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• The difference between money and wealth  (January 13, 2026)
  
• Proposed regulations amend Sec. 3406 backup withholding regulations  (January 9, 2026)
  
• IRS to start accepting and processing tax returns on Jan. 26  (January 8, 2026)
  
• Electronic filing for business tax returns starts next week  (January 7, 2026)
  
• AICPA calls on IRS to automate Sec. 1033 extension requests  (January 6, 2026)
  
• Proposed regulations provide guidance on car loan interest deduction  (January 5, 2026)
  
• Tax mistakes to avoid in your first year of retirement  (January 4, 2026)
  
• Business standard mileage rate increases for 2026  (January 2, 2026)
  
• IRS updates FAQs on business interest limitation, premium tax credit  (December 23, 2025)
  
• AICPA proposes changes to independence rules related to private equity  (December 19, 2025)
  
• Corporate Transparency Act, source of Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting mandate, held constitutional  (December 17, 2025)
  
• Even an expert says: Digital asset reporting creates headaches  (December 17, 2025)
  
• Big changes hit federal student loan program  (December 15, 2025)
  
• IRS clarifies health savings account changes in H.R. 1 in new notice  (December 9, 2025)
  
• Passthrough Entities (PTEs) need more notice of changes, more time to respond, AICPA says  (December 8, 2025)
  
• IRS announces proposed regulations on international tax law provisions in One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)  (December 5, 2025)
  
• IRS outlines details for Trump accounts  (December 3, 2025)
  
• Tax Court denies bad-debt deduction  (December 1, 2025)
  
• New regulations reshape 1% stock buyback tax, drop funding rule  (December 1, 2025)
  
• Second Circuit reverses Tax Court’s dismissal of deficiency petition  (December 1, 2025)
  
• Estate’s portability electionheld invalid  (December 1, 2025)
  
• About 1 million taxpayers to get automatic penalty relief next year  (November 24, 2025)
  
• IRS clarifies how employees can claim 2025 tip and overtime deductions  (November 21, 2025)
  
• AICPA warns that merger of IRS offices would ‘confuse’ taxpayers  (November 19, 2025)
  
• Is the IRS just between shutdowns? Former IRS commissioners are worried  (November 18, 2025)
  
• Going into debt for holiday spending? You’re not alone  (November 14, 2025)
  
• Inflation adjustments to retirement account limits issued for 2026  (November 13, 2025)
  
• Employers get reporting relief on tips, overtime; won’t face penalties for tax year 2025  (November 6, 2025)
  
• IRS ends Direct File, shifts focus to Free File upgrades and private sector  (November 6, 2025)
  
• Real estate tax changes that advisers need to understand  (November 6, 2025)
  
• Tax Court allows ordinary deduction of termination fees  (November 1, 2025)
  
• Sixth Circuit affirms application of split-dollar regulation  (November 1, 2025)
  
• Frivolous arguments rejected by Tax Court  (November 1, 2025)
  
• Reputation, security, compliance: Why AI risk disclosures are surging  (October 29, 2025)
  
• A guide to the Great Wealth Transfer  (October 26, 2025)
  
• The high cost of increased inflation  (October 24, 2025)
  
• Social Security wage base and COLA announced for 2026  (October 24, 2025)
  
• Congress passes bill requiring IRS to clarify math error notices  (October 22, 2025)
  
• AICPA seeks IRS guidance on tip, overtime tax deductions for 2025  (October 22, 2025)
  
• IRS offers relief on car loan interest reporting under H.R. 1  (October 21, 2025)
  
• The No. 1 mistake that bosses make  (October 16, 2025)
  
• Why you shouldn’t react too quickly to feedback  (October 15, 2025)
  
• Annual inflation adjustments announced for tax year 2026  (October 9, 2025)
  
• Shutdown concerns, the quest for tax guidance, the future of IRS service  (October 8, 2025)
  
• Job cuts mean strong 2025 tax season may be hard to repeat, IRS watchdog warns  (October 2, 2025)
  
• IRS removes associated property rule in final interest capitalization regulations  (October 1, 2025)
  
• Flowthrough forfeiture loss deduction denied  (October 1, 2025)
  
• IRS fails to meet its burden that a valid notice of deficiency was mailed timely  (October 1, 2025)
  
• Spouse is not entitled to sales proceeds in a judicial sale of taxpayer’s home  (October 1, 2025)
  
• IRS withdraws proposed regulations affecting corporate spinoff transactions  (September 30, 2025)
  
• IRS trims Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN) fee as renewal season nears  (September 29, 2025)
  
• IRS shutdown plan: Employees stay on the job for first 5 workdays  (September 29, 2025)
  
• Paper tax refund checks on the way out as IRS shifts to electronic payments  (September 24, 2025)
  
• IRS keeps per diem rates unchanged for business travel year starting Oct. 1  (September 23, 2025)
  
• Details on IRS proposed regulations on tip income deduction  (September 19, 2025)
  
• Preserving the limitation statute for Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims  (September 16, 2025)
  
• Private equity and peer review: Proposed change targets consistency  (September 16, 2025)
  
• Credit scores drop at fastest pace since the Great Recession  (September 16, 2025)
  
• IRS releases draft form for tip, overtime, car loan, and senior deductions  (September 15, 2025)
  
