Taxes

A Twitter logo is seen on a computer screen in this photo illustration on October 31, 2017. (Photo … [+] by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigations (IRS-CI) has announced charges against three individuals for their alleged roles in the Twitter hack that occurred on July 15, 2020.

Almost $130 billion in PPP funds remain available, even for businesses that have reopened getty Small businesses still have until August 8 to apply for potentially forgivable loans via the initial Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which was extended from its original June 30 deadline. While the Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act, part

TOPLINE With Congress and the White House deadlocked over what to do with the now-expired $600-per-week federal unemployment insurance benefit, millions of Americans are set to lose a crucial financial lifeline amid the pandemic and experts warn that could hurt an economic recovery. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and

Flags outside the United Nations building. getty Is there an appetite for global tax multilateralism? Michael Lennard is optimistic but cautious.  Lennard, chief of international tax cooperation and trade in the U.N. Financing for Development Office, thinks the world is not yet at a “high point for multilateralism,” even though taxation is a global issue in a

Bitcoin cryptocurrency representation is seen in this illustration photo taken in Poland on June 17, … [+] 2020 (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images Unfortunately, scams are far too common in the cryptocurrency space. Last week, hackers broke into Twitter’s systems and lured innocent people into sending bitcoin into the

Socially distanced sleeping cots are seen at the temporary shelter set up inside the San Diego … [+] Convention Center in San Diego, California, U.S., on Monday, April 13, 2020. The convention center conversion is dubbed Operation Shelter to Home and includes case workers who will help connect people in the shelter with housing, benefits

             Senator Cornyn (R-TX) and a bipartisan group of Senators (including Chairman Grassley (R-IA) and Ranking Member Wyden (D-OR) of the Finance Committee) introduced legislation, S. 3162, the “Small Business Expense Protection Act,” a few weeks ago that would clarify that businesses that receive a loan from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) – and the loan

FILE – This May 31, 2020, file photo provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff shows former … [+] Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was arrested Friday, May 29, in the May 25 death of George Floyd. Chauvin had more than a dozen misconduct complaints against him before he put his knee on George Floyd’s

WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 28: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) arrives at the Senate … [+] Republican policy luncheon. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Getty Images Looking forward to the great partisan battle over the next COVID-19 relief bill? You may be disappointed. Nancy Pelosi already has won. True, the $1 trillion Senate GOP

TOPLINE The market finished higher on Wednesday as investors cheered the Federal Reserve’s decision to keep interest rates near zero and shares of Big Tech stocks rallied. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell at a House testimony last month. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images KEY FACTS The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.6%, over 150 points, on

Robert Goulder, contributing editor at Tax Notes International, and Joseph J. Thorndike, contributing editor at Tax Notes Federal, discuss the recent Supreme Court decisions on the release of Trump’s financial records. Here are a few highlights . . . On the historical perspective of presidential subpoenas Joseph J. Thorndike: These issues go way back to the early days

The United States Capitol building at sunset, Washington DC, USA. getty One of the drumbeats of the current Congress is the need to be more fiscally responsible. That makes sense. Our current national debt is $26,536,793,171,015 – and growing. The federal deficit - so far for 2020 – is $2.744 trillion. That’s following a Congressional Budget Office

Mother multi-tasking with infant daughter in home office getty The American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance ACT, one of the components of the HEALS package now moving in the Senate includes provisions that protect against nasty state income tax surprises. It also includes some recognition of the pervasiveness of gig workers. I’m thinking the latter

getty We are all dealing with greater uncertainty than usual driven by questions like: How long will we be battling Covid-19? What will the economic impact be? How will the stock market perform? And will my kids ever go back to school? Another worry that might not be on everyone’s radar is the likely increase

Getty In March of 2020, the Senate passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act. It was bigger than the original Senate proposal but smaller than the subsequent House proposal. Eventually, the two reconciled, and the CARES Act became law.  In May of 2020, the House introduced a new COVID-19 economic relief proposal. The bill, known as

As benefits expire, rent comes due, the school year looms and states struggle, Washington’s warring factions are racing to rescue the economy—and their political fortunes. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images, Mario Tama/Getty Images, Alex Wong/Getty Images, Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images. Design by Forbes The coronavirus pandemic has taken an inconceivable toll on the American

The Green Tax Break For Architects, Engineers And Contractors: Section 179D Update              While Kermit sang that “It’s Not Easy Being Green” – the truth is for architects, engineers and contractors there are significant tax breaks for being green.              Congress put in place in 2005 Section 179D of the tax code that provides a tax benefit –

TOPLINE Top Trump administration officials said Sunday that Republicans are including another batch of stimulus checks in their proposal set to be unveiled this week, a revival of a popular element of the March rescue package, although the GOP is bent on reducing enhanced unemployment benefits, another favored benefit. President Trump’s name is seen on

Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about spousal benefits, returning to work after disability benefits, retirement benefits before survivor benefits and decreasing what counts as substantial covered earnings due to the coronavirus shutdowns. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president of Economic Security Planning, Inc,

MIAMI SPRINGS, FLORIDA – JULY 16: Carlos Ponce joins other demonstrators participating in a protest … [+] to support the continuation of unemployment benefits. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Getty Images As Congress scrambles to pass another COVID-19 relief bill, it must decide how best to put money into the hands of people who are