IRS practice & procedure

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February 8, 2018

Charles Rettig to be nominated new IRS commissioner

President Donald Trump announced that he will nominate Charles Rettig, a tax attorney from California, to be the new Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service.

February 6, 2018

OPR implements greater transparency in disciplinary investigations

The IRS’s Office of Professional Responsibility has implemented a new process for informing practitioners that they are under investigation for violations of Circular 230.

February 1, 2018

Tax Court trusts Congress’s use of subjunctive mood

Use of ‘as if’ in statute does not make a criminal restitution amount a tax, the court holds, and thus denies the IRS’s assessment of interest and additions to tax based on the restitution.

January 29, 2018

IRS issues more guidance on withholding rules for new tax law

The IRS issued Notice 2018-14 to provide more guidance on the withholding rules that were changed by P.L. 115-97, known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

January 29, 2018

Practitioners need immediate guidance on tax reform act, AICPA says

Thirty-nine areas in the recent tax overhaul act require immediate guidance, the AICPA told the IRS and Treasury.

January 20, 2018

What to expect from the IRS during the government shutdown

The shutdown of the federal government comes just nine days before the scheduled start of tax season. Here’s a look at how the IRS may be affected.

January 11, 2018

New tax withholding tables are issued

The IRS issued new tax withholding tables for 2018 to be used to implement the changes to the tax law enacted last month.

January 9, 2018

IRS asking for taxpayer representatives’ personal information

The IRS is now asking taxpayer representatives who call the agency to provide their Social Security number and date of birth to confirm their identity.

January 4, 2018

IRS announces when filing season will start

The IRS announced that this year’s filing season will begin about a week later than last year’s filing season.

January 1, 2018

Documenting virtual currency transactions

Even the simplest uses of this increasingly popular medium of exchange will likely involve a basis calculation for tax purposes.

January 1, 2018

IRS touts progress against taxpayer identity theft

The Security Summit strategy built on 2015 gains, stopping still more fraudulent returns in 2016 and 2017, the Service says.

January 1, 2018

What to do with math error notice letters from the IRS

The IRS issues math error notices after checking income tax returns for errors using a special program. Here’s what to do if a client receives one.

December 22, 2017

President signs tax overhaul into law

President Donald Trump signed H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act legislation, thereby making it law.

December 20, 2017

How tax overhaul would change business taxes

The tax reform bill that Congress is expected to vote on this week contains numerous changes that will affect businesses large and small.

December 20, 2017

What the tax reform bill means for individuals

The tax reform legislation that Congress will consider this week contains many provisions affecting individuals—and many changes from both the House and Senate bills.

December 20, 2017

Congress passes tax reform

The House of Representatives reapproved tax reform legislation on Wednesday, sending the bill to President Donald Trump for his signature.

December 20, 2017

Senate passes tax reform bill; House must revote

The Senate voted early today in favor of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, H.R. 1, which the House of Representatives had approved Tuesday.

December 15, 2017

Conference committee approves tax reform legislation

House and Senate conferees agreed to legislative language of a tax reform bill that is expected to be voted on by Congress next week.

December 2, 2017

Senate passes tax reform bill

In the early hours of Saturday morning, the U.S. Senate passed its version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act bill by a vote of 51–49.

December 1, 2017

IRS may not assess a deficiency 9 years after a failed tax-free merger for predecessor company’s failure to file

The new company’s return with the old company’s pro forma short-year return attached was sufficient to run the statute of limitation, the Tax Court finds.