• IRS finalizes regulations for Roth catch-up contributions under SECURE 2.0  (September 15, 2025)
  
• IRS warns taxpayers: Social media advice can lead to costly penalties  (September 9, 2025)
  
• Global tax deal could hurt US companies, says letter requesting OECD guidance  (September 8, 2025)
  
• Treasury posts preliminary list of jobs eligible for no tax on tips  (September 4, 2025)
  
• Maximizing AI’s return on investment  (September 1, 2025)
  
• Taxpayer’s circumstances do not warrant equitable tolling  (September 1, 2025)
  
• Tax Court denies $23 million façade easement deduction  (September 1, 2025)
  
• Draft 2026 Form W-2 includes boxes and codes for tips and overtime  (August 28, 2025)
  
• The habits of 401(k) millionaires  (August 24, 2025)
  
• Powell signals Fed rate cut in September  (August 22, 2025)
  
• Networking and adaptability can make a difference  (August 21, 2025)
  
• Qualified small business stock: The trap for foreign entities restructuring into a US corporation  (August 20, 2025)
  
• Calculating AI’s impact on CPAs: New study quantifies time savings  (August 20, 2025)
  
• IRS should be more transparent when communicating phone service metrics, report says  (August 20, 2025)
  
• In-plan Roth conversions to maximize retirement savings  (August 19, 2025)
  
• Proposed regulations. would modify reporting obligations for Form 8308, Part IV  (August 18, 2025)
  
• Stop treating compensation as a cost  (August 13, 2025)
  
• The No. 1 risk to retirement – and one way to guard against it  (August 13, 2025)
  
• IRS clarifies that Appeals case memos should be shared with taxpayers upon request  (August 12, 2025)
  
• Date to start filing season not set despite IRS commissioner’s comment  (August 5, 2025)
  
• IRS includes several AICPA recommendations in corporate AMT interim guidance  (August 4, 2025)
  
• The No. 1 obstacle to saving for retirement  (July 29, 2025)
  
• IRS advises of Tuesday deadline to maintain Business Tax Account access  (July 25, 2025)
  
• Dealing with natural disasters: IRS relief efforts leave some wanting  (July 24, 2025)
  
• Conditional love: What to leave out of a will  (July 17, 2025)
  
• Social Security recipients could receive 2.7% raise  (July 15, 2025)
  
• Congress passes act allowing tax relief when a state declares disaster  (July 14, 2025)
  
• AICPA: Guidance needed on catch-up contributions under Roth mandate  (July 10, 2025)
  
• IRS: Churches don’t risk not-for-profit status by endorsing politicians  (July 8, 2025)
  
• Tax Court denies limited-partner exception to self-employment tax  (July 1, 2025)
  
• IRS withdraws proposed regulations governing built-in losses and gains  (July 1, 2025)
  
• Delaying Social Security benefits is still smart  (June 30, 2025)
  
• Tax provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act  (June 29, 2025)
  
• AICPA proposes changes to Senate bill that would help most US businesses  (June 25, 2025)
  
• 2025 reconciliation chart: Key tax provisions  (June 22, 2025)
  
• Lessons from a CPA whose firm delivered a ‘textbook response’ to data breach  (June 18, 2025)
  
• Tax provisions of Senate Finance’s version of the budget bill  (June 17, 2025)
  
• IRS provides additional transition relief for certain digital asset brokers  (June 13, 2025)
  
• Supreme Court: Tax Court lacks jurisdiction after removal of levy  (June 13, 2025)
  
• The proposed previously taxed earnings and profits (PTEP) rules: Tax basis considerations under Sec. 961  (June 11, 2025)
  
• Make an estate plan, then change it  (June 10, 2025)
  
• IRS budget request cuts 20% of employees in 2026, increases phone help  (June 9, 2025)
  
• Choosing the right annuity path for clients  (June 9, 2025)
  
• Automatic accounting method changes list updated by IRS  (June 9, 2025)
  
• Avoiding inherited IRA pitfalls  (June 5, 2025)
  
• AICPA publishes additional resources in push to preserve PTET SALT deduction  (June 4, 2025)
  
• Simplified method to determine corporate alternative minimum tax (AMT) applicable status issued  (June 3, 2025)
  
• Disregarded-payment-loss rules: How multinationals should prepare  (June 3, 2025)
  
• Business networking organization denied tax-exempt status  (June 1, 2025)
  
• IRS did not concede taxpayer’s self-employment tax liability  (June 1, 2025)
  
• Form 1065: Pay attention or pay up  (June 1, 2025)
  
• House passes budget reconciliation bill with changes to tax provisions  (May 22, 2025)
  
• IRS reduces user fee for estate tax closing letters  (May 16, 2025)
  
• Incentives for solar power generation systems  (May 14, 2025)
  
• Ways and Means approves proposed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) extensions and tax changes  (May 13, 2025)
  
• 5 steps to better estate planning  (May 12, 2025)
  
• Revenue agents who conduct audits lead IRS job losses  (May 7, 2025)
  
• Qualified charitable distributions reporting just got easier  (May 5, 2025)
  
• White House budget proposal includes almost $2.5 billion in IRS cuts  (May 2, 2025)
  
• Health Savings Account (HSA) inflation-adjusted maximum contribution amounts for 2026 announced  (May 1, 2025)
  

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