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Earned Income Tax Credit Marks 50th Year Aiding Working Families (IR-2025-38)
The IRS acknowledged the 50th anniversary of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), which has helped lift millions of working families out of poverty since its inception. Signed into law by President ...
Applicable Terminal Charge and SIFL Rates for Determining Value of Noncommercial Flights on Employer-Provided Aircraft Issued (Rev. Rul. 2025-09)
The IRS has released the applicable terminal charge and the Standard Industry Fare Level (SIFL) mileage rate for determining the value of noncommercial flights on employer-provided aircraft in effect ...
IRS Urges Taxpayers To Review Withholding Early To Avoid Surprises Next Filing Season (IR-2025-52)
The IRS is encouraging individuals to review their tax withholding now to avoid unexpected bills or large refunds when filing their 2025 returns next year. Because income tax operates on a pay-as-you-...
IRS Whistleblower Office Unveils First Multi-Year Operating Plan To Strengthen Program Oversight (IR 2025-40)
The IRS has reminded individual taxpayers that they do not need to wait until April 15 to file their 2024 tax returns. Those who owe but cannot pay in full should still file by the deadline to avoid t...
CT - Tobacco products manufacturers notified of annual revision of required forms
Connecticut notifies tobacco products manufacturers of the annual revision of required forms that must be completed and filed with either the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services or the Office o...
NJ - Tobacco distributor must use actual price
The New Jersey Tax Court determined that a taxpayer was a "distributor," under the Tobacco and Vapors Product Tax (TPT) Act, so was not required to purchase tobacco directly from a manufacturer to u...
NY - Agreement announced on budget with various tax changes
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced an agreement on the Fiscal Year 2026 state budget package containing a variety of tax changes, including provisions that would:provide a tax cut for midd...
PA - Administration launches online petition center for taxpayers to file appeals
Pennsylvania launched a new online platform to provide an improved tax appeals process for taxpayers. The new Board of Appeals Online Petition Center offers an improved user interface, a feature to ...
Earned Income Tax Credit Marks 50th Year Aiding Working Families (IR-2025-38)
The IRS acknowledged the 50th anniversary of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), which has helped lift millions of working families out of poverty since its inception. Signed into law by President ...
Applicable Terminal Charge and SIFL Rates for Determining Value of Noncommercial Flights on Employer-Provided Aircraft Issued (Rev. Rul. 2025-09)
The IRS has released the applicable terminal charge and the Standard Industry Fare Level (SIFL) mileage rate for determining the value of noncommercial flights on employer-provided aircraft in effect ...
IRS Urges Taxpayers To Review Withholding Early To Avoid Surprises Next Filing Season (IR-2025-52)
The IRS is encouraging individuals to review their tax withholding now to avoid unexpected bills or large refunds when filing their 2025 returns next year. Because income tax operates on a pay-as-you-...
IRS Whistleblower Office Unveils First Multi-Year Operating Plan To Strengthen Program Oversight (IR 2025-40)
The IRS has reminded individual taxpayers that they do not need to wait until April 15 to file their 2024 tax returns. Those who owe but cannot pay in full should still file by the deadline to avoid t...
CT - Tobacco products manufacturers notified of annual revision of required forms
Connecticut notifies tobacco products manufacturers of the annual revision of required forms that must be completed and filed with either the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services or the Office o...
NJ - Tobacco distributor must use actual price
The New Jersey Tax Court determined that a taxpayer was a "distributor," under the Tobacco and Vapors Product Tax (TPT) Act, so was not required to purchase tobacco directly from a manufacturer to u...
NY - Agreement announced on budget with various tax changes
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced an agreement on the Fiscal Year 2026 state budget package containing a variety of tax changes, including provisions that would:provide a tax cut for midd...
PA - Administration launches online petition center for taxpayers to file appeals
Pennsylvania launched a new online platform to provide an improved tax appeals process for taxpayers. The new Board of Appeals Online Petition Center offers an improved user interface, a feature to ...

The American Institute of CPAs in a March 31 letter to House of Representatives voiced its “strong support” for a series of tax administration bills passed in recent days.


The Tax Court ruled that the value claimed on a taxpayer’s return exceeded the value of a conversation easement by 7,694 percent. The taxpayer was a limited liability company, classified as a TEFRA partnership. The Tax Court used the comparable sales method, as backstopped by the price actually paid to acquire the property.


State and local housing credit agencies that allocate low-income housing tax credits and states and other issuers of tax-exempt private activity bonds have been provided with a listing of the proper population figures to be used when calculating the 2025:


The value of assets of a qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) trust includible in a decedent's gross estate was not reduced by the amount of a settlement intended to compensate the decedent for undistributed income.


An individual was not entitled to deduct flowthrough loss from the forfeiture of his S Corporation’s portion of funds seized by the U.S. Marshals Service for public policy reasons. The taxpayer pleaded guilty to charges of bribery, fraud and money laundering. Subsequently, the U.S. Marshals Service seized money from several bank accounts held in the taxpayer’s name or his wholly owned corporation. 


