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The FICPA is excited to bring you a great member benefit - weekly tax updates via podcast. You can tune in to ficpa.org and get updates on the latest tax laws. You can rely on this information to keep you up-to-date on the latest tax issues (48 times a year). The podcasts have been created for CPAs…

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    Federal Tax Update: If Client Claims Charitable Contributions, You Must Understand the CWA Rules

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 91:49


    https://vimeo.com/1192862941?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2026/5/17/2026-05-18-if-a-client-claims-charitable-contributions-you-must-understand-the-cwa-rules This week we look at: Technical Analysis of the Proposed Regulations Establishing Excepted Fertility Benefits Analysis of the IRS Time-Limited Settlement Initiative for Conservation Easement Disputes Strict Compliance with Contemporaneous Written Acknowledgment Requirements in Charitable Land Contributions Transferee Tax Liability and the Consequences of Willful Blindness: An Analysis of Dillon Trust Company v. United States

    Federal Tax Update: The Expensive Lost Whilte Receipt and Certified Mailing

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2026 77:44


    https://vimeo.com/1190929350?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2026/5/10/2026-05-11-the-expensive-lost-whilte-receipt-and-certified-mailing   This week we look at: Syndicated Conservation Easements and the Valuation Conundrum: An Analysis of T.C. Memo. 2026-36 Analysis of Garcia-Rojas v. Franchise Tax Board: The Limits of the Unitary Business Doctrine for Sole Proprietors An Analysis of the Reinstated Significant Issue Letter Ruling Program Under Revenue Procedure 2026-21 The "Byers Rule" and the Administrative Procedure Act Jurisdictional Time Bars and the Timely Mailing Rule: An Analysis of Dunlap v. United States Temporary Import Surcharges and Executive Authority: A Review of the Court of International Trade's Ruling

    The Practitioner's Edge, Ep. 3: Insights for Small Firm Success

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2026 37:10


    Join the FICPA and longtime FICPA member Dan Henn each month as we host dynamic interview-style sessions designed to spark meaningful industry conversations. "The Practitioner's Edge” delivers practical insights for CPAs and professionals in small firms. Each episode explores strategies, trends and real-world solutions to help you run a stronger practice, serve clients better and stay ahead in a changing profession. This month, we're joined by Laurence Whittam, practice leader and advisor with Whitman Advisory. Whitman Advisory has helped CPA firms for more than 20 years, educating them on their options when seeking global talent. “The words ‘outsourcing' and ‘offshoring,' I think everyone's burnt out by those, right? I want to make sure you're using a good provider that has the right infrastructure in place … the right model that aligns with your vision.” Laurence Whittam | LinkedIn  FICPA Members: Discover additional tools and resources in the FICPA Small Firm Suite.

    The Practitioner's Edge, Ep. 2: Insights for Small Firm Success

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2026 33:11


    Join the FICPA and longtime FICPA member Dan Henn each month as we host dynamic interview-style sessions designed to spark meaningful industry conversations. "The Practitioner's Edge” delivers practical insights for CPAs and professionals in small firms. Each episode explores strategies, trends and real-world solutions to help you run a stronger practice, serve clients better and stay ahead in a changing profession. This month, we are joined by Chris Cromer, Director of Operations with CPA.com, who provides expert insights, strategies and solutions your firm needs to deliver higher-level services and also is the operator of a top-level domain called .CPA. "Instead of .COM we're .CPA, which is restricted to the CPA profession. You have to be a licensed CPA or CPA firm in order to register a .CPA domain." FICPA Members: Discover additional tools and resources in the FICPA Small Firm Suite.

    The Practitioner's Edge, Ep. 1: Insights for Small Firm Success

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2026 30:21


    Join the FICPA and longtime FICPA member Dan Henn each month as we host dynamic interview-style sessions designed to spark meaningful industry conversations. "The Practitioner's Edge” delivers practical insights for CPAs and professionals in small firms. Each episode explores strategies, trends and real-world solutions to help you run a stronger practice, serve clients better and stay ahead in a changing profession. This month, we are joined by Frank Tumminello, CEO and Co-Founder of FileForms, who aims to help FICPA members in stopping the manual tracking of entity compliance. FICPA Members: Discover additional tools and resources in the FICPA Small Firm Suite at Small Firm Suite - Florida Institute of CPAs.

