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Editor: Bridget McCann, CPA The pandemic has upended life as we knew it. It has created many hardships and drastically changed lives. But the pandemic also has brought one change that is a welcome ...
The Tax Adviser—the magazine of planning, trends, and techniques—reports and explains federal tax issues to tax practitioners.
The Tax Adviser—the magazine of planning, trends, and techniques—reports and explains federal tax issues to tax practitioners.
Treasury and the IRS on Jan. 10, 2025, released final regulations regarding dual-consolidated-loss (DCL) and disregarded-payment-loss (DPL) rules (T.D. 10026). These finalize proposed regulations ...
Editor: Jeffrey N. Bilsky, CPA. Since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, P.L. 117 – 169, the IRS expanded its enforcement activity, including increased exams of complex business ...
To be an S corporation is to live dangerously. After all, in order to be taxed as an S corporation, the corporation 1 must file a complete and timely election with the IRS and meet and maintain strict ...
In the context of trusts, CPAs may have heard someone mention WINGs, DINGs, or NINGs. This article aims to explain the advantages, requirements, and potential drawbacks of these trusts for estate ...
Editor: Jeffrey N. Bilsky, CPA. Professionals are currently advising clients amid the so – called “great wealth transfer”; new IRS campaigns focused on high – income / high – wealth taxpayers; and the ...
Editor: Jeffrey N. Bilsky, CPA. On Dec. 10, 2024, Treasury and the IRS issued final and proposed regulations under Sec. 987 (T.D. 10016 and REG – 117213 – 24).The Sec. 987 regulations provide guidance ...
Contributors. Brianne C. Smith, CPA/ABV/PFS, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of accounting in the School of Accountancy at Auburn University at Montgomery, Ala., and managing member of Brianne CPA, ...
Editor: Jeffrey N. Bilsky, CPA. Sec. 541 imposes a 20% tax on the undistributed personal holding company income of a personal holding company. Initially enacted in 1934, the tax was intended to ...
Investors looking for greater diversification and opportunity often invest in partnerships to access private equity and other investments unavailable to the public. Further, these partnerships often ...