Taxes

Topline The Internal Revenue Service has announced it will begin accepting tax returns on January 23—kicking off the 2023 tax season—and announced other key deadlines for the tax season. Key Facts The IRS has just announced that the start of the 2023 tax season would officially begin on January 23 and is expected to end

Today’s Social Security column addresses questions about when applications for benefits can be submitted, who might and might not be able to receive spousal benefits and whether investment withdrawals affect Social Security disability benefits. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president of Economic Security Planning, Inc. See

It is easy to write off as mere symbolism the House vote to rescind nearly all the $80 billion IRS funding increase Congress approved last year. After all, the bill passed by House Republicans will be ignored by the Democrat-controlled Senate. And it would be vetoed by President Biden if it miraculously got to his

Robert Goulder and professors Allison Christians and Tarcísio Diniz Magalhães discuss the importance of the OECD’s pillar 2 UTPR (undertaxed profits rule) and its place in international tax law. This transcript has been edited for length and clarity. Robert Goulder: Hello, I’m Bob Goulder, contributing editor with Tax Notes. Welcome to the latest edition of

With Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) becoming Speaker of the House by giving more power to hard-core conservatives, we face a looming crisis when the federal debt ceiling has to be raised later this year. Is there an alternative to a bitter fight and a possible failed vote that could cause a U.S. default? Can the Treasury

California storm victims now have until May 15, 2023, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments, the Internal Revenue Service announced. The IRS is offering relief to any area designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This means that individuals and households that reside or have a business

Tax Analysts Chief Content Officer Jeremy Scott reviews the 2022 developments in U.S. tax legislation and speculates about what may lie ahead. 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 week: 2022 wrap-up. We’re continuing

The battle to choose a new House Speaker underscores a looming threat to America’s financial stability—a struggle in 2023 over raising the “debt ceiling,” the total amount of money the federal government can borrow. But a potential congressional deadlock could threaten a default on America’s debts, with deep costs to our financial credibility. Newly empowered

The use of third-party payment platforms to easily transfer cash from one person to another is now ubiquitous. Rather than having to split the check at the restaurant or write your buddy a check for those playoff tickets, most Americans “Cash App“ or “Venmo” one another. According to Pew research, 76% of those surveyed have

Inversion regs clarify when a corporation has substantial business activities in a foreign country and describe the calculation of inversion gain. These concepts are pivotal in determining whether an inversion has occurred and, if so, the amount of inversion gain. Reg. section 1.7874-3 defines substantial business activities and reg. section 1.7874-11 provides the calculation of

You have to be living under a rock to have missed the news about crypto winter. The digital asset market, which includes both crypto (or virtual) currency and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), that was on fire at the end of 2021 crashed earlier this year and is showing no real signs of recovery. Nature, even in

Today’s Social Security column addresses questions about not having retroactive payments applied at 70, when spousal benefits can be paid to someone receiving their retirement benefit and what happens to disability benefits at full retirement age (FRA). Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president of Economic Security

Owning a small business is daunting, even for people with loads of management experience. Suddenly finding oneself “where the buck stops” can be anxiety inducing. The consequences of failure for some mistakes can affect more than just you (e.g., your staff or even your family) and can be expensive and time consuming to fix. Whether

The 2022 tax year has ended and tax professionals everywhere are encouraging their small business clients to close their books and start thinking about their tax returns. In a perfect world these clients have worked with their tax and accounting professionals throughout the year to optimize their small business taxes. Of course, we don’t live

Today’s Social Security column addresses questions about whether spousal benefits are half what a spouse is actually receiving, the availability of benefit estimates if you’re already collecting another benefit and who can file for children’s benefits. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president of Economic Security Planning,

Valerie Dickerson of Deloitte Tax LLP discusses key developments in state tax policy from 2022 that will likely remain relevant in 2023, including new incentives from the CHIPS and Science Act. This transcript has been edited for length and clarity. David D. Stewart: Happy New Year from Tax Notes. I’m David Stewart, editor in chief

Once they finally pick a Speaker, the very first bill House Republicans will adopt likely would make it harder for the IRS to help taxpayers file their returns and easier for tax dodgers to cheat. It doesn’t seem like very smart branding, but what do I know? Of course, that’s not how the House GOP

Lisa Rein, Alice Crites, and Jennifer Jenkins of The Washington Post have written an excellent exposé of Social Security’s treatment of the disabled and poor, including its use of archaic job-availability lists to deny benefits to obviously terribly disabled people and its imposition of astronomical penalties on a range of people, many poor or disabled,

Grace Perez-Navarro’s career at the OECD began unexpectedly — as many life-changing events do — with a quick, off-the-cuff decision she made on an otherwise routine day in the early 1990s. On that day, Perez-Navarro had settled into what she thought would be a long-haul career handling international tax matters at the IRS’s Chief Counsel

As corporate finance professionals brace for a fresh set of twists and turns, 2023 is looking like it’s going to be just as disruptive as each of the previous three years. That’s an incredible, seemingly impossible, standard to reach, but with a coming economic downturn, new financial regulations in virtually every jurisdiction, and an emerging