Tax information from the IRS and shared by Vernoia, Enterline + Brewer, CPA LLC.
The Internal Revenue Service today launched Identity Theft Central, designed to improve online access to information on identity theft and data security protection for taxpayers, tax professionals and businesses.
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Taxpayers who work in the gig economy need to understand how their work affects their taxes. A little pre-planning can help make sure gig economy workers are prepared when it’s time to file their tax return.
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The IRS announced today that the agency has become aware of limited circumstances in which it may be appropriate to provide relief from double taxation resulting from application of the repatriation tax under section 965, as amended by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA).
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The Internal Revenue Service and Department of the Treasury issued Revenue Procedure 2020-11 that establishes a safe harbor extending relief to additional taxpayers who took out federal or private student loans to finance attendance at a nonprofit or for-profit school.
A Tax Court rejected a constitutional challenge to the law barring expense deductions for legal marijuana businesses. However, two judges embraced the taxpayer’s claim that IRC §280E could violate the 8th Amendment’s prohibition against excessive fines.
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The IRS is increasing enforcement actions for syndicated conservation easement transactions including more coordinated examinations across IRS divisions and more criminal investigations. The goals of these audits may uncover billions of dollars of potentially inflated charitable contribution deductions for qualified conservation easements made through partnerships and limited liability companies (LLCs).
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The Internal Revenue Service reminds employers and other businesses that wage statements and independent contractor forms have a Jan. 31 filing deadline.
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Tax returns and tax refunds are unique and individual. This is something for taxpayers to remember next year when someone they know says or posts on social media about receiving a federal tax refund.
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The Internal Revenue Service said today that the Taxpayer First Act, enacted July 1, requires tax exempt organizations to electronically file information returns and related forms. The new law affects tax exempt organizations in tax years beginning after July 1, 2019.
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The IRS is conducting large-scale audits of land conservation transactions—targeting billions of dollars of potentially inflated deductions, hundreds of partnerships, and thousands of investors.
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