Podcast | 10-26-2020

This week’s podcast focuses on the following items: 

  • Fees to enter a daily fantasy sports contest is a wager in the view of the IRS
  • Taxpayers must follow all of the criteria listed in Revenue Procedure to take advantage of the ruling
  • IRS adds retrieving funds from state unclaimed property fund to list off items for self-certification for late retirement plan rollover
  • Withholding is required if an employer-sponsored retirement plan transfers funds to state unclaimed property fund
  • Draft instructions for 2020 partnerships released outlining requirement to report K-1 capital accounts on tax basis
  • CPA denied in attempt to reduce potential liability by claiming failure of another tax adviser in representing client to reduce penalty
  • Short term extension granted to October 31 to file FBAR reports

You can listen to the podcastview the video version, and read the corresponding notes.