This week we look at:

• S corporation finds multiple ways to terminate its S status, asks IRS forgiveness which is granted
• IRS rules condoms are medical expenses for tax purposes
• IRS adds items to list of preventive care an HDHP can pay without the insured having met the annual deductible
• PTIN registration opens for 2025
• Staking income challenge returns to court

This week we look at:

• Additional BOI clarifications from online discussions regarding a CPA firm’s reporting obligations and confusions about reporting by entities that don’t register with a state for formation but which do file tax returns

This week we look at:

• DOJ has scheduled a December 2 hearing on the proposed rule to reschedule marijuana
• BOI reporting confusions that keep coming up as questions in online discussions - time to review

This week we look at:

• IRS announces the reopening of the ERC Voluntary Disclosure Program on somewhat less generous terms then the first program provided
• National Taxpayer Adviser discusses issues related to ERC Notices of Disallowance issued by the IRS

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This week we look at: 

• Tax bill fails to clear a procedural vote in the Senate, reducing the likelihood we’ll see the bill enacted before this Congress leaves office
• US District Court declines to issue preliminary injunction requiring the IRS to terminate the ERC claim moratorium, but finds much the court liked in the plaintiff’s arguments.

This week we look at:

• FinCEN adds two more questions to BOI FAQ page
• IRS adds five new warning signs for problematic ERC claims and announces new developments coming in ERC enforcement
• Chief Counsel Memorandum outlines position on tax exempt organizations dealing with §52 provisions for ERC

This week we look at:

• Taxpayer can’t simply rely on tax software when preparing their return, even if they aren’t being nominated for Secretary of Treasury
• IRS finalizes SECURE Act/SECURE 2.0 Act required minimum distributions regulations
• IRS proposed regulations address the problem of determining the applicable age for those born in 1959

This week we look at:

FinCEN updates the FAQs for BOI reporting, adding information about entities that cease to exist New Jersey Committee on Unauthorized Practice of Law releases letter outlining when CPAs and EAs may prepare and/or file BOI reports for clients without the assistance of an attorney Another PLR issued for missed ESBT elections for trusts that qualified to make such elections

This week we look at

End of term US Supreme Court cases that will likely impact challenges to Treasury regulations, overturning the concept of Chevron deference and extending the statute to challenge regulations under the Administrative Procedures Act

This week we look at:

• Ninth Circuit rules that statute of limitations for the IRS to sue for recovery of erroneous refund begins when the check clears the Federal Reserve and is approved for payment by the US Treasury
• IRS National Taxpayer Advocate announces the IRS will automate FTA abatement of penalties beginning in 2026
• Attorneys report some ERC claimants now interesting in filing suit to accelerate their claim processing