    Federal Tax Update: Treasury Previews Upcoming 280E Medical Marijuana Guidance

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2026 61:02


    https://vimeo.com/1188884054?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2026/5/3/2026-05-04-treasury-previews-upcoming-280e-medical-marijuana-guidance This week we look at: Reasonable Cause Relief Under the Small-Corporation Provision for Form 5472 Penalties Extending the Statute of Limitations for Disallowed ERC Claims Legislative Update: House Passes Comprehensive Tax Administration and Relief Bills Anticipated IRS Guidance Following the Rescheduling of Medical Marijuana Analysis of the New Dyed Fuel Excise Tax Refund Regulations Under Section 6435 Executive Order on Retirement Savings and Its Interaction with IRC Section 6433

    Federal Tax Update: No More 280E for State-Legal Medical Cannabis Businesses

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2026 71:24


    https://vimeo.com/1186533175?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2026/4/25/2026-04-27-no-more-280e-for-state-legal-medical-cannabis-businesses This week we look at: Tax Implications of the Rescheduling of State-Licensed Medical Marijuana Disallowance of COVID-19 Leave Credits: A Review of Substantiation and Trade or Business Requirements Substantiation, Entity Indebtedness, and Business Expense Deductibility: An Analysis of the Simmons Case The Tenth Circuit Codifies the Reach of the Economic Substance Doctrine Over Mechanical Statutory Compliance Treatment of Loyalty Rewards Program Funds and the Claim of Right Doctrine Valuation and Penalty Controversies in Estate Tax Examinations

    Federal Tax Update: Final Regulations Issued on Qualified Tip Income

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2026 43:54


    https://vimeo.com/1184588028?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2026/4/19/2026-04-20-final-regulations-issued-on-qualified-tip-income This week we look at: A Technical Analysis of the Final Section 224 Regulations on the Qualified Tip Deduction Analysis of Proposed Regulations on Information Reporting Thresholds and Wagering Losses (REG-113229-25) U.S. District Court Splits Its Ruling on Micro-Captive Disclosure Mandates IRS Reduces Enrolled Agent Special Enrollment Examination User Fees: An Analysis of the Interim Final and Proposed Regulations Taxation of Terminated Life Insurance Policies: An Analysis of Constructive Receipt and Investment Interest

    Federal Tax Update: Claim of Right and the Correct Tax Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2026 81:31


    https://vimeo.com/1175981662?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci   https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2026/3/22/2026-03-23-claim-of-right-and-the-correct-tax-year   This week we look at: Corporate Capacity and State Law Revivor Digital Asset Identification Relief Interest and Bonus Depreciation Relief ERC Disallowances and Legal Standing Substantiation Rules for Emergency Vehicles Partnership Audits and Due Process Social Security Repayments

    Federal Tax Update: Trump Account Proposed Regulations

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2026 64:22


    https://vimeo.com/1173804604?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2026/3/15/2026-03-16-trump-account-proposed-regulations This week we look at: Proposed Regulations for IRC Section 530A "Trump Accounts" IRC Section 6434 Trump Account Pilot Program Micro-Captive Scrutiny Formalized BBA Audits: Notice Defects and the Statute of Limitations

    Federal Tax Update: Sir You Are About to Lose Your Passport

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2026 76:52


    https://vimeo.com/1171579382?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2026/3/8/2026-03-09-sir-you-are-about-to-lose-your-passport This week we look at: Fiduciary and Beneficiary Liability for Unpaid Estate Taxes Retroactive Entity Classification and Partnership Basis 2026 Passenger Auto Depreciation Limits Passport Certification & Victimization Defenses Passport Revocation in Collection Suits Waiver of Foreign Earned Income Exclusion Time Rules New Digital Asset Reporting Landscape (Form 1099-DA)

    Federal Tax Update: Another Circuit Find IRS Has Assessment Authority for Section 6038(b) Penalties

