, the levies cause much disruption in one’s life as bank accounts and paychecks get swept up. At...
by Daniel Pilla | Dec 7, 2023 | PTT Featured Article
IRS PANICKING OVER ERC CLAIMS Agency Concerned that “Aggressive Marketing” Responsible for Bogus Claims Congress created the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) as part of the CARES Act of 2020. The CARES Act was one of six pieces of legislation enacted between March...
by Jean | Oct 20, 2023 | PTT Featured Article
TAX COURT REMANDS CDP CASE TO DEVELOP A RECORD Judicial Review Impossible Without an Adequate Record The recent Tax Court case of Bickel v. Commissioner, Docket No. 22038-22L, provides great insight into the manner in which the IRS is to conduct Collection Due Process...
by Daniel Pilla | Aug 1, 2023 | PTT Featured Article
COURT ORDERS ENFORCEMENT OF SUMMONS FOR CRYPTO DATA Digital Currency Trading Information is NOT Private In case you continue to believe that your digital currency trades are private, consider this. A United States District Court in California, on June 30, 2023,...
by Daniel Pilla | Jul 7, 2023 | PTT Featured Article
UPDATE ON IRS SPENDING PLANS IRS Reveals Spending Plans for ITs Windfall In April the IRS released its long-awaited Strategic Operating Plan for how it intends to spend the $80 billion in supplemental funding granted by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The making...
by Daniel Pilla | May 31, 2023 | PTT Featured Article
HOW TO DEDUCT EXPENSES INCURRED IN TRADING SECURITIES The Keys to Unlocking the Mysteriousand Elusive “Trader” Status With the advent of the Internet and the unfettered access we now have to national and international financial markets, it’s never been easier to trade...