The IRS has proposed regulations regarding the clean fuel production credit (https://bit.ly/4kctoAO). The regs are intended to explain how clean transportation fuel makers can claim the $1-per-gallon tax credit. Created by the Inflation Reduction Act and commonly called the “45Z rule,” the credit was amended by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). Among other […]

Before filing your 2025 income tax return, consider obtaining an Identity Protection Personal Identification Number (IP PIN). Having an IP PIN can help safeguard your tax identity. Issued by the IRS, this unique six-digit number helps prevent criminals from filing a fraudulent tax return using your Social Security number. It’s valid for one year and […]

With the federal government recently partially shut down, you may be wondering about the effects on the IRS just as tax season opened on Jan. 26. Under a contingency plan, the IRS will use supplemental funding from the Inflation Reduction Act to keep its full staff on the job. According to the IRS, taxpayers can […]

A reminder from the IRS: If you used a broker to sell or dispose of digital assets such as cryptocurrency or nonfungible tokens (NFTs) after Jan. 1, 2025, you might receive Form 1099-DA, “Digital Asset Proceeds From Broker Transactions,” this tax season. Brokers must report the gross proceeds from certain transactions to both taxpayers and […]

Missing a W-2 or 1099 this tax season? If your Form W-2 or Forms 1099 aren’t available by the Feb. 2, 2026, deadline for most of these forms, or if the information is incorrect, contact your employer or the payer. If you still don’t receive the missing or corrected form by the end of February, […]