Federal Tax Update Podcast (general)

This week we look at:

• IRS clarified FAQ on §139A and backpay for wrongfully incarcerated members of the armed services
• FinCEN adds to the FAQ on beneficial ownership information reporting

This week we look at:

• Inflation adjusted numbers for 2024 issued by the IRS
• Minor revisions made in final BOI FinCEN Identifier rules
• The IRS issues its second ERC-related GLAM, this time taking aim at OSHA related partial shutdown theories
• If a Notice isn’t binding on the courts, does that mean we can just pretend it doesn’t exist when advising our clients?

This week we look at:

• 2024 inflation adjusted retirement numbers released by the IRS
• MeF 1040 shutdown date announced by the IRS
• Trust found liable for transferee tax in failed Son-of-BOSS shelter to offset stock sale gain
• IRC §41 refund claim grace period extended for yet another year
• Tax Court refuses to expand equitable relief for missing 90-day deadline to file petition

This week we look at

• Taxpayers can’t rely on paid preparer as reasonable cause for late filing, even when using electronic filing
• IRS could assert negligence penalty (and obtain supervisory approval) after failing to obtain approval for substantial underpayment penalty
• IRS makes “temporary” electronic signature program permanent by moving it into the Internal Revenue Manual

This week we look at

• PTIN renewals are now open for 2024
• IRS announces program to allow for withdraw of ERC claims
• Actor’s estate loses in attempt to claim he had validly rolled over a non-traditional investment held in his IRA

This week we look at

• Sloppy records cost CPA the vast majority of his business deductions
• IRS issues warning about art deduction tax promotions aimed at high-income taxpayers
• IRS gives details on transfers of electrical vehicle credits to dealers beginning in 2024

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This week we look at:

• IRS reduces PTIN fees substantially
• Wash sale rules do not apply to losses on disposition of money market funds
• IRS highlights new capabilities added to TaxPro accounts
• Employers can set up leave-based donation programs for 2023 Hawaii wildfire relief
• FinCEN grants 60 additional days for entities created in 2024 to file initial reports

This week we look at:

• FinCEN provides guide to small businesses for beneficial ownership reporting under the Corporate Transparency Act
• Taxpayer cannot rely on the mailbox rule to prove timely mailing/filing of tax return, as §7502 is the sole way of proving timely postmark and get presumption of delivery
• Impact of receipt of a CP2100/2100A notice on backup withholding

This week we look at:

• Just having a CPA prepare a taxpayer’s return does mean the taxpayer will get reasonable cause relief for assessments
• IRS announces halt to processing of new ERC claims until after 2023, will slow processing of claims currently in progress

This week we look at:

• IRS make last minute change to K-2/K-3 FAQ for 2022 returns
• Preliminary guidance for §174 changes made in TCJA that took effect in 2022 issued by the IRS

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This week we look at:

• HHS sends letter to DEA recommending that marijuana be reclassified as a Schedule III drug
• General guidance issued determining tax status of 2023 state payments - and IRS asks for comments prior to giving additional guidance
• IRS clarifies limits of 2007 CCA on ESBTs and NOLs
• News release on electronic filing of Form 8300

This week we look at:

• Proposed regulations issued for digital asset broker reporting on Form 1099-DA
• IRS delays requirement for high income employees to make employer plan catch-up contribution to designated Roth accounts until plan years beginning after December 31, 2025
• 2024 health care premium tax credit percentages published by the IRS

This week we look at:

• Limited relief likely coming for beneficial ownership reporting
• IRS being challenged in an attempt to treat state law limited partners as receiving SE income
• Rent your home to your business for 13 days each year plan mainly failed
• Advance memo states IRS objection to a marketed trust tax avoidance plan
• IRS memo explains credit unions can only claim COVID ERC on 2021 wages

This week we look at:

Deduction for non-qualified deferred compensation not accelerated for the seller when the liability is transferred to the buyer of a business 
Tax professionals and taxpayers warned about issues with certain employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) arrangements
Reduction of non-recourse debt amount was added to sales proceeds, not a cancellation of debt so no §108 relief was available

This week we look at:

• IRS rules cryptocurrency staking rewards are taxable when taxpayer obtains dominion and control
• Interim guidance issued for home energy audit tax credit under IRC §25C added by IRA 2022
• Proposed regulations issued to add monetized installment sales to listed transactions

This week we look at:

• Oversight Subcommittee of House Ways & Means Committee holds a hearing on ERC issues, discusses potential amnesty program
• IRS ending most announced revenue officer visits
• Taxpayer finds out that there may very well be a tax consequence when you borrow against your life insurance policy and then let the policy lapse

