Tax credits

The IRS and the Treasury gave tax relief to businesses and investors who were engaged in New Markets Tax Credit transactions but couldn’t get them done in time due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Internal Revenue Service recently issued crucial guidance to help developers take advantage of tax credits for the systems, and supporters say it could usher in a new era for the controversial technology.

In response to the coronavirus, the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury are giving renewable energy companies more time to develop projects using sources such as wind and geothermal.

For decades, the credit has been subject to a wide gulf of interpretation and hence is an issue ripe for adjustments.

Research credits could look very different for some companies in 2020 compared to other years.

Equip your boots on the ground to recognize R&D worthy of credit.

House Democrats proposed a $3 trillion virus relief bill Tuesday, combining aid to state and local governments with direct cash payments, tax breaks, expanded unemployment insurance and food stamp spending as well as a list of progressive priorities like funds for voting by mail and the troubled U.S. Postal Service.

The decision, prompted by requests from a bipartisan group of lawmakers, reverses previous IRS guidance.

Leaders of Congress’s tax-writing committees want employers to be able to continue providing health insurance to their furloughed employees and still qualify for tax credits.

There's a great deal of help for businesses in the CARES Act and the FFCRA.

The American Institute of CPAs’ Auditing Standards Board has decided to defer the effective dates of seven of its recently issued Statements on Auditing Standards because of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Cherry Bekaert, a Top 25 Firm based in Richmond, Virginia, has acquired Tax Advantage Group, a consulting firm in Greenville, South Carolina that specializes in providing services related to the New Markets Tax Credit to clients across the U.S.

Small businesses that had been experiencing steady job and wage growth prior to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic are seeing that situation change, according to figures from the payroll giant Paychex.

Throughout most of its decades-long history, research credit audits have exposed areas of misunderstanding and, in many circumstances, led to major disagreements with the IRS.

The measure contains tax relief for both businesses and individuals, and other stimulus measures.

Employers have more options for helping employees with medical care.

Republican staff on the Senate Finance Committee have released a set of answers to frequently asked questions about the stimulus payments.

The Senate voted 96-0 late Wednesday to approve a sweeping $2.2 trillion stimulus package to help the nation emerge from the coronavirus pandemic.

Whether you are a 20-year accounting veteran or just entering the field, it behooves you to keep a list (and check it twice) of the most common tax preparation blunders.

Two new refundable credits are aimed at immediately and fully reimbursing employers, dollar-for-dollar, for the cost of providing coronavirus-related leave to their employees.