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TOPICS / TAX

Special per diem rate for business travel rises

Starting Oct 1, 2023, the special per diem rates taxpayers may use to substantiate ordinary and necessary business expenses for travel away from home will go up, the IRS announced.

Guidance issued on consequences of certain state payments after 2022

The IRS issued guidance on the treatment of refunds of state or local taxes and certain other payments made by states made to individuals in 2023 and future years, including spillover payments made in 2023 under 2022 programs covered by IRS News Release IR-2023-23.

Prop. regs. clarify tax treatment of certain health insurance payments

New proposed regulations clarify that accident or health insurance payments are not excludable from an employee’s income where the payments are made without regard to amount of medical expenses incurred by the employee under Sec. 213(d) and the premiums or contributions for coverage are paid on a pre-tax basis.

Medicare’s tricky rules on HSAs after age 65

Individuals working past age 65 who want to continue contributing to a health savings account need to carefully follow Medicare’s enrollment rules to avoid significant penalties.

Name, image, liability

Student-athletes may face unexpected tax
liabilities from compensation for their name,
image, or likeness now allowable under
NCAA rules.

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Preparing clients for new provisions next tax season

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