Our nation is facing a significant shortfall in young people entering the workforce as accountants. Setting aside the joy of accountants wanting to become lion tamers – the impact on the nation is potentially significant. I am seeing first-hand in discussions with our CPA Firm relationships across the country
President Joe Biden’s 2024 budget proposals contain several proposals that could hit small businesses right where it hurts — their wallets. Proposals in the budget include boosting the top capital gains rate for income over $1 million, eliminating the so-called “step-up in basis” loophole, expanding who has to pay investment income tax and at what rate, and bumping up the corporate tax rate.
A cornerstone of U.S. tax policy (and for many other countries) has been to encourage and support research and development (R&D) in this country. Policymakers on both sides of the aisle have long recognized the importance of incentivizing companies to engage in R&D.
An item in the IRS’s strategic operating plan to centralize its enforcement function could herald the most substantial reorganization for the agency since 1998 — or it may fizzle out altogether.
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law last summer in an effort to stem the rising inflation. Within the IRA was an enhancement to the 179D Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Deduction. 179D itself is essentially providing an incentive for organizations to use more energy efficient technologies for their buildings.
The IRS on Thursday released a plan for the nearly $80 billion in agency funding enacted through the Inflation Reduction Act in August — including expected boosts for customer service, technology, and enforcement.
The IRS on Thursday released its $80-billion plan to begin the agency’s modernization efforts, which will introduce new digital tools, streamline tax processes, and offer more assistance to taxpayers.
The IRS is planning how it will use the $80 billion allocated to the agency under the Inflation Reduction Act — and how it will successfully recruit new employees
The IRS hopes to increase tax audits on the wealthiest taxpayers tenfold under the Biden administration’s plan for the agency, according to a senior administration official and the IRS’s new strategic operating plan.
A large-scale refurbishment of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is underway following an allotment of $80 billion to the agency in Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act passed last year.