November 10, 2019
Lisa Varela
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0 CommentsIRS Provides Section 199A Safe Harbor for Rental Real Estate The IRS has issued a revenue procedure with a safe harbor that allows certain interests in rental real estate to be treated as a trade or business for purposes of the Code Sec. 199A qualified business income (QBI) deduction. The safe harbor is intended to […]
Read moreSeptember 12, 2019Lisa VarelaBlog Posts0 CommentsTop Senate Tax Writers Release First Round of Bipartisan Reports Examining Tax Extenders The Senate’s top tax writers have released the first round of bipartisan task force reports examining over 40 expired and soon to be expired tax breaks known as tax extenders. Congress is expected to address these particular tax breaks, as well as […]
Read moreSeptember 12, 2019Lisa VarelaBlog Posts0 CommentsEligible Partnerships Granted Extension to File Form 1065 and Schedules K-1 The IRS has granted a six-month extension to eligible partnerships to file a superseding Form 1065, U.S. Return of Partnership Income, and furnish corresponding Schedules K-1, Partner’s Share of Income, Deductions, Credits. For a calendar year partnership, the deadline to file Form 1065 and […]
Read moreSeptember 12, 2019Lisa VarelaBlog Posts0 CommentsProposed Regulations Update Fleet-Average, Vehicle Cents-Per-Mile Valuation Rules Proposed regulations increase a vehicle’s maximum value for eligibility to use the fleet-average valuation rule or the vehicle cents-per-mile valuation rule. The increase to $50,000 is effective for the 2018 calendar year. The maximum value is adjusted annually for inflation after 2018. The proposed regulations provide transition […]
Read moreSeptember 12, 2019Lisa VarelaBlog Posts0 CommentsNondiscrimination Relief for Closed Defined Benefit Plans Extended Again The temporary nondiscrimination relief for closed defined benefit plans provided in Notice 2014-5, I.R.B. 2014-2, 276, is extended through plan years beginning in 2020. Notice 2014-5 provided temporary nondiscrimination relief for certain defined benefit pension plans that were “closed” before December 13, 2013. Notice 2014-5, I.R.B. 2014-2, 276, Notice 2015-28, I.R.B. 2015-14, 848, Notice […]
Read moreSeptember 12, 2019Lisa VarelaBlog Posts0 CommentsFinal Regs Tweak Safe Harbor for Partnership Allocations of Creditable Foreign Tax Expenditures The IRS has adopted final regulations with respect to the allocation by a partnership of foreign income taxes. The final regulations are intended to improve the operation of an existing safe harbor rule. This safe harbor rule, under Reg. §1.704-1(b)(4)(viii), determines whether allocations […]
Read moreJune 13, 2019Lisa VarelaBlog Posts0 CommentsCorrection to Penalty Relief for Missing Negative Tax Basis Capital Account Info The IRS has corrected Notice 2019-20, which provided a waiver of penalties under Code Secs. 6722(failure to furnish correct payee statements) and 6698 (failure to file partnership return) for certain partnerships that file and furnish Schedules K-1 to Form 1065 without reporting negative tax basis capital account […]
Read moreJune 13, 2019Lisa VarelaBlog Posts0 CommentsFinal Regulations Issued on Recognition and Deferral of Code Sec. 987 Gain or Loss Final regulations have been issued on transactions of U.S. taxpayers that have qualified business units (QBUs) with functional currency other than the U.S. dollar. Specifically, the final regulations: cover combinations and separations of QBUs subject to Code Sec. 987 (Reg. 1.987-2 […]
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