Good Sunday morning and Happy New Year!! We are again providing a roundup of a few of the stories that we feel made the biggest impact in the online travel industry over this past year (and continuing into this year).
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The Drama Surrounding the Corporate Transparency Act Continues – Not Only Were Santa Claus and His Elves Busy This Holiday Season, So Were the Court and the Litigants in the Texas Top Cop Shop Case
INTRODUCTION
On December 6, 2024, I reported that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. et al v. Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States et al, issued a 79-page decision…
Breaking Down the FTC’s Junk Fee Rule: What’s Next for Travel and Events
Good Sunday morning from Seattle and happy holidays . . . Well, we definitely missed this one. Last week I wrongly predicted that we would see little near term progress on national junk fee regulation. With leadership at the FTC…
Travel Trends Under the Spotlight: Google, Booking, and Loyalty Programs
Good Sunday morning from Seattle . . . Our Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, December 13, 2024, is below.
Google and its “efforts” to comply with the DMA again garnered most of the industry’s attention. As I…
Travel Industry Trends: Junk Fees, Layoffs, and Expedia’s Package Deal Shake-Up
Good Sunday evening from Seattle . . .
As many of you know, I returned a few weeks ago from an extended sabbatical – three months well spent traveling, cooking, reading and driving my wife crazy. Now that I am…
The Corporate Transparency Act Hits a Roadblock
I have yet again encountered another important development diverting me from my multi-part blog series on Subchapter S. Earlier this week, the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) hit a massive obstacle. I feel compelled to report about it.
On December 3,…
What Is Likely the Last Chapter in the Wild Journey of the Washington State Capital Gains Tax Occurred on November 5, 2024, With Voters Getting the Final Say
The Wild Journey
I am taking time out from my multi-part series on Subchapter S to report on the Washington capital gains tax. As you know, I have reported in several prior blog posts on the numerous challenges confronting the…
A Journey Through Subchapter S / A Review of The Not So Obvious & The Many Traps That Exist For The Unwary: Part XIII – What Happens to a Shareholder’s Return When There Is an Error on the S Corporation Return?
Basic Rules
IRC § 6501(a) generally requires the IRS to assess tax within three (3) years after a tax return is filed by the taxpayer.
There are two (2) notable exceptions to this rule under IRC § 6501(c) and (e),…
A Birthday Greeting to the Tax Reform Act of 1986
The Tax Reform Act of 1986 (the “TRA 86”) was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on October 22, 1986, exactly 38 years ago today. TRA 86 was sponsored by, among others, Representative Richard Gephardt (D-Missouri) in the U.S.…
A Journey Through Subchapter S / A Review of The Not So Obvious & The Many Traps That Exist For The Unwary: Part XII – A Reoccurring Theme: Don’t You Know That Keeping Adequate Business Records Is Required?
In this Part XII of my multi-part series on some of the not-so-obvious aspects of S corporations, I explore a consistent theme – taxpayers lose fights with taxing authorities when they fail to maintain adequate records. Keeping adequate records is…