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The First Circuit Court of Appeals in Louisiana has handed a small victory to businesses who claim the Louisiana Research and Development Tax Credit. Promyse Prosthetics is a small home grown business that provides custom orthotics and prosthetics to kids and veterans. They applied for state research and development tax credits and were denied after…

Earlier this month, Kathy Petronchak, alliantgroup’s Director of IRS Practice & Procedure and the former IRS Commissioner of the Small Business/Self-Employed (SB/SE) Division, was quoted in Tax Notes regarding a letter from the IRS Office of Appeals. The letter from Appeals Chief Kirsten Wielobob clarified four specific procedural changes that were recently implemented and provided…

Steven Miller, alliantgroup’s National Director of Tax, presented on a panel with a current IRS executive to discuss current IRS enforcement initiatives. Key areas of focus were on the newly announced IRS audit campaigns, examination procedures, and the rebirth of reportable transactions and transactions of interest reporting. Russell was joined by members of the Treasury…

Emergency Regulations regarding the Office of Tax Appeals (OTA) and the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) have recently been issued by the state of California. Effective July 1, 2017, the OTA and CDTFA absorbed many, but not all, of the functions of the California State Board of Equalization (SBOE). The SBOE, established…

alliantNational is proud to announce that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled in favor of a taxpayer couple supported by the firm, saying the IRS failed to give the couple a meaningful opportunity to volunteer certain tax records on their own. The Court determined that the Internal Revenue Service hadn’t…