There are substantial changes to partnerships and LLCs required by the IRS as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act (BBA) which are scheduled to take effect January 1, 2018. The US Treasury Department issued new rules in January of this year which will substantially impact tax matters for partnerships as...
IRS Large Business and International Division Targeting TEFRA Violations
The IRS Large Business and International Division (LB&I) will be targeting TEFRA violations in partnerships based upon recent changes in partnership related tax law. TEFRA (The Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982) regulations applying to partnerships created a set of consolidated IRS audit (examination), processing and judicial procedures which...
IRS Audit Rules for Partnerships Changing
The IRS audit rules for partnerships continues to evolve and change. In the fall of 2015 Congress passed the "Bipartisan Budget Act" that contained changes to the audit process for partnerships that goes into effect January 1, 2017. The old IRS audit rules for partnerships was based primarily upon the...