Withum

JULY 28, 2022

Multiple businesses notified us this week that their claims for the employee retention credit (ERC) are being audited by the IRS. It is not known whether they were randomly selected for audit or whether they were targeted for some reason. We have written previously about the topics the IRS is likely to inquire about on audit.

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Withum

MARCH 7, 2024

Has the IRS Ramped up the Number of ERC Audits? The IRS has significantly increased the number civil and criminal audits, and it has centralized the audit process. We are seeing and hearing from others that taxpayers are receiving checks, but only after the claims are reviewed and approved, or cleared on audit.

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inDinero Tax Tips

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Claiming deductions can save your company thousands of dollars in income taxes. However, if you’re claiming ineligible business expenses , you risk facing an audit. If the thought of filing your taxes is enough to make you sweat, you’re not alone. . Check out these blogs: Year-End, Capital Gains Tax and Iffy Choices.

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Withum

JUNE 24, 2022

When that prohibition was lifted nine months later by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, claims for the ERC exploded. One unfortunate side effect of the ERC explosion has been the proliferation of tax credit companies offering dubious advice in exchange for outsize fees. See generally Notice 2021-20, Q&As #23-28.

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Bill would let private CPAs, not state auditor’s office, audit state agencies [ Radio Iowa ] Senator Mike Bousselot, a Republican from Ankeny, IA seems to think letting CPA firms audit government books instead of the state auditor will fix the accountant shortage somehow? I’m a professional tax preparer.”

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Withum

JANUARY 8, 2024

Until the proposed regulations are published, taxpayers can rely on the excluded product right exception for R&E expenditures paid or incurred in the taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021. However, no audit protection will be provided for Section 174 R&E expenditures that were ignored in the 2022 taxable year.

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ThomsonReuters

JANUARY 28, 2022

Stay top-of-mind with tax and accounting clients all year. Companies that only offer tax services have to start over each year building a brand through marketing and advertising. That includes: Preparing federal and state income taxes. Filing quarterly employment taxes.

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