Certain contractors may qualify for a special tax credit when they build or substantially reconstruct qualified energy efficient homes. The expanded credit, now worth up to $5,000 per home, is part of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The amount of the credit depends on the type of home, the home’s energy efficiency and the […]

Implementing the SECURE 2.0 Act, enacted last year, involves numerous administrative hurdles. In one provision, the law makes changes to catch-up contributions. That provision is set to begin in 2024. But as retirement plan sponsors prepare for the changes, they’re finding many problems. In a July 19 letter to the U.S. Treasury Dept. and the […]

The IRS is making progress on one of its major modernization objectives. The tax agency has announced that taxpayers will have the choice to go fully paperless by 2024’s filing season. It estimates that more than 94% of taxpayers will no longer need to send any form of paper mail to the IRS. And by […]

Homeowners and renters may be eligible to claim an Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit (EEHIC) for 2023 if they get a home energy audit. New IRS interim guidance provides general requirements for an energy audit. It must be conducted by a certified home energy auditor in a taxpayer’s principal residence located in the United States. […]

Missouri’s Cameron Mutual Placed Into Rehabilitation – Insurance Journal https://bit.ly/3qtHbM9 

In a letter to the U.S. Dept. of Treasury and the IRS, a group of U.S. senators (three Democrats and one Independent) is requesting rules to close tax loopholes currently being exploited by cryptocurrency tax evaders. Indeed, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, enacted in late 2021, directed the Treasury and the IRS to implement […]