The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) provides about $80 billion over 10 years to fund the IRS and improve its “tax enforcement activities” and technology. The funds will be available to the IRS through Sept. 30, 2031. With the funds, the IRS plans to hire nearly 87,000 personnel to help with tax-law enforcement efforts to further […]

The U.S. government has begun issuing guidance regarding the Clean Vehicle Credit in the new Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The IRA introduced a $4,000 tax credit for the purchase of used EVs and updated the $7,500 credit for new ones, with major changes. To qualify for the credit, there are now new requirements, including caps […]

Is the IRS successfully combatting business identity theft? The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) recently took a look. In an audit, TIGTA reported that progress is being made by using filters to detect potential fraud, plus conducting prompt reviews of business tax returns with high-dollar refunds. However, it added: “TIGTA continues to believe […]

IRS to refund penalties for millions of taxpayers who filed late https://fxn.ws/3PP7AKU 

The Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law by President Biden on Aug. 16. The bill comes with a price tag of $740 billion and imposes a new 15% minimum tax on large, profitable corporations. It also adds a 1% excise tax on stock buybacks. Other revenue would come from more enforcement of tax compliance […]

A Penn Wharton Budget Model report is weighing in on the Inflation Reduction Act.  It says the final version of the bill isn’t expected to increase inflation. However, the bill probably won’t reduce inflation soon, either. It will likely take 10 years for the legislation to lower non-interest cumulative deficits by $264 billion. Taxes on […]

How to Think About IRS Tax Enforcement Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act https://bit.ly/3Trs7Iz 

Even IRS penalties are affected by inflation. The IRS just announced that fourth quarter 2022 interest rates for tax overpayment and underpayment will increase by 1%. The interest rate for overpayments will be 6% for most taxpayers and 5% for corporations. If a corporation overpays by more than $10,000, the rate will be 3.5%. The […]

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated that the federal budget deficit for the first 10 months of fiscal year 2022 was $727 billion, with an expectation that “the total deficit for 2022 will be close to the $1 trillion estimate” it published in May. “That deficit projection doesn’t include costs for a possible executive action […]