This week we look at:

• IRS memo makes it clear the agency is very skeptical about extended supply chain ERC claims
• Third Circuit rules that equitable relief is available for failure to file Tax Court petition in 90 day period for a deficiency
• IRS asked by Tax Court to justify suspense account method for losses deducted in excess of basis in closed years
• Taxpayers had to pay tax on funds taken from IRA/pension funds that were paid to fraudster

The IRS looks at:

• IRS extends SECURE Act inherited IRA RMD relief for one additional year, adds special rollover rule for those born in 1951 due to SECURE 2.0 Act changes
• IRS grants relief to victims of Vermont flooding.
• Failure to attach simple election leads to requesting (and paying for) 11 separate private letter rulings

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This week we look at:

• S corporation loses on research credit claim and gets hit with penalties - risks of a credit study
• Exempt organization status denied for organization formed to raise funds for one person’s medical bills
• Discussion of tax research hierarchy in this short week

This week we look at: 

• Supreme Court takes on §965 transition tax case for upcoming term:  what do we do to protect our clients?
• The IRS releases draft versions of key 2023 partnership income tax returns
• Firefighter’s sexual harassment complaint settlement was not excludable from income

This week we look at:

• IRS ends COVID-19 relief for high deductible health plans effective for plan years ending after 12/31/24
• Taxpayer fails in attempt to get IRS permission to make a late §475(f) mark to market election
• Taxpayer who filed Tax Court petition 11 seconds too late due to technology challenges has petition dismissed
• Sherlock Holmes on tax research

This week we look at

• OIRA is no longer going to review IRS regulations before issuance

• IRS updates list of automatic accounting method changes

• Proposed regulations issued on transfers of certain energy credits and DirectPay for certain credits

• What can go wrong with an employee retention credit refund claim?

This week we look at:

• 3 proposed tax bills introduced by Chair of House Ways & Means Committee
• Wellness indemnification payment is taxable income to employee and subject to payroll taxes
• IRS grants request to make election to skip claiming bonus depreciation when partnership discovers claiming bonus is bad news at the state level for certain partners

This week we look at:

• Fourth Circuit does not agree with view expressed by Seventh Circuit in Menard, Inc. that C corporation reasonable compensation only depends on a reasonable return to investors
• Eleventh Circuit holds that “hobby loss” expenses under §183 are miscellaneous itemized deductions
• Elderly attorney had reasonable cause for failure to file payroll tax returns and timely pay payroll tax liabilities

This week we look at:

• Tax Court finds they have no authority to review the IRS notice for certification of seriously delinquent tax debt to State Department
• IRS publishes warning signs for employers to use to identify ERC scams
• Fourth Circuit finds that Section 7502 fully supplants common law mailbox rule for filing documents

This week we look at:

• Supreme Court rules in favor of IRS on issue of when notice must be sent when the IRS issues a third-party summons
• IRS agent gets distracted by small issues, fails to investigate potentially much larger one and it costs the IRS at Tax Court
• IRS announces 2024 HSA and excepted benefit HRA inflation adjusted amounts

This week we look at:

• IRS email discusses issues that arise with payroll tax refunds when a PEO is involved who itself has unpaid tax liabilities
• Letter ruling provides that Forms 1099-C must be filed by a credit union due to writing off certain debts as part of a legal settlement
• IRS plans to add more detail to partnership K-1 liability disclosures on 2023 returns

This week we look at:

• IRS issues CCA making clear how strict the §125 substantiation rules are
• Taxpayer’s lack of documentation forces him to accept preparer’s gross gambling winnings and limits his gambling loss deduction
• Tax Courts finds that last second rule for filing a Tax Court petition is not the same as for returns filed via eFile

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This week we look at:

• Another taxpayer fails to establish either spouse as a real estate professional
• SPIFF was not a separate trade or business
• IRS releases revised Form 3115
• IRS letter to Senator on PEOs and ERC
• FinCEN publishes FAQ on Corporate Transparency Act reporting

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This week we look at:

• IRS announces non-acquiescence in Tax Court case on taxpayer asserting substance over form
• IRS highlights bad tax advice on social media
• IRS rules that assets held in intentionally defective grantor trust do not obtain date of death basis
• IRS releases proposed battery regulations for new EV credits

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This week we look at:

