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October 1, 2020

Like-kind exchanges are now clearer

Proposed regulations address post-TCJA Sec. 1031 transactions.

October 1, 2020

Nonwillful penalties are assessed per FBAR form, not per account

The holding by a district court in the Fifth Circuit conflicts with a case moving through the Ninth Circuit.

October 1, 2020

Time to consider a Roth conversion

A qualified rollover contribution to a Roth IRA or an in-plan rollover to a designated Roth account, known as a Roth conversion, can be attractive for CPA advisers’ clients because it provides a higher net present value of cash flow from their retirement savings, benefiting themselves or their beneficiaries.

September 30, 2020

Foreign tax credit allocation and apportionment rules finalized

The IRS issued final and proposed regulations covering a wide variety of issues involving deductions and credits for foreign taxes.

September 28, 2020

Small business accounting regulations and tax shelter implications

New simplified accounting rules for small businesses do not apply to tax shelters — and the definition of a tax shelter can cause problems for businesses with large deductions or losses during a tax year.

September 25, 2020

Returns affected by e-filing outage will be timely if filed by Sept. 17

For tax returns with a Sept. 15 due date that were affected by an e-filing software outage, the IRS will treat a return and any elections that were filed with that return as timely filed if the taxpayer successfully e-filed the return and any elections by Sept. 17, 2020.

September 22, 2020

Lenders will not file Form 1099-C for forgiven PPP loans

The IRS issued guidance telling lenders they should not file Form 1099-C, Cancellation of Debt, or furnish a payee statement to the borrower when a Paycheck Protection Program loan is forgiven.

September 22, 2020

Final regs. outline trust and estate expenses still deductible under TCJA

The IRS issued final regulations for distinguishing trusts’ and estates’ allowable deductions from miscellaneous itemized deductions currently suspended by the law known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

September 22, 2020

IRS issues more bonus depreciation rules

The IRS issued final bonus depreciation regulations and withdrew proposed regulations.

September 21, 2020

Final regs. govern CFC downward attribution

The IRS issued final regulations on the downward attribution rules of controlled foreign corporations, whose treatment had been changed by the law known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

September 16, 2020

E-filing problems plague some Sept. 15 tax returns

Some practitioners who attempted to file returns on Sept. 15 ran into technical difficulties that prevented them from e-filing returns by the midnight deadline. The AICPA is talking to the IRS about relief for the problem.

September 16, 2020

Premium tax credit unaffected by zeroing of personal exemptions

The IRS makes clear in final regulations that the health care premium tax credit calculation is unaffected by the personal exemption decrease to zero.

September 16, 2020

Final regulations define ‘qualifying relative’

The IRS finalized proposed regulations defining “qualifying relative” for tax years 2018–2025, in which the personal exemption amount is zero.

September 15, 2020

Final regs. govern eligible terminated S corporation rules

The IRS finalized proposed regulations on eligible terminated S corporations, a new provision enacted under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that provided favorable treatment for corporations that wished to terminate their S elections.

September 11, 2020

IRS issues 2020–2021 per-diem rates

The IRS issued the 2020-2021 per-diem rates for business travelers who incur expenses while traveling away from home.

September 11, 2020

Implementing the payroll tax deferral, part 2

Treasury and the IRS have issued much-anticipated guidance on just how the deferral applies and how the taxes are likely to have to be repaid. Hear more in this podcast episode.

September 11, 2020

Pandemic makes meeting Sept. 15 filing deadline difficult

Tax practitioners have expressed concerns that they will not be able to meet looming Sept. 15 tax filing deadlines for a variety of reasons related to the global pandemic.

September 10, 2020

6 more IRS forms can be filed with e-signatures

The IRS added six more forms to the list of forms that can now be signed electronically to respond to the coronavirus pandemic.

September 9, 2020

IRS issues guidance on COVID-19 testing coverage

The IRS said that COVID-19 testing and diagnostics are not minimum essential coverage under a government-sponsored program and therefore do not disqualify taxpayers from taking the Sec. 36B premium tax credit or Medicaid.

September 2, 2020

Additional BEAT regs. finalized

The IRS issued final regulations on the base-erosion and anti-abuse tax, which was created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to deter attempts to shift profits to foreign jurisdictions.

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