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Who would have predicted this plotline: Agreeable and extroverted individuals are more likely to distribute wealth to their children unequally, while more calculating introverts appear likelier to divide their estate evenly among multiple heirs. Consultant Matthew...
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Some people seem to think the IRS will overlook just about anything. But a dead horse? That’s hard to miss. When a California-based horse enthusiast and IT business owner’s last horse died in 2008, being horseless didn’t stop her from continuing to claim business...
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A recent study shows 28% of U.S. households think they’re on track for retirement but are actually at risk of falling short. Extremely surprising: High-income households are most likely to fall into this trap. The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College led...
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How does the IRS determine who gets flagged for potential tax fraud activity? The agency judges taxpayer actions against a list of over 60 “badges” or indications of fraud ranging from misrepresenting expenses and deductions to lying, bribery and concealment. Of...
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Business owners and shareholders have some leeway on their compensation structures, to a point. The IRS has long held a standard called “reasonable compensation” that it uses to determine if, like Goldilocks, you got it just right. The trick to acing reasonable...
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The IRS claims its Criminal Investigation (CI) division can trace any crypto transaction and has used those capabilities to double crypto seizures. Among those cases, about half are tax related. Things started to heat up in 2022 when the IRS announced it was building...
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