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Foodman CPAs & Advisors offers a wealth of resources through up-to-date and regularly published articles that provide timely information on the latest trends in forensic accounting/ litigation support services, corporate governance, and complex domestic & international tax matters.

Our content is bilingual in English and Spanish and is designed to provide knowledge and understanding of topics that are relevant and add value to financial professionals, attorneys and their clients and financial institutions.  

Por favor haga clic en este enlace para leer en español. [To hear audio excerpts on each topic, click the topic title.] As financial institutions prepare for the rapidly evolving

The Help Desk at Foodman CPAs & Advisors is designed to provide financial institutions and businesses with on-demand, expert assistance for a wide range of regulatory compliance challenges. This service

On 1/21/25, the IRS issued Bulletin Issue Number:  2025-02 to remind the FATCA Responsible Officer that Certifications are due 7/1/25 for the Certification period ending December 31, 2024.  The Bulletin

IRS Pilot Mediation Programs

On 1/15/25, the IRS announced three pilot programs to test  changes to existing Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) programs. The new IRS Pilot Mediation Programs are designed to help taxpayers resolve

On 12/19/24, anticipating the 2025 filing season,  the IRS published Tax Preparation 2025 Useful Pointers in IR-2024-311: Prepare to file in 2025: Get Ready for tax season with key updates,

On 1/8/25, the National Taxpayer Advocate (NTA) published its 2024 Annual Report to Congress and  identified taxpayers’ problems and provided suggestions to further protect taxpayer rights and ease taxpayer burden. 

On 11/4/24, the Internal Revenue Service issued a warning to taxpayers regarding the dangers of engaging with promoters of fraudulent tax schemes that involve donating ownership interests in closely held

On 12/2/24, the IRS, along with its Security Summit partners, issued an IRS Consumer Alert and cautioned taxpayers to exercise heightened vigilance during their holiday shopping, as scammers are actively

On 11/15/24, FinCEN updated two Beneficial Ownership Information Access FAQs.  The theme of the 11/15/24 update is Beneficial Ownership Access in accordance with the Corporate Transparency Act. FinCEN had previously

On 10/9/24, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) within the Department of Commerce has issued guidance aimed at financial institutions (FIs), outlining best practices for adherence to the Export

On 11/13/24, FinCEN issued an alert aimed at assisting financial institutions in recognizing fraudulent schemes linked to the utilization of deepfake media generated by generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools. The

On 10/24/24, the National Taxpayer Advocate shared on its NTA Blog that the IRS has discontinued its policy of automatically imposing penalties for late submissions of Form 3520, which pertains