Federal Tax Update Podcast

This week we look at:

• Hobby Loss Rules: Young v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2025-95
• Drought-Forced Livestock Sales: IRS Notice 2025-52
• Per Diem Rates: IRS Notice 2025-54
• End of Paper Refunds: IR-2025-94 / E.O. 14247
• Syndicated Conservation Easements: Jackson Stone South, LLC v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2025-96
• Constructive Receipt & § 4958: Fumo v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2025-97
• Whistleblower Awards: In re: Sealed Case, CA DC, Case No. 24-1001
• Employee vs. Independent Contractor: Gil v. United States, USDC ED PA

This week we look at:

• Final Regulations for Catch-Up Contributions (TD 10033)
• Draft Schedule 1-A (Form 1040) for 2025
• Urgent Warnings of State Revenue Department Phishing Scams
• Tax Court Developments (Blomquist Holdings)
• Proposed Tax Administration Legislation
• New Deduction for Qualified Tips: An Overview of Proposed Treasury Regulation §1.224-1

This week we look at:

• Court Frowns on Professional’s Use of Randomly Generated Social Security Numbers 
• Understanding the “Placed in Service” Rule for Electric Vehicle Credits
• Advisers Found to Owe Treble Damages to Impacted Taxpayers
• W-2 Wages and the Qualified Business Income Deduction Under Section 280E
• Trust Fund Recovery Penalties and Refund Claim Timeliness in Richter v. The United States

This week we look at:

• Eleventh Circuit: Gross Valuation Misstatement Penalty in a Conservation Easement Case
• Treasury & IRS: Preliminary Guidance on Tipped Occupations
• Eighth Circuit: Medtronic Transfer Pricing Dispute Remanded Again
• California OTA: Entertainer Found to be a California Resident
• Pitfalls in IRA Bankruptcy Exemptions: Farber v. Feldman