e-News for Tax Professionals 2023-09

Tax pros: Registration is now open for this summer?s 2023 IRS Nationwide Tax Forums, returning to its in-person format. The tax forums will be held in the following five cities across the nation:

New Orleans - July 11-13
Atlanta - July 25-27
Washington, D.C. area - Aug. 8-10
San Diego - Aug. 22-24
Orlando - Aug. 29-31

Held for more than 30 years, the IRS Nationwide Tax Forums are the IRS's marquee outreach event to the tax professional community. For more information and to register, visit IRStaxforum.com.

2.??IRS warns of new filing season scams involving Form W-2 wages

The IRS issued a consumer alert to warn taxpayers of new scams that urge people to use wage information on a tax return to claim false credits in hopes of getting a big refund. One scheme, which is circulating on social media, encourages people to use tax software to manually fill out Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, and include false income information. Two variations of this scheme are also being seen by the IRS; both involve misusing Form W-2 wage information in hopes of generating a larger refund. The IRS reminds people who file fake returns face a wide range of penalties. For anyone who has participated in one of these schemes, they can amend a previous tax return or consult with a trusted tax professional. This news release is also available in Spanish and?Simplified Chinese.

3.??Tax Time Guide: Report all income; understand tax requirements and digital asset reporting

The IRS reminds taxpayers of their reporting and potential tax obligations on income from the gig economy and service industry, transactions from digital assets and foreign sources, or holding certain foreign assets. This news release, which is also available in Spanish and Simplified Chinese, is part of a series called the Tax Time Guide, a resource to help taxpayers file an accurate tax return.

4.??Tax pros: Use your IRS Tax Pro Account to simplify authorization requests

Tax Pro Account lets tax professionals submit an authorization request to a taxpayer's IRS online account. This includes both power of attorney and tax information authorization requests. The taxpayers can then review, approve and sign the request electronically. This article is also available in Spanish.

5.??Taxpayer Advocacy Panel welcomes new members, seeks volunteers for next year?s group

The Department of the Treasury approved the selection of eight new members to serve on the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP) for 2023. The new members will join eight TAP alternates approved in a prior year, for a total of 16 new active members.

Applications for the 2024 TAP year are now being accepted through March 31 from civic-minded volunteers looking for ways to serve their communities. TAP members volunteer to serve a three-year term and are expected to devote 200 to 300 hours per year to panel activities. Visit IRS.gov for more information about the TAP and how to apply.

6.??News from the Justice Department?s Tax Division

A federal court in Miami has entered permanent injunctions against Rudy Aly, Rhonda Hudge, Cindy Odige, and TUPS Tax, LLC, barring them from preparing federal tax returns for others and owning or operating a tax preparation business. The court also ordered that Aly disgorge more than $406,000, representing the proceeds that he received for preparing false or fraudulent tax returns from 2018 to 2020. The court also ordered Hudge to disgorge more than $15,500, and Odige and TUPS Tax to disgorge $48,000 based on their settlement agreements with the United States.

7.??Technical Guidance

Notice 2023-21 lengthens the lookback period for refund claims for returns with due dates that were postponed by Notice 2021-21 or Notice 2020-23.

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