PTE deduction: Timing issues for accrual-method taxpayers
taxpayers and practitioners face uncertainty regarding the timing of the deduction provided for in Notice 2020-75.
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taxpayers and practitioners face uncertainty regarding the timing of the deduction provided for in Notice 2020-75.
The guidance focuses on nonidentical governing provisions; principal-purpose determinations regarding the one-class-of-stock requirement; disproportionate distributions; certain errors on forms; missing administrative or acceptance letters for an S or QSub election; and the requirement to file returns consistent with an S election.
Notice identifying syndicated conservation easement transactions as listed transactions is held invalid.
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Practitioners may face a difficult analysis in helping their clients understand their possible PTE election opportunities.
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The IRS delays e-filing capability for schedules reporting S shareholders’ items of international tax relevance, earlier forecast for mid-June, to July 24.
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The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration recommends setting goals and benchmarks for the centralized audit regime under the Bipartisan Budget Act.
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What partnerships, S corporations, and others with foreign partnership interests need to know for tax year 2021 and beyond.
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