Accounting & Taxes
A pandemic-era tax break that remains rife with abuse — the ERC
The IRS issues at least its seventh warning about the employee retention credit since October 2022.
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Update on states moving ahead with PTETs
States continue to move ahead with implementing new passthrough entity taxes as a workaround to the $10,000 cap on the federal deduction of state and local taxes.
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AICPA backs bill to make it easier to file for tax extensions
The bill filed by Reps. Judy Chu and Mike Carey would streamline the extension-filing process for millions of Americans.
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Supreme Court upholds exception to notice requirement for third-party summonses
In a unanimous decision, the Court held that the IRS does not have to notify third parties named in a summons when it seeks access to records held at institutions such as banks in aid of collection of a tax assessment.
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HSA amounts continue trend, increase again in 2024
The 2024 amounts from the IRS mark at least the ninth annual increase in a row for maximum contributions.
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IRS chief: Racial disparities in audits will be addressed within a year
In his response to a university study showing racial differences in audit rates, IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel says in a letter to senators that the agency is investigating the cause of any discrepancies.
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AICPA joins coalition to increase awareness of new BOI requirement
Under the requirement, most companies created in or registered to do business in the United States must report their beneficial ownership information (BOI) to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
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AICPA supports extending mailbox rule to electronic filing and payments
The Electronic Communication Uniformity Act, recently introduced in the Senate, would apply the timely mailing/timely filing rule to electronic tax return filings and payments. The AICPA has written to the sponsors of the bill expressing support.
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IRS backlog lessens; agency plans to resume collection notices
The IRS said all returns received for tax year 2021 or earlier have been processed if the returns had no errors or did not require further review.
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Black CPAs: IRS must end higher audit rates for Black taxpayers
Black CPAs react to study led by Stanford University showing the IRS is up to 4.7 times more likely to audit Black taxpayers than non-Black ones, saying the tax system must be fairer.
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Proposed regs. provide rules for repatriation of intangible property
The regulations would terminate the continued application of the Sec. 367(d) annual inclusion in certain cases when intangible property is repatriated to the United States after previously being transferred to a foreign corporation.
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IRS returns to in-person public hearings; telephone still an option
With COVID-19 no longer considered a national emergency, the IRS will return to public hearings for proposed regulations published in the Federal Register beginning in May while keeping telephone access as an option.
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Werfel: IRS will audit individuals under $400K at 2018 rates
The new IRS commissioner tells the Senate Finance Committee the rate will be taken from the 2018 data because that’s the most recent year for which the IRS has final audit numbers.
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IRS obsoletes 1958 revenue ruling on research and experimental costs
The ruling, which is being obsoleted as of July 31, allowed a taxpayer that used the expense method for research and experimental expenditures to deduct on an amended return research and experimental expenditures the taxpayer did not deduct in prior years.
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AICPA encouraged by IRS $80 billion strategic operating plan
In a statement Wednesday, the AICPA said much of the IRS’s spending plan lines up with what the AICPA has requested but still recommends further improvements.
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Proposed regs. identify microcaptive reportable transactions
The IRS has issued proposed regulations that identify certain microcaptive transactions as listed transactions and certain others as transactions of interest.
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Safe-harbor language issued for amending conservation easement deeds
In response to a requirement in the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022, the IRS issued a notice Monday that allows donors to amend conservation easement deeds to substitute the safe-harbor language for the corresponding language in the original deed.
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Public can share ideas on IRS customer service this week
Six committees of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel — including the one focused on toll-free phone lines such as the Practitioner Priority Service line — meet to hear public suggestions for customer service days after the IRS released its plan for an $80 billion influx of money.
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IRS unveils $80 billion spending plan
The IRS released its long-awaited strategic plan for spending the $80 billion it was allocated by last year’s Inflation Reduction Act. Over the first three years, the plan focuses on operations support, enforcement, business systems modernization, and taxpayer services.
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Dirty Dozen: IRS scam list includes spear-phishing warning to tax pros
On its annual list, the IRS included a warning to tax pros and businesses to be cautious about opening emails and clicking on links that could result in identity theft.
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