deducting litigation expenses: new appellate court decision

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by christopher m. demayo
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the fifth circuit court of appeals issued a decision on march 29, 2019, that explains some of the requirements for deducting litigation expenses.

the facts of the case are bizarre, but the controlling legal principles are not.

in a nutshell, the taxpayer was the sole shareholder of a company that was a commercial cleaning franchisor (“company”). in november 2002, the taxpayer traveled on vacation with his girlfriend and two employees of his company to the caribbean island of st. maarten, where he owned a home. one of the employees was a bodyguard and the other was a former girlfriend.

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taxpayers deserve better receipts

businesspeople standing atop 5 stacks of coinswant to know exactly where your tax dollars go? want to vote on it?

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here’s an idea: taxpayers should get a receipt so they can see what they’re paying for.

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actually, that’s already a thing, and it’s been in the internal revenue code since 1990.
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troubles with irs private debt collection

businessman sitting in office chair, covering his face with his handthe irs listed 6 risks. the gao found 10 more.

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here’s a curious situation: the internal revenue service of the wealthiest nation on earth, with all its power to collect taxes – be it by withholding, by a polite letter of request, by slapping somebody’s assets with a lien, by knocking on a delinquent’s door – sometimes the irs can’t afford to collect back taxes.

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when it can’t, it gives the power and privilege to a private debt collection (pdc) agency.
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the one word that changed the irs

//www.g005e.com/2019/05/09/what-difference-does-one-word-make/and why the irs now needs a new mission statement.

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ten years ago, the internal revenue service changed a word in its mission statement.

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before: “provide america’s taxpayers top quality service by helping them understand and meet their tax responsibilities and by applying the tax law with integrity and fairness to all.”

after: “provide america’s taxpayers top quality service by helping them understand and meet their tax responsibilities and enforce the tax law with integrity and fairness to all.”

the change was made without public discussion. it just appeared: subtle and quiet but deep and disturbing.

what’s the difference? attitude and approach. read more →