June 2008 - The Tax Adviser

The AICPA’s Foreign National Task Force has developed tools to help practitioners deal with issues that arise when preparing Form 1040NR for a foreign national.

This article discusses the rules of Sec. 404 regarding the ability to deduct contributions to single-employer qualified retirement plans. It explains required contributions, and respective limitations, for tax deductible contributions to qualified retirement plans and outlines the requirements related to the timing of plan contributions.

In Knight, the Supreme Court held that under Sec. 67(e), a trust expense otherwise subject to the 2% of AGI floor is fully deductible under the exception in Sec. 67(e) only if it would be uncommon for an individual holding the same property to incur the expenses.