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IRS sent thousands of premature tax collection notices during pandemic

By Michael Cohn       4 min read

The Internal Revenue Service mailed out nearly 90,000 premature notices and demands for overdue taxes to taxpayers last year, even though the filing date had been extended.  Read story →

Tax hikes to pay for Biden agenda approved by House committee

By Erik Wasson, Kaustuv Basu and Allyson Versprille       5 min read

The biggest set of U.S. tax increases in a generation took a major step forward on Wednesday. Read story →

Senators introduce disaster tax relief bill backed by AICPA

By Michael Cohn       3 min read

Lawmakers proposed bipartisan legislation in the Senate to allow the Internal Revenue Service to postpone filing deadlines when a state-level disaster declaration is issued, rather than waiting for the federal government. Read story →

Tax Fraud Blotter: Bumper to bumper to big house

By Jeff Stimpson       6 min read

Barely any business; happy to take a check; second time’s the charm; and other highlights of recent tax cases.  Read story →

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Dems, Yellen working on new bank reporting to IRS

By Allyson Versprille       2 min read

The measure could be used to pay for a modification of the cap on the federal deduction of state and local taxes. Read story →

Tech millionaires fear their favorite tax break will be chopped

By Ben Steverman and Kaustuv Basu       5 min read

Qualified small business stock may lose a lot of its value if congressional proposals go through. Read story →

Biden to turn up pressure on Democrats balking at spending bill

By Nancy Cook and Josh Wingrove       2 min read

President Biden plans to urge Democrats to unite, focusing on the struggles of middle class families. Read story →

In the blogs: Long-standing questions

By Jeff Stimpson       3 min read

Tax rates since WWII; OZs and 5G; Intuit and Mailchimp; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers. Read story →

Treasury to eye ‘clawback’ of estate and gift taxes from trusts used by the wealthy

By Lynnley Browning       6 min read

The agency will consider whether to require affluent taxpayers to pay tax on transfers to trusts made under higher exemptions that expire come 2026.  Read story →

Private equity firms take stakes in accounting firms

By Michael Cohn       4 min read

Private equity firms are increasing their funding of accounting firms in a pair of deals announced this week, with Lightyear Capital partnering with Schellman & Co., and CVC Capital Partners investing in CFGI. Read story →

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