Happy St. Patrick’s Day

“May your troubles be less, your blessings be more, and nothing but happiness come through your door.” Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

ERC Credit in the annual Green Book

The Treasury Department recently released its annual “Green Book,” which explains proposed items in President Biden’s 2024 budget. These include proposals involving the employee retention credit (ERC), which was enacted early in the pandemic to encourage employers to retain employees. The IRS has stated that some companies are filing returns for businesses claiming the ERC, […]

President Biden’s proposed budget includes notable tax provisions

President Biden has released his proposed budget for the federal government for the 2024 fiscal year. The budget, which aims to cut the deficit by nearly $3 trillion over 10 years, includes numerous provisions that would affect the tax bills of both individuals and businesses. While most of these proposals stand little chance of enactment with a Republican […]

IRS to increase focus on transfer pricing

As part of the IRS’s hiring initiatives, increased staff will focus on transfer pricing noncompliance issues. The tax agency will do this by using sophisticated data analytics, according to Jennifer Best, deputy commissioner of the IRS’s Large Business and International (LB&I) Division. These actions are intended to support the U.S. government’s ongoing efforts to curtail […]

Budget battle continues…Here is the latest.

The battle over President Biden’s proposed 2024 budget continues in Washington. During a recent appearance before the House Ways and Means Committee, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen bore the brunt of the GOP-controlled committee’s frustrations toward the administration’s spending agenda. Yellen reiterated that the budget’s tax proposals, such as the 25% “billionaire” wealth tax and increasing […]

Where’s My Tax Refund?

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Treasury issues Green Book

The Treasury just issued its “Green Book” explaining the White House’s proposed fiscal year 2024 budget. Current law encourages investment in the fossil fuel sector with several tax credits, deductions and other provisions. If passed, the new budget would eliminate certain tax breaks. The Biden Administration believes these preferences create a distortion of the energy […]

Is that a taxable gift?

If a taxpayer makes large gifts above certain amounts, the donor must generally pay gift tax. In one case, an estate argued that sizable payments made by the deceased to various people weren’t taxable gifts but were “payments for care and companionship services.” In the last years of his life, he gave money to his […]

Claiming losses on depreciated or worthless stock

Have you bought stock in a company that later dropped in value? While you may prefer to forget such an ill-fated investment, at least you can claim a capital loss deduction on your tax return. Here are the rules that apply when a stock you own is sold at a loss or becomes completely worthless. […]

IRA RMD Due Soon for those that turned 72 last year

Did you or someone you know turn 72 in 2022? For most of these taxpayers, April 1, 2023, is the last day to begin receiving required minimum distribution (RMD) payments from traditional IRAs, 401(k)s and similar retirement plans. This deadline is for those who haven’t already taken their first RMDs. Normally, RMDs must be taken […]