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2026 58:39


    https://vimeo.com/1169322775?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2026/3/1/2026-03-02-another-circuit-find-irs-has-assessment-authority-for-section-6038b-penalties This week we look at: Required Minimum Distribution Regulations Delay CDP Proceedings and Underlying Liabilities Section 743(b) Adjustments and Economic Substance Assessability of Section 6038(b) Penalties

    Federal Tax Update: Supreme Court Strikes Down Tariffs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2026 77:25


    https://vimeo.com/1167203922?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2026/2/22/2026-02-23-supreme-court-strikes-down-tariffs  This week we look at: Supreme Court Invalidates Executive Tariffs Under IEEPA Special Depreciation Allowance Under the OBBBA CAMT Adjustments and Relief Circuit Split on Third-Party Fraud Valuation and Penalties in Syndicated Conservation Easements  

    Federal Tax Update: Hallucinations Enter the Tax Court

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2026 83:59


    https://vimeo.com/1165157007?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2026/2/15/2026-02-16-hallucinations-enter-the-tax-court   This week we look at: TEFRA Jurisdiction and the "Limited Partner" Exception Artificial Intelligence and Substantiation Section 183 Profit Motive Rebate vs. Nonrebate Refunds Substantiation and Civil Fraud Consolidated Return Jurisdiction

    Federal Tax Update: Another Former Spouse Ends Up with a Jackpot When Her Ex-Spouse Dies Due to ERISA

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2026 75:08


    https://vimeo.com/1162894396?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2026/2/8/2026-02-09-another-former-spouse-ends-up-with-a-jackpot-when-her-ex-spouse-dies-due-to-erisa This week we look at: The "Charitable LLC" Tax Shelter Section 280E Bars ERC for Cannabis Businesses TEFRA Intervention by Majority Partners R&D Credit Substantiation Supervisory Approval of Penalties ERISA Beneficiary Designations

    Federal Tax Update: Paper Refund Checks-Notices and Patience Now

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2026 80:05


    https://vimeo.com/1160595668?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2026/1/31/2026-02-02-paper-refund-checks-notices-and-patience-now  This week we look at: Challenging the Presumption of Delivery (CDP Cases) Bank Deposits & Conduit Theory Mandates Under Executive Order 14247 (Notice CP53E) IRS Implementation of Executive Order 14247 - (FS 2026-02) Federal Priority Statute Liability FASIT Structure & Substantial Compliance  

    Federal Tax Update: Court Allows ERC Claim to Go Forward-But Throws Out APA Challenge

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2026 66:57


    https://vimeo.com/1157943418?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2026/1/25/2026-01-26-court-allows-erc-claim-to-go-forward-but-throws-out-apa-challenge  This week we look at: ERC Refund Suits and Challenges to IRS Notice 2021-20 Section 6015(f) Equitable Relief and Attribution of Income Financial Disability Tolling under § 6511(h) Distinguishing "Tax Loss" for Sentencing vs. Restitution Implementation of Qualified Overtime Deductions (OBBBA)

    Federal Tax Update: Fifth Circuit Reverses Tax Court on SE Income for State Law Limited Partners

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2026 61:50


    https://vimeo.com/1155580268?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2026/1/18/2026-01-19-fifth-circuit-reverses-tax-court-on-se-income-for-state-law-limited-partners This week we look at: SE Tax Liability for Limited Partners (Sirius Solutions) Whistleblower Awards and "Collected Proceeds" Statutory Construction of Section 168(k) Amendments Updated Safe Harbor Explanations for Section 402(f) Modernized Group Tax Exemption Framework Tax-Exempt Status of Supplemental Military Housing Allowances

    Federal Tax Update: IRS Announces Opening of Efiling Season for Individuals

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2026 65:36


    https://vimeo.com/1153172686?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2026/1/10/2026-01-12-irs-announces-opening-of-e-filing-season-for-individuals This week we look at: IRS Announces Filing Season Overview & Timeline A Charity Loses Its §501(c)(3) Status After Forgetting to Perform Virtually Any Exempt Activities Taxpayer Loses a Large Charitable Contribution Deduction Based on Lack of Substantiation Second Circuit Concurs With Other Circuits on Willfulness for FBAR Penalties Tax Court Found Summary Assessment Invalid in Premium Tax Credit Case

