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Missing IP PIN does not toll the limitation period
The IRS’s deficiency notice was untimely, the Tax Court holds.
Like-kind exchange rules define real property, incidental personal property
The IRS issued final regulations that define real property for like-kind exchange purposes and what qualifies as incidental personal property that will not disqualify an exchange.
Final rules coordinate Sec. 245A and Sec. 951A
The IRS issued final rules on the Sec. 245A extraordinary disposition rule and the Sec. 951A disqualified basis and disqualified payment rules, as well as reporting requirements to facilitate the rules.
AICPA mobilizes members to push for deductibility of PPP-funded expenses
The AICPA is asking its members to write to their senators and representatives in Congress in support of legislation that would mandate that anyone who receives a loan through the Paycheck Protection Program can deduct business expenses even when payment of those expenses results in loan forgiveness under the CARES Act.
Centralized partnership audit regime changes proposed
The IRS issued rules on two special enforcement matters for purposes of the unified partnership audit rules.
Final regs. govern computation of UBTI for separate businesses
The IRS has posted final regulations governing how tax-exempt organizations determine if they have more than one unrelated trade or business for purposes of unrelated business income tax.
IRS doubles down on nondeductibility of PPP-funded expenses
The IRS issued guidance for taxpayers who pay otherwise deductible expenses with PPP loan funds, stating that even if the payment and PPP loan forgiveness happen in different tax years, the expenses are not deductible.
IRS commissioner: Penalty relief will not be ‘blanket’
IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig told attendees at the AICPA National Tax & Sophisticated Online Tax Conference not to expect blanket penalty relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and he addressed other effects of the pandemic on the agency.
It’s a tough year for year-end tax planning
Advisers face the difficult task of helping clients plan for next year without knowing for certain which party will control the Senate.
Quiz: Are you ready for year-end planning during a pandemic?
When it comes time to put on your year-end planning hat, will you be prepared to provide the best tax and financial planning advice to clients? Take this quiz to see if you’re ready to tackle year-end planning for 2020.
IRS will mask business tax transcript identifying information
The IRS announced that beginning Dec. 13 it will mask sensitive data on business tax transcripts, a step it took two years ago for individual tax transcripts.
Partnerships and S corps. can deduct state and local taxes
The IRS said it would issue proposed regulations allowing S corporations and partnerships to deduct “specified income tax payments” paid to state and local governments above the line and not as passthrough items for partners and shareholders.
Taxpayers allowed choice of bonus depreciation rules
The IRS issued rules for taxpayers to follow in applying recently issued bonus depreciation regulations, including how to make several elections.
IRS announces help with tax debt
The IRS said it was revising its procedures to help taxpayers who cannot pay their taxes because of the pandemic. The new program is called the Taxpayer Relief Initiative.
COVID-19 and withdrawals from retirement plans
Taxpayers under financial duress caused by the pandemic can avoid penalties.
Payroll outsourcing services described
Some assume liability for taxes and/or responsibility for returns.
Deducting losses in the CARES Act’s window
For a limited time, taxpayers have flexibility for using net operating losses.
Taxpayers are allowed charitable contribution deductions for land
The donations had donative intent, were reasonably valued, and were supported with documentation that substantially complied with the regulations, the Tax Court finds.
N.J. business incentive grants are taxable
The Third Circuit reverses the Tax Court, which had held the relocation payments to be nonshareholder capital contributions.
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