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Congress proposes to restore tax deductions for performing artists

By Michael Cohn       4 min read

Two lawmakers in the House reintroduced bipartisan legislation Wednesday to change a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that makes it difficult for performers to deduct business expenses. Read story →

SALT cap is hurting New York City, Adams tells house lawmakers

By Laura Davison       2 min read

New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Eric Adams told a group of House lawmakers that the limit on the state and local tax deduction enacted in 2017 is a top issue harming the city. Read story →

Poorest risk missing out on $13B U.S. child benefits

By Katia Dmitrieva       2 min read

While the households of 60 million children have already received the administration’s child tax credit, roughly 4 million or more are likely to fail to get the funds because they don’t appear on a prior tax return. Read story →

New IRA product allows for tax-free Bitcoin mining

By Brandon Kochkodin       2 min read

IRA provider Choice and Bitcoin mining and hosting firm Compass Mining announced that they’re offering an IRA that will allow miners to produce the cryptocurrency in a tax advantaged account. Read story →

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Senators eye cryptocurrency taxes to fund infrastructure plan

By Laura Davison       2 min read

The Senate’s bipartisan infrastructure deal envisions imposing stricter rules on cryptocurrency investors to collect more taxes to fund a portion of the $550 billion investment into transportation and power systems. Read story →

Tax data reveal firms shifting profits and paying lower rates

By William Horobin and Zoe Schneeweiss       2 min read

Global companies are benefiting from a prolonged decline in tax rates and continue to shift profits between jurisdictions to further cut their bills, new data from the OECD showed. Read story →

EY creates blockchain solution to global tax challenge

By Ranica Arrowsmith       2 min read

Together with government and industry representatives, the firm has created a far-reaching blockchain solution to address challenges in the cross-border withholding tax process. Read story →

Nearly 500 taxpayers had over $150M in their IRAs

By Michael Cohn       2 min read

New reports indicate 497 high-income taxpayers had over $150 million in their individual retirement accounts, and nearly 25,000 taxpayers had aggregate IRA account balances of $5 million or more. Read story →

In the blogs: Captain’s backlog

By Jeff Stimpson       4 min read

CTC scams already; inequitable ACA; pandemic’s effects on states remain unclear; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers. Read story →

Interest in opportunity zones peaks as higher rates loom

By Roger Russell       3 min read

OZ funds can make a good investment better, but they can’t make a bad investment a good one. Read story →

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