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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.
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.
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.
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.
In a revenue ruling issued Wednesday, the IRS confirms that the step-up in basis under Sec. 1014(a) does not apply to the assets held by an irrevocable grantor trust when the grantor dies if the grantor’s gross estate does not include the assets of the irrevocable trust.
The Tax Court rejects a taxpayer’s claim that the IRS’s reconstruction of his income included nontaxable proceeds from a real estate sale.
A university whistleblower’s damages did not address alleged physical injuries, the Tax Court concludes.
Student-athletes may face unexpected tax liabilities from compensation for their name, image, or likeness now allowable under NCAA rules.
Advisers can aid inheritors of individual retirement accounts to make optimal choices for their required minimum distributions.
On remand, a district court again finds Mayo Clinic is entitled to an $11.5 million refund of unrelated business income tax, based on its status as an educational institution.
Final regs. expand company e-filing requirements ... AICPA recommends 12 digital asset FAQs for IRS to post online ... Taxpayers can now submit information online in response to 9 IRS notices ... AICPA makes 61 proposals to Congress for changes to the Internal Revenue Code ... Taxpayers can exclude certain 2022 state payments from federal returns
The IRS reached the halfway point of its annual “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams, advising that taxpayers be careful when choosing a preparer to handle their returns.
Pending further guidance that it intends to issue on the treatment of nonfungible tokens as collectibles, the IRS said that it will use a lookthrough analysis for determining if an NFT is a collectible.
National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins wrote in her blog post Thursday that Congress should allocate more money from the Inflation Reduction Act’s $80 billion budget infusion over 10 years for the IRS to taxpayer services and business systems modernization and less to enforcement and operations.
The IRS Office of Professional Responsibility issued a bulletin that reviews the Circular 230 professional responsibilities that apply to claims for the employee retention credit.
Tax practitioners have many questions about how to track and report the basis of digital assets, and no clear guidance exists. Here are tips from the AICPA Virtual Currency and Digital Assets Tax Task Force.
The Senate voted 54–42 on Thursday to approve Werfel, a former acting IRS commissioner who has served under both Democratic and Republican administrations.
The IRS announced that it will soon be able to scan paper Forms 1040 and 941 instead of inputting them by hand. The acting commissioner describes the expansion as “another milestone” in the agency’s transformation.
New guidance on required minimum distributions reporting provides relief for financial institutions that due to a change to the RMD start date rules made by the SECURE 2.0 Act, may have incorrectly provided RMD statements to IRA owners who turn 72 in 2023.
The three-day forums, last held in person in 2019, are designed specifically for CPAs and other tax professionals.
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