- E@lert will be on hiatus next week covering NAEA’s Annual Meeting (August 6) and Board of Directors meeting (August 7). Look for more “news you can use†on August 14.
- The Hill is reporting that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is turning the Senate toward a fight on federal unemployment benefits, which are set to expire today. The decision comes after Democrats blocked a vote on a GOP proposal earlier Thursday. There is no sign that the two sides are close to a deal on the issue, or on a larger package intended to respond to the COVID-19 crisis.
- Looking for IRS information 24/7? The FOIA Library provides a comprehensive list of documents and other information available electronically on IRS.gov.
- Hat tip to Tax Notes with a report that Massachusetts U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton on July 28 rejected a bid by Massachusetts businessman John Wilson for a separate trial in the infamous “Varsity Blues†college admissions scam. Wilson wanted to separate his case from the other defendants because he is the only one facing indictment for filing a false tax return in which he deducted payments made to secure his son’s admission to the University of Southern California. The court declined, saying the evidence of all charges overlaps. Sorry, John.
- From the Procedurally Taxing blog we learn, “Exhaustion Can Be Exhausting.†For taxpayers seeking a refund in federal district court, or the Court of Federal Claims, it is black letter law that those courts only have jurisdiction if taxpayers timely file a proper refund claim with IRS. In addition to filing the claim, to get into court, taxpayers must either wait six months or file after receiving a claim disallowance. The disallowance (if issued) triggers a back-end limitation of two years to bring the suit.
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