Taxes

With a boost from a growing number of cities and states, the souped up two-wheelers are increasingly displacing cars for short trips — and outselling EVs. By Rina Torchinsky, Forbes Staff Last Tuesday, at 11 a.m. local time, the city and county of Denver put the latest batch of applications for e-bike rebates online. By

The Supreme Court will not hear a Michigan foreclosure case related to a tax delinquency. On Oct. 2, 2023, the nation’s highest court denied the petition for a writ of certiorari. The focus of the case was whether foreclosing on a home for not timely paying property taxes constituted a violation of the federal Takings

Robert Kerr, formerly with the IRS and now with Kerr Consulting, discusses latest developments from the IRS, including the tax agency’s plans for a government shutdown and its handling of the employee retention credit. This transcript has been edited for length and clarity. David D. Stewart: Welcome to the podcast. I’m David Stewart, editor in

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Some encouraging news for economic freedom and sanity is coming from, of all places, Argentina. That country has long been notorious for rotten economic policies—mainly high taxes, crushing regulations and, most infamously, chronic bouts of hyperinflation. A century ago, Argentina was one of the richest, fastest-growing

Five Texas men have pleaded guilty in a scheme to fraudulently obtain and launder millions of dollars in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. PPP Loans PPP loans were designed to help small businesses keep their workers on payroll during the Covid-19 pandemic. While loans were obtained from various lenders, they were guaranteed through the

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released Notice 2023-63 on Friday, September 8th, providing guidance surrounding the requirement to capitalize Section 174 research and experimental (“R&E”) expenditures for the 2022 taxable year. While many tax accountants and business professionals welcome the additional guidance, the timing was not ideal. The guidance was issued seven days before the

There is no government shutdown—for now. On Sept. 30, 2023, with a few hours to go before midnight, the House passed a bipartisan bill to fund the government for 45 days. The bill then moved to the Senate, where it was approved. President Biden signed the bill into law on the same day. Here’s a

This article focuses on another tax governance obligation for large businesses in the UK; the requirement to publish their tax strategy. It is a follow-up to a previous article about Senior Accounting Officer (SAO) requirements. As well as businesses that fall within the SAO regime, it is a legal requirement for all qualifying groups, companies,

With a government shutdown on the way, federal agencies are taking steps to get ready—including the IRS. The IRS released its contingency plans on Thursday, Sept. 29 (you can read more about it here). Today, the National Taxpayer Advocate, Erin M. Collins, detailed the Taxpayer Advocate Service plans, noting, “today is the last workday I

An Internal Revenue Service consultant has been charged with disclosing a cache of tax return information without authorization. You can read about the charges here. The charges are not proven, but according to court documents, Charles Littlejohn, 38, of Washington, D.C., while working at the IRS as a government contractor, stole tax return information associated

With only days to go until a potential government shutdown, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced that it would furlough 60,000 of its employees if the government shuts down on Sunday. This drastic move has worrying implications for both the IRS and taxpayers. Not only will the IRS face a crippling reduction in staff,

The IRS has announced the availability of expanded chatbot technology on the official IRS website to help answer basic questions for people receiving notices. The announcement alone is pretty exciting for taxpayers and tax professionals who have found themselves sitting on speaker phone for what feels like an interminable wait to talk to an IRS

It looks as if a government shutdown is imminent—and federal agencies are taking steps to get ready, including the IRS. According to the Washington Post, the government started notifying federal workers on Thursday, Sept. 28, that a shutdown was likely. The Department of Treasury followed suit. I previously reported that Treasury’s Contingency Plan was noticeably

On Friday, September 22, 2023, a federal jury convicted Jack Fisher and James Sinnot of conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, aiding and assisting the filing of false tax returns, and subscribing to false tax returns. His original indictment brought increased scrutiny to the industry as a whole. His conviction

Remember that huge IRS backlog? It’s easy to think back and assume that the problems began with the pandemic, but they had started well before that. The last government shutdown started the IRS on its path to a massive paper logjam. Here’s a look at what happened. Could it happen again? 2018 Shutdown In 2018,

Recent tax acts don’t change trader tax status (TTS), Section 475 MTM accounting, wash-sale losses on securities, or the tax treatment on financial products, including futures (Section 1256 contracts) and cryptocurrencies (intangible property). It’s helpful to consider IRS inflation adjustments in income and capital gains tax brackets, various income thresholds and caps, retirement plan contribution

When Robert Merton, MIT finance professor and Economics Nobel laureate, speaks, we should listen. Fifty years ago, Merton, together with Fisher Black and Myron Scholes, developed the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing formula. When these three finance geniuses derived their remarkable equation, there was no formal option market. These days, 39 million option contracts are bought and

Garrett Brodeur, a tax attorney based in Washington, D.C., discusses the recently released proposed regulations for the cryptocurrency industry and their potential effect on digital asset transactions. This transcript has been edited for length and clarity. David D. Stewart: Welcome to the podcast. I’m David Stewart, editor in chief of Tax Notes Today International. This

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the consumer price index (CPI) increased by 0.6% in August after rising 0.2% in July. You won’t just feel the impact of those boosts in your wallet—you’ll also see them on your tax forms. Those higher numbers push out deduction limitations and will result in upward adjustments

The IRS announced tax relief for individuals and businesses affected by Hurricane Lee anywhere in Maine and Massachusetts. These taxpayers now have until Feb. 15, 2024, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments. The IRS is offering relief to any area designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).