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SSA wage base increases for 2022 ... IRS Chief Counsel outlines R&D credit refund requirements ... 6-year limitation period applies to entire return

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Private tax debt collection contracts awarded ... New per diem travel rates ... Regs. authorize collection of excess sick and family leave credits

New safe harbor for ERC gross receipts calculation

Under the safe harbor, an employer can exclude certain amounts received from other coronavirus economic relief programs in determining whether it qualifies for the employee retention credit based on a decline in gross receipts.

IRS posts ARPA credit FAQs

The IRS has posted two sets of FAQs that explain changes to the child and dependent care credit and to the sick and family leave credits made by the American Rescue Plan Act.

President's budget contains many tax proposals

The proposed $6 trillion fiscal year 2022 budget unveiled by the Biden Administration includes a host of tax items, including proposals to raise the corporate tax rate, raise the top tax rate for high-income individuals, limit like-kind exchanges, and make permanent recent temporary changes to various tax credits.

Quiz: Tax deduction limitations for business meals and entertainment

Here’s a chance to test your knowledge of the rules for deductibility for business-related food and beverages and/or entertainment and how much, if any, of a given expenditure can be claimed as an ordinary and necessary expense of conducting a trade or business under Sec. 162.

Employee retention credit changes leave practitioners with questions

The IRS issued guidance on two aspects of the employee retention credit — how to claim the credit when filing the fourth quarter Form 941 when the taxpayer knows its loan under the PPP will not be forgiven and how the newly extended and amended employee retention credit will apply.

Where to find March’s flipbook issue

The Journal of Accountancy is now completely digital. 

 

 

 

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