Category Archives: Talking Taxes

Vic Abajian, attended the annual Tax Controversy Institute on October 22, 2013. This is his 12th year attending. The institute brings together sophisticated tax practitioners from the federal government, judiciary, and private practice to discuss and debate the procedures, policies, and strategies that are involved in resolving difficult tax controversy issues. Future challenges of the […]

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), a non-profit organization whose mission is to protect the individual rights and liberties of individuals in the country, has reported that the IRS could be reading emails without a warrant. The ACLU filed a Freedom of Information Act request and reviewed 247 pages of IRS records to see if […]

On March 25th, the IRS announced the release of their annual compilation of facts and statistics in their 2012 Revenue Service Data Book for fiscal year 2012. This report reveals information about returns filed, taxes collected, enforcement actions, taxpayer assistance, and the IRS budget and workforce. According to the report, the IRS has collected close […]

Abajian Law attended the annual Tax Controversy Institute on October 17, 2012. This is their 10th year attending. The institute is the premier meeting where elite tax practitioners and high ranking IRS employees from Los Angeles and DC meet to discuss top tax issues pending before the IRS. Foreign bank account and asset reporting, compliance […]