The IRS has issued proposed and temporary regulations under Code Sec. 530A, regarding general requirements for Trump accounts, the establishment of an initial account, including automatic enrollment b...
The IRS has released the 2026-2027 special per diem rates. Taxpayers use the per diem rates to substantiate certain expenses incurred while traveling away from home. These special per diem rates inclu...
For 2027, the Social Security wage cap will be $192,300, and Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits will increase by 3.6 percent. These changes reflect cost-of-living adjustme...
The IRS established the IRA Compliance Resolution System (ICRS) to permit IRA owners and custodians to correct failures related to individual retirement arrangements by submitting a request to the IRS...
The IRS updated the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS), its comprehensive system of corrections programs for employer-sponsored qualified retirement plans. The updates reflect signifi...
The IRS has issued final regulations under Code Sec. 6311 implementing changes made by the Taxpayer First Act. The regulations permit the IRS to pay fees under contracts for processing tax payments by...
The IRS has issued proposed and temporary regulations providing guidance on the new federal scholarship tax credit under Code Sec. 25F. Beginning after 2026, an individual may claim a nonrefundable fe...
The Treasury Department and IRS have issued proposed regulations under Code Sec. 1062 governing the election to pay tax attributable to gain from qualified sales or exchanges of qualified farmland pro...
As the excitement of understanding what artificial intelligence can do for the tax profession starts to subside, the conversation is beginning to shift to risk management and risk assessment. To that ...
The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has urged the IRS and Treasury in an August 12 letter to issue guidance on President Trump’s payroll tax deferral memorandum. The executive action signed by th...
The IRS has released final regulations that address the interaction of the $10,000/$5,000 cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction and charitable contributions. The regulations include: a safe...
The IRS has issued final regulations regarding the limitation for the business interest expense deduction under Code Sec. 163(j), including recent legislative amendments made for the 2019 and 2020 tax...
The IRS has issued proposed regulations that implement the "carried interest" rules under Code Sec. 1061 adopted by Congress as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 ( P.L. 115-97). Some key aspec...
The Treasury and the IRS have issued temporary and proposed regulations to: reconcile advance payments of refundable employment tax credits provided under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ...
The IRS has provided guidance on the special rules relating to funding of single-employer defined benefit pension plans, and related benefit limitations, under Act Sec. 3608 of the Coronavirus Aid, Re...
The IRS has modified two safe harbor explanations in Notice 2018-74, 2018-40 I.R.B. 529, that can be used to satisfy the requirement under Code Sec. 402(f) that certain information be provided to reci...
The IRS has reminded taxpayers that the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act ( P.L. 116-136) can provide favorable tax treatment for withdrawals from retirement plans and Individ...
On July 4, President Donald Trump signed into law a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) application extension bill that Congress had quickly passed just before the Independence Day holiday. According to...
"If you can look into the seeds of time, and say which grain will grow and which will not, speak then unto me." — William Shakespeare...
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Trump Administration’s rule under the Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) that any nongovernment, nonpublicly traded employer can refuse to offer contraceptive cover...
The IRS has issued guidance to employers on the requirement to report the amount of qualified sick and family leave wages paid to employees under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Families ...
The IRS has issued guidance and temporary relief for required minimum distribution (RMD) changes in 2020. Distributions that would have been RMDs under old law are treated as eligible rollover distrib...
The IRS has clarified and provided relief for mid-year amendments reducing safe harbor contributions. An updated safe harbor notice and an election opportunity must be provided even if the change is o...
The IRS amended final regulations with guidance on the Code Sec. 199A deduction for suspended losses and shareholders of regulated investment companies (RICs). The amendments address the treatment o...
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