The Agostino & Associates
Journal of Tax Controversy
December 2018 Agostino Journal
• Statutory and Ethical Obligations to Report Tax Evasion, Frank Agostino, Esq. and
Valerie Vlasenko, Esq.
• Form 8833, Treaty-Based Return Position Disclosure Under Section 6114 or 7701(b), by Frank Agostino, Esq. and Phillip J. Colasanto, Esq.
• TAC Tip: Overcoming The Langauge Barrier: Translation And Interpreting Services Provided By The Internal Revenue Service, by Frank Agostino, Esq. and Stefanie Baroutoglou
November 2018 Agostino Journal
• The International Information Reporting Penalties: Is the IRS’s Failure to Embrace a One-Stop Shopping Paradigm Inefficient and Statutorily Deficient?, by Frank Agostino, Esq. and Phillip J. Colasanto, Esq.
• Form 8865, Return of U.S. Persons With Respect to Certain Foreign Partnerships, by Frank Agostino, Esq. and Joseph A. Stackhouse, Jr.
• Section 139F Pro Bono Project
• IRS News Release: Get Ready for Taxes: Learn how the new tax law affects tax returns next year.
October 2018 Agostino Journal
• Effectively Advocating for Taxpayers During Summons Interviews: “Potted Plant” vs. “Rambo” Representation, by Frank Agostino, Esq. and Joseph Stackhouse, Jr.
• Form 5471, Information Return of U.S. Persons with Respect to Certain Foreign Corporations, by Frank Agostino, Esq. and Alec Schwartz, Esq.
• TAC Tip: Tax professionals should request that the appeals office verify the collection division’s compliance with the taxpayer bill of rights in all collection due process hearing requests, by Frank Agostino, Esq.
August 2018 Agostino Journal
• Non-Traditional Uses of Offers in Compromise During Tax Controversies, by Frank Agostino, Esq. and Valerie Vlasenko, Esq.
• United States Tax & The Accidental Americans, by Frank Agostino, Esq. and Joseph A. Stackhouse, Jr.
• Reporting Transfers from U.S. Taxpayers to Foreign Corporations—IRS Form 926, by Frank Agostino, Esq. and Victor M. Nazario, III
• TAC Tip: Section 72(t)(1): tax or penalty subject to Section 6751(B), by Frank Agostino, Esq. and Malinda Sederquist
