Tax

More than three-quarters of directors at public companies polled by BDO USA expect a tax overhaul to be achieved before the end of Trump’s term in office, but only 22 percent anticipate it will happen before the end of this year.

The Internal Revenue Service streamlined the rules to make it easier for 401(k)s and similar employer-sponsored retirement plans to make loans and hardship distributions to storm victims and members of their families.

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.

It may not be possible for the president to deliver on his promise to lower the highest bracket as much as promised.

The president is planning an aggressive travel schedule, taking him to as many as 13 states over the next seven weeks.

Tax pros differ over whether they want the taxpayer present for their process.

The IRS will use the same percentages for over- and underpayments as in Q3.

The Internal Revenue Service is granting additional time to file returns and make payments for taxpayers in the Virgin Islands, with similar help expected for people in Florida and other states as well.

Republican leaders of the House Ways and Means Committee are objecting to a decision by the Department of Justice not to bring charges against the ex-director of the Exempt Organizations unit over accusations that she improperly prevented conservative organizations from getting tax-exempt status.

The chairman of a large conservative caucus believes President Trump will sign a tax bill this year, but the legislation may not be as far reaching as Republican leaders had originally hoped.