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Archive for February 9th, 2019

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Guidance on 2019 Withholding Rules

Guidance on 2019 Withholding Rules The IRS has provided interim guidance for the 2019 calendar year on income tax withholding from wages and withholding from retirement and annuity distributions. In general, certain 2018 withholding rules provided in Notice 2018-14, I.R.B. 2018-7, 353, will remain in effect for the 2019 calendar year, with one exception. The […]

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IRS Extends Passthrough Deduction to Real Estate Rental Activities, Provides Other Guidance

IRS Extends Passthrough Deduction to Real Estate Rental Activities, Provides Other Guidance New IRS guidance fills in several more pieces of the Code Sec. 199A passthrough deduction puzzle. Taxpayers can generally rely on all of these new final and proposed rules. Final Regulations The final regulations in T.D. 98xx_1 largely adopt the proposed regulations in NPRM REG-107892-18 (August 16, 2018), but […]

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Interim Guidance for Excise Tax on Excess Remuneration and Parachute Payments

Interim Guidance for Excise Tax on Excess Remuneration and Parachute Payments The IRS has issued interim guidance on the excise tax payable by exempt organizations on remuneration in excess of $1 million and any excess parachute payments made to certain highly compensated current and former employees in the tax year. The excise tax imposed by Code […]

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Safe Harbors Provided for Business Payments Made in Exchange for SALT Credits

Safe Harbors Provided for Business Payments Made in Exchange for SALT Credits The IRS has provided safe harbors for business entities to deduct certain payments made to a charitable organization in exchange for a state or local tax (SALT) credit. A business entity may deduct the payments as an ordinary and necessary business expenses under Code […]

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Final Transition Tax Regulations Issued

Final Transition Tax Regulations Issued The Treasury and IRS have issued final regulations for determining the inclusion under Code Sec. 965 of a U.S. shareholder of a foreign corporation with post-1986 accumulated deferred foreign income. Code Sec. 965 imposes a “transition tax” on the inclusion. The final regulations retain the basic approach and structure of the proposed regulations, with certain changes. […]

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IRS Issues 2019 Updates for Ruling Requests, Technical Advice, and No-Rule Procedures

IRS Issues 2019 Updates for Ruling Requests, Technical Advice, and No-Rule Procedures The IRS has issued its annual revisions to the general procedures for ruling requests, technical memoranda, determination letters, and user fees, as well as areas on which the Associate Chief Counsel offices will not rule. The revised procedures are generally effective January 2, […]

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Wayfair decision and impacts on your business

Wayfair decision and impacts on your business On June 21, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States handed down a historic decision in the sales and use tax nexus case South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. The 5-4 ruling overturns physical presence standards upheld in previous cases, such as Quill Corp. v. North Dakota (1992) […]

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