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Tax News & IRS Insights for Accounting Professionals
Accounting Today delivers news and analysis for accounting and tax professionals on federal and state tax developments, IRS guidance,information reporting, and operational implications for practices and clients. Our coverage focuses on legislative and procedural shifts that tax practitioners must monitor in planning, compliance, and advisory contexts.
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It’s been two years since investors were able to claim tax write-offs for investment costs and advice, but lawyers have found a potential workaround hidden in years-old IRS regulations and case law that may cut tax bills for some private equity and hedge fund investors.
February 21 -
EZ out; Totaled; to the cooler; and other highlights of recent tax cases.
February 20 -
Tax reform brought new wrinkles to the deduction for energy-efficient improvements.
February 20
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The American Institute of CPAs has asked the Internal Revenue Service for more guidance on a provision of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that imposes a 21 percent excise tax on tax-exempt organizations that pay over $1 million in compensation, or so-called “excess parachute payments,” to top executives.
February 20 -
The organization recommends more practitioner input on training, among other things.
February 20 -
Even though each digital service provider differs from the next, all DSPs are forced to navigate a complicated, evolving and non-harmonized set of tax rules that govern their businesses around the world.
February 19
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The Internal Revenue Service provided guidance and a safe harbor Wednesday for businesses that claim carbon capture credits in an effort to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide.
February 19






