IRS Expands Underpayment and Underwithholding Relief

The Internal Revenue Service provided additional expanded penalty relief to taxpayers whose 2018 federal income tax withholding and estimated tax payments fell short of their total tax liability for the…

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$1.4 Billion in Refunds Waiting to be Claimed for Unfiled 2015 Tax Returns

Unclaimed income tax refunds totaling almost $1.4 billion may be waiting for an estimated 1.2 million taxpayers who did not file a 2015 Form 1040 federal income tax return, according to the Internal Revenue…

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With New SALT Limit, IRS Explains Tax Treatment of State and Local Tax Refunds

The Internal Revenue Service clarified the tax treatment of state and local tax refunds arising from any year in which the new limit on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction is in effect. In Revenue…

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Philadelphia Will Not Allow 199A Deduction

Philadelphia will not allow the IRC Sec. 199A deduction for the: Business Income & Receipts Tax (BIRT); Net Profits Tax (NPT); and Wage and Earnings Tax. Why Does the Deduction not Apply to BIRT? Partnerships…

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NJ Updates Pension Exclusion Amounts for 2018 Tax Returns

In New Jersey, qualified taxpayers are able to exclude qualifying retirement income on the New Jersey return under a pension exclusion law that was passed in 2016. Retirement income that qualifies for…

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IRS Expands Identity Protection PIN Program

The IRS is expanding to seven additional states its voluntary program for taxpayers who wish to obtain identity protection personal identification numbers (IP PINs) and are not currently victims of tax…

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IRS Waives Penalty for Many Whose 2018 Withholding and Estimated Payments Fell Short

The Internal Revenue Service announced that it is waiving the estimated tax penalty for some taxpayers whose 2018 federal income tax withholding and estimated tax payments fell short of their total tax…

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IRS Issues Guidance on Qualified Business Income Deduction, Safe Harbor for Rental Real Estate Owners

The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service issued final regulations and three related pieces of guidance, implementing the new qualified business income (QBI) deduction (section 199A deduction)…

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8 Tax Deductions You Can Still Claim on Your 2018 Taxes

With the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, a number of popular tax deductions were either eliminated or limited. While many popular deductions went away, the standard deduction nearly doubled…

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Special Rules for Reporting S Corporation Shareholder Health Insurance Premiums

The IRS released special rules regarding the deduction by more than two-percent shareholder-employees of S corporations for health insurance premiums paid by or reimbursed by the S corporations and included…

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