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ICYMI

A roundup of recent discussions from the NAEA WebBoard. QUESTION #1: I have a client who rents out land for a solar farm. I read that a land rental cannot qualify for the qualified business income (QBI) deduction but am trying to find a ... Tynisa Gaines, EA, and Patrick D. Dimmitt, EA

Winter 2024, ICYMI, s corporation, rental, QBI, partnership, depreciation, Schedule C, Schedule K-1, §6221(b), LLC, Form 1065, §121, Form 1120-S, Rev. Proc. 2013-30, §357(c), §351, Form 8832, Reg. §1.469-2T(f)(3), §167, qualified business income, §1016, Rev. Proc. 2019-38, Reg. §1.199A-1(b)(14), solar, Treas. Reg. §301.6221(b)-1, §4.02(6), §5.02, Reg. §1.351-3, §121(d)(10), §1.1250-3(a)(3), Reg. §1.1245-2(a)(4) a, §1250(b)(3), §121(d)(6), Rev. Proc. 2002-69, Schedule SE, Schedule F, §761(f)(2)(B), Badaracco v. Commissioner, §4.03, §721, qualified joint venture, §25D(e)(8), Form 13844, direct debit installment agreement, DDIA, QJV

Feature Article

Are You Prepared for the Corporate Transparency Act?

As the clock strikes midnight on January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) will come into full effect. In simple terms, the CTA requires that every company organized in the United States identifies its beneficial owne... Fernando Juarez Hernandez, EA

Winter 2023, Feature Article, corporation, partnership, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, FinCEN, Schedule C, LLC, beneficial ownership information, Corporate Transparency Act, CTA, limited liability company, Title 26, Title 31, National Defense Authorization Act, NDAA, terrorism, money laundering, Financial Action Task Force, FATF, financial intelligence unit, FIU, Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence, beneficial owner, inactive company, BOI report

Feature Article

Small Business Inventory Rules Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) made a significant change to the rules for eligible small business taxpayers that were previously required to maintain inventories and utilize the accrual method of account... Patrick D. Dimmitt

Winter 2023, Feature Article, TCJA, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, s corporation, Schedule C, NIMS, §274, inventory, Form 3115, §471(c), §1.471-1(b), §52(a), §52(b), §414(m), §414(o), nonincidental materials and supplies, applicable financial statement, AFS, §1.162-3, first-in, first-out, FIFO, §461, §1.451-3(a)(5), U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, Form 10-K, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, §1.446-1(c)(2), §5.01(1)(f), §22.18(6)(b), Rev. Proc. 2015-13, §22.18(6)(a), designated automatic accounting change number, DCN, §22.18(17), Rev. Proc. 2023-15

Transforming How the IRS Serves Taxpayers

Capitol Corner

Transforming How the IRS Serves Taxpayers

In this article, the authors offer strategies for deploying the recently bestowed $80 billion in long-term IRS funding, and they discuss how properly implementing five existing technology-driven IRS initiatives will improve both taxpayer... Fred T. Goldberg Jr., Charles O. Rossotti, and John Koskinen

Summer 2023, Capitol Corner, IRS, commissioner, compliance, Schedule C, Government Accountability Office, taxpayer service

When Your Client Says, “I’ll Fake a Receipt.”

Feature Article

When Your Client Says, “I’ll Fake a Receipt.”

You are representing a long-time client in an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) audit. You just received a Form 4564, Information Document Request (IDR), from the IRS. The IDR is focusing on his Schedule C business expenses. You call the clie... Daniel N. Price

Nov/Dec 2022, Feature Article, fraud, Schedule C, earned income tax credit, EITC, §6663, document, Form 4564, Eze, §7207

Ethical Issues to Consider in Recent Tax News

Tax News Briefs

Ethical Issues to Consider in Recent Tax News

More Options to Correct Returns Electronically The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced that more forms can now be amended electronically. These include people filing corrections to the Form 1040-N... TheTaxBook

