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The “Future State” initiative debuted in 2014 and featured an online portal that allowed taxpayers to communicate with the IRS and to deal with their taxes online.…
Read more about IRS Future State Shifted to Part of Five-Year Plan
According to NOAA, we are well into the worst part of hurricane season—a fact punctuated by two significant storms making landfall less than one month apart. While emergency workers brave treacherous conditions to restore shattered communities, other state and federal agencies help the recovery effort in other ways.…
Read more about Tax Relief Coming for Taxpayers Affected by Hurricane Michael
The Internal Revenue Service has done a lot over the last few years to bring its systems up to speed with the latest online security measures.…
Read more about GAO Sees Good News, Bad News in IRS Security Efforts
The Taxing Subjects Podcast sat down with two tax analysts from Drake Software to discuss the new Section 199A qualified business income (QBI) deduction that will affect some pass-through entities this filing season.…
Read more about Bob Nolan, CPA EA and Olena Romanchuk, CPA on QBI - EP18
While too much rain due to tropical storms and hurricanes has been the big news in the eastern U.S. recently, out west, the problem has been not enough rain. Many farmers and ranchers have had to sell off their herds of livestock because of the dry conditions.…
Read more about More Time to Replace Livestock due to Drought
While the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act removed the deduction for entertainment that many businesses enjoyed in years past, the IRS announced Notice 2018-76, which outlines when business owners can deduct half of the price tag for business meals.…
A revamped tax transcript is now available for individual taxpayers and tax professionals. The IRS previously announced the improvements to the transcript design, which is aimed at making the product more secure.…
The Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) has found that the numerous changes put forth in the tax cut legislation pose a risk of delaying the 2019 filing season.…
Read more about Tax Changes Pose Risk of Delayed Tax Season, Study Finds
Victims of Hurricane Florence in South Carolina have gotten something they haven’t seen in recent weeks: good news. The IRS has included affected taxpayers in the Palmetto State in its tax relief measures in the wake of the disaster.…
Eligible businesses offering employees paid family and medical leave could take advantage of a new tax credit next filing season, according to an IRS press release.…
Read more about IRS Reminds Employers about Family- and Medical-Leave Tax Credit
