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Preparer Penalties - Are You at Risk?
Presented by: National Society of Accountants
1010 N. Fairfax Street Alexandria, VA 22314
800-966-6679 www.nsacct.org
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Commissioner’s Quote
Prepared Remarks of IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman before the AICPA, Washington, DC IR-2012-89, Nov. 7, 2012
… ”I am always looking for points of leverage – and our tax return preparer initiative is just that. In essence, we shifted from a retail to a wholesale approach. We shifted resources from dealing with taxpayers one-by-one, to dealing with the intermediaries who deal with hundreds or thousands of taxpayers at a time. That’s what I mean by leverage.”
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The Tax Preparer Risk
• The Taxpayer Accuracy Penalty • §6662
– 20% of the understatement• Negligence or disregard of rules or
regulations• failure to keep adequate records• use ordinary and reasonable care in
preparing a return
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The Tax Preparer Risk
• The Taxpayer Accuracy Penalty • §6662
– Substantial understatement of income tax—generally an understatement that is more than 10% of the correct tax and greater than $5,000.
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The Tax Preparer Risk
• The Taxpayer Accuracy Penalty • §6662
– Substantial valuation misstatement—generally a valuation that is 150% or more of the determined value and causes a tax understatement of more than $5,000. (Penalty is 40% in the case of gross valuation misstatement.)
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The Tax Preparer Risk
• The Taxpayer Accuracy Penalty • §6662
– Substantial estate or gift tax valuation understatement— valuation that is 65% or less of the determined value and causes a tax understatement of more than $5,000.
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The Tax Preparer Risk
• The Taxpayer Accuracy Penalty • §6662
– Disallowance of claimed tax benefits due to a transaction lacking economic substance
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The Tax Preparer Risk
• The Taxpayer Accuracy Penalty • §6662
– Undisclosed foreign financial asset understatement (penalty increased from 20% to 40%)
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IRC §6694
• §6694(a)– Unreasonable Positions– Small Business Tax Act of 2007– Greater of $1,000 or 50% of
income derived from preparing the return.
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IRC §6694
• §6694(b)– Willful or reckless conduct– Greater of $5,000 or 50% of
income derived from preparing the return
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IRC §6695
• The $50 level with $25,000 max per year– (a) – Failure to furnish copy to
taxpayer– (b) – Failure to sign return– (c) – Failure to furnish identifying
number
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IRC §6695
• The $50 level with $25,000 max per year– (d) – Failure to retain copy or list– (e) – Failure to file correct
information returns
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IRC §6695
• The $500 level with no maximum– (f) – Negotiation of check– (g) – Diligence for eligibility of EIC
• Treasury Reg §1.6695-2
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IRC §6700
• Promoting Abusive Tax Shelters– $1,000 each occurrence
• Or 100% of income derived if less
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IRC §6701
• Aiding and Abetting Understatement– $1,000 per taxpayer ($10,000 for
corporations) per taxable period.
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IRC §6713
• Disclosure or Use of Information– Any Tax Return Preparer– Any Tax Return– Civil Penalty —$250 for each
disclosure or use up to $10,000 per year
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IRC §7206
• Fraud and False Statements– FELONY!– Not more then $100,000
• $500,000 for corporation
– Imprisonment of not more then 3 years (or both)
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IRC §7207
• Fraudulent Returns, Statements or Other Documents– Misdemeanor– Not more then $10,000
• $50,000 if a corporation
– Imprisonment of not more then 1 year (or both)
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IRC §7216
• Criminal Penalty Provisions• Disclosure or Use of Taxpayers
Information• Fine of not more $1,000• Imprisonment of not more then 1
year or both• Rev Proc 2013-14 (January 1, 2014)
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IRC §7407
• Judicial Actions– Specifically against Tax Preparers– Any Conduct subject to penalty
under §6694 or §6695– In extreme cases could lose the
ability to act as a Tax Preparer!
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IRC §7408
• Judicial Actions– Against any person– Conduct in violation of Circular 230– Any Conduct subject to penalty
under §6700, §6701, §6707 and §6708
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