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Law practice in Washington, DC limited to Federal tax matters, including:

• national tax office services for local, regional and national CPA firms
• obtaining rulings and other guidance from IRS National Office and Treasury Department
• advice regarding tax accounting, inventories, corporate, partnership and international tax issues
• resolution of tax controversies before IRS Appeals Office and U.S. Tax Court
• lobbying Congress and Treasury

Washington Tax Alerts

MAY 2022

• Washington Tax Alert May 31, 2022

July 2020

• Washington Tax Alert July 14, 2020

January 2020

• Washington Tax Alert January 9, 2020
• Washington Tax Alert January 3, 2020 (Rev. Proc. 2020-1)
  

February 2018

• Washington Tax Alert February 5, 2018 (New 20% deduction for pass-through businesses)
  

November 2017

• Washington Tax Alert November 20, 2017
  

May 2017

• Washington Tax Alert, May 19, 2017 (Amending Form 3115)
  

January 2017

• Washington Tax Alert January 24, 2017 (Tax reform — tax accounting aspects)
• Washington Tax Alert January 16, 2017 (increased user fees)

June 2016

• Washington Tax Alert June 23, 2016 (proposed IRC § 385 regulations)

March 2016

• Washington Tax Alert March 3, 2016 (proposed changes to FBARs)

November 2015

• Washington Tax Alert November 11, 2015 (Accounting method changes in connection with acquisitions)

October 2015

• Washington Tax Alert October 22, 2015 (Accrual of expenses)

May 2014

• Washington Tax Alert May 23, 2014 (Joint venture arrangements)

January 2014

• Washington Tax Alert January 2, 2014 (User fees for ruling requests and accounting method changes)

September 2013

• Washington Tax Alert September 12, 2013 (Partnership COD income)

August 2013

• Washington Tax Alert August 26, 2013 (IRC § 199 deduction — assembling)
• Washington Tax Alert August 16, 2013 (Late S elections and QSub elections)

January 2013

• Washington Tax Alert January 7, 2013 (ruling requests)

October 2012

• Washington Tax Alert October 19, 2012 (FICA taxes on severance payments)

August 2012

• Washington Tax Alert August 2, 2012 (automatic accounting method changes)

January 2012

• Washington Tax Alert January 18, 2012 (cost segregation)
• Washington Tax Alert January 3, 2012 (user fees)

November 2011

• Washington Tax Alert November 14, 2011 (Deferral method for advance payments).

April 2011

• Washington Tax Alert April 27, 2011 (change in annual accounting period)

March 2011

• Washington Tax Alert March 23, 2011 (sales-based royalties incurred by resellers).
• Washington Tax Alert March 1, 2011 (classification of foreign entities).

October 2010

• Washington Tax Alert October 18, 2010 – (FBAR and voluntary disclosure).

September 2010

• Washington Tax Alert – September 17, 2010 – (tax legislation).
• Washington Tax Alert – September 7, 2010 – (passive losses; accounting method).

April 2010

• Washington Tax Alert – April 22, 2010 – foreign information reporting
• Washington Tax Alert – April 19, 2010 – NOLs – continuity of business enterprise

January 2010

• Washington Tax Alert – January 12, 2010 – inventory issues
• Washington Tax Alert – January 6, 2010 – user fees for ruling applications

October 2009

• Washington Tax Alert – October 27, 2009 – Debt Restructuring

September 2009

• Washington Tax Alert – September 17, 2009 – Automatic Accounting Method Changes

August 2009

• Washington Tax Alert – August 10, 2009 – Purchase Price Adjustments

May 2009

• Washington Tax Alert – May 15, 2009 – Accounting Method Changes

April 2009

• Washington Tax Alert – April 1, 2009 – Like Kind Exchanges

March 2009

• Washington Tax Alert – March 12, 2009 – Research credits under IRC § 41

February 2009

• Washington Tax Alert – February 17, 2009 – Stimulus Bill

January 2009

• Washington Tax Alert – January 21, 2009 – Lower of Cost or Market Method
• Washington Tax Alert – January 6, 2009 – Letter Rulings and Forms 3115

December 2008

• Washington Tax Alert – December 31, 2008 – Term Interest in Real Estate
• Washington Tax Alert – December 8, 2008 – Gift Cards

November 2008

• Washington Tax Alert – November 17, 2008 – Accrual of Medical Expenses

September 2008

• Washington Tax Alert – September 17, 2008 – Election to increase credits in lieu of bonus depreciation

August 2008

• Washington Tax Alert – August 19, 2008 – Automatic accounting method changes
• Washington Tax Alert – August 4, 2008 – Long-term contracts – new proposed regulations

July 2008

• Washington Tax Alert – July 8, 2008 – Start-up and organizational expenditures

June 2008

• Washington Tax Alert – June 25, 2008 – Rolling average inventory method

May 2008

• Washington Tax Alert – May 23, 2008 – Market discount bonds

April 2008

• Washington Tax Alert – April 18, 2008 – Sale of corporate assets
• Washington Tax Alert April 16, 2008 (Installment method)

March 2008

• Washington Tax Alert March 12, 2008 (accrual of payroll taxes)

February 2008

• Washington Tax Alert February 11, 2008 (2008 stimulus legislation)

January 2008

• Washington Tax Alert January 24, 2008 (Tax Legislation — 5-year Carryback of NOLs)

December 2007

• Washington Tax Alert December 10, 2007 (9100 relief for IRC § 362(e)(2) (C) elections)

October 2007

• Washington Tax Alert October 19, 2007 (Captive insurance companies)

September 2007

• Washington Tax Alert Sept. 4, 2007 (Definition of item for LIFO purposes)

July 2007

• Washington Tax Alert July 19, 2007 (Statute of limitations — overstated basis)
• Washington Tax Alert July 2, 2007 (Service agrees to follow Westpac)

June 2007

• Washington Tax Alert June 28, 2007 (rotable spare parts)

May 2007

• Washington Tax Alert May 21, 2007 (9100 relief — failure to file original Form 3115)
• Washington Tax Alert May 15, 2007 (valuation of property — accounting method)

Archived Tax Alerts