    Federal Tax Update: Proposed Regulations on New Car Loan Interest Deduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2026 74:14


    https://vimeo.com/1151233104?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2026/1/3/2026-01-05-proposed-regulations-on-new-car-loan-interest-deduction This week we look at: Standard Mileage Rates & Notice 2026-10 2026 Procedural Updates - Annual Revenue Procedures Qualified Passenger Vehicle Loan Interest (QPVLI) Proposed Regulations Estate of Spenlinhauer v. Commissioner Late Filing and More Bargain Sale of For-Profit colleges to a Non-Profit (501(c)(3))

    Federal Tax Update: Marijuana Rescheduling Restarts After Long Pause

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2026 53:04


    https://vimeo.com/1149904280?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2025/12/28/2025-12-29-marijuana-rescheduling-restarts-after-long-pause This week we look at: Executive Action on Marijuana Scheduling and IRC § 280E State Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Programs Estimated Tax Relief for Qualified Farmland Sales IRC § 163(j) Interest Limitation Updates Premium Tax Credit (PTC) Revisions

    Federal Tax Update: Initial Scholarship Granting Organization Guidance Issued

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2026 48:03


    https://vimeo.com/1148156806?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci   https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2025/12/19/2025-12-22-initial-scholarship-granting-organization-guidance-issued    This week we look at: Section 25F Advance Elections Unreported Income & The "Missing Witness" Constitutionality of Penalties Post-Jarkesy Section 280E & Offers-in-Compromise Substantiating Bad Debt & NOLs

    Federal Tax Update: Postmark Date Risk Due to USPS Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2025 52:28


    https://vimeo.com/1146219248?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2025/12/13/2025-12-15-postmark-date-risk-due-to-usps-change This week we look at USPS Changes to Postmark Date System H.R. 1491: Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act Capitalization Priorities: Temnorod v. Commissioner Notice 2026-5: HSA Expansion Under OBBBA Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) and "Doing Business" Substantiation Failures: Mirch v. Commissioner

    Federal Tax Update: Initial Details Released on Trump Accounts

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2025 67:57


    https://vimeo.com/1144175579?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci   https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2025/12/7/2025-12-08-initial-details-released-on-trump-accounts    This week we look at: Notice 2025-68 – Implementation of Trump Accounts Draft Form 4547 – Elections and Filing Mechanics Notice 2025-70 – The OBBBA Scholarship Tax Credit Alioto v. Commissioner – Corporate Distinctness

    Federal Tax Update: IRS Gives First Discussion of Upcoming Credit for Donation to Tuition Organizations

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2025 53:45


    https://vimeo.com/1141663155?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2025/11/29/2025-12-01-irs-gives-first-discussion-of-upcoming-credit-for-donation-to-tuition-organizations This week we look at: Whistleblower Awards and Substantial Contribution Corporate Stock Repurchase Excise Tax Judicial Review of Willful FBAR Penalties Revisiting the Profit Motive Standard Judicial Precedent on Erroneous Refund Recovery OBBBA Guidance on SFCs and Section 987 Elections The OBBBA Scholarship Tax Credit Conservation Easements and Gross Valuation Misstatements

    Federal Tax Update: Tips and Overtime Form 1040 Reporting Relief

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2025 60:44


    https://vimeo.com/1139800456?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2025/11/23/2025-11-24-tips-and-overtime-form-1040-reporting-reiief This week we look at: Innocent Spouse Relief Determination Standards Adjustments to Medicare Parts A, B, and D Equitable Distribution vs. Alimony (Pre-TCJA) Implementation of the Section 139L Interest Exclusion OBBBA Deductions for Tips and Overtime Compensation for 2025 returns  

    Federal Tax Update: Retirement Plan and IRA Inflation Numbers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2025 58:23


    https://vimeo.com/1137253138?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2025/11/15/2025-11-17-retirement-plan-and-ira-inflation-numbers This week we look at: Annual Adjustments to Retirement Plan Limitations Ensuring Investment Trust Status for Digital Asset Staking Entities Examining Penalties in Microcaptive Transactions Ownership Requirements for Non-Business Theft Losses Defining the Scope of I.R.C. § 172(b)(3) Carryback Waivers