Sept/Oct 2022, Tax News Briefs, ethics, estate, Schedule C, Form 1040, §162, Form 1040-NR, estate planning, business expense, IRC §162(a), §262, Form 1040-SS, Form 1040-PR, Form 1040-SR, Form 1040-X, §10.21, portability, spouse, DSUE, decedent’s spousal unused exclusion, decedent, Revenue Procedure 2022-32, Revenue Procedure 2022-1, Form 706, §6511(a), §10.37(a), §6694(a)(2), §6694(b)(2)

Ethical Considerations with Cryptocurrency Tax Preparation

Tax Tech

Ethical Considerations with Cryptocurrency Tax Preparation

Cryptocurrency taxation is an area that is here to stay, even though many tax professionals may wish otherwise. A March 2022 NBC News survey shows that more than 20 percent of American adults have interacted with cryptocurrency.i Some professionals... Matt Metras, EA

Sept/Oct 2022, Tax Tech, technology, cryptocurrency, bitcoin, ethics, Office of Professional Responsibility, Schedule C, Ethereum, Schedule 1, Form 8867, Form 8949

Should Circular 230 More Widely Permit Contingent Fees?

Feature Article

Should Circular 230 More Widely Permit Contingent Fees?

Editor’s note: Fees are a hot topic currently in the tax industry since there is high demand for our services but limited capacity in our firms. Circular 230 does cont... Jeremy Wells, EA, CPA, and Sarah Moessinger, EA

Sept/Oct 2022, Feature Article, business, fraud, Form 1099-NEC, Schedule C, earned income tax credit, EITC, Schedule E, modified adjusted gross income, MAGI, Form 1099-K, contingent fee, Venmo, Zelle, Cash App, §10.27, R&D tax credit

Can a Taxpayer Deduct Payments if no Form 1099 Is Issued?

Tax Court

Can a Taxpayer Deduct Payments if no Form 1099 Is Issued?

The United States Tax Court recently took up an interesting case which, on its surface, seems a run-of-the-mill case (it is a memorandum decision). However, it has some interesting perspectives related to documentation of payments to contract... Thomas Gorczynski, EA, USTCP

Sept/Oct 2021, Tax Court, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Form 1099-NEC, Schedule C, Form 1099, Form 1099-MISC, Nurumbi v. Comm., subcontractor, nonemployee, Uber, Form W-9, PayPal

Due Diligence: How Do You Do It and How Much Is Enough?

Feature Article

Due Diligence: How Do You Do It and How Much Is Enough?

When I was director of the Office of Professional Responsibility, one of the most frequent questions I received from tax professionals around the country was: "How do I know when I have done enough due diligence?" The ultimate answer: “It depends,” sho... Karen L. Hawkins

May/June 2021, Feature Article, OPR, ethics, Office of Professional Responsibility, Circular 230, FATCA, practice management, Schedule C, Social Security, due diligence, §10.22, Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act, §10.37

Excluding Medicare Waiver Payments from Income

Feature Article

Excluding Medicare Waiver Payments from Income

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has provided guidance on the tax treatment of certain payments to individual care providers for the care of eligible individuals under a state Medicaid waiver program in IRS Notice 2014-7.i The prog... Laurie W. Ziegler, EA

Mar/Apr 2021, Feature Article, §1915(c), §131, Form W-2, Schedule C, Social Security, SECURE Act, Medicare, Medicaid, waiver, Form 1099, Notice 2014-7, HCBS, home and community-based services, earned income tax credit, EITC, caregiver, Notice CP 2000, Form 1099-MISC, Wisconsin

How to Be Eligible for Substantial Tax Savings as a Trader

Feature Article

How to Be Eligible for Substantial Tax Savings as a Trader

There are tax advantages for traders who are eligible for trader tax status (TTS). This article provides an overview of how to qualify for TTS (no election is required): Automated trading systems can qualify for TTS, providing the trader is significantly involved ... Robert A. Green, CPA

Nov/Dec 2020, Feature Article, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Tax Court, QBI, Schedule C, Trader, tax trader status, §475

Your Questions Answered

QUESTION #1: During tax year 2019, one of our firm’s business clients had a very successful year. The business is a general partnership and it provides consulting services. Pass-through income, and thus taxable income, was high enough that the qualified business incom... Alison Flores, JD

Nov/Dec 2020, Your Questions Answered, QBI, self-employed, Form 4797, Schedule C