President Obama’s health care package enacted two new taxes that take effect January 1, 2013. One of these taxes is the additional 0.9 percent Medicare tax on earned income; the other is the 3.8 percent tax on net investment income. The 0.9 percent tax applies to individuals; it does not apply to corporations, trusts or estates. The 0.9 percent tax applies to wages, other compensation, and self-employment income that exceed specified thresholds.


Certain planning techniques involve the use of interest rates to value interests being transferred to charity or to private beneficiaries. While the use of these techniques does not necessarily depend on the interest rate, low interest rates may increase their value.


Although it is generally not considered prudent to withdraw funds from a retirement savings account until retirement, sometimes it may appear that life leaves no other option. However, borrowing from certain qualified retirement savings account rather than taking an outright distribution might prove the best solution to getting you through a difficult period. If borrowing from a 401(k) plan or other retirement savings plan becomes necessary, for example to pay emergency medical expenses or for a replacement vehicle essential to getting to work, you should be aware that there is a right way and a number of wrong ways to go about it.


In recent years, the IRS has been cracking down on abuses of the tax deduction for donations to charity and contributions of used vehicles have been especially scrutinized. The charitable contribution rules, however, are far from being easy to understand. Many taxpayers genuinely are confused by the rules and unintentionally value their contributions to charity at amounts higher than appropriate.


When disaster strikes, a casualty tax loss may provide some comfort. A casualty is the damage or destruction of property resulting from an identifiable event that is sudden, unexpected, or unusual. Damage resulting from the progressive deterioration of property through a steadily operating cause would not be a casualty loss. A deductible loss can result from a number of events, such as fire, flood, storm (including hurricanes and tornadoes), or earthquake. Storm losses can involve damage from flooding or wind, for example. Other “sudden and unexpected events,” such as an automobile accident, also qualify as a casualty for tax purposes.


The IRS has unveiled the IRS Data Retrieval Tool (DTR), a time-saving tool designed to minimize the time required for college-bound students and their parents to complete the Department of Education’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The new IRS DTR is available through the website www.fafsa.gov.


The number of tax return-related identity theft incidents has almost doubled in the past three years to well over half a million reported during 2011, according to a recent report by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA). Identity theft in the context of tax administration generally involves the fraudulent use of someone else’s identity in order to claim a tax refund. In other cases an identity thief might steal a person’s information to obtain a job, and the thief’s employer may report income to the IRS using the legitimate taxpayer’s Social Security Number, thus making it appear that the taxpayer did not report all of his or her income.

Claiming a charitable deduction for a cash contribution is straightforward. The taxpayer claims the amount paid, whether by cash, check, credit card or some other method, if the proper records are maintained. For contributions of property, the rules can be more complex.

With school almost out for the summer, parents who work are starting to look for activities for their children to keep them occupied and supervised. The possibilities include sending a child to day camp or overnight camp. Parents faced with figuring out how to afford the price tag of these activities may wonder whether some or part of these costs may be tax deductible. At least two possible tax breaks should be considered: the dependent care credit in most cases, and the deduction for medical expenses in certain special situations.

Many more retirees and others wanting guarantee income are looking into annuities, especially given the recent experience of the economic downturn. While the basic concept of an annuity is fairly simple, complex rules usually apply to the taxation of amounts received under certain annuity and life insurance contracts.

Most people are familiar with tax withholding, which most commonly takes place when an employer deducts and withholds income and other taxes from an employee's wages. However, many taxpayers are unaware that the IRS also requires payors to withhold income tax from certain reportable payments, such as interest and dividends, when a payee's taxpayer identification number (TIN) is missing or incorrect. This is known as "backup withholding."

A limited liability company (LLC) is a business entity created under state law. Every state and the District of Columbia have LLC statutes that govern the formation and operation of LLCs.

A business with a significant amount of receivables should evaluate whether some of them may be written off as business bad debts. A business taxpayer may deduct business bad debts if the receivable becomes partially or completely worthless during the tax year.

Often, timing is everything or so the adage goes. From medicine to sports and cooking, timing can make all the difference in the outcome. What about with taxes? What are your chances of being audited? Does timing play a factor in raising or decreasing your risk of being audited by the IRS? For example, does the time when you file your income tax return affect the IRS's decision to audit you? Some individuals think filing early will decrease their risk of an audit, while others file at the very-last minute, believing this will reduce their chance of being audited. And some taxpayers don't think timing matters at all.


With the economic downturn taking its toll on almost all facets of everyday living, from employment to personal and business expenditures, your business may be losing money as well. As a result, your business may have a net operating loss (NOL). Although no business wants to suffer losses, there are tax benefits to having an NOL for tax purposes. Moreover, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 temporarily enhances certain NOL carryback rules.