    Federal Tax Update: Qualifying Offers in Tax Disputes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2025 67:43


    https://vimeo.com/1132811934?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2025/11/9/2025-11-10-employer-guidance-for-2025-qualified-tips-and-overtime This week we look at: Private Inurement and Operational Failure Prevailing Party Status Under § 7430 The Federal Priority Statute and Corporate Officer Liability Termination of the Automatic Stay in Bankruptcy Injunction Violations and Civil Contempt for Tax Preparer A Refined Approach to Math Error Notices Application of Unstated Interest Rules to Corporate Mergers

    Federal Tax Update: Employer Guidance for 2025 Qualified Tips and Overtime

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2025 88:16


    https://vimeo.com/1135126659?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2025/11/9/2025-11-10-employer-guidance-for-2025-qualified-tips-and-overtime This week we look at: Conservation Easement Valuation and Highest and Best Use Trust Fund Recovery Penalty (TFRP) Application California Residency and Taxpayer Burden of Proof OBBBA Information Reporting Transition Relief SCOTUS Oral Argument on IEEPA Tariffs Conservation Easement Timing and Penalties Digital Asset Broker Reporting FAQ Guidance  

    Federal Tax Update: More IRS Government Shutdown Clarifications

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2025 36:50


    https://vimeo.com/1130739077?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2025/10/26/2025-10-27-more-irs-government-shutdown-clarifications This week we look at: Reevaluating the DC-QIE Exception (FIRPTA) Technical Revisions to Revenue Procedure 2025-32 Transitional Reporting for Qualified Passenger Vehicle Loan Interest (QPVLI) Jurisdictional Clarity for TEFRA Readjustment Petitions S Corporation Income Attribution and Substantiation Failures IRS Operations During a Lapse in Appropriations Employee Retention Credit Compliance (OBBBA) Form 1099-K Information Reporting Updates

    Federal Tax Update: Who Owns a Hotel's ERTC Refund?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2025 50:27


    https://vimeo.com/1128633740?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2025/10/19/2025-10-20-who-owns-a-hotels-ertc-refund This week we look at: Employee Retention Credit Refunds in Bankruptcy Lawsuit Settlement Enforcement and Tax Disclosure Obligations Operational Test Failure: Commercial Activities and Private Benefit IRS E-File Suspension Authority Taxation of International Investment Losses Collection Due Process Analysis

    Federal Tax Update: Tax Year Inflation Numbers Published

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2025 53:50


    https://vimeo.com/1126337362?share=copy https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2025/10/10/2025-10-13-2026-tax-year-inflation-numbers-published This week we look at: Updated SIFL Rates for Noncommercial Employer-Provided Flights Supervisory Approval, Reasoned Decision Making, and the Limits of APA Review in Tax Court Tax Exemption Denial for a Gated Community HOA by the Tax Court Cancellation-of-Indebtedness Income Timing and the Variance Doctrine IRS Contingency Planning: Operational Impact on Tax Practice and Filing Season Preparedness 2026 Inflation Adjustments for Tax Professionals Accounting Method Failures and Income Reconstruction The Concrete Injury Requirement in ERTC Consultant Litigation

    Federal Tax Update: Guidance Push in Shutdown Week

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2025 58:25


    https://vimeo.com/1124467788?share=copy#t=0 https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/blog/2025/10/4/2025-10-06-guidance-push-in-shutdown-week This week we look at IRS Updates PTIN User Fee Withdrawal of Corporate Reorganization Proposed Regulations IRS FY2026 Shutdown Contingency Plan Guidance on Rural Qualified Opportunity Zones New Interim Guidance on the Corporate AMT Tax Relief Extension for Terroristic Action in Israel Final Regulations on Interest Capitalization for Improvements Eighth Circuit Reverses Tax Court in 3M on Blocked Income District Court Finds § 501(c)(4) Standards Unconstitutionally Vague Two Tax Court Opinions in Green (Hobby Lobby)

