Trump Signs Bipartisan Year-End Government Spending, Tax Package
On December 20, President Donald Trump signed the bipartisan,
year-end government spending and tax package, just hours before
federal funding was set to expire. Trump's signature on the over
2,000-pag...
Individual Mandate Ruled Unconstitutional
The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) ( P.L. 111-148)
individual mandate is unconstitutional because it can no longer be
...
Qualified Opportunity Zone Investment Regulations Finalized
Proposed qualified opportunity zone regulations issued on October
29, 2018 ( REG-115420-18) and May 1, 2019
( REG-120186-18) under Code Sec. 1400Z-2 have been
finalized with modifi...
New IRS Annual Report Highlights Accomplishments
The IRS has released Publication 5382, "Internal Revenue
Service Progress Update / Fiscal Year 2019—Putting Taxpayers
First." This new annual report describes accomplishments
acro...
National Taxpayer Advocate Releases Annual Report to Congress
Bridget Roberts, the Acting National Taxpayer Advocate, released
her 2019 Annual Report to Congress. The report discusses the key
challenges facing the IRS regarding the implementation of the
Taxpayer...
Final Regulations Address Withholding on U.S. Source Income
The Treasury and IRS have issued final regulations on the due
diligence and reporting rules for persons making certain U.S.
source payments to foreign persons. Guidance is also provided on
reporting b...
Busy tax agenda awaits Congress’ return after August recess
Congress returns to work in September with a full agenda of tax
legislation. Lawmakers will search for revenue to pay for a
long-term federal highway and transportation bill, debate the fate
of popula...
Developments continue to impact the mortgage interest deduction
The mortgage interest deduction is widely used by the majority of
individuals who itemize their deductions. In fact, the size of the
average mortgage interest deduction alone persuades many taxpayers
...
FAQ: When must individuals pay estimated taxes?
Many federal income taxes are paid from amounts that are withheld
from payments to the taxpayer. For instance, amounts roughly equal
to an employee's estimated tax liability are generally withheld
fro...
How Do I? Form a partnership for tax purposes
A business operated by two or more owners can elect to be taxed as
a partnership by filing Form 8832, the Entity Classification
Election form. A business is eligible to elect partnership status
if it ...
September 2015 tax compliance calendar
As an individual or business, it is your responsibility to be aware
of and to meet your tax filing/reporting deadlines. This calendar
summarizes important tax reporting and filing data for
individuals...
How do I? Compute withholding using the part-year employment method
Employers generally withhold from wages by way of the wage-bracket
or percentage method (Code Sec. 3402(b) and Code Sec. 3402(c)).
However, an employee may request that the amount of tax withheld by
t...
August 2015 tax compliance calendar
As an individual or business, it is your responsibility to be aware
of and to meet your tax filing/reporting deadlines. This calendar
summarizes important tax reporting and filing data for
individuals...
Supreme Court upholds ACA Code Sec. 36B premium tax credit regs
After months of waiting, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its
decision on the fate of the Code Sec. 36B premium assistance tax
credit on June 25 in King v. Burwell, 2015-1 ustc ¶50,356. In a 6
to...
Treasury, IRS get moving on ABLE account rules
Late in 2014, Congress passed and President Obama signed into the
law the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act. The new law,
which enjoyed strong bipartisan support, authorizes the creation
o...
How Do I? Determine when the "at risk" rules apply to my business
Taxpayers that invest in a trade or business or an activity for the
production of income can only deduct losses from the activity or
business if the taxpayer is at risk for the investment. A taxpayer
...
FAQ...Can I deduct the cost of sending my child to summer camp?
Now that summer is officially here and the main filing season is
out of the way, tax planning may be far from your mind. However,
typical summer traditions can yield tax benefits. For example, when
sc...
July 2015 tax compliance calendar
As an individual or business, it is your responsibility to be aware
of and to meet your tax filing/reporting deadlines. This calendar
summarizes important tax reporting and filing data for
individuals...
Lawmakers add tax measures to trade package, approve other tax bills
Tax provisions are often included as revenue raisers in non-tax
bills and this year is no exception. A massive trade package making
its way through Congress contains a number of tax measures,
impactin...
How the IRS resolves an identity theft case
The IRS has responded to criticism from the Treasury Inspector
General for Tax Administration and the National Taxpayer Advocate,
among others, that resolution of identity theft accounts takes too
lon...
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