A quarterly magazine from the National Association of Enrolled Agents
Spring 2024 vol.42 no.1
Success or Failure at the IRS: What Will Make the Difference?
Capitol Corner

Success or Failure at the IRS: What Will Make the Difference?

For the first time, Congress has provided substantial long-term funding for the IRS. The unprecedented rebuilding program, which includes $80 billion of IRS funding over 10 years under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA, P.L. 117-... Charles O. Rossotti

Mar/Apr 2023, Capitol Corner, Return Review Program, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, TIGTA, Internal Revenue Service, IRS, compliance, IRA, Schedule K-1, Form 1099, Inflation Reduction Act
Should Congress Permanently Extend the Filing Deadline?
Feature Article

Should Congress Permanently Extend the Filing Deadline?

PRO Cryptocurrency Did Not Exist in 1955. It Is Time to Update National Tax Day. National Tax Day (April 15) has not been modified since 1955. In 1955, the federal tax code was 929 pages....

July/Aug 2022, Feature Article, cryptocurrency, National Tax Day, Schedule K-1, Form 1099-B, Notice 2009-11, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, §6072, §1.6081-4, Tax Deadline Simplification Act, H.R. 4214, S Corporations, Revenue Act of 1954
IRS Clarifies Timing of Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Basis Increase
Preparation

IRS Clarifies Timing of Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Basis Increase

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released three new revenue procedures last month clarifying Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan and other federal COVID-19 grant tax-exempt income recognition, expense deductions paid with COV... Jane Ryder, EA, CPA

Jan/Feb 2022, Preparation, SBA 7(a) loans, NOL, Rev. Proc. 2021-50, SBA Community Advantage loans, s corporation, SBA microloan, partnership, COVIDTRA, Restaurant Revitalization grants, COVID-19, COVID-related Tax Relief Act of 2020, subsidiary member, PPP, tax-exempt income, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, Paycheck Protection Program, loans, carryback, SBA loans, Rev. Proc. 2021-49, pass-through, Schedule K-1, Emergency Economic Injury Disaster Loan, Form 1065, EIDL, net operating loss
Limited Partners and Self-Employment Tax
Feature Article

Limited Partners and Self-Employment Tax

As tax professionals, we are often given Schedule K-1 forms by our clients in order to report their income and/or losses from their investments in pass-through organizations. How involved are we, ... Keith A. Espinoza, EA

Nov/Dec 2021, Feature Article, §1402(b), Form 8275, Schedule 1, Self-Employment Contributions Act of 1954, Form 8082, LLC, SECA, s corporation, Federal Insurance Contributions Act of 1935, Tax Court, limited partnerships, §1402(a)(13), Internal Revenue Code, limited liability partnerships, §1402(a)(1)-(17), self-employment, limited liability companies, Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act of 1976, FICA, limited liability limited partnerships, SE, Form W-2, LLP, employee stock ownership plan, Social Security, LP, ESOP, Form 1040, LLLP, Renkemeyer, Schedule K-1
Avoid Penalties by Doing Your Due Diligence
Tax News Briefs

Avoid Penalties by Doing Your Due Diligence

New Due Diligence Requirements For tax year 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, allows eligible taxpayers to elect to use their 2019 earned income to figure the 2020 earned income credit (EIC) or additional child tax cred... TheTaxBook

May/June 2021, Tax News Briefs, additional child tax credit, §704(b), ACTC, earned income, penalties, capital account, partnership, Form 1065, §6698, Schedule K-1, §6721, earned income tax credit, §6722, generally accepted accounting principles, due diligence, GAAP, EIC, §6662
IRS Updates Small Business Accounting Method Regulations
Tax News Briefs

IRS Updates Small Business Accounting Method Regulations

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued final regulations to implement the changes to the accounting method rules made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). Under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) §448(c), a business with gross receipts under $25 m... TheTaxBook

Mar/Apr 2021, Tax News Briefs, IRC §471(c), TCJA, IRC §471(a), s corporation, IRC §263A, c corporation, IRC §448, partnership, IRC §460, IRC §471, UNICAP, NIMS, Schedule K-1, IRS Notice 2020-75
Correcting Partnership Returns After the Centralized Partnership Audit Regime
Feature Article

Correcting Partnership Returns After the Centralized Partnership Audit Regime

Practitioners who make or find errors on a filed Form 1065 for their partnership clients may find themselves in for a bit of a shock when it comes to correcting those errors. Congress passed the Bipartisan Budget Act (BBA) of ... David Woods, EA

Mar/Apr 2021, Feature Article, trust, BBA, Form 8988, estate, TEFRA, Form 8978, partnership, Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act, audit, CPAR, amended, §6221(b), IRA, §6221(a), LLC, Schedule K-1, foreign entity, s corporation, 401(k), disregarded entity, c corporation, TIN, Reg. §301.6221(b)-1(c), nonprofit, Bipartisan Budget Act, Form 1065X