    Federal Tax Update: The End of Individual Refund Checks Approaches

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2025 68:46


    https://vimeo.com/1122471502?share=copy#t=0 https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2025/9/27/2025-09-29-the-end-of-individual-refund-checks-approaches This week we look at: Hobby Loss Rules: Young v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2025-95 Drought-Forced Livestock Sales: IRS Notice 2025-52 Per Diem Rates: IRS Notice 2025-54 End of Paper Refunds: IR-2025-94 / E.O. 14247 Syndicated Conservation Easements: Jackson Stone South, LLC v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2025-96 Constructive Receipt & § 4958: Fumo v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2025-97 Whistleblower Awards: In re: Sealed Case, CA DC, Case No. 24-1001 Employee vs. Independent Contractor: Gil v. United States, USDC ED PA

    Federal Tax Update: Catch-Up Contribution SECURE 2.0 Regulations Released

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2025 67:23


    https://vimeo.com/1120452892?share=copy#t=0 https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2025/9/20/2025-09-22-catch-up-contribution-secure-20-regulations-released This week we look at: Final Regulations for Catch-Up Contributions (TD 10033) Draft Schedule 1-A (Form 1040) for 2025 Urgent Warnings of State Revenue Department Phishing Scams Tax Court Developments (Blomquist Holdings) Proposed Tax Administration Legislation New Deduction for Qualified Tips: An Overview of Proposed Treasury Regulation §1.224-1

    Federal Tax Update: QBI Deduction, W-2 Wages and Section 280E

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2025 79:45


    https://vimeo.com/1118369985?share=copy#t=0 https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2025/9/13/2025-09-15-qbi-deduction-w-2-wages-and-section-280e This week we look at: Court Frowns on Professional's Use of Randomly Generated Social Security Numbers Understanding the “Placed in Service” Rule for Electric Vehicle Credits Advisers Found to Owe Treble Damages to Impacted Taxpayers W-2 Wages and the Qualified Business Income Deduction Under Section 280E Trust Fund Recovery Penalties and Refund Claim Timeliness in Richter v. The United States

    Federal Tax Update: IRS Releases Preliminary List of Eligible Qualified TIp Occupations

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025 63:17


    https://vimeo.com/1116428830?share=copy#t=0 https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2025/9/6/2025-09-08-irs-releases-preliminary-list-of-eligible-qualified-tip-occupations  This week we look at: Eleventh Circuit: Gross Valuation Misstatement Penalty in a Conservation Easement Case Treasury & IRS: Preliminary Guidance on Tipped Occupations Eighth Circuit: Medtronic Transfer Pricing Dispute Remanded Again California OTA: Entertainer Found to be a California Resident Pitfalls in IRA Bankruptcy Exemptions: Farber v. Feldman

    Federal Tax Update: Better Late Than Never R&E Procedural Relief

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2025 89:09


    https://vimeo.com/1114518395?share=copy#t=0 https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2025/9/1/2025-09-02-better-late-than-never-rampe-procedural-relief This week we look at: Federal Circuit Ruling Finds Limits on Executive Authority to Impose Tariffs Under IEEPA Introduction to OBBBA R&E Expenditure Procedures Sixth Circuit Realigns on Tax Court Jurisdiction Innocent Spouse Relief: Walsh v. Commissioner Overview Taxpayer Precluded from Challenging Liability: Sullivan v. Commissioner 60-Day IRA Rollover Waiver in a Fraud Scenario

    Federal Tax Update: Stump the LLM

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2025 133:39


    https://vimeo.com/1112554072?share=copy#t=0 https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2025/8/24/2025-08-25-stump-the-llm This week we look at: Federal Complaint Seeking ERC Refunds: Superior Pediatric Care v. United States Proposed Revisions to Partnership Information Reporting for Sales or Exchanges of Interests—Form 8308 Taxation of Unsolicited Stock Transfers: Analysis of Feige v. Commissioner Third-Party Intent and the Indefinite Assessment Period: An Analysis of Murrin v. Commissioner The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA): New Deductions & Energy Credit Modifications LLM Limitations in Tax Law: Beyond Memorization

