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IRS Proposes Penalty on Advisers Who Do Not Give Lists of Shelter Clients

Friday, March 8, 2013
Stiff penalties will be imposed on tax advisers who do not promptly give the Internal Revenue Service a required list of those they advised on big tax shelter transactions, IRS says in proposed rules (REG-160873-04). The development comes as IRS continues to crack down on abusive shelters both in audits and in the courts. The rules call for a penalty of $10,000 a day on material advisers to “reportable transactions” who do not provide IRS a list of their so-called advisees within 20 business days of a written request.