By Sidney Kess The CPA Journal January 2019 Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA), the number of taxpayers that take the standard deduction on their federal income tax return may rise to over 90%, according to the White House Council of Economic
By Sidney Kess The CPA Journal December 2018 The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) did not make any major changes to the taxation of gains and losses from securities transactions. Favorable tax rates continue to apply to capital gains, and losses continue
By Sidney Kess The CPA Journal December 2018 Most attorneys, accountants, and other professionals operate as unincorporated sole practitioners, or through partnerships and limited liability partnerships (LLP), making them owners of pass-through entities. Such professionals may be able to cut the effective tax rate on
By Sidney Kess The CPA Journal December 2018 On December 20, 2017, Congress passed a major tax package (H.R. 1) designed to cut taxes on businesses and individuals, as well as to stimulate the economy and create jobs. The tax cuts are estimated to cost
By Sidney Kess The CPA Journal December 2018 On December 20, 2017, Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) designed to cut taxes on individuals and businesses, stimulate the economy, and create jobs. The tax cuts are projected to cost the government
By Sidney Kess and Walter Primoff The CPA Journal December 2018 In the wake of the Equifax computer breach—in which key personal information of 145 million Americans was stolen—it may be correct to assume that anyone with a credit history is affected. For professionals, there
By: Jay Nanavati The CPA Journal December 2018 Edition In modernizing the tax whistleblower statute over the last 12 years, Congress has finally created a simple and enforceable entitlement to substantial compensation for tax whistleblowers. Unfortunately, in practice, the IRS’s whistleblower program still falls short of
By: Caroline Rule The American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Criminal Litigation Committee November 15, 2018 If you are an attorney who practices in the criminal tax area, be aware of 26 U.S.C. § 7216, which makes it a crime for a tax return preparer to
By Eric Smith The CPA Journal November 2018 Edition When an individual receives a settlement or litigation award payment, the likely first question is whether the payment is taxable. While CPAs may know that the answer will depend upon the claim underlying the lawsuit, several other
