The Neverending Tax Story – October 15th Disaster Deadlines Pushed
2020 is the year of the neverending tax seasons. The original April 15th deadline was pushed to July 15th and now we have enough...
Is it a Hobby or a Business?
You’re a tax professional, so I don’t need to tell you that whether your client thinks his hobby is just a hobby or a...
IRS Accepting Limited Digital Signatures
On Friday, the IRS announced that it will temporarily accept digital signatures on a handful of forms that cannot be filed electronically. The change...
Compliance Assurance Process
The Compliance Assurance Process (CAP) was developed by the Large Business and International (LB&I) Division of the IRS to improve the federal tax compliance...
IRS Form 1040-X Electronic Filing
“The ability to file the Form 1040-X electronically has been an important long-term goal of the IRS e-file initiative for many years,” said Sunita...
IRS Form 8300
How many forms does the IRS actually have? Does anyone at the IRS know? I’d love to know the answer to that question. If...
CARES Act Provides Relief for Eligible Taxpayers: Withdraw from IRAs or Workplace Retirement Plans
Individuals who are eligible for coronavirus-related relief may be able to withdraw up to $100,000 from IRAs or workplace retirement plans before Dec. 31, 2020, if their plans...
Update on Implications of Changing the April 15 Due Date
This is an update from a previous article from April 2020.
If the last month has felt like an episode of the Twilight Zone, let...
Deadline NOT Adjusted Again – Remains July 15
As you may know due to COVID-19, the tax filing and payment due date for individual taxpayers was moved from April 15th to July 15th. Many thought that, due to the climate of the economy, they would postpone the deadline again. But on June 29th, The Department of the Treasury announced they will not be further postponing the deadline.
Renewable Energy Tax Relief
The Treasury Department and the IRS provided tax relief for taxpayers that develop renewable energy projects that produce electricity from sources such as wind, biomass, geothermal,...