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Mike Thrift

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Form 1099-S Demystified: How the Right Closing-Day Certification Can Spare You a Surprise Tax Bill on Your Home Sale

Form 1099-S reports the gross sale price of a home, not the net, which routinely triggers IRS CP2000 notices for sellers whose gain is fully excluded under Section 121. This guide explains the Rev. Proc. 2007-12 certification that lets qualifying principal-residence sales bypass the form, the $250,000/$500,000 thresholds, the nonqualified use trap added in 2008, and how to defensibly report when the 1099-S cannot be skipped.

Form 3520-A: The March 15 Deadline, Substitute Filings, and the 5% Section 6677 Penalty

Form 3520-A is the annual information return for a foreign trust with a U.S. owner, due March 15. If the foreign trustee does not file, Section 6677 imposes an initial 5% penalty on trust assets plus $10,000 per 30-day continuation period — payable by the U.S. owner. Covers who files, the substitute filing path, the reasonable-cause defense, and how to clean up multi-year non-compliance.

ASC 205-40 Going Concern: Documenting Substantial Doubt, Mitigating Plans, and Audit Opinions

A step-by-step guide to ASC 205-40 — how management evaluates substantial doubt about going concern within one year of issuance, which mitigating plans qualify, what to disclose under each of the three outcomes, and how to coordinate with auditors under AU-C 570 and PCAOB AS 2415 to land an unmodified opinion.