Tax laws

Uncertainty in Washington doesn't mean tax professionals can't offer clients guidance.

Handicapping which tax credits and other provisions will stay in the Build Back Better package.

The bipartisan infrastructure bill that the House passed over the weekend and sent to President Biden’s desk includes some tax-related provisions, including an early expiration of the Employee Retention Tax Credit and new rules for reporting on cryptocurrency transactions.

The Internal Revenue Service is updating the bewildering process for the frequently asked questions pages it posts on its website about new tax legislation after enduring.

Tax rates since WWII; OZs and 5G; Intuit and Mailchimp; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The institute is asking Congress to expand the deduction to include accounting firms and other businesses excluded under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Democratic leaders want voters in key states to know which party is responsible for the checks Americans with young children are set to start receiving on Thursday.

National tax offices were flooded with more than 500 inquiries a day from their field offices after the 2017 tax law, and a confused response cost some accounting firms clients. What lessons can be learned?

Congress introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at changing the estimated tax payment deadlines to a uniform, quarterly schedule.

The service has posted new procedures to explain how a change in tax law last year potentially affects the depreciation of residential rental property.

The justices rejected a challenge by Republican-controlled states and the Trump administration to a landmark law that provides health insurance to 20 million people.

Mitt Romney is helping lead lawmakers in creating a new proposal to present to the Biden administration.

The service plans to host its tax forums online again this summer starting July 20.

The Internal Revenue Service is starting to provide tax refunds to taxpayers who paid taxes on their 2020 unemployment benefits that recent legislation later excluded from taxable income.

Even though IRS employees making compliance determinations are bound to apply the tax law fairly to all taxpayers, it’s not unusual for a taxpayer and the IRS to disagree about the proper application of the law.

The Internal Revenue Service said Friday that the third round of Economic Impact Payments will begin hitting taxpayers’ bank accounts as early as this weekend.

The president's first major legislative achievement will offer aid to tens of millions of individuals, businesses, and state and local governments.

For companies not based in California, a determination that they are “doing business” in California, even without a physical presence, can trigger registration, reporting and tax obligations.

Senate Democrats passed the latest version of the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill after a more than 24-hour voting session that included the longest single vote in the chamber’s history.

Household employers have seen a rapid increase in labor law requirements, as well as state and municipal paid time off and paid sick leave ordinances.