Individual income taxation

The IRS increased the optional standard mileage rate used to calculate the deductible costs of operating a vehicle for business to 70 cents per mile driven, up 3 cents from 2024.

Treasury and the IRS announced that certain portions of future regulations finalizing the proposed regulations for required minimum distributions will apply beginning in the 2026 distribution calendar year.

The IRS released final regulations that amend the definition of “coverage month” and amend other rules in existing income tax regulations for computing the premium tax credit.

Beginning with the 2025 filing season, the IRS will accept Forms 1040, 1040-NR and 1040-SS even if a dependent has already been claimed on a previously filed return if the primary taxpayer on the second return includes a valid identity protection personal identification number.

The IRS on Tuesday provided its annual inflation adjustments for over 60 tax provisions in tax year 2025, including increases in the standard deduction for married couples and single individuals.

The special per diem rates that a taxpayer uses in travel and business expenses will be higher starting Oct. 1, as provided by the IRS.

The first proposed regulations under Sec. 139E set out the requirements for excluding Indian tribal general welfare benefits from income.

The IRS said that crowdfunding distributions may be included in the gross income of the person receiving them, depending on the facts and circumstances of the distributions.