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This year we have seen more electric and hybrid vehicle startups than ever before.” (Morrison) Nearly everyone recognizes the benefits of the shift, both in terms of how it would help our environment in the long term, but also the economic impact it would have, (reduced gas costs, lower electric and other utilities bills... etc.) But still, many large companies work to impede the progress in favor of maintaining our dependence on fossil fuels. The American Petroleum institute has worked with many oil industry protection companies to stymie the renewable energy movement, even in some cases, “posing as environmentalist groups in order to attract the support of environmentalists while simultaneously pushing their anti-renewable agenda.” (Blankenhorn) Many of these companies striving against renewable energy also support the building of the Keystone pipeline, using the justification that the building of the pipeline would lower gas prices. But what they fail to acknowledge is the basic economic fallacy of this, “Fossil energy prices are not going to fall. The more you remove carbon-based resources from the ground, the more it costs to get more.”

Pfeiffer, Dan. “Fact Check: All-of-the-Above Approach to American Energy.” The Whitehouse Washington. N.p., 29 Feb. 2012. Web. 15 Mar. 2012.

My clients, Charlene and Alton Dutro, have lived in their home for two and one-half years. However, the Dutros choose to remodel and enlarge their house. Consequently, their architect cautioned that increasingly strict building and permit restrictions had been in effect since a decade ago when the house was built. As a result, the Dutros decided to demolish their house and rebuild on the property. They did not reside in the house but instead sold it and realized a gain of over $500,000. For calculation on their Federal income tax return, the Dutros reduced the realized gain that exceeded the $500,000 by the $500,000 exclusion of § 121. The IRS issued an income tax deficiency notice because they noted that the Dutros did not satisfy the two-out-of-five years requirement under § 121 (a). Consequently, the present issue is to determine who is correct in this situation. Therefore, I must ascertain if the Dutros satisfied this requirement under § 121 (a).

The 501(c)3 tax code specifically for organizations that are reserved for educational institutions, churches or other nonprofit organizations including what is often deemed as charitable (Lavarda, 2009). There are two main reasons that an organization will seek to attain a tax-exempt status with the federal government through the Internal Revenue Services (IRS). First, is to provide for their beneficiaries a tax-deductible contribution, which allows taxpayers benefits when paying their federal income taxes and secondly, simply is for organizations the ability to not pay federal income taxes (Lavarda, 2009; Arnsberger, Ludlum, Riley, & Statnton, 2008). Organizations who seek out the tax-exempt status do benefit from the protection that the tax code provides, however due to tax code regulations and reform, organizations that do not heed to the code may be in jeopardy of violating the code. This violation will result in the IRS revoking the tax-exempt status. For emerging organizations that are on the cusp of defining their affiliations in society must determine if applying for tax-exemption status is a profitable move. Due to the scrutiny of these organizations and such organizations must take into account the liability that comes with the tax exemption status. The liability is not one that an organization can take lightly, if an organization does gain tax-exemption status and then later fails to abide by the regulations, the risk is simple; the revocation of the

Conference Focus: Implement a new policy within five years to move into renewable energy, with a focus on solar power, while decreasing the use of fossil fuels. This policy will examine the barriers to implement new renewable energy technologies that will decrease the carbon dioxide emissions and identify ways to overcome these barriers through incentives, tax breaks, and attitudinal changes.

The Internal Revenue Service provides five different tax filing statuses to choose from when filing individual tax returns:

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Each year the cost of designing, building, and maintaining renewable energy infrastructure and technology decreases. This trend is most prominently visible in the solar and wind industries which have both “seen stock prices jump since Congress approved an extension of tax credits for renewables” in late 2015 (Warrick). One cause for the renewable industry’s growth is the influx of investors. In November 2015, Goldman Sachs “quadruple[d] its investments in renewables to $150 billion,” a trend that has only become more prevalent in 2017 (Warrick). Part of the strong appeal of renewable energy is that it pays itself off over time. Instead of paying an electric bill every month, year after year, one can pay to have solar panels installed, that while initially expensive, never require additional payments. Not only are they free after the initial payment, some electric companies pay customers for installing panels and investing in clean energy. Many people complain that renewables produce far less power per dollar than coal, natural gas, and oil. While this may be true, the gap is quickly closing as renewable technology improves and prices drop. The convenience of only needing to pay once for renewable infrastructure far outweighs the greater power output that non-renewables provide for

