A taxpayer’s payments to another company could not be excluded from the taxpayer’s total revenue for Texas franchise tax purposes as flow-through funds, because there was insufficient evidence to establish that the taxpayer had a fiduciary duty to make payments to the company on behalf of customers.
Read more →The IRS has updated its online frequently asked questions (FAQs) about passport certification. Code Sec. 7345 authorizes the IRS to certify that a taxpayer has seriously delinquent tax debt to the U.S. State Department. The IRS website reports that passport certifications will begin in early 2017. Speaking
Read more →Taxwriters on the House Ways and Means Committee have introduced a bipartisan bill that would increase the maximum amount of pre-tax dollars employees can set aside for dependent care. The Working Families Relief Bill (HR 2618) was introduced by Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., and House Democratic Caucus
Read more →While House and Senate counterparts continue their efforts toward tax reform, a number of discrepancies must be reconciled before a unified plan emerges. What makes an already complicated process more difficult is the lack of agreement among the taxwriters, according to Eric Solomon, Ernst & Young (EY),
Read more →The IRS has reminded withholding agents of their responsibilities, some reporting changes and some common errors. The IRS also described filing requirements for non-U.S. citizens in certain circumstances. The due date for Form 1042-S, Foreign Person’s U.S. Source Income Subject to Withholding, is March 15. To request
Read more →Congressional taxwriting committees’ senior staff and the Joint Committee on Taxation’s (JCT) chief of staff provided a legislative update at the Federal Bar Association’s (FBA) 41st annual tax conference in Washington, D.C. on March 3. The congressional staff previewed their inside perspectives on tax reform and Patient
Read more →House Republicans on the evening of March 6 unveiled their much anticipated Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) repeal and replacement legislation. A markup of The American Health Care Act is scheduled in the Ways and Means Committee for Wednesday, March 8. “It is going to
Read more →Former Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Tax Affairs Robert Stack discussed IRS resources and tax regulations at the March 3 Federal Bar Association’s 41st Annual Tax Law Conference in Washington, D.C. Stack expressed criticism of the Trump administration’s recent proposals to cut IRS funding and inhibit
Read more →House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Tex., touted the House GOP “Better Way” tax reform Blueprint on February 3 at the International Tax Policy Forum (ITPF) and Georgetown Law’s Institute of International Economic Law (IIEL) Conference on tax competition in Washington, D.C. Brady delivered the
Read more →House Ways and Means Committee Democrats on February 8 sent a letter to colleagues urging against a GOP lawmaker’s effort to undo controversial Code Sec. 385 debt-equity regulations. The letter, authored by Ways and Means ranking member Richard E. Neal, D-Mass., and Tax Policy Subcommittee ranking member
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