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Mark A. Luscombe
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Job title
Principal Federal Tax Analyst
Company/organization
Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting
AT Think
About

Mark Luscombe, JD, LLM, a CPA and attorney, is the principal federal tax analyst for the company and is a key member of the CCH Tax Legislation team tracking and analyzing legislation before Congress. Luscombe is the current chair of the Important Developments Subcommittee of the Partnership Committee of the American Bar Association Tax Section and regularly speaks on a wide range of tax topics. In addition, Luscombe co-authors a biweekly tax strategies column for the respected professional publication Accounting Today and authors a monthly tax trends column for TAXES magazine. Prior to joining CCH, he was in private practice for almost 20 years with several Chicago-area law firms where he specialized in taxation.Luscombe offers a thorough understanding and analysis of federal tax, its application and its impact on both the individual and corporate taxpayer.

Areas of expertise
Tax planningIRS
CONTRIBUTED STORIES
  • AT Think Tax Strategy: Continuing uncertainty over IRS authority to assess certain penalties

    The Tax Court approach in a recent case may produce a split among the circuit courts, and the Supreme Court may take a case to resolve the split.

    June 13
    Mark A. Luscombe
    Mark A. Luscombe
    Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting
  • AT Think Tax Strategy: A look back at the 2024 tax season

    Overall, a better experience, but there were still some bumps on the road to April 18.

    May 9
    Mark A. Luscombe
    Mark A. Luscombe
    Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting
  • AT Think Tax Strategy: IRS loses on conservation easements ­­— for now

    The situation in the long term still looks favorable for the IRS: It now has specific authority to attack syndicated conservation easements that are too abusive.

    April 23
    Mark A. Luscombe
    Mark A. Luscombe
    Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting
  • AT Think Tax Strategy: Election year tax proposals kick off

    Both Donald Trump and Joe Biden have begun laying out their visions for the Tax Code.

    March 25
    Mark A. Luscombe
    Mark A. Luscombe
    Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting
  • AT Think Tax Strategy: House passes popular tax changes

    While passage in the Senate is uncertain, many of the changes could impact 2023 tax returns.

    February 13
    Mark A. Luscombe
    Mark A. Luscombe
    Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting
  • AT Think Tax Strategy: Struggling to make the Clean Vehicle Credit work

    As the Internal Revenue Service develops guidance to implement these statutory requirements, it is finding it necessary to make some compromises.

    January 25
    Mark A. Luscombe
    Mark A. Luscombe
    Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting
  • AT Think Tax Strategy: Self-employment tax and limited partners

    In a recent case, the Tax Court addressed the issue of when limited partners may be subject to self-employment tax.

    December 26
    Mark A. Luscombe
    Mark A. Luscombe
    Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting
  • AT Think Tax Strategy: Guidance on the Clean and Used Clean Vehicle Credits

    Proposed regulations from the IRS are generally effective beginning in 2024.

    November 10
    Mark A. Luscombe
    Mark A. Luscombe
    Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting
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    Tax Strategy: Year-end 2023 tax planning

    In spite of the lack of new tax legislation so far this year, taxpayers and tax preparers have plenty to focus on in preparing 2023 returns.

    By Mark A. Luscombe
    October 25
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  • AT Think Tax Strategy: IRS expands focus on digital asset reporting

    The proposed regulations define a digital asset as any digital representation of value that is recorded on a cryptographically secure distributed ledger or any similar technology.

    September 22
    Mark A. Luscombe
    Mark A. Luscombe
    Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting
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