Category: Whipsaw

IRS Alimony Audit

Chris Moss CPA Tax Attorney

Welcome to TaxView with Chris Moss CPA Tax Attorney While it is hard to believe that a divorcing spouse in the 21st century would need or want Alimony, it is even harder for many to understand why Alimony is so often litigated by divorced taxpayers in United States Courts.   Furthermore, since Alimony is taxable usually …

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IRS Whipsaw Tax Audit

Chris Moss CPA Tax Attorney

Welcome to TaxView with Chris Moss CPA The IRS defines a “whipsaw case” as a settlement in one case that can have a contrary tax effect in another case.” IRS Manual 8.2.3.13 All of you at some point will most likely experience a whipsaw case during an IRS audit of a partnership, ex-spouse, related beneficiary …

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