• IRS begins 2023’s Dirty Dozen Tax Scams with problematical ERC refund claims
• IRS announces position on evaluating when a non-fungible token is a collectible
• C corporation not allowed to take home office expenses for owner-employee’s home
• IRS email reminder that BBA opt-outs must be made on original returns

This week we look at:

• Trust that was meant to be a CRAT found not to be one and attempted fix was too late and not undertaken correctly
• PLR looked at whether item for consumption by infant to reduce risk of developing a condition was all or partially a medical expense
• IRS produces FAQ on whether different types of health expenses qualify as medical expenses

This week we look at:

• IRS and OPR issue separate warnings on ERC claims
• Ninth Circuit reverses Seaview Holdings LLC decision after en banc hearing, partnership return not forwarded to Ogden was never filed
• IRS gives financial institutions RMD notice relief
• S corporation accidentally ended its status by revising its LLC operating agreement

This week we look at:

• Deposit and use by sheriff of jail meal money not found to be a mere misunderstanding
• Amounts taxpayer expected to repay with future earnings found not to be loans, taxable upon receipt
• SCOTUS rules non-willful FBAR failure is a per-form not per-account penalty
• CPA fails to provide substantiation for deductions for practice

This week we look at:

• Proposed regulations issued for retirement plan forfeitures
• OIRA completes review of crypto broker proposed regulations, expected to be issued shortly
• IRS extends relief for taxpayers impacted by disasters in California, Alabama and Georgia
• IRS issues final business electronic filing mandate regulations

This week we look at

• IRS announces program to accept upload of documents in response to some, but not all, notices to taxpayers
• SECURE 2.0 Section 603 drafting glitch puts catch-up contributions at risk for 2024 as various parties push to get a fix
• IRS will not automatically challenge §199A deduction for cannabis businesses-but W-2 wage problems may get in the way

This week we look at:

• IRS relents to pressure, releases guidance on state payment programs’ taxability (generally it’s good news)
• IRS begins offering direct deposit for Form 1040-X electronic filers - but it will still take a long time to process
• No substantive §174 guidance likely before initial tax deadlines (March & April)
• Form 4868 didn’t qualify as informal claim for refund

This week we look at:

• IRS revises classification of clean vehicles for purposes of determining vehicles subject to $80,000 MSRP limit
• Proposed revenue procedure published to establish new voluntary tip reporting procedure
• Taxpayer’s log of every mile of vehicle use had issues that prevented Tax Court from accepting it for meeting burden under IRC §274(d)

This week we look at:

• IRS begins accepting 2022 income tax returns 
• IRS opens up IRIS portal for electronic filing of information returns
• Corporation forced to get private letter ruling on S election due to failure to obtain all required consents

This week we look at:

• IRS provides an extended due date for some in Alabama and Georgia impacted by storms
• IRS announces 10 minute response time on Practitioner Priority Line
• Taxpayer’s §401(k) distribution not excluded from income based on diabetes diagnosis
• IRS releases auto depreciation limits under §280F for 2023

This week we look at:

• IRS begins accepting returns on January 23
• California taxpayers get due dates delayed until May 15
• Amended return research credit additional information requirements added to draft Form 6765 instructions
• Employer provided housing not excluded from income under §119
• No loss allowed on not quite worthless not really stablecoin
• Appraisals required for donation of cryptocurrency

This week we look at issues that arise with S corporations.

Congress passed the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 that was signed into law on December 29, 2022. This program gives a brief overview of the provisions of this Act that will help tax professionals advise their clients about the impacts and opportunities found in this law.

This week we look at:

• IRS to issue regulations for definitions for new clean vehicle credit
• List published on IRS website to assist in determining if a vehicle could qualify for new clean vehicle credit
• Incremental cost safe harbors for §45W commercial clean vehicle credit issued by IRS
• 2023 mileage rates release
• Final 2022 Schedule K-2 and K-3 Form 1065 instructions released

This week we look at:

• Congress passes spending bill which included SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022
• Final Schedules K-2 and K-3 instructions issued for Form 1120S
• IRS delays digital asset reporting until regulations are issued
• Expanded Form 1099-K reporting delayed for one year by the IRS

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This week we look at:

IRS memorandum looks at marketed program to defer recognition of legal fees

Automatic change of accounting method procedure released by the IRS

IRS publishes news release on upcoming FICA/SE tax 2020 deferral payment due date

This week we look at:

• IRS releases second draft of instructions for preparing 2022 Schedules K-2 and K-3 for partnerships and S corporations
• IRS begins issuing proposed regulations to deal with court losses on method used to add listed transactions not following the Administrative Procedures Act

