Keeping CPAs Up to Date on Tax Matters
A site devoted to articles on current developments in federal taxes geared toward CPAs in tax practice.
This week we look at:
Cover letter from state judge was part of the divorce documents
PLR discusses medical expense definition
IRS announces gift tax return due date remained April 15
Only overpayments existing at April 15 can be applied to quarter one 2021 estimate payment
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This week we look at:
IRS gives guidance on ARPA and the advance premium tax credit for 2020
CCA issued to give details on apply tax provisions to hard forks of virtual currency
IRS disagrees with court decision on treatment of defined benefit pension benefit for insolvency
A restaurant is defined for 100% deduction
The saga of 2020 Form 1040 overpayments, extensions and first quarter estimates
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This week we look at:
IRS gives details on automatic refunds on unemployment exclusion
Formal notice of extension of time to file 2020 Forms 1040 issued
IRS updates ERC guidance for the version for first six months of 2021
A look at the mess that is the issue of whether controlling shareholder wages can qualify for ERC
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This week we look at:
IRS makes a major change in computation of excludable ARPA unemployment
PPP loan program applications extended for two months - but funds only likely to last until mid-April without replenishment
PPE is defined by the IRS to represent medical care for purposes of deducting the expenses
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This week we look at:
IRS releases instructions on reporting ARPA unemployment exclusion
AICPA recommends IRS issue clarification on PPP forgiveness/passthrough issues
IRS pushes back the filing date for Forms 1040 only - everything else still due on April 15, including Q1 2021 estimates
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A look at the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
Unemployment exclusion for 2020
Recovery Rebate for 2021
Prepaid Child Tax Credit for 2021
Earned Income Tax Credit Changes
Refundable Dependent Care Assistance
Sick/Family Leave Credits
2021 Employee Retention Credit
Premium Tax Credit Revisions
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This week we look at:
SBA gets PPP loan program change guidance published
Senate revises proposed COVID-19 relief bill, adds partial exclusion for unemployment compensation
IRS continues to “clarify” the virtual currency question on Form 1040
Guidance issued on interaction of PPP forgiveness and 2020 employee retention credit
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This week we look at:
Late revisions to PPP loan program
House passes new COVID-19 relief bill, moves on to Senate
Taxpayer gets out of tax on $300,000 of credit card rewards
Texas taxpayers get extension to June 15
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This week we look at:
A §280E case with potential impact outside of the cannabis industry
Legal malpractice settlement could not be treated as excludable physical injury award
IRS admits to an issue with 260,000 notices
Calls come to extend the April 15 deadline again this year
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This week we look at:
Taxpayer finds no relief from FBAR penalties
Tax Court outlines when it will allow a taxpayer to argue substance over form
IRS warns about a phishing scam aimed at tax professionals
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2021-02-15 Current Federal Tax Developments
This week we look at:
Form 1040 final instructions add to virtual currency confusion
Teachers COVID-19 supply safe harbor released
No relief for employee with unused FSA dependent care funds
Form 1099 relief for CARES items not treated as taxable
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This week we look at
IRS recommendations to those victimized by unemployment ID theft
Revised Form 7200 gives information on advance ERC payment Interim
IRS online system to submit Forms 2848 and 8821
AICPA letter on ERC and PPP forgiveness applications
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This week we look at:
Penalty relief related to partners’ tax basis capital
IRS provides limited option for ERC claims on 4th quarter 941
Revised PPP First Draw Maximum Loan Calculation
PPP Borrowers Who Received Too Much Have to Pay Excess Back
Second disbursement for PPP First Draw Loan procedures
Gross Receipts Calculation for Second Draw Loans
PPP Revised Forgiveness Forms Released
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This week we look at:
Amounts advanced by partner were a debt leading to income for other partners
Auto valuation COVID-19 relief for employers
Final qualified plan loan offset rules
Opening of electronic filing pushed back to February 12
IP-PIN program now open nationwide
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This week we look at IFRs issued for the new PPP Loan programs:
Interim Final Rule - Revised First Draw PPP Loan
Interim Final Rule - Second Draw PPP Loan Program
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This week we look at:
Final small business accounting method regulations issued
User fee for estate tax closing letter proposed
3rd Circuit overrides Tax Court on notice of address change to IRS
Due dates for claims for refund for 2020 returns
FinCEN plans to add crypto-currency accounts to FBAR
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This week we look at the 3 employee retention credits in the bill that may never become law - the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021:
Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Relief Act of 2020 versions
Applicable to 2020 retroactively found at §206
Applicable to 2021 only found at §207
Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Relief Act of 2020 ERC - for non-COVID 2020 disasters
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This week we look at the proposed revisions to the PPP loan program:
Proposed COVID-19 Relief Bill
Reopen and revise PPP loans
Create second draw need based PPP loan program
Fix the deduction issue
Simplified forgiveness applications (2)
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This week we look at:
IRS issues Q&As on CARES Act §§102 and 103
Tax organizations respond to IRS Commissioner on no penalty relief
SBA issues guidance on tax reporting for CARES Act §1112 payments
SBA adds Q&A on Forms 3509 and 3510
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This week we look at:
MFA to be available for all online tax products
Commuter highway vehicles and COVID-19
Opt-in IP PIN program going nationwide
Taxpayer willfully failed to report Swiss bank account
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