IRS Announces New Seminars at Tax Forums

IRS Announces New Seminars at Tax Forums

Everyone likes more choices nowadays, and the Internal Revenue Service is set to deliver. They’re serving up a batch of new self-study seminars for tax professionals. Eighteen new seminars—recorded in July and August as part of the 2021 Nationwide Tax Forum –...
IRS Spotlights Credit for Other Dependents

IRS Spotlights Credit for Other Dependents

Much has been made recently of the Child Tax Credit. And what’s not to like? This refundable credit could be worth thousands of dollars in refund and recent legislation allows advance payments to qualified taxpayers. But what if a taxpayer’s dependents just don’t...
New User Fee for Estate Tax Closing Letters

New User Fee for Estate Tax Closing Letters

The Internal Revenue Service is instituting a user fee for estates seeking an estate tax closing letter. At the same time, however, the agency is reminding estates there’s another path that avoids the fee altogether. The new user fee—a $67 charge for providing a...
IRS Adds Time to Replace Some Livestock

IRS Adds Time to Replace Some Livestock

Farmers and ranchers hard-hit by drought in parts of the U.S. have gotten a little help from the Internal Revenue Service. While the IRS couldn’t make it rain, it did give affected producers an additional year to replace livestock and defer tax from any forced sale of...
IRS Announces Contracts with Debt Collectors

IRS Announces Contracts with Debt Collectors

Taxpayers now know the private firms that could come calling to collect tax debt after September 23, 2021. This latest announcement from the Internal Revenue Service marks the fifth year the agency has used private debt collectors for overdue taxes. Which private...