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This week we look at:

• IRA 2022 prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirement guidance issued by the IRS
• Taxpayers denied partnership loss due to a large number of issues, many of which were enough standing alone to deny the loss entirely 

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This week we look at:

• Damage award found to not be for physical injuries, entire amount taxable
• Partnership language in LLC operating agreement revision terminated S corporation status (creating a C corporation)
• Taxpayer failed to wait required 6 months for IRS to act on refund claim before filing suit

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This week we look at:

• IRS news releases this week on:
  • Qualified charitable distributions
  • Seventh Annual National Tax Security Awareness Week

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This week we look at:

• Tax Court finds that adding to listed transactions requires IRS to comply with Administrative Procedures Act
• Election results and likely tax actions in lame duck session
• What about next year with the new Congress?

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This week we look at:

• IRS releases Form 1120-S Schedule K-2 and K-3 draft instructions with similar exceptions to Form 1065 version
• IRS gives some indication on when §174 guidance will come out
• Tax benefits alone not enough to establish taxpayer had a profit motive in solar lens leasing business
• IRS grants late rollover relief to victim of fraud

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This week we look at:

• It’s PTIN renewal time again and the IRS has released a news release announcing the fact
• IRS publishes draft 2022 Form 1065 Schedules K-2 and K-3 instructions with revised exceptions to filing Schedules K-2 and K-3

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This week we look at:

• IRS announces and appears to roll out pilot program to block automated calling systems
• 2023 inflation adjusted general tax amounts released by the IRS
• Retirement/IRA limitations released for 2023

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This week we look at

• AICPA writes the IRS again on issues with PTET taxes
• SECURE Act Proposed Regulations RMD rules for inherited accounts in pay status effective date delayed
• IRS releases S corporation relief guidance
• AICPA Tax Section fact sheet on the employee retention credit

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This week we look at:

• FinCEN releases final regulations that will require beneficial owner reporting for small LLCs and corporations
• IRS updates FAQ for state and local fiscal recovery funds used for home purchases
• Hurricane Ian relief announced by Treasury, delays most filings to February 15, 2022

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This week we look at:

• IRS issues reminder on penalty relief deadline that makes some modifications
• IRS publishes another news release pushing the CCA on improper PPP loan forgiveness

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This week we look at:

• IRS memorandum states that PPP loan forgiveness is taxable if taxpayer did not actually qualify for forgiveness granted
• AICPA adds to items requested for additional penalty relief under Notice 2022-36

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This week we look at:

• Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee send Enhancing American Retirement Now (EARN) Act to the Senate floor
• IRS inadvertently makes Form 990-T data on non-§501(c)(3) organizations available for bulk download
• Reasonable cause for failure to file/pay does not include common financial challenges

This week we look at:

• Trust terms mean estate gets no deduction for marital or charitable contribution for specified payment value
• IRS provides for broad penalty relief for certain returns from 2019 to 2020
• National Taxpayer Advocate publishes blog post explaining IRS penalty relief

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This week we look at

• Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 signed into law on August 16, 2022
• Information on electric vehicle for 2022 released by Treasury, IRS and Department of Energy
• Outline electric vehicle credit for remainder of 2022 and 2023 changes
• IRS releases sample Written Information Security Plan (WISP) for tax professionals

The House and Senate pass the Inflation Adjustment Act of 2022 and we look at some key provisions:

• Increase in funding at the IRS
• Continuation of 2021-2022 Premium Tax Credit Rules
• Tax credits on clean energy vehicles
• Expansion & extension of residential energy credits
• Credit transfer provisions

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This week we look at:

• IRA 2022 passes the Senate with revisions, House to take it up this week and may vote on Friday
• Inflation adjusted premium tax credit percentages released
• IRS revises questions on digital assets on Form 1040 for 2022
• $51 million payment was not deductible alimony
• IRS finalizes removal of signature requirement on §754 election

This week we look at:

• Proposed Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 - will it pass and what’s in it?
• Taxpayer told by court suit is being dismissed, must file 2020 income tax return to obtain economic impact payment not previously sent to taxpayer
• IRS Security Summit warns tax pros about significant security threats to taxpayer data in their systems

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This week we look at:

• IRS wants preparers to advise clients to opt-in to IP-PIN program.
• TAM holds that an activity that is treated as a material participation activity for five straight years under SPA test will be a material participation activity under the 5/10 test in year 6
• Breadwinner not granted innocent spouse relief when she failed to inquire about or review return prepared by accountant spouse

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This week we look at:

