The IRS is investing upwards of $47 billion toward enforcement efforts, an amount that towers over the next-largest item on its spending plan, which is just over $12 billion slated for technology enhancements.
Little doubt remains that your high income-earning clients can expect more oversight and less room for error. This reality is of concern to attorneys, accountants, and financial advisors who are responsible for helping their clients adhere to the tax laws with integrity.
According to the plan, “segments of taxpayers with complex issues and complex returns where audit rates are minimal today, such as those related to large partnerships, large corporations, and high-income and high-wealth individuals,” will be areas of focus.
Of specific importance to the charitable community: “The IRS will increase enforcement activities to help ensure tax compliance of high-income and high-wealth individuals.”
Increasing right along with the enhanced scrutiny is the need for solid charitable planning advice to assist your high net-worth clients. The Omaha Community Foundation is an ideal partner, offering secure and efficient vehicles for charitable giving—including the precise tax documentation and compliance that the IRS expects.
Indeed, a silver lining for advisors and their clients who work with the Omaha Community Foundation may be that the potential additional IRS oversight plays to the Foundation’s strengths. By offering donors fully-vetted grantee organizations, plus gift execution, documentation and compliance services, your charitable clients who’ve established funds at the Omaha Community Foundation can rest easily knowing that their philanthropy is being handled as intended and able to withstand questioning, whether your clients are funding their contributions with Qualified Charitable Distributions, highly-appreciated stock, or complex assets such as closely-held businesses and real estate.
We look forward to working with you and your clients as we navigate a new era of IRS scrutiny.