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Under scrutiny.

Publication: California CPA
Publication Date: 01-SEP-03
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Under scrutiny.(Tax Shelters; Franchise Tax Board)

Article Excerpt
At an Aug. 5 press conference, Steve Westley, California's controller and chair of the Franchise Tax Board, announced that the FTB is beginning 150 new audits of suspected abusive tax shelters. This is in addition to the 265 tax shelter cases the FTB already is reviewing.

Additionally, the FTB and the IRS Small Business and Self-Employed Division are finalizing a memorandum of understanding to facilitate the transfer of knowledge and information regarding tax shelters to avoid duplication of effort. The memorandum provides for sharing of names of investors suspected of involvement in abusive tax schemes.

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This memorandum is part of an ongoing cooperation between the FTB and IRS that has seen...

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