2026-10-05 Trump Accounts Established for All Children

This week we look at:

  • Informal claim and COVID-19 disaster relief save an untimely-looking IRA refund suit in Singh.

  • IRS recasts “Section 351 conversion” ETF transactions as taxable exchanges in Rev. Rul. 2026-20.

  • Proposed regs implement a four-year installment election for farmland sales to young farmers.

  • A corporate Offer-in-Compromise caps an officer's Trust Fund Recovery Penalty liability in Amodio.

  • Treasury completes automatic enrollment in Trump Accounts under new Section 530A regulations.

  • Sevillo Fine Foods: three independent grounds doom an ERC claim based on port congestion delays.

  • Tax Court holds Form 872-T cannot terminate a fixed-date Form 872 extension in Fine v. Commissioner

  • New IRS notice extends tax deadlines to September 2027 for Israel conflict-affected taxpayers

  • Congress sends the National Taxpayer Advocate independent legal counsel in H.R. 997.

  • New regulations build the infrastructure for the $1,700 Section 25F scholarship tax credit.

An audio only version of this week’s podcast can be streamed or downloaded below:

2026-10-05 Trump Accounts Established for All Children
Edward K. Zollars, CPA (Arizona)

Articles for this week’s topics can be downloaded as a PDF below.

2026-10-05 Current Federal Tax Developments