    Federal Tax Update: State Tax Credit SALT Workaround Regulation Challenge Fails

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2025 97:49


    https://vimeo.com/1110565833?share=copy#t=0 https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2025/8/17/2025-08-18-state-tax-credit-salt-workaround-regulation-challenge-fails This week we look at: Denham Outlines Its Criticisms of the Tax Court's Use of the Functional Analysis Test for Limited Partners with the First Circuit Court of Appeals Disguised Sales and Sham Partnerships: A Comprehensive Review of PICCIRC, LLC v. Commissioner Judicial Examination of State Charitable Tax Credit Programs and Federal Deductibility The Second Circuit Clarifies Tax Court Filing Deadlines: Implications for Practitioners Understanding New Clean Electricity Credit Termination Rules Impact of IRS Notice 2025-42 on Wind and Solar Facilities  

    Federal Tax Update: IRS Announces No Payroll Changes for 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025 96:03


    https://vimeo.com/1108856952?share=copy#t=0 https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2025/8/10/2025-08-11-irs-announces-no-payroll-changes-for-2025 This week we look at: Urgent Guidance Requested on Section 174A Domestic Research and Experimental Expenditures Post-Referral Authority in Tax Litigation—IRS Lacked Authority to Approve ERC Refund Closer This Time, But Still Not Quite There—Another Microcaptive Loss for the Taxpayers Proposed Amendments to IRC Section 132 Fringe Benefit Rules: Switching to NAICS Understanding Passthrough Losses and Bankruptcy in Field Attorney Advice 20253101F Proactive Engagement with the Office of Professional Responsibility IRS Announces Policy for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act for 2025 Payroll Issues

    Federal Tax Update: A Late Tax Season Start Expected

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2025 98:09


    https://vimeo.com/1106717036?share=copy#t=0 https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2025/8/2/2025-08-04-a-late-tax-season-start-expected This week we look at: Filing Season Forecast to Start in Mid-February in the Coming Season Settlement Proceeds Found to Be Taxable and Taxpayer Stuck With Late-Filing Penalties IRS Issues Relief for Certain Issues Related to Partnership Investments and the Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Corporate Mergers and the Same Taxpayer Rule for Interest Netting What Is an Educational Organization for Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT) Purposes? Another Microcaptive Arrangement Falls Under Court Challenge Taxpayer's Claim She Didn't Consent to the Filing of a Joint Return Didn't Impact Denial of Innocent Spouse Relief

    Federal Tax Update: Dealing with Uncashed Retirement Plan Checks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2025 107:59


    https://vimeo.com/1102786771?share=copy#t=0 https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2025/7/19/2025-07-21-dealing-with-uncashed-retirement-plan-checks This week we look at: Conservation Easement Deductions: A Critical Review of Rock Cliff Reserve, LLC Portability Election Pitfalls: A Deep Dive into Estate of Rowland and DSUE Requirements Understanding Equitable Tolling in Tax Court: Insights from Boechler, P.C. v. Commissioner A Critical Review of Veribest Vesta, LLC v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue: Implications for Conservation Easement Valuations Understanding Withholding and Reporting for Uncashed Retirement Plan Distribution Checks: A Review of Rev. Rul. 2025-15 Fifth Circuit Affirms Tax Court's Disallowance of Micro-Captive Insurance Deductions: An Analysis of Swift v. Commissioner  

    Federal Tax Update: Passage of a Much Shorter Additional Tax Bill

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2025 100:57


    https://vimeo.com/1101222681?share=copy#t=0 https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2025/7/14/2025-07-14-passage-of-a-much-shorter-additional-tax-bill This week we look at: Recent Developments: Interpreting the Johnson Amendment in Tax-Exempt Status Litigation An Examination of Contract Formation in Tax Court Settlement: Insights from Arden Row Assets, LLC Jurisdictional Imperatives in Tax Court: A Case Study on Timeliness and Last Known Address Expanding Horizons: Potential Changes to Disaster Tax Relief Under the Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act

    Federal Tax Update: Win Some Lose Some on Statutes of Limitations for the IRS

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2025 77:30


    https://vimeo.com/1098877895?share=copy#t=0 https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2025/7/7/2025-07-07-win-some-lose-some-on-statutes-of-limitations-for-the-irs This week we look at: Bad Debt Deduction and Accuracy-Related Penalties: Key Takeaways from Anaheim Arena Management, LLC v Commissioner FBAR Compliance and the CPA's Due Diligence Under Circular 230 Dissecting Partnership Audit Limitations: Insights from JM Assets, LP v. Commissioner Decoding Penalty Assessments: A Deep Dive into Moxon Corporation v. Commissioner Tax Court Scrutiny: Upholding Civil Fraud Penalties in Beleiu v. Commissioner  

