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IRS issues FAQs on Form 1099-K threshold under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill; dollar limit reverts to $20,000

October 23, 2025

The Internal Revenue Service today issued frequently asked questions in Fact Sheet 2025-08 PDF regarding the dollar threshold for filing Form 1099-K under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill.

  • advocacy - federal
  • federal tax

IRS issues FAQs to address Employee Retention Credits under ERC compliance provisions of the One, Big, Beautiful Bill

October 23, 2025

The Internal Revenue Service today issued frequently asked questions in Fact Sheet 2025-07 relating to the limitation on credits and refunds for Employee Retention Credits claimed for the third and fourth quarters of 2021 that were filed after Jan. 31, 2024. This limitation was enacted under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill.

  • advocacy - federal
  • federal tax

IRS limits services during shutdown

October 22, 2025

The Internal Revenue Service spelled out some of the services that will be limited or unavailable during the government shutdown that's now surpassed the three-week mark.

  • advocacy - federal
  • federal tax

AICPA Seeks Safe Harbor for 2025 Reporting Requirements of Tips and Overtime

October 21, 2025

In a letter submitted to the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) requested guidance related to the 2025 reporting and substantiation requirements regarding the deductions for qualified tips and qualified overtime compensation.

  • advocacy - federal
  • federal tax

IRS offers relief on car loan interest reporting under H.R. 1

October 21, 2025

Transition relief provided by the IRS on Tuesday in Notice 2025-57 makes it easier for certain lenders to report car loan interest for vehicles that meet standards set in the new tax law and also suspends penalties for those lenders for 2025.

  • federal tax

What the IRS shutdown and furloughs mean for tax pros

October 21, 2025

As the federal government shutdown grinds on, most Internal Revenue Service operations are closed. With agency-wide furlough in place since Oct. 8 for everyone except already-identified excepted and exempted employees, tax professionals and taxpayers alike can expect a lot less from the agency.

  • advocacy - federal
  • federal tax

Game developers leverage R&D tax breaks

October 17, 2025

Video game developers are benefiting from research and development tax credits and recent changes in the rules for deducting R&D expenses, with tax professionals helping claim valuable tax breaks for gaming companies.

  • federal tax

Study: Connecticut Among Top States For Research & Development

October 14, 2025

Connecticut is among the top states in the country for research and development, according to a recent report from Smilehub.org. Smilehub is a nonprofit tech company that uses data to create ratings.

  • advocacy - state
  • federal tax

IRS releases tax inflation adjustments for tax year 2026, including amendments from the One, Big, Beautiful Bill

October 09, 2025

The Internal Revenue Service today announced the tax year 2026 annual inflation adjustments for more than 60 tax provisions, including the tax rate schedules and other tax changes. Revenue Procedure 2025-32 PDF provides details about these annual adjustments.

  • federal tax

IRS furloughs nearly half its workers, closes most operations

October 08, 2025

The IRS furloughed almost half its workforce as the government shutdown entered its second week, the agency said Wednesday evening in its updated contingency plan.

  • advocacy - federal
  • federal tax

Liability risks loom for 2026 tax season

October 07, 2025

That feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment that accountants feel at the end of a successful tax season can be shattered by a phone call from a dissatisfied client or a summons and complaint asserting a liability claim, and the risk factors for that kind of unfortunate event vary from year to year.

  • personal financial planning
  • federal tax

Social Security Administration head to also serve in new IRS role

October 07, 2025

Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano will also serve in the newly created position of chief executive officer of the IRS, the Treasury secretary said Monday in a news release.

  • advocacy - federal
  • federal tax

Treasury, IRS provide penalty relief for remittance transfer providers who fail to deposit excise tax under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill

October 07, 2025

The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service today issued guidance providing deposit penalty relief for the first three quarters of 2026 to remittance transfer providers. Notice 2025-55 PDF provides relief in connection with the new excise tax imposed on certain remittance transfers under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill.

  • advocacy - federal
  • federal tax

AICPA Renews Call to Except All IRS Employees for Duration of Shutdown

October 03, 2025

With just two weeks until the tax filing deadline for C-corporations and individuals who requested a filing extension, the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) is renewing its call to except 100 percent of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees for the duration of the shutdown, even beyond the five days already authorized in the agency’s contingency plan.

  • advocacy - federal
  • federal tax

Job cuts mean strong 2025 tax season may be hard to repeat, IRS watchdog warns

October 02, 2025

The 2025 tax filing season went smoothly with the IRS processing more tax returns than in the previous year and exceeding its level-of-service (LOS) goal set for answering phone calls, a government watchdog said in its review of the agency’s work.

  • advocacy - federal
  • federal tax

IRS extends the period for feedback on Form 6765

October 01, 2025

Businesses given more time to meet requirements. Section G will be optional for all filers for tax year 2025.

  • federal tax

IRS withdraws prop. regs. affecting corporate spinoff transactions

September 30, 2025

The IRS on Monday withdrew two sets of proposed regulations issued in January, one for certain corporate spinoff transactions (REG-112261-24) and another that would have required multiyear tax reporting for such transactions (REG-116085-23).

  • federal tax

IRS shutdown plan: Employees stay on the job for first 5 workdays

September 29, 2025

All IRS staffers will work during the first five business days of a potential government shutdown, according to a lapsed appropriations contingency plan posted Monday.

  • advocacy - federal
  • federal tax

Treasury, IRS issue regulations to reduce the amount of the user fee for tax professionals who apply for or renew a PTIN

September 29, 2025

The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service today issued interim final regulations and a notice of proposed rulemaking to reduce the amount of the user fee imposed on tax professionals who apply for or renew a preparer tax identification number (PTIN).

  • federal tax

AT Think Tax Strategy: 2025 tax planning after OBBBA

September 24, 2025

A lot of tax planning during the first half of 2025 was focused on what might happen if the individual provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act were allowed to expire at the end of 2025. Thanks to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, officially H.R. 1, P.L 119-21 (and unofficially the OBBBA), however, Congress has generally extended those provisions and made them permanent.

  • advocacy - federal
  • federal tax