IRS explains which meals qualify for temporary 100% expense deduction
The IRS issued guidance on Thursday on the temporary rule that allows a 100% deduction for eligible restaurant meals in 2021 and 2022.
C Corporation Income Taxation
How to claim the employee retention credit for the first half of 2021
The IRS issued guidance on how to claim the employee retention credit for the first and second quarters of 2021. It will issue guidance on the employee retention credit from July 1 to Dec. 31, 2021, provided in new Sec. 3134, at a later date.
Revisiting withholding on equity compensation
In the time of COVID-19, where employers may increasingly turn to equity compensation to save on cash compensation expenses and employees are increasingly mobile, there is increased risk for employers.
Debt workouts involving commercial real estate
As short-term agreements that borrowers and creditors reached at the beginning of the pandemic start to expire, real estate companies and others will need to find long-term solutions to their insolvency problem.
Like-kind exchanges of real property: New final regs.
This article provides background on like-kind exchanges and examines how final regulations define real property for purposes of like-kind exchanges.
Determining qualified rehabilitation expenditures
Certified historic buildings continue to qualify for a credit equal to 20% of QREs, but now the credit must be claimed ratably over a five-year period.
Final rules determine when fines and penalties are deductible
The IRS issued final regulations on when fines and penalties paid to a government are not deductible by a taxpayer, including defining when a payment counts as restitution, which may be deductible.
IRS issues additional rules on the business interest expense limitation
The IRS issued final regulations containing rules on the Sec. 163(j) interest expense limitation, including rules for specific passthrough entities and regulated investment companies.
Excise tax on aircraft management services: Final regulations
This discussion addresses the key provisions in the regulations implementing the new aircraft management company exemption.
Planning for an IPO: Is your tax department prepared?
Depending on the IPO structure, the company may need to provide tax accruals for additional reporting periods or updates to existing financial statement disclosures.
IRS finalizes $1 million executive compensation limit rules
The IRS issued final rules on the $1 million executive compensation limits enacted by the TCJA, finalizing proposed rules with a few changes in response to comments.
Tax provisions in the year-end coronavirus relief act
Pandemic relief, tax extenders, and much more were included in year-end legislation.
Sec. 163(j) final regs. address the classification of lender fees
This column discusses when loan fees are considered interest expense for purposes of Sec. 163(j)’s interest expense limitation.
Final regs. provide guidance on TCJA changes to entertainment deduction rules
In general, food or beverage expenses paid or incurred while traveling for business are subject to the 50% limitation as well as the substantiation requirements described in Sec. 274(d).
IRS memo addresses holding periods for meaningless gesture transactions
The IRS released a generic legal memorandum, which discussed tax consequences of a contribution made by a sole shareholder of a corporation, where the shareholder contributes money or other property to its wholly owned corporation for no consideration.
Security call: Determining whether debt is a security
Whether a corporation’s debt is a security could have significant tax ramifications when the debt is exchanged for stock or new debt.
Employee retention credit changes leave practitioners with questions
The IRS issued guidance on two aspects of the employee retention credit — how to claim the credit when filing the fourth quarter Form 941 when the taxpayer knows its loan under the PPP will not be forgiven and how the newly extended and amended employee retention credit will apply.
Taxpayers need clarity on coordination of ERC and PPP loans
The AICPA asked the IRS and Treasury to clarify that the filing of a Paycheck Protection Program loan forgiveness application is not an election by the taxpayer to forgo the employee retention credit for wages reported on the application exceeding the amount of wages necessary for loan forgiveness.
Final regs. govern deductibility of fines and penalties
The IRS issued final regulations on when fines and penalties paid to a government are not deductible by a taxpayer, including defining when a payment counts as restitution, which may be deductible.
Choosing a tax year for a personal service corporation
A personal service corporation must generally use a calendar year, but it can choose a fiscal year in certain circumstances.
