Taxes

Tax Notes reporters recap some of the weirdest stories they encountered in 2022, from the tax troubles of reality stars to a fight over a rather large tax bill for Christmas trees. This transcript has been edited for length and clarity. David D. Stewart: Happy holidays from Tax Notes. I’m David Stewart, editor in chief
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As cities struggle with post-pandemic growth, a recent Route Fifty story says Midwestern cities are “reaching beyond traditional incentives,” instead “promoting quality of life benefits.” But two of the cities cited depend either on government spending, or on their status as a wealthy suburb in a metro area. That’s very traditional—and inequitable—for growth, and isn’t
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Congress has passed legislation benefitting savers who have Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and other qualified retirement plans. This legislation improves some of the goodies contained in the original SECURE Act passed at the end of 2019. The original SECURE Act changed the “required beginning date”, the age at which required minimum distributions (RMDs) from IRAs
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During the 2022 proxy season, an old question resurfaced: Are investors receptive to corporate tax transparency proposals, and to what extent? Investors tested this question on proxy ballots at Amazon AMZN , Cisco, and Microsoft MSFT , and the results showed that tech shareholders are warming up to transparency, although they haven’t fully embraced it.
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As holiday shoppers and travelers struggle with severe shortages of retail and hospitality staff, parents are dealing with another shortage—a lack of men to portray Santa Claus. The “Santa Shortage” tells us a lot about the post-pandemic labor market but also illustrates how so-called “shortages” often reflect deeply embedded racial and gender divisions. Let’s start
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As a special Christmas present to all of us, the Secure Act 2.0 is expected to become law right before the holiday. The SECURE Act 2.0 caught a ride on the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill that was unveiled on December 19. While the bill presents numerous changes to existing retirement savings and withdrawal rules,
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