Tax

With the filing deadline behind them, tax pros share their impressions.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act fixed some parts of the problem, and exacerbated others.

Four days before the filing deadline, the IRS quietly added 21 questions to its website page of frequently asked questions about issues related to Section 199A, the new 20 percent deduction for pass-through businesses.

Lawmakers in the House and Senate have introduced bipartisan legislation to give the Internal Revenue Service more authority to provide tax relief for taxpayers who have to make tax payments or file their taxes after a state-declared natural disaster occurs near the deadline.

Flag on the play; range of misdeeds; economic development; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

As the U.S. retirement savings crisis continues to grow, legislators are taking steps to ensure all employees have access to formal retirement savings programs.

A federal judge in New York rejected President Donald Trump’s request to keep his banks from producing financial records to lawmakers, handing House Democrats a second convincing courtroom win this week in their efforts to delve into the president’s finances.

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders introduced legislation that would impose a tax on trades of all stocks, bonds and derivatives in the U.S., a move he says would help curb Wall Street speculation and help finance his campaign promise to provide tuition-free college and cut student debt.

Auditors and people; whistleblowers’ comfort; Wayfair developments; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The revenue procedure updates the depreciation deductions allowed for owners of passenger automobiles, trucks and vans placed in service in 2019.