Deductions

Issues in allocating income under Sec. 384

Although the IRS has addressed several issues in the application of Sec. 384 with letter rulings and other guidance, the Service has yet to come out with comprehensive regulations and, thus, has yet to address several issues with its application.

Deduction of startup expenses

When is a company allowed to report as deductions on a tax return the expenses that have been incurred during the time leading up to getting the doors open for business?

A strategy to raise a business’s interest limitation

This article discusses a strategy to allow more interest to be deducted under the limitation involving the strategic adoption of FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606, Revenue From Contracts With Customers.

Tax Insider Articles

DEDUCTIONS

Business meal deductions after the TCJA

This article discusses the history of the deduction of business meal expenses and the new rules under the TCJA and the regulations and provides a framework for documenting and substantiating the deduction.

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.