Taxes July 29, 2025
Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Expand Tax Credits for Businesses Hiring Student Veterans
The legislation would incentivize businesses to hire student veterans through an expansion of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit.
Taxes July 29, 2025
Corporate Head Tax on Table to Fix Chicago Budget, Mayor Says
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday pointed to a handful of tax-the-rich options he might consider to balance Chicago’s next budget, among them a corporate head tax.
Taxes July 29, 2025
AICPA Signals Support for Legislation Allowing Domestic Abuse Survivors to File Taxes as Single
The Survivor Assistance for Fear-free and Easy Tax Filing Act of 2025 (SAFE Act) allows survivors of domestic abuse or spousal abandonment to file their taxes as if they were not married.
Taxes July 29, 2025
IRS Reminds Tax Pros of Requirement for a Written Information Security Plan (WISP)
As part of a special five-part series, the IRS and its Security Summit partners highlight the importance of tax pros creating and maintaining a WISP.
Taxes July 28, 2025
IRS Issues Interim Guidance to Streamline LB&I Audit Process
A new IRS memorandum highlights changes aimed at reducing examination times for large corporations while making the audit process more customer-driven, consistent, and efficient.
State and Local Taxes July 28, 2025
One Tax Change in Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ That Even Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker Supports
The budget reconciliation plan Republicans pushed through Congress this summer includes a tax change that Democrats as well as some Republicans in high-tax blue states have backed for years.
Taxes July 28, 2025
In Las Vegas, House Republicans Take Victory Lap on ‘No Tax on Tips’ Policy
"No tax on tips" took center stage on July 25 during a visit from the House Ways and Means Committee to Las Vegas to promote President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Taxes July 28, 2025
4 Rich Colleges Dodged a Big Trump Tax—and May Have an Unlikely Ally to Thank
Four small wealthy and elite private colleges in Massachusetts may have a conservative college in the Midwest in part to thank for escaping a hike in an endowment tax under President Donald Trump’s tax law.
Taxes July 28, 2025
Trump Says Surprise Rebate Checks Could be Coming Thanks to Tariff Revenue
President Donald Trump on July 25 said that he’s considering issuing rebate checks to Americans that would be paid out of the revenue generated by increased tariffs on other countries
Taxes July 25, 2025
Advanced Section 1202 (QSBS) Planning for S Corporations
Section 1202 provides for a substantial exclusion of gain from federal income taxes when stockholders sell qualified small business stock (QSBS).
Taxes July 25, 2025
IRS Sets July 29 Deadline to Revalidate Business Tax Account Access
Business Tax Account designated officials must revalidate their accounts by July 29 in order to maintain access, the IRS said on Wednesday.
Small Business July 25, 2025
Some Small Business Owners Sweating Impact Trump Tax Law Will Have on Their Bottom Line
Business owners have shared concerns about cuts to Medicaid and other health care programs, while the U.S. Chamber has praised the new law as pro-growth.