Tax reform

Tax reform brought plenty of problems, but some were pleasantly surprised.

At the top of the list is one particularly vexing provision: the section 199A qualified business income deduction.

Politicians from both sides of the aisle in Washington are agitating for curbs on the record pace of stock buybacks planned by American companies.

GILTI and FDII may be encouraging companies to invest more abroad, rather than repatriating their income.

The creation of a Practitioner Services Division would make a big difference.

The Internal Revenue Service offered additional information for multinational companies repatriating their foreign profits under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

The Securities and Exchange Commission teamed up with the North American Securities Administrators Association to explain the application of federal and state securities laws to opportunity zone investments.

The Internal Revenue Service has posted a draft version of a new tax return for senior citizens, as well as a new draft version of the Form 1040 for 2019 that taxpayers and practitioners will be filing next year.

IRS audit rates have dropped, but that doesn’t mean clients shouldn’t be prepared.

The commercial real estate industry should rejoice, according to Klatzkin & Co.’s John Blake.