January 20, 2020
Brian Whelan
Industry News
0 CommentsThe IRS issued the redesigned 2020 Form W-4. https://tax.thomsonreuters.com/blog/irs-issues-2020-form-w-4 By Christopher Wood, CPP December 5, 2019 Highlight: Not all employees must complete the 2020 Form W-4. The IRS has designed the withholding tables to work with both the 2020 Form W-4 and prior year forms. On December 5, the IRS issued the redesigned 2020 Form […]
Read moreSeptember 12, 2019Brian WhelanBlog Posts0 Comments100 Percent Bonus Depreciation Guidance for Certain Tax Years Allows Late Elections, Revocations Bonus depreciation guidance that applies to property acquired after September 27, 2017, in a tax year that includes September 28, 2017, allows taxpayers to make a late election or revoke a prior valid election to: elect out of 100 percent bonus depreciation; […]
Read moreJuly 12, 2019Brian WhelanBlog Posts0 CommentsSenate Tax Writers Discuss Bipartisan Retirement Savings Bills; Related House Vote Expected Soon Senate tax writers on Capitol Hill continue to discuss bipartisan retirement savings bills as the House gears up for a vote on a related tax measure. The Senate Finance Committee (SFC) held a May 14 hearing during which lawmakers on both sides […]
Read moreMarch 16, 2019Brian WhelanBlog Posts0 CommentsCompliance Monitoring Obligations of Low-Income Housing Credit Agencies Finalized Final regulations relating to the low-income housing tax credit revise and clarify requirements that low-income housing agencies must follow when conducting physical inspections of low-income units and reviewing low-income certifications and other documentation. The regulations finalize previously issued temporary regulations (T.D. 9753, February 25, 2016). Sample […]
Read moreMarch 16, 2019Brian WhelanBlog Posts0 CommentsSenators Introduce Bipartisan Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Bill Senators have introduced a bipartisan bill specifically tailored to reduce excise taxes and regulations for the U.S. craft beverage industry. The bill aims to promote job creation and permanently reduce certain taxes and compliance burdens. Craft Beverage Tax Reform The Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax […]
Read moreMarch 16, 2019Brian WhelanBlog Posts0 CommentsOpportunity Zone’s Tax Writers, Stakeholders Criticize IRS’s 50-Percent Locational Rule The IRS’s proposed 50-percent gross income locational rule on the active conduct of Opportunity Zone businesses is garnering criticism from stakeholders and lawmakers alike. The IRS released proposed regulations, NPRM REG-115420-18, for tax reform’s Opportunity Zone program last October. 50-Percent Locational Rule Many stakeholders have urged […]
Read moreDecember 05, 2018Brian WhelanBlog Posts0 CommentsPractitioner’s Corner: Proposed IRS Rules on Opportunity Zones Provide Clarity, But Gaps Remain Last year’s tax reform created a new Opportunity Zone program, which offers qualifying investors certain tax incentives aimed to spur investment in economically distressed areas. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has predicted that the Opportunity Zone program will create $100 billion in private […]
Read moreDecember 05, 2018Brian WhelanBlog Posts0 CommentsRettig Wants to Modernize IRS and Continue to Implement TCJA IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig gave his first speech since being confirmed as the 49th chief of the Service at the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) November 13 National Tax Conference in Washington, D.C. “You’re going to see things [I do] and go, ‘I can’t believe he […]
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