Michigan Tax Law Articles, Blog & Documents | Foster Swift https://www.michigantaxblog.com/2025/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:26:39 -0400 Tax Folks Update: Civil and Criminal Sanctions for Employment Tax Violations https://www.michigantaxblog.com/tax-update-civil-criminal-sanctions-employment-tax-violations Nicholas J. Stock II tax-update-civil-criminal-sanctions-employment-tax-violations Fri, 15 Aug 2025 09:00:01 -0400 On April 9, 2025, a Michigan man pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return for his international vehicle shipping business along with not paying taxes on cash wages he paid to his employees.[1]

According to court documents and statements, Ali Kassem Kain owned and operated a business called Specialized Overseas Shipping that arranged for vehicles to be shipped to West Africa and other destinations for third parties. For tax years 2017 through 2020, Kain underreported the company’s gross receipts by $6.4 million on the business’ tax returns. Kain also did not collect and pay over ...

]]> Navigating IRS Scrutiny: Ensuring Compliance for Tax-Exempt Entities https://www.michigantaxblog.com/ensuring-compliance-tax-exempt-entities-navigating-scrutiny Jennifer B. Van Regenmorter, Michael C. Zahrt ensuring-compliance-tax-exempt-entities-navigating-scrutiny Mon, 05 May 2025 09:00:02 -0400 Healthcare executives are advised to consider the significance of a ruling issued in 2024 by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) which revoked the tax-exempt status of a non-profit organization. In Private Letter Ruling* 202437007, the IRS determined that a non-profit organization had failed the “operational test” and revoked its tax-exempt status.

The entity in question had indicated no charitable activities or related expenses, leading the IRS to conclude that the organization was not operating exclusively for tax-exempt purposes.

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