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- A Brief Recap of the Decision in the Supreme Court Case Knight v. Commissioner
- Life Insurance and Cancellation of Debt Income
- Use a Charitable Freeze to Hedge Against a Valuation Fight
- Taxpayer Beware! IRS cracking down on suspected fraud
- Proposed Regs Clarify Application of the Insolvency Exception to Trust Discharge of Debt Income
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Taxpayer Beware! IRS cracking down on suspected fraud
Record numbers of taxpayers are filing fraudulent returns to boost their tax refunds, according to a report issued by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) on March 31, 2011. But taxpayer beware! Only two months into the year, … Continue reading
Proposed Regs Clarify Application of the Insolvency Exception to Trust Discharge of Debt Income
The Treasury Department has finally issued proposed regulations that provide some clarity for grantor trusts saddled with cancellation of debt (“COD”) income. Under the proposed regulations, if a grantor trust has COD income, the grantor’s—and not the trust’s—solvency is relevant … Continue reading