The IRS issued a proposed revenue procedure that would provide a safe harbor for taxpayers under which a rental real estate enterprise will be treated as a trade or business for purposes of the Sec. 199A deduction.
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Qualified transportation fringe benefit and loss of deduction under tax reform
The IRS released Notice 2018-99 providing further guidance on determining the loss of the deduction under certain qualified parking fact patterns.
Exploring the undefined: Trade or business
A group of TCJA-related changes requires taxpayers to distinguish separate and specific types
of trades or businesses in order to take advantage of certain tax benefits.
Don’t let clients get grounded by a tax debt
CPAs can advise clients on the proper measures to take to address delinquent taxes so the debt does not result in a passport revocation.
Final regulations on Sec. 199A issued
The IRS issued final regulations on the QBI deduction under Sec. 199A and an anti-avoidance rule under Sec. 643 that will require multiple trusts to be treated as a single trust in certain cases.
Payments under broker agreement characterized as long-term capital gains
Payments made to a taxpayer under a broker agreement were payments for the rights to a patent owned by the taxpayer that were properly classified as long-term capital gains.
Involuntary conversion of a principal residence
Every year, many taxpayers’ principal residences are destroyed or taken through condemnation by the government. This article discusses the application of Secs. 121 and 1033 when a taxpayer suffers an involuntary conversion of a principal residence.
New proposed regulations on Sec. 199A
The IRS released new proposed regulations on the treatment under Sec. 199A of previously suspended losses, “Sec. 199A dividends” paid by a RIC, and the treatment of amounts received from split-interest trusts and CRTs.
Guidance provided on calculating W-2 wages for Sec. 199A purposes
The IRS issued Rev. Proc. 2019-11, which provides guidance on how to calculate W-2 wages for purposes of Sec. 199A.
Traps for the unwary: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act changes
This article lists the changes together, along with some unexpected nuances.
IRS expands relief from underpayment penalty
The IRS announced that it is lowering from 85% to 80% the amount taxpayers are required to have paid in order to escape an underpayment of estimated income tax penalty for 2018.
Opportunities beckon in new qualified opportunity zones
With their prospects for deferral or even exclusion of gains from certain investments in them, the newly created qualified opportunity zones offer an intriguing tax planning option for investors and a potential boon for distressed communities.
Potential pitfalls of charitable contribution substantiation and reporting
Failure to properly complete all required fields on Form 8283, including the donor’s cost or other basis, could jeopardize the entire deduction with respect to the donated property.
Private company equity grant rules are issued
The IRS issued initial guidance on the application of Sec. 83(i), which allows certain employees to defer recognition of income attributable to the receipt or vesting of qualified stock.
IRS issues guidance on disallowance of deductions for parking fringe benefits
The IRS issued guidance outlining how to determine the amount of parking expense that is nondeductible under Sec. 274(a)(4) when employers provide parking for their employees.
Individual tax report
This semiannual update on current developments in the area of individual taxation includes a number of cases on material participation, hobby losses, charitable contributions, the Sec. 199A regulations, and several other important areas.
Educating students for expanded financial planning careers
The AICPA is integrating personal financial planning into university-level curriculum in a manner that would help prepare prospective CPA candidates to qualify for the Personal Financial Specialist credential shortly after obtaining their CPA license.
Legal and professional fees in divorce case not deductible as business expenses
Legal and professional fees incurred in a divorce action were nondeductible personal expenses since the “origin of the claim” in the divorce action was not related to the taxpayer’s trade or business.
Qualified business income deduction regs. and other guidance issued
The package includes final regulations, guidance on how to calculate W-2 wages, a safe-harbor rule for rental real estate businesses, and new proposed rules on the treatment of previously suspended losses.
Some individual taxpayers get relief from underpayment penalty
The relief applies to individuals whose tax withheld and estimated tax payments equal at least 85% of the tax shown on their 2018 tax return.
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