Taxes February 13, 2026
Tax Court Slams Brakes on Charitable Deduction
The Tax Court immediately nixed the deduction because of the inadequate substantiation and the lack of any appraisal for high-income items.
Taxes July 9, 2024
TCJA: Newer Crop of Tax Writers Prepares to Take on 2017 Tax Law
Lineup changes on the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance panels pose challenges and possibilities in extending tax cuts.
IRS July 5, 2024
Danny Werfel’s Cat Is the IRS’s New Social Media Darling
“We have just now started to put my cat Emmett out there as the expert on tax scams,” the IRS chief recently said in a TV interview.
Taxes July 5, 2024
New Tax Scam Targets Clean Energy Tax Credit
In this latest scam, the IRS is seeing instances where unscrupulous tax return preparers are misrepresenting the rules for claiming clean energy credits under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
Taxes July 5, 2024
Oklahoma Taxpayers Get Extended Deadline Due to Storms
These taxpayers now have until Nov. 1, 2024, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments.
July 5, 2024
California Gas Tax Increases
Monday marked the start of the new fiscal year and California’s state excise tax on gasoline increased 1.7 cents per gallon.
State and Local Taxes July 3, 2024
New Jersey Passes New Budget, With Tax Increases for Some, Property Tax Relief Too
The plan also calls for spending $2.1 billion more than it collects in revenue from taxes and fees at a time when the state faces uncertain financial prospects.
Taxes July 2, 2024
IRS: Security Threats Against Tax Pros Remain a Daily Threat
The IRS and its Security Summit partners announced the start of its annual "Protect Your Clients; Protect Yourself" campaign.
Taxes July 1, 2024
NYU Professional Studies to Host Tax Conferences
The events will focus on a range of topics including international and partnership taxation, trusts and estates, local and state taxation, and like-kind exchanges.
Taxes July 1, 2024
IRS to Pot Businesses: Marijuana is Still a Schedule I Controlled Substance
Therefore, cannabis businesses are still unable to claim normal business tax deductions, as IRC Section 280E stipulates.
Taxes June 28, 2024
IRS Issues Final Regs on New 1% Excise Tax on Corporate Stock Repurchases
These final regulations require that the stock repurchase excise tax be reported on Form 720, Quarterly Federal Excise Tax Return, due for the first full calendar quarter after the end of the corporation’s taxable year.
Small Business June 28, 2024
Sales Tax Disputes Continue as Wayfair Sales Tax Decision Hits Six-Year Anniversary
Every state with a sales tax enacted an economic nexus law following the Wayfair decision, most within a matter of months.
Taxes June 27, 2024
IRS Offers to Settle With Certain Tax Avoidance Scheme Participants
The agency is looking to settle with some taxpayers under audit who participated in syndicated conservation easement deals.