Taxes August 1, 2025
Trump Sets 10% Minimum Global Tariff, Raises Canada Rate to 35%
Most of the rates will take effect after midnight on Aug. 7 to allow time for U.S. Customs and Border Protection to make necessary changes to collect the levies.
Taxes August 1, 2025
IRS Commissioner Targets IRS Direct File for Cancellation
An IRS spokesperson confirmed the agency is awaiting the task force’s findings, which must be delivered to Congress within 90 days.
Taxes July 31, 2025
New Federal School Voucher Program Poses a Quandary for States: Opt In or Opt Out?
A tax credit in Trump’s signature law leaves states to sort out rules, funding, and oversight.
Taxes July 30, 2025
Florida Woman Sentenced for Conspiring with Family to Hide $90M from the IRS
According to court documents: between 2010 and 2022, Gilda Rosenberg, of Golden Beach, conspired with two family members to conceal from the IRS more than $90 million in assets and income.
Taxes July 30, 2025
One Big Beautiful Bill Act Changes 1099 Thresholds
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act raises the 1099-MISC and 1099-NEC reporting thresholds to $2,000.
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.