    Federal Tax Update: ERC Issues Return to Court

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2025 90:35


    https://vimeo.com/1097540797?share=copy#t=0 https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2025/6/30/2025-06-30-erc-issues-return-to-court This week we look at: Court Upholds IRS's Employee Retention Credit Guidance Taxpayer Files in US District Court as the IRS's Failure to Act on its Appeal Was Causing the Statute of Limitations to Run Out IRS Updates K-2 and K-3 Filing Requirements FAQ, Expands Exceptions to Filing Taxpayer Advocate Releases Fiscal Year 2026 Objectives Report to Congress Trust Fund Recovery Penalties: A Case Study on "Responsible Person" and "Willfulness" Under 26 U.S.C. § 6672

    Federal Tax Update: Senate Finance Committee Tax Provision Draft Issued

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2025 68:39


    https://vimeo.com/1095435474?share=copy#t=0 https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2025/6/22/2025-06-23-senate-finance-committee-tax-provision-draft-issued This week we look at: Schwartz v. Commissioner: The Critical Role of Estimated Tax Compliance in Collection Due Process Determinations Cano v. Commissioner: Validity of Notice of Deficiency and Address Errors Key Differences Between House and Senate Tax Provisions in Reconciliation Process to Date

    Federal Tax Update: The Case of the Vanishing Levy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2025 98:56


    https://vimeo.com/1093248015?share=copy#t=0 https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2025/6/16/2025-06-16-the-case-of-the-vanishing-levy This week we look at: Understanding Automatic Accounting Method Changes-Revenue Procedure 2025-23 Accounting Method Changes in Conmac Investments, Inc. Conservation Easements in Glade Creek Partners, LLC Tax Treaty Exemptions in Kramarenko v. Commissioner Tax Refund Litigation & Variance Doctrine in Shleifer v. U.S. Tax Court Jurisdiction in Commissioner v. Zuch Digital Asset Reporting & Withholding in Notice 2025-33

    Federal Tax Update: Worthlessness vs Cancellation of Debt Are Not the Same

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2025 110:15


    https://vimeo.com/1091625670?share=copy#t=0 https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2025/6/8/2025-06-09-worthlessness-vs-cancellation-of-debt-are-not-the-same This week we look at: Navigating Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax (CAMT) Conservation Easement Valuation & Penalties: A Warning from Tax Court Collection Due Process (CDP) & Offers in Compromise (OICs): Lessons from Tax Court Accuracy-Related Penalties: Navigating Negligence and Insufficient Professional Reliance Understanding Treasury's Request for Information on Modernizing Federal Payments Worthlessness vs. Discharge: A Ninth Circuit Examination of Bad Debt Deductions Concurrent with COD Income Navigating the Religious Exemption Landscape: A Deep Dive into Unemployment Compensation Tax

    Federal Tax Update: Revisiting Previously Discussed Cases

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 79:41


    https://vimeo.com/1089225829?share=copy#t=0 https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2025/6/2/2025-06-02-revisiting-previously-discussed-cases This week we look at: Self-Employment Tax for Limited Partners (Soroban II) Presidential Tariffs Under IEEPA (USCIT Decision & Federal Circuit Stay) Massachusetts Source Income (Welch Case Petition) Foreign Gift Penalties (Huang Case)  

    Federal Tax Update: Second Challenge to Convenience of the Employer Rule

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 91:25


    https://vimeo.com/1087809857?share=copy#t=0 https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2025/5/26/2025-05-26-second-challenge-to-convenience-of-the-employer-rule This week we look at: IRS Reduces Estate Tax Closing Letter Fee Tax Court Scope of Review in Passport Cases Marital Deduction for Bequests to Trust “Reasonable Cause” in Late-Filing Penalty Cases “No Tax on Tips Act” (S.129) Passes Senate Transfer Pricing in Facebook, Inc. & Subsidiaries v. Commissioner Navigating New York's Convenience Rule: Insights from Matter of Zelinsky

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