Kevin Spencer
Subscribe to Kevin Spencer's PostsKevin Spencer focuses his practice on tax controversy issues. Kevin represents clients in complicated tax disputes in court and before the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) at the IRS Appeals and Examination divisions. In addition to his tax controversy practice, Kevin has broad experience advising clients on various tax issues, including tax accounting, employment and reasonable compensation, civil and criminal tax penalties, IRS procedures, reportable transactions and tax shelters, renewable energy, state and local tax, and private client matters. After earning his Master of Tax degree, Kevin had the privilege to clerk for the Honorable Robert P. Ruwe on the US Tax Court. Read Kevin Spencer's full bio.
Weekly IRS Roundup September 16 – September 20, 2024
By Kevin Spencer, Evan Walters and Sama Kaseer on Sep 27, 2024
Posted In IRS Guidance, Tax Reform
Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of September 16, 2024 – September 20, 2024. September 16, 2024: The IRS released Internal Revenue Bulletin 2024-38, which include proposed regulations that detail the clean electricity low-income communities bonus credit program under § 48E of the...
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Weekly IRS Roundup September 9 – September 13, 2024
By Kevin Spencer, Evan Walters and Sama Kaseer on Sep 19, 2024
Posted In IRS Audits, IRS Guidance, Tax Reform
Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of September 9, 2024 – September 13, 2024. September 10, 2024: The IRS extended the deadline to file individual and business tax returns and make tax payments for certain individuals and businesses in Connecticut and New York...
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Weekly IRS Roundup September 2 – September 6, 2024
By Kevin Spencer, Evan Walters and Sama Kaseer on Sep 13, 2024
Posted In IRS Guidance, Tax Reform
Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of September 2, 2024 – September 6, 2024. September 2, 2024: The IRS released Internal Revenue Bulletin 2024-36, which includes Notice 2024-63. The notice provides guidance on matching contributions for qualified student loan payments under § 401(k)...
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Weekly IRS Roundup August 26 – August 30, 2024
By Kevin Spencer, Evan Walters and Sama Kaseer on Sep 6, 2024
Posted In IRS Guidance, Tax Reform, Tax Refunds
Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of August 26, 2024 – August 30, 2024. August 26, 2024: The IRS released Internal Revenue Bulletin 2024-35, which includes the following: Revenue Ruling 2024-16, which provides the average annual effective interest rates for new loans under...
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Weekly IRS Roundup August 19 – August 23, 2024
By Kevin Spencer, Evan Walters and Sama Kaseer on Sep 3, 2024
Posted In IRS Guidance, Tax Reform, Tax Refunds
Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of August 19, 2024 – August 23, 2024. August 19, 2024: The IRS released Internal Revenue Bulletin 2024-34, which includes the following: Treasury Decision 10005, which provides the criteria for single-employer defined benefit plan sponsors to obtain...
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Weekly IRS Roundup August 12 – August 16, 2024
By Kevin Spencer, Evan Walters and Sama Kaseer on Aug 22, 2024
Posted In IRS Guidance, Tax Reform
Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of August 12, 2024 – August 16, 2024. August 12, 2024: The IRS released Internal Revenue Bulletin 2024-33, which includes final regulations on the treatment of property used to acquire parent stock or securities in certain triangular...
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Weekly IRS Roundup August 5 – August 9, 2024
By Kevin Spencer, Evan Walters and Sama Kaseer on Aug 16, 2024
Posted In IRS Guidance, Tax Reform
Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of August 5, 2024 – August 9, 2024. August 5, 2024: The IRS released Internal Revenue Bulletin 2024-32, which includes final regulations on the excise tax for certain sales by manufacturers, producers and importers of designated drugs...
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Weekly IRS Roundup July 29 – August 2, 2024
By Kevin Spencer, Evan Walters and Sama Kaseer on Aug 8, 2024
Posted In IRS Guidance, Tax Reform
Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of July 29, 2024 – August 2, 2024. July 29, 2024: The IRS released Internal Revenue Bulletin 2024-31, which includes the following: Revenue Procedure 2024-27, which provides new reproduction requirements for substitute forms, including Forms W-2 and...
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Weekly IRS Roundup July 22 – July 26, 2024
By Kevin Spencer, Evan Walters and Sama Kaseer on Jul 31, 2024
Posted In IRS Audits, IRS Guidance, Tax Reform
Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of July 22, 2024 – July 26, 2024. July 22, 2024: The IRS released Internal Revenue Bulletin 2024-30, which includes the following: Treasury Decision 9999, which sets forth final regulations under § 170 and § 706 of...
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Weekly IRS Roundup July 15 – July 19, 2024
By Evan Walters, Kevin Spencer and Sama Kaseer on Jul 26, 2024
Posted In IRS Guidance, Tax Reform
Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of July 15, 2024 – July 19, 2024. July 15, 2024: The IRS released Internal Revenue Bulletin 2024-29, which includes: Announcement 2024-29, which revokes the Internal Revenue Code (Code) 501(c)(3) determination for specified organizations and stipulates that...
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