• Reconciliation bill talks stall in Congress
• Taxpayer loses on charitable contribution deduction due to failure to give entire interest and lacking proper acknowledgment for donation to donor advised fund
• Taxpayer not allowed to shorten statute for collections based on shortcomings in own OIC filings
• No reasonable cause for failure to report distribution when 1099-R sent to wrong address

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This week we look at:

• Discussions start up again for reconciliation bill.
• IRS extends automatic late portability election relief to five years
• Federal tax lien attached to payments being made to seller’s former spouse for alimony by business buyer
• No reasonable cause for late payment and late filing

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This week we look at:

• Taxpayer Advocate Service begins accepting referrals on 2021 and earlier original & amended returns from Congressional offices
• Car dealer had more than “some” guarantee of right to retain cash deposits
• Fifth Circuit rules that substantial compliance on charitable donations cannot be sufficient for failure to follow the statute, as opposed to regulations

This week we look at:

• Senate Finance Committee takes action on retirement bill
• IRS and National Taxpayer Advocate release information on processing paper tax returns
• Supreme Court to take on case involving computing FBAR penalties
• IRS adds voice bot support for some ACS issues

This week we look at:

• Foreclosure proceeds could have paid interest on second mortgage, but taxpayer unable to show it was so applied

• Nurse allowed deduction for comfortable and professional clothing

• Innocent spouse relief not available for trust fund penalty liability

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This week we look at:

• IRS increases mileage rates effective July 1, 2022
• Taxpayer unsuccessfully asks for relief for failing to file Form 3115

• AICPA letter on Section 174 guidance from the IRS - TCJA changes
• Form 7203 - impact on tax season and dealing with lack of basis records

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• Taxpayer discovers her documentation for a charitable contributions did not meet the IRC requirements
• IRS rules an enterprise involved in retail drug sales is a qualified trade or business under IRC §1202

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This week we look at:

• Physician’s payments are found not to be deductible alimony under pre-TCJA divorce agreement
• IRS announces option for employer leave-based donation programs related to aid for Ukraine
• IRS extends, likely for the final time. option to remotely sign certain plan documents

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This week we look at:

• Special rules under IRC §104 for military disability and retirement income
• Expenses claimed as management fees treated as distributions to owners
• Proposed regulations to limit use of certain techniques for use of anti-clawback rules
• It’s going to be a longer than expected wait to file K-2/K-3 for S corporations via MeF

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• Tax rules for no-additional cost services
• SCOTUS refuses to hear challenge to SALT cap
• IRS finally grants election/accounting method relief for retroactive 2019 changes
• Rules for a real estate professional
• IRS expands on Schedules K-2 and K-3 FAQs on April 11

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• IRS Suspends Mailing More Notices - This Time Related to Exempt Organizations
• Tax Court Affirms IRS Denial of Interest Abatement
• Securing a Strong Retirement Act Passes House Overwhelmingly
• Above the Line Classroom Teacher’s Deductions Increases to $300 in 2022

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This week we look at:

• IRS releases revised depreciation limits for 2022 for autos under IRC §280F
• Lawmakers send yet another letter to the IRS regarding stopping the sending of notices
• Farmer/fisherman estimated tax payment relief formalized in an IRS Notice

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This week we look at:

• Department of Labor warns §401(k) plan administrators regarding offer digital asset investment options
• No deduction allowed to corporation for paying tuition for training program for boyfriend of 100% shareholders’ daughter
• IRS announces program to deal with the backlog of returns and correspondence

This week we look at:

• IRS looks to increase EA user fees by over 100%
• Justice Department files motion to have staking case dismissed as moot
• IRS to grant relief to certain farmers and fisherman impacted by inability of some tax software to file Form 7203 by March 1

This week we look at:

• Proposed regulations on required minimum distributions
• AICPA and state societies letter on delay for K-2 and K-3 filings
• Data entry error did not provide reasonable cause for tax understatement

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This week we look at the IRS's newly issued 2021 Schedule K-2 and K-3 filing relief. How much does the option added in Question 15 of the newly released FAQ on K-2 and K-3 issues really help partnerships and S corporations? Who does and doesn't qualify for this relief? And what about 2022 and future years?

