The 549-page text calls for making many provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanent. The committee says that the SALT cap amount is “the subject of continuing negotiations.” A letter from the ...

At $3,000 and never adjusted for inflation during nearly a century, the Sec. 861(a)(3) de minimis exception seldom applies. Recent final regulations offer guidance as to what Treasury and the IRS may ...

A notice issued by the IRS with interim guidance for the application of the corporate alternative minimum tax offers an optional simplified method for determining applicable corporation status under ...

The Tax Adviser—the magazine of planning, trends, and techniques—reports and explains federal tax issues to tax practitioners.

The Tax Adviser—the magazine of planning, trends, and techniques—reports and explains federal tax issues to tax practitioners.

This guide provides tax preparers an outline of questions to ask clients when evaluating HVAC repair costs.

Planning with revocable trusts has become increasingly popular in recent years. In many instances, the motives for using a revocable trust are nontax and include avoiding probate, asset protection ...

This article discusses the step-transaction doctrine, the three tests used to determine if it applies, and advice for taxpayers to help avoid an IRS challenge of the tax treatment of a series of ...

Editor: Greg A. Fairbanks, J.D., LL.M. Historically, domestic partnerships and S corporations that owned 10% or more of a controlled foreign corporation (CFC) could rely on the so-called CFC/PFIC ...

Editor: Kevin D. Anderson, CPA, J.D. Many companies find stock-based compensation is a great way to attract and retain key employees. Over the past year, many employers focused primarily on changes ...

This article discusses what assets are treated as collectibles subject to the 28% rate, the netting process for collectibles gains and losses, how gains on the sale of collectibles are taxed, and ...