IRS explains extended payroll tax due dates
The IRS issued updated procedures for the deferred employee portion of employment tax payments, which were further extended from April 30, 2021, to Dec. 31, 2021, by year-end legislation.
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The IRS issued updated procedures for the deferred employee portion of employment tax payments, which were further extended from April 30, 2021, to Dec. 31, 2021, by year-end legislation.
The IRS announced that it will start accepting 2020 tax returns on Feb. 12, a later date than usual. The delay stems from programming changes needed to account for year-end tax legislation.
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.
The IRS’s LB&I Division requested comments regarding the potential obsolescence of Rev. Proc. 94-69, under which certain large corporations may be treated as filing “qualified amended returns” after the commencement of an IRS examination.
The IRS made it easier for taxpayers to sign certain paper returns and other paper IRS forms in an environment where taxpayers and preparers alike are working remotely.
Understanding the nature of FAQs can assist practitioners in interpreting Treasury guidance.
This column reviews the rules of statutory due dates, extensions, refund limitations, and postponements, and how to determine the statute of limitation in the context of deadlines affected by the events of 2020.
The IRS issued guidance to employers and employees on reporting deferred Social Security tax on Form W-2 under the Presidential Memorandum authorizing the deferral.
The IRS said it was revising its procedures to help taxpayers who cannot pay their taxes because of the pandemic. The new program is called the Taxpayer Relief Initiative.
This item discusses IRS regulations on rehabilitation credits for historic buildings.
The potential for the deductibility of PPP-funded expenses raises some practice questions, and traps for the unwary lurk in the details.
Updating the rules governing practice before the IRS is one of the goals of the IRS Office of Professional Responsibility for the new year, its director says.
The IRS announced procedures for identifying and recovering direct deposit refunds that a taxpayer did not receive in the designated account.
The IRS announced that it was extending taxpayers’ ability to file a number of forms using electronic signatures due to the pandemic. The limited relief extends the authorization through June 30, 2021.
The IRS announced that it would begin allowing all individual taxpayers to opt in to receive an identity protection personal identification number (IP PIN), beginning in mid-January 2021.
Eligible individuals with disabilities received IRS guidance on rules regarding tax-favorable ABLE accounts to save money to meet qualified disability expenses.
The IRS issued final regulations providing guidance on withholding federal income tax from employees’ wages under changes enacted in the TCJA.
A tax return filed without an IP PIN starts the running of the Sec. 6501(a) limitation period.
The AICPA is asking its members to write to their senators and representatives in Congress in support of legislation that would mandate that anyone who receives a loan through the PPP can deduct business expenses even when payment of those expenses results in loan forgiveness under the CARES Act.
The IRS issued rules on two special enforcement matters for purposes of the unified partnership audit rules.
50th ANNIVERSARY
The January 2020 issue marks the 50th anniversary of The Tax Adviser, which was first published in January 1970. Over the coming year, we will be looking back at early issues of the magazine, highlighting interesting tidbits.
TAX RELIEF
Quirks spurred by COVID-19 tax relief
This article discusses some procedural and administrative quirks that have emerged with the new tax legislative, regulatory, and procedural guidance related to COVID-19.