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Capitol Corner

The Super Bowl of Tax

Congress has been gearing up and preparing for 2025 in what is expected to be a monumental year for tax legislation – the “Super Bowl of Tax.” With changes made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) scheduled to expire at the end of n... Thad Inge, Samantha Ford, and Michelle McCaughey

Winter 2024, Capitol Corner, TCJA, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, advocacy, §199A, SALT, additional child tax credit, ACTC, CTC, child tax credit, adjusted gross income, AGI, Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, premium tax credit, PTC, Inflation Reduction Act, §401, specified service trade or business, SSTB, federal poverty level, FPL, New Market Tax Credit, NMTC, empowerment zone, work opportunity tax credit, WOTC, Revenue Procedure 2021-18

Tax Planning

Navigating Cannabis Tax Planning

Navigating the murky waters of cannabis tax planning has always been complex when you consider the ambiguity around the tax code and the regulations impacting the marijuana industry. So how do enrolled agents who chose t... Amorette D. Mason, EA

Winter 2024, Tax Planning, TCJA, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, §199A, cannabis, marijuana, §280E, COGS, §10.22, §10.35, small business, §10.34, §471(c), social justice, Schedule I, Schedule II, Drug Enforcement Administration, DEA, chief financial officer, CFO, cost of goods sold, §IRC 471-11(c)(2)(i), §IRC 471-11(c)(2)(ii), §6694, §6700

Preparation

Key Considerations for Enrolled Agents in the Upcoming Tax Season

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017 brought substantial changes to individual income taxes, but many of these provisions are scheduled to expire at the end of 2025. As tax practitioner... Stephen Molchan, EA

Winter 2023, Preparation, TCJA, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, s corporation, c corporation, §199A, partnership, ROTH IRA, LLC, adjusted gross income, AGI, required minimum distribution, RMD, capital gains, SECURE Act 2.0, Alternative minimum tax, limited liability company, sole proprietor

Ice, Ice Baby and the Accession to Wealth

Back to Basics

Ice, Ice Baby and the Accession to Wealth

Clarice’s grandma left her an old wooden box full of recipes and a set of antique furniture. Clarice was excited to see the exact recipe for her grandma’s famous apple pie, but, to her surprise, the box held another secret. Nestled in that recipe box, in it... Kimberly Nava-Jones, EA

Mar/Apr 2022, Back to Basics, income, §199A, wealth, IRC §102(a), inheritance, Treasury Regulation §1.61-1(a), Commissioner vs. Glenshaw Glass Co., accession

Tax Planning Versus Preparation – What Is the Difference?

Feature Article

Tax Planning Versus Preparation – What Is the Difference?

Visit social media or Google these days and you will most likely see advertisements for tax planning. But many taxpayers (and even tax professionals) are confused about the differences between tax planning... Dominique Molina, CPA

Nov/Dec 2021, Feature Article, business, c corporation, §199A, deductions, tax preparation, tax planning, employee retention credit, net operating loss, NOL, capital gains

Feature Article

Assessable Penalties and Abating Them

The United States federal tax system operates on a system of somewhat voluntary compliance. However, human nature being what it is, a voluntary system without a means of enforcement lends itself to fraud, ignorance, and disregard. I... David Woods, EA

Sept/Oct 2021, Feature Article, §199A, penalties, fraud, §6038, §6662, accuracy-related penalty, Form 8858, Form 8938, §6651(a), §6651(a)(1), §6651(a)(2), §6663, Form 926, Form 5471, Form 8865, Form 3520, Form 3520-A, §6662(j), abatement, §6038D

Demystifying §199A and Rental Activities

Feature Article

Demystifying §199A and Rental Activities

I read Gil Charney’s analysis of the application of §199A to a rental activity in the September/October 2019 edition of EA Journal (“Your Questions Answered,” pp. 12-13) and I do not agree with it. In that case, I believe the taxpayer clearly qualifies to take the §199A deduction on th... Thomas A. Gorczynski, EA, CTC, USTCP

Jan/Feb 2020, Feature Article, tax, preparation, business, TCJA, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, income, return, preparers, §199A, section, rental, activities, filing, season, trade, safe, harbor