As reported by Forbes.com on September 14, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently published a webpage devoted to tax compliance for U.S.-based cannabis businesses. With states across the country taking varying approaches to legalizing and decriminalizing marijuana, and with marijuana remaining a Schedule I controlled substance at the federal level, navigating tax compliance is an extraordinarily complex task for cannabis businesses, and business owners who wish to avoid unwanted scrutiny from the IRS need to work with an experienced Boston tax lawyer to avoid costly mistakes.Read More

Last summer, we reported on the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) issuance of more than 10,000 “educational letters” to U.S. taxpayers who were suspected of underreporting and underpaying their federal income tax liability with respect to their cryptocurrency holdings. On August 14, 2020, the IRS sent another round of letters to cryptocurrency investors in Massachusetts and across the United States. If you received one of these letters, you will need to review the letter carefully, and it will be important for you to speak with a Boston IRS tax lawyer promptly.Read More

While most Internal Revenue Service (IRS) inquiries are civil in nature, many involve criminal allegations. IRS Criminal Investigations (IRS CI) is the agency’s division primarily tasked with investigating federal tax crimes, and it works with U.S. Attorneys around the country to pursue charges for tax fraud, tax evasion and other offenses.Read More

Investing in artwork provides access to a number of potential tax advantages at the federal level. For collectors and investors who wish to donate pieces in their collections to charity, timing and structuring artwork donations strategically can offer substantial income, gift and estate tax savings. In this second part of our two-part series on tax mitigation strategies for art collectors and investors, we are covering some of the primary ways in which a Boston tax lawyer can assist with maximizing the tax benefits of donating artwork to charity.Read More