Tax rules

The Internal Revenue Service is offering tax relief to victims of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, along with victims of the other recent monster storms, Harvey and Irma.

Rev. Proc. 2017-52 opens up a new area for PLRs.

Victims in parts of Florida and other areas have until Jan. 31, 2018, to file some individual and business tax returns and make certain tax payments.

As Florida prepares for the storm, some steps can be taken before and after it hits.

The Internal Revenue Service said Tuesday it is giving special relief to support leave-based donation programs as a way of assisting victims of Hurricane Harvey.

The Internal Revenue Service is giving some relief from penalties to partnerships that filed their 2016 tax returns too late this year.

Victims of the severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides that took place beginning on July 28 in parts of West Virginia may qualify for tax relief from the IRS.

The Internal Revenue Service granted additional relief to victims of Hurricane Harvey on Wednesday by making it easier for 401(k)s and other employer-sponsored retirement plans to give loans and hardship distributions to aid victims.

The Internal Revenue Service has signed a contract with a company called Chainalysis that offers software for analyzing and tracking bitcoin transactions.

The head of the National Treasury Employees Union, which represents Internal Revenue Service employees, is asking Congress not to cut the IRS budget again.

Just because you have years of experience in an activity and have made an occasional profit at it doesn’t mean you have a profit motive, according to the Tax Court. And without a profit motive, you don’t get to deduct losses from the activity.

The push to change congressional budget rules and enact tax cuts for longer than 10 years even if they add to the deficit received more support Thursday as the top Senate tax writer endorsed it.

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and a group of 14 other senators from both parties are asking the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department to clarify their rules to enable more lenders to refinance student loans.

The omnibus appropriations bill passed by Congress includes a number of priorities and directives for the Internal Revenue Service.

The Internal Revenue Service released the 2018 inflation-adjusted limitations for health savings accounts Thursday.

The Internal Revenue Service may be on the verge of loosening recent restrictions on conservation easement tax breaks that were imposed at the end of the Obama administration.

Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., have introduced legislation to discourage the use of corporate tax havens.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued a notice outlining special procedures for handling the estates of same-sex couples.

Senate Democratic leader calls for nominee for White House budget director to withdraw from consideration after failing to pay more than $15,000 in payroll taxes—a call the transition team quickly rejected.

Regulations would cover withholding and reporting on money made from horseracing, dog races and jai alai pari-mutuel betting, along with reporting on bingo, keno and slot machine payouts.