When the United States Tax Code is reviewed, this definition is accurate in each of the four definition categories. It definitely is a systematic, albeit overly burdensome statement of a body of law. It is without a doubt a system of principles of rules and it does have signals or symbols for communication such as: Title (number), Subtitle (letter), Chapter (number) Subchapter (letter), Part (Roman numeral), a multitude of §§ (numbers) (Legal, 2015). To many taxpayers definition four may also relate to the Tax Code because it can appear to hold secret meanings because comprehension is difficult. In fact, according to the Taxpayer Advocate Service (2012) report to Congress, the most serious problems taxpayers must endure in relation of the Tax Code are that it: a) makes compliance difficult and requires an inordinate amount of time preparing their returns for filing; b) burdens the majority of taxpayers with an expense for compliance through the need to hire professional preparers or for specialized tax preparation software; c) Shrouds comprehension so that taxpayers are uncertain how their taxes are calculated and what their tax rate is; d) Fosters

With the ever-increasing complexity of the United States tax code, it has become more important than ever for companies to understand and implement possible tax benefits for the company and its employees. One major benefit that applies to both is employer-provided meals. Employer-provided meals have become a major topic due to their double-sided benefits. These are both tax beneficial to employers, as the meals can be deducted by the business as an expense on its federal income tax return, which reduces the business’ tax liability. Concurrently, the benefit of the provided meal is excluded from the taxable gross income of the employee, providing the employee with a tax-free benefit. After fully understanding the laws related to employer-provided meals, a business could begin thinking about implementation of the benefit.

Internal Revenue Service. The federal agency responsible for administering and enforcing the Treasury Department's revenue laws, through the assessment and collection of taxes, determination of pension plan qualification, and related activities.

I am writing this letter on behalf of my client to explain the potential benefits of electing to be taxed as sub-chapter “S” to your board members. As we all know, for many companies, the most important tax decision to make is whether to elect to be treated under the provisions of sub-chapter S of the Internal Revenue Code, or not. This decision mainly depends on your company 's situation, and on analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of choosing to be treated as an S-Corporation.

California’s reliance on high polluting fossil fuels requires that the state strongly emphasize the development of Alternative Energy Sources (AES) such as hydrogen power, electric vehicle, hydroelectricity, as well as wind and solar power. It proposes that a wholesale move towards AES will improve life in the state in three distinct ways. First, it will increase Californians’ consumer reliance on finite non-renewable energy. Second, it will create jobs in the state by generating a domestic AES production infrastructure. Finally, it will reap enormous environmental benefits whereby fossil fuel emissions will be cut significantly. While the move away

Tax collection is an important source of revenue for New York State’s local governments. The revenue collected from taxes goes up to $1 billion annually [1], but the amount was still low and the process of collection in Department of Taxation and Finance (DTF) needed improvements. The DTF of New York State worked with IBM to use prescriptive analytics in the development of a more effective approach to tax collection. The system optimizes the collection procedures of agents with appreciation to maximizing long-term incomes, while taking into account the complex dependencies among business needs, resources, and legal restrictions. A tool for data visualization was also implemented that would provide DTF employees with the means to view and act upon the tax collection data that was acquired. The result was an increase in collections from delinquent payers of $83 million (8 percent) over two years [1]. The result has helped increase the revenue and decrease the enforcement actions.

Under the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) donee and Donor information requirements are important for a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. Charitable organizations failing to obey to these IRS regulations are subject to penalties and other related legal actions. Regulations issued by Internal Revenue Service (IRS) concerning how to file form 8282 donee, Information Returns (Sale Exchange or Other Disposition of Donated Property and form 8283 Noncash Charitable Contributions Instructions gave clear and detail guidelines on how to make determinations with regard to reporting requirements on tax credits requested by an individual giving donations to charitable organizations.