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This week we look at:

• IRS adds more information on research credit claims issues
• LB&I announces new partner basis campaign
• IRS expands list of notices being temporarily suspended
• K-2 and K-3 filing issues being addressed by vendors, IRS defends process

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This week we look at:

• Continuing saga of the K-2 and K-3 filing issues, including an extreme delay in accepting them electronically.
• Consider interim filing method to electronically file these returns
• OPR Director announces that IRS plans to add features to TaxPro site by mid-summer, additional features added for following year.
• OPR Director also notes that Treasury has finished reviewing the revisions to Circular 230

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• This week we look at: IRS revises instructions for Schedule K-2 and K-3 and points taxpayers to fact more may need to file this than might have thought they would
• IRS stops issuing one (and just one) automated notice, complains about issues blocking doing more
• AICPA issues statement critical of IRS statement on giving relief, wants all Tax Professionals United for Taxpayer Relief Coalition recommendations adopted

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This week we look at:

• Form 1024 joins Form 1023 in becoming online only filings
• Pressure builds on the IRS to pause automated notices in light of inability to handle correspondence on notices already issued
• IRS announces beginning of filing season along with other information for the season

Get updates as they are written up on our website at http://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com

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This week we look at:

• IRS publishes detail on changes for amended returns and research credits
• Taxpayers do not have to pay in tax IRS undercomputed when adjusting for unemployment compensation
• Expenses used for PPP loan forgiveness do not reduce AAA for S corporations per IRS instructions
• Information letter addresses when industry accountant becomes a paid preparer

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This week we look at:

• IRS quietly revises Ida relief revision
• Reagan-era regulations on conservation easements found to be invalid by Eleventh Circuit
• IRS objects to attempt to use 7 month old valuation for GRAT
• Taxpayer fails at attempt to use a deposit in collection case
• Deadline arrives for taxpayers who deferred FICA/SECA to make first of two installment payments

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This week we look at:

• IRS/Malta look to shut down promoted tax shelter
• Lenders instructed not to issue Forms 1099C on discharges of student loans
• 469 rental definition does not apply to self-employment income rules
• IRS to issue letters on advance child tax credit and third economic impact payment
• Hurricane Ida relief extended to February 15

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This week we look at:

• BBBA fails to clear Congress before adjourning for the year and Senator Manchin states he is a no vote on this bill
• Mileage rates released by the IRS
• IRS updates automatic changes for small business accounting methods added by TCJA
• IRS publishes, with minimal changes, annual disclosure Revenue Procedure

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This week we look at:

• BBBA process continues but no Senate text yet available
• Taxpayer discovers she needs to report K-1 income in year of divorce
• IRS gives guidance for retroactive changes to 4th quarter ERC
• IRS grants relief to certain partnerships filing short year returns related to Schedules K2 & K3

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This week we look at:

• Tacit consent given for filing of joint tax return
• “Money number” adjustments related to partnership items give rise to positive imputed adjustment
• Entity type, not exempt vs. taxable status, is the key factor in determining if partner is an eligible partner for BBA opt out

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This week we look at:

• IRS modifies 2021 Form 1065 draft instructions to add self-employment income information
• IRS issues preliminary guidance on late repeal of Q4 ERC for most employers
• Training to begin for agents for ERC audits in early 2022
• Rejection of return due to suspected identity theft did not mean return was not filed before statute expired

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This week we look at:

• IRS modifies 2021 Form 1065 draft instructions to add self-employment income information
• IRS issues preliminary guidance on late repeal of Q4 ERC for most employers
• Training to begin for agents for ERC audits in early 2022
• Rejection of return due to suspected identity theft did not mean return was not filed before statute expired

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This week we look at:

• House passes BBBA, but not clear what the Senate will do
• IRS clarifies 2021-2022 treatment of meals and incidentals per diem
• Self-directed IRA implodes on taxpayer due to find that assets were held personally and commingled with other assets
• IRS gives guidance on timing of PPP forgiveness income, as well as very short term BBA partnership amended return relief

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This week we look at:

• TAS will not intervene in amended return delayed processing cases
• Inflation adjusted amounts released for 2022
• Taxpayer denied in request to make late §475(f)(1) election to mark to market as a trader

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This week we look at:

• IRS announces retirement plan inflation adjusted numbers for 2022
• Congress passes Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, sent to President for signature

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This week we look at:

• IRS announces retirement plan inflation adjusted numbers for 2022
• Congress passes Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, sent to President for signature

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This week we look at

• The Build Back Better Act draft’s tax provisions (some)

• What’s not in the bill

• Individual provisions

• Corporate provisions

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This week we look up:

• More talking but no action in DC on pending legislation 
• Rehiring retired employees discussed in IRS FAQ
• Appeals panel agrees that claim of right doctrine did not apply to grantor trust stock sale
• IRS issues formal draft of S corporation basis reporting form

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