The Internal Revenue Service continues to open its Business Tax Account (BTA) to a growing number of business taxpayers, expanding the useful features available. The latest expansion makes this online self-service tool for business taxpayers available to C corporations. In addition, a person who can legally bind the corporation, known as a Designated Official (DO), can now… Read More
A federal district court in Texas issued a preliminary injunction temporarily barring the federal government from enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its beneficial ownership information reporting (BOI) requirements. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit claimed Congress exceeded its authority under the U.S. Constitution and the judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of… Read More
As part of its efforts to educate small businesses and other key stakeholders about new beneficial ownership reporting requirements, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) participated in a number of events in September. Over the past year, FinCEN has directly reached small businesses and other key stakeholder groups through hundreds of beneficial ownership events and… Read More
The Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers that during open enrollment season for Flexible Spending Arrangements (FSAs) they may be eligible to use tax-free dollars to pay medical expenses not covered by other health plans. An employee who chooses to participate in an FSA can contribute up to $3,300 through payroll deductions during the 2025 plan… Read More
Taxpayers must fi rst apply rental real estate losses from rental activities they own and actively participate in against other non-real estate passive income for the year. If there is still an excess passive loss generated by the real estate rental activity, the taxpayer may then offset up to $25,000 of passive activity losses and…… Read More
Whether someone is a current homeowner or buying a new home this summer owning a home can be expensive. There are tax benefits that can help taxpayers save money and offset some of the costs that come with homeownership. Homeowners should review the tax deductions, programs and housing allowances to see if they are eligible.…… Read More
IRS sends notices and letters when it needs to ask a question about a taxpayer’s federal tax return, let them know about a change to their account or request a payment. Don’t panic if something comes in the mail from the IRS – they’re here to help. When a taxpayer receives mail from the IRS,…… Read More
Enter WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service announced today that compliance efforts around erroneous Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims have topped more than $1 billion so far since last fall as work continues on a number of efforts to counter questionable claims pushed by aggressive marketing, including an aggressive push on claims made for 2021.…… Read More
For the first time in five years, the IRS has updated Form W-9, Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification, on its website. The previous version of the form was from 2018. Changes to Form W-9 include: Modification of Line 3a to clarify how the line is to be completed by a disregarded entity New Line 3b…… Read More
The Form 8938 filing requirement does not replace or otherwise affect a taxpayer’s obligation to file FinCEN Form 114 (Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts). Unlike Form 8938, the FBAR (FinCEN Form 114) is not filed with the IRS. It must be filed directly with the office of Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a… Read More