Procedural Issues
Abatements

Administrative Waivers of Penalties

The IRS may formally interpret or clarify a provision to provide administrative relief from a penalty that would otherwise be assessed. An administrative waiver may be addressed in either a policy statement, news release, or other formal communication stating that the policy of the IRS is to provide relief from a penalty under specific conditions. An administrative waiver may be necessary when there is a delay by the IRS in printing or mailing forms, publishing

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Scott St. Amand April 29, 2021
Business Related Issues
Accuracy Related Penalty

Plentywood Drug Inc. v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-45

On April 26, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Plentywood Drug Inc. v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-45). The primary issues presented in Plentywood Drug, Inc. were whether the petitioner’s owners received “fair rent” or constructive dividends for the rental of the petitioner’s drug store, and whether the petitioner (a corporation) satisfied its burden to show that the IRS failed to receive prior supervisory approval for the accuracy-related penalties at

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Scott St. Amand April 26, 2021
Procedural Issues
Accuracy Related Penalty

Reasonable Reliance on a Competent Advisor

Explaining Reasonable Reliance on a Competent Advisor to Uncle Bill. Reasonable cause, specifically, reasonable reliance on a competent advisor will prove rather important to Uncle Bill, and so when he calls you to discuss this great scheme plan he’s been introduced to, you know that this is the time to breach the subject with Bill. You see, Uncle Bill bought his first house from an infomercial he saw after the Ed Sullivan show in the mid-1960s. 

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Scott St. Amand April 19, 2021
Penalties Under the Code
Accuracy Related Penalty

Walton v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-40

On March 30, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Walton v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-40). The primary issue presented in Walton was whether the petitioner qualified for the reasonable cause exception to the imposition of an accuracy-related penalty. Background to Walton v. Commissioner The petitioner was a New Yorker,[1] who failed to report $170,000 in nonemployee compensation in 2015. Strike one and two. The petitioner was terminated from her

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Scott St. Amand March 30, 2021
Income Tax Issues
Accuracy Related Penalty

Purple Heart Patient Center Inc. v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-38

On March 29, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Purple Heart Patient Center Inc. v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-38). The primary issues presented in Purple Heart Patient Center Inc. v. Commissioner were whether the petitioner (1) was entitled to offset its gross receipts with any cost of goods sold (COGS), (2) underreported its gross income, and (3) is liable for the accuracy-related penalty pursuant to IRC § 6662(a). Background to Purple

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Scott St. Amand March 29, 2021
Penalties Under the Code
Accuracy Related Penalty

Chiarelli v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-27

On March 3, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Chiarelli v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-27). The primary issues presented in Chiarelli v. Commissioner were whether the petitioner was entitled to noncash charitable contribution deductions for the years at issue and whether the petitioner was liable for the IRC § 6662(a) accuracy-related penalties for 2012 and 2013. Incomplete Form 8283 in Chiarelli v. Commissioner The petitioner inherited valuable property from

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Scott St. Amand March 3, 2021
Charitable Contributions

Pankratz v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-26

On March 3, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Pankratz v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-26). The primary issue presented in Pankratz v. Commissioner was whether the failure to attach appraisals can be due to reasonable cause when a taxpayer admits that he did not review his tax returns before filing. Introductory Notes: I cannot say for sure whether the return preparers were actually the fire chief and the village

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Scott St. Amand March 3, 2021
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Administrative Waivers of Penalties

The IRS may formally interpret or clarify a provision to provide administrative relief from a penalty that would otherwise be assessed. An administrative waiver may be addressed in either a policy statement, news release, or other formal communication stating that the policy of the IRS is to provide relief from

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Scott St. Amand April 29, 2021

Plentywood Drug Inc. v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-45

On April 26, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Plentywood Drug Inc. v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-45). The primary issues presented in Plentywood Drug, Inc. were whether the petitioner’s owners received “fair rent” or constructive dividends for the rental of the petitioner’s drug store,

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Scott St. Amand April 26, 2021

Reasonable Reliance on a Competent Advisor

Explaining Reasonable Reliance on a Competent Advisor to Uncle Bill. Reasonable cause, specifically, reasonable reliance on a competent advisor will prove rather important to Uncle Bill, and so when he calls you to discuss this great scheme plan he’s been introduced to, you know that this is the time to breach

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Scott St. Amand April 19, 2021

Walton v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-40

On March 30, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Walton v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-40). The primary issue presented in Walton was whether the petitioner qualified for the reasonable cause exception to the imposition of an accuracy-related penalty. Background to Walton v. Commissioner The

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Scott St. Amand March 30, 2021

Purple Heart Patient Center Inc. v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-38

On March 29, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Purple Heart Patient Center Inc. v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-38). The primary issues presented in Purple Heart Patient Center Inc. v. Commissioner were whether the petitioner (1) was entitled to offset its gross receipts with any

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Scott St. Amand March 29, 2021

Chiarelli v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-27

On March 3, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Chiarelli v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-27). The primary issues presented in Chiarelli v. Commissioner were whether the petitioner was entitled to noncash charitable contribution deductions for the years at issue and whether the petitioner was

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Scott St. Amand March 3, 2021

Pankratz v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-26

On March 3, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Pankratz v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-26). The primary issue presented in Pankratz v. Commissioner was whether the failure to attach appraisals can be due to reasonable cause when a taxpayer admits that he did not

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Scott St. Amand March 3, 2021