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2018 Post-Filing Season Update Congress Approves Sweeping Tax Overhaul Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 2017 Year-End Tax Planning

IRS Releases Guidance for Section 199A Pass-Through Deduction
The IRS has released long-awaited guidance on new Code Sec. 199A, commonly known as the "pass-through deduction" or the "qualified business income deduction." Taxpayers can re...

Regulations Issued on Partnership Representative Under Centralized Partnership Audit Regime
The IRS has issued final regulations regarding the designation and authority of the partnership representative under the centralized partnership audit regime. The final regulations make a number of ch...

Proposed Rules Address 100-Percent Depreciation Deduction
Proposed regulations address the new 100-percent depreciation deduction that allows businesses to write off most depreciable business assets in the year they are placed in service.BackgroundThe Tax Cu...

Regulations Proposed on Code Sec. 965 Transition Tax
Proposed regulations provide rules for determining the Code Sec. 965 inclusion amount of a U.S. shareholder of a foreign corporation with deferred foreign income. The tax imposed on the incl...

IRS Replaces Proposed Rules on Partnership Audit Regime
The IRS has released proposed regulations governing the centralized partnership audit regime. These regulations replace some existing proposed rules to reflect changes made by the Tax Technical Correc...

Short-Term Health Insurance Exemption from ACA Consumer Protections Broadened
The Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury have amended the definition of short-term, limited-duration individual health insurance coverage, by allowing such coverage to last up...

Hardest Hit Fund Safe Harbor Modified
The IRS has modified the safe harbor for computing deductible mortgage interest under Code Sec. 163 and real property taxes under Code Sec. 164(a)(1) by homeowners participating in...

IRS Extends Filing, Payment Deadlines for California Wildfire Victims
The IRS has extended filing and payment deadlines for certain California taxpayers affected by wildfires. Taxpayers in Shasta County may qualify for tax relief.Extended DeadlinesIndividuals and busine...

Discharge Relief Available for Private Student Loan Debtors
The IRS has provided relief to taxpayers who took out private student loans to finance attendance at a school owned by Corinthian College, Inc. (CCI) or American Career Institutes, Inc. (ACI). Under t...

Small Businesses Get Automatic Consent for Accounting Method Changes
The IRS will provide automatic consent to a small business taxpayer’s application to change to the cash method of accounting. Eligible small business taxpayers, as defined by the Tax Cuts and Jo...

Exempt Organizations May Not Need to Include Donor Information on Returns
Tax-exempt organizations, other than charities exempt under Code Sec. 501(c)(3), will soon be able to stop reporting the names and addresses of contributors on Schedule B when filing their inform...

IRS Unveils Draft Form 1040
Taxpayers will be able to file federal income taxes starting next filing season on a new postcard-sized Form 1040. The IRS officially released the draft 2018 Form 1040 on June 29.Draft Form 1040The ne...

Preparer Due Diligence Rules Include Head of Household Eligibility
The IRS has proposed amendments to the tax preparer due diligence regulations to reflect a recent law change. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ( P.L. 115-97) expanded the scope of the due diligence pena...

IRS Clarifies Estate and Trust Expenses Not Subject to Miscellaneous Itemized Deduction Suspension
The Treasury Department and the IRS plan to issue regulations clarifying that certain estate and nongrantor trust expenses remain deductible and are not subject to the miscellaneous itemized deduction...

Veterans Urged to Claim Refund for Tax Overpayments on Disability Severance Payments
The IRS has urged certain veterans who received disability severance payments after January 17, 1991, and included that payment as income that they should file Form 1040X, Amended U.S. Individual Inco...

IRS Highlights “Security Six” Safeguards
The IRS, along with Security Summit partners, offered important tips dubbed "Security Six"protections to help tax professionals protect their computers and email as well as safeguard sensitive ta...

IL - Increase in standard exemption amount discussed
For corporate and personal income tax purposes, the Illinois Department of Revenue published an information bulletin on changes to the standard exemption amount. The standard exemption calculation inc...

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