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The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service today issued proposed regulations for corporate separations and reorganizations, including reporting requirements for multi-year corporate separations.

The Internal Revenue Service today announced that the nation’s 2025 tax season will start on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, and will feature expanded and enhanced tools to help taxpayers as a result of the agency’s historic modernization efforts.

The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued proposed regulations today addressing several SECURE 2.0 Act provisions relating to catch-up contributions, which are additional contributions under a 401(k) or similar workplace retirement plan that generally are allowed with respect to employees who are age 50 or older.

The Internal Revenue Service announced today that the IRS Free File Guided Tax Software will be available Friday for taxpayers ahead of the official start of tax season later this month.

The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service have proposed amendments to Circular 230, which governs practice before the IRS. The amendments are the most extensive since 2014 and cover significant developments that have affected practice before the service since that time.

Address tax law changes and focus on practice management.

The IRS expanded the tax pro account, which now includes the ability to view individual and business taxpayer payments, and made other digital improvements, the agency said, as part of the quarterly update to its strategic operating plan.

The IRS said Friday that it is providing relief from certain penalties imposed solely for failure of a partnership with unrealized receivables or inventory items to furnish Part IV of Form 8308, Report of a Sale or Exchange of Certain Partnership Interests, to the transferor and transferee in certain transfers of partnership interests in calendar year 2024.

The Internal Revenue Service today reminded those aged 73 and older of the deadline to take required minimum distributions from individual retirement arrangements (IRAs) and other retirement plans, and highlighted updates introduced by the SECURE 2.0 Act.

The Internal Revenue Service's Criminal Investigation unit identified over $2.1 billion in tax fraud in fiscal year 2024, according to a new report.

The transformative leader, who is retiring on Dec. 31, guided the organization and the profession for nearly three decades.

The Internal Revenue Service today issued Notice 2024-85 PDF providing transition relief for third-party settlement organizations (TPSOs), also known as payment apps and online marketplaces, regarding transactions during calendar years 2024 and 2025.

Americans age 55 and over hold an estimated $52 billion in their health savings accounts (HSAs), according to HSA investment company Devenir's most recent research. It's no surprise that as clients approach Medicare enrollment, they are increasingly interested in continuing to fund their HSAs to provide for current and future health care expenses.

The Internal Revenue Service today reminded low- and moderate-income taxpayers that they can save for retirement now and possibly earn a tax credit in 2025 and future years.

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration has launched a social media campaign to commemorate its 25th anniversary, even as the Senate Finance Committee holds hearings on a replacement for the agency's long-time inspector general, who died earlier this year.

The IRS could have about 1 million employee retention credit (ERC) claims remaining to process by the end of the year, the national taxpayer advocate said Tuesday at the AICPA & CIMA National Tax Conference.

The Internal Revenue Service today released financial information and highlighted selected accomplishments and challenges in its fiscal year 2024 Financial Report PDF.

The Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers that during open enrollment season for flexible spending arrangements (FSAs) they may be eligible to use tax-free dollars to pay medical expenses not covered by other health plans.

Paul N. Iannone, CPA, J.D., MST and Danny A. Pannese, CPA/ABV/CFF, CSEP, MST, associate professors, and Benoit N. Boyer, Ph.D., retired professor, all in the Jack Welch College of Business and Technology at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, wrote “Cleaning up intercompany debt” for the November 2024 issue of The Tax Advisor.

Cooling inflation will bring some relief in the form of slightly lower taxes next year. An average inflationary adjustment of 2.8% under IRS guidance for 2025 released earlier this month came in lower than the 5.4% hike for this year and a boost of more than 7% across the seven federal income brackets in 2023, according to an analysis by the nonpartisan, nonprofit Tax Foundation.