Federal Tax Update Podcast

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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