MISSING OR LOST W-2 OR 1099

If taxpayers are missing wages and withholding information to file their individual federal income tax returns, certain steps should be taken. Businesses are required to send their employees a Form W-2 “Wage and Tax Statement” by January 31 each year. Businesses are also required to send their non-employee workers a Form 1099-NEC “Non-employee Compensation” by…

Gig Economy, Virtual Currency, and Foreign Income and Asset Reporting

In a recent information release, IR 2022-45 (3/1/2022), the IRS has reminded taxpayers of their reporting and potential tax obligations from working in the gig economy, making virtual currency transactions, earning foreign-sourced income, or holding certain foreign assets. Gig economy earnings are taxable. Generally, income earned from the gig economy is taxable and must be…

Department of Labor Gives Guidance to States on Waiving Recovery of Unemployment Compensation Overpayments Under the Cares Act

On February 7, 2022, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued guidance to the States regarding the conditions under which a state may waive overpayments of unemployment compensation to an individual under the CARES Act programs. States are encouraged to waive non-fraud overpayments to individuals who received unemployment compensation under one of several programs, including the…

RUNNING A BUSINESS ON VENMO

Many individuals and small businesses have adopted peer-to-peer payment apps like Venmo, Paypal, and Cash App (“P2P platforms”) to make convenient mobile money transfers. These P2P platforms provide an easy and convenient way to split a restaurant bill with friends, make gifts to family members, pay a babysitter, or make or collect a payment for…

Organization of IRS—Criminal Investigation

Top 10 Tax Cases of 2021 IRS Criminal Investigation Group (IRS-CI) is the criminal investigative arm of the IRS.  IRS-CI is responsible for conducting financial crime investigations, including tax fraud, narcotics trafficking, money laundering, public corruption, healthcare fraud, identity theft, and more.  IRS-CI special agents are the only federal law enforcement agents with investigative jurisdiction…