Section 199A Implementation and IRS Examination Issues: Critical QBI Issues for Individual and Business Taxpayers
Recording of a 90-minute premium CLE/CPE webinar with Q&A
This CLE/CPE course will guide tax professionals on critical issues in the implementation of Section 199A qualified business income (QBI) deductions and essential items of focus for an IRS examination and audit. The panel will discuss what to expect when the IRS begins auditing tax returns claiming the QBI deduction, identifying potential pitfalls and methods to avoid them, recent IRS guidance on real estate investments, and critical QBI issues for taxpayers involved in a "specified service trade or business" under Section 199A.
Outline
- Section 199A and recent IRS guidance
- Tax issues and potential pitfalls that arise in claiming the QBI deduction
- Determining taxpayer qualification
- Income limitations
- Understanding the "specified service trade or business" standard
- Entity planning strategies
- IRS examination and audit areas of focus
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- Recent regulations and IRS guidance for claiming the QBI deduction
- Key issues that arise for certain taxpayers and methods to overcome them
- The "specified service trade or business" standard and planning options for taxpayers
- What to expect when the IRS begins auditing tax returns claiming the QBI deduction
Faculty
Michel R. Stein
Principal
Hochman Salkin Toscher Perez
Mr. Stein specializes in tax controversies, as well as tax planning for individuals, businesses and corporations. For... | Read More
Mr. Stein specializes in tax controversies, as well as tax planning for individuals, businesses and corporations. For more than 20 years, he has represented individuals with sensitive issue civil tax examinations where substantial penalty issues may arise, and extensively advised individuals on foreign and domestic voluntary disclosures regarding foreign account and asset compliance matters. Mr. Stein is well respected for his expertise and judgment in handling matters arising from the U.S. government’s ongoing enforcement efforts regarding undeclared interests in foreign financial accounts and assets, including various methods of participating in a timely voluntary disclosure to minimize potential exposure to civil tax penalties and avoiding a criminal tax prosecution referral. Mr. Stein is a frequent lecturer at national and regional conferences on topics including tax compliance sensitive issues, IRS examinations, State and Federal worker classification issues, etc.
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Steven Toscher
Principal
Hochman Salkin Toscher Perez
Mr. Toscher has been representing clients for more than 35 years before the Internal Revenue Service, the Tax Divisions... | Read More
Mr. Toscher has been representing clients for more than 35 years before the Internal Revenue Service, the Tax Divisions of the U.S. Department of Justice and the Office of the United States Attorney, numerous state taxing authorities and in federal and state court litigation and appeals. Mr. Toscher enjoys a unique combination of solid criminal defense experience and extensive substantive tax experience to assist individuals and entities subject to sensitive government inquiries. He has considerable experience as lead counsel in defending criminal tax fraud investigations (both administrative and grand jury investigations) as well as in defending criminal tax prosecutions (both jury and non-jury). Mr. Toscher’s tax practice includes a wide array of substantive areas including income taxes, estate taxes, employment taxes, sales taxes and property taxes. He is routinely involved in sensitive issue or complex civil tax examinations and administrative appeals on behalf of wealthy individuals and their closely held entities as well as large corporations involving both domestic and foreign tax related issues.
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Cory Stigile
Principal
Hochman Salkin Toscher Perez
Mr. Stigile specializes in tax controversies as well as tax, business, and international tax. His representation... | Read More
Mr. Stigile specializes in tax controversies as well as tax, business, and international tax. His representation includes Federal and state tax controversy matters and tax litigation, including sensitive tax-related examinations and investigations for individuals, business enterprises, partnerships, limited liability companies, and corporations. His practice also includes complex civil tax examinations, administrative appeals and tax collection proceedings (where he is widely respected for achieving meaningful resolutions of difficult tax collection issues). Mr. Stigile frequently writes and lectures on topics involving taxation.
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