The Internal Revenue Service has released a set of proposed regulations for businesses to follow when deducting meals and entertainment, in response to the 2017 tax overhaul. Supreme Court vacates tax refund awarded to bank in bankruptcy case | By Roger Russell 3 min read | The Supreme Court vacated and remanded Tuesday an appeals court decision that found under federal common law, a tax refund due from a joint tax return generally belongs to the company responsible for the losses that form the basis of the refund, rejecting a nearly half-century-old precedent. | |
The 10-second rule | By Kyle Walters 4 min read | If you find yourself talking for more than 10 consecutive seconds during a client meeting, stop and ask the client an open-ended question, and give them ample time to respond. | |
SPONSOR CONTENT | Podcast: Tax Rules Just Got A Lot More Complicated | On the surface, 199A and 163(j) seem pretty straightforward but looks can be deceiving. The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act raises thorny new questions for even the simplest pass-through entities. | |
IRS faces challenges with business tax provisions of TCJA | By Michael Cohn 3 min read | The Internal Revenue Service is confronting challenges with administering and ensuring compliance with the business provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, although it has made a considerable amount of progress in implementing them, according to a new government report. | | |