March 11, 2018
Steve Grgas
Blog Posts
0 CommentsHow do I… Guard against taxpayer identity theft? The number of tax return-related identity theft incidents has almost doubled in the past three years to well over half a million reported during 2011, according to a recent report by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA). Identity theft in the context of tax administration […]
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March 11, 2018Annemarie AguannoBlog Posts0 CommentsTrump Signs Bipartisan Budget Act; Tax Extenders Included President Trump on February 9 signed the Bipartisan Budget Act into law after a brief government shutdown occurred overnight. The legislation contains tax provisions in addition to a continuing resolution to fund the government and federal agencies through March 23. The House approved this new law in […]
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March 11, 2018Elias KoumniotesBlog Posts0 CommentsTreasury Moves To Repeal 298 Unnecessary, Obsolete Regulations The Treasury Department has proposed repealing 298 regulations. According to the Treasury, the targeted rules are unnecessary, duplicative or obsolete. In addition, the Treasury proposed to amend another 79 regulations to reflect the repeal. Take away. “We continue our work to ensure that our tax regulatory system […]
Read moreMarch 11, 2018Steve GrgasBlog Posts0 CommentsAdministration’s FY 2019 Budget Prioritizes IRS Enforcement, Proposes Few Tax-Law Changes The Trump administration on February 12 released its much-anticipated fiscal year (FY) 2019 budget request, “Efficient, Effective, Accountable An American Budget.” The administration’s proposal calls for IRS funding that focuses additional resources on enforcement and cybersecurity. Coming off passage of the Tax Cuts and […]
Read moreMarch 11, 2018Steve GrgasBlog Posts0 CommentsIRS Releases Second Quarter Guidance Update; Focus On New Law The Treasury and IRS have released their second quarter update to the 2017-2018 Priority Guidance Plan. The updated 2017-2018 Priority Guidance Plan now reflects 29 additional projects, including 18 projects that have become near term priorities as a result of the Tax Cut and Jobs […]
Read moreMarch 11, 2018Steve GrgasBlog Posts0 CommentsAdditional Partnership Audit Regs Tackle Basis/Capital Accounts New proposed regulations under the centralized partnership audit regime address how and when partnerships and their partners adjust tax attributes to take into account partnerships’ payment adjustments. They also provide, among other additions and clarifications to earlier proposed regs, rules to adjust basis and capital accounts if the […]
Read moreMarch 11, 2018Steve GrgasBlog Posts0 CommentsIRS Issues Guidance On Accounting Period Changes By Foreign Corporations To Prevent Avoidance of Transition Tax The IRS has issued guidance for certain specified foreign corporations owned by U.S. shareholders subject to the Code Sec. 965 transition tax that are requesting a change in accounting period. The IRS will not approve a request to change the annual […]
Read moreMarch 11, 2018Steve GrgasBlog Posts0 CommentsIRS Posts Best Practices For Individual Mandate The IRS has posted best practices for return preparers addressing the Affordable Care Act’s individual shared responsibility requirement, also known as the individual mandate. The Service reminded preparers that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act did not eliminate the individual shared responsibility requirement for 2017. Take away. The IRS has cautioned that it […]
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