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TOPICS / PROCEDURE

Understatement of Income Not Fraudulent

A pattern of fraudulent conduct in a tax accountant’s preparation of his clients’ returns was not sufficient to prove that underpayments on his own returns were due to fraud.

Material Adviser Penalty Rules Are Clarified

The IRS issued final rules for the penalty imposed on material advisers for failing to provide the IRS a list of advisees with respect to reportable transactions.

CDP Notice of Determination Valid If Actually Received

The Tax Court held that a notice of determination from a collection due process hearing is valid for purposes of starting the period in which a taxpayer must file a petition with the Tax Court if